Motherhood can feel like a thankless job. You incubate this thing and it makes your belly giant, gives you heartburn and makes you barf all over the place. If you are really lucky, you get to spend ten whole months barfing, silently cursing the bill of goods you were sold on the whole nine months … [Read more...]
Mucho Gusto.
When I was offered the opportunity to travel to El Salvador with World Vision, I didn't entirely know what to expect. I knew it wouldn't be sun and sand and margaritas, but despite the itinerary I received and my discussions with Britt Hamilton, the Advocacy Communications Officer, I still didn't … [Read more...]
THANK YOU NOTES
How often do you receive a thank you note by mail? It's rare these days when it's so easy to shoot off an email ...and yes, we're being responsible and green. But I've been taught the importance of a proper thank you. My mother-in-law has always written heartfelt notes even when there is no special … [Read more...]
Gratitude
Dear Cuyler's EA, I just wanted to take the time to say thank you. It was about 13 years ago when you were the Teachers Assisstant in my preschool classroom. Who would have thought that our lives would again intersect the way they did when I found you were the EA in Cam's junior kindergarten … [Read more...]
Dancing and Kale… a few words of gratitude
Today I am grateful for... I was feeling quite zen in my movement class last night and filling my body with joyful movement and my mind with gratitude for the random delights of the day. These are a few of the random thoughts that popped in. I thought I'd make a … [Read more...]
My Four Hundred
Inspired by Sara's post here, I decided to write my own 400-word tribute to the things I love. Sunrise over Calgary I love where I am in my life's journey, and that I can look back with peace at the decisions I have made that brought me here. I love the battlescars I have earned on that … [Read more...]
words for wednesday on Thursday- grateful
"Nothing can hurt you if you are grateful" someone's momI like this and every time I read this it means something else to mehow do you interpret it? … [Read more...]
My Turn to Pay it Forward
You know, I freakin' well hate cancer. This dreadful disease has taken my grandfather, my mother and a cousin. It's taken countless loved ones from countless friends. And now, it's taking another terrible toll. Just the day before my mother died, I received an email from a dear friend. A shocking, … [Read more...]
My Daily Success Habits
A positive mental attitude is key to living a healthy, well-balanced life. To achieve happiness and success you first must develop and maintain a positive mental attitude. One of the best ways you can do this is by implementing daily habits, and sticking with them, until they become … [Read more...]