This being Canada’s 150th made me truly think aboot what it means to be Canadian, why I love it here and why I would never want to live anywhere else. First, I feel embraced here. We really do welcome cultural differences. You can see it in the culinary scene in Toronto–it’s not difficult to find … More Canada!
You were rude to me more than once–I don’t know why you were like this–but thank you. I’m thankful because I take too much personally, carry way too much on my shoulders, and you’re forcing me to see with new eyes. I’ve turned this over and over in my mind, sawed it in half trying … More Thank you for being rude
The writer Katherine Mansfield wrote: Everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change. So suffering must become love. This is the mystery. This is what I must do. This is what I must do too. I have a hard time embracing events in my life, especially things that I don’t want. I end up holding … More Acceptance
I have control issues. This isn’t something that I’ve thought much about or even noticed until recently. I just finished reading Michael A. Singer’s autobiography, “The Surrender Experiment”, where he chronicles an astounding life of going with the flow, of not fighting life at all. Whenever life presented him with an opportunity or a request … More Control
I’m thankful, but I don’t often express it. For the last while, I’ve been counting everything that was wonderful about the day while in bed, just before falling asleep. Most nights I can get up to 20 before I drift off. It occurred to me that it’s just as important to show gratitude than simply … More Gratitude
You showed up out of the ether. “Hi, how’s it going?” I didn’t know what to say that first time. And you’ve been floating in my mind ever since. Then you found me again. This time it was easier for both of us. The words flowed. Have we done this before? The familiarity is comforting. … More And then, you
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time in front of my laptop watching TV shows, specifically binge watching. I don’t have a TV and haven’t had one for many, many years–I never got around to buying one when I moved out and then I didn’t miss it enough to get one later. The downside … More Some of my favourite things – TV shows
When I was younger I thought I’d have everything figured out by now. All the missing pieces would be found and placed into their rightful places; the picture would be complete. I would be complete. I never considered that I might still be working on the landscape now, still filling in the gaps. This morning … More And then, and then
I’m not afraid of you anymore. You use to terrify me. All my energy was spent avoiding you. Just to escape, I would distract myself with invented dramas and problems–simply to avoid facing you. I ran miles and miles until I was lost and exhausted, but there you’d be. I could never lose you. The … More Emotions
I live near a very scenic cemetery where two cherry trees live side by side. Each year at this time, if the weather is just right, we get treated to a gorgeous display of nature’s brilliance–two pink clouds of blossoms, just for a few days. It always happens so quickly. First comes the deep pink … More Cherry blossoms
Peeling back the layers 