My life has been a whirlwind over the last few months and I feel that I have finally come up for air. Last week I spent 5 days on a beach with an old friend with the goal of perspective-getting and it worked. Before arriving at The Crane Resort in Barbados I had been able to make little sense of … [Read more...]
my favourite thing of the week- Q and A 5 years at a glance
I gave this to myself in the summer and I am having the best time with it. Those of you who know me know my love of questions- asking them and answering them. Imagine knowing your answer to the same question 5 years in a row This way you can see how you feel as you change or as you don't over … [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...]
Oh the Times They Are a-Tryin’
You know, my Mom has always been a great one for folk wisdom. And one of the sayings she was always fond of is this: you have to take the good with the bad. Which I always thought was backwards. Didn't she mean that although life was generally good, you had to accept that some bad things will … [Read more...]