writings
The mid-May’s in Montreal, where I lived from age three to 10, were largely warmer and sunnier – practically summertime weather. When we moved out west, my birthdays in Calgary became…gray. My birthday coincides with Canada’s May-long weekend (Victoria Day). People are usually away camping and the weather at this time of year is usually […]
Pen in my hand, I am in the past… …or, like a rocket, projected into the future. They say: “time is now!”… …But, are they really sure? You see, There is no beginning, middle and end. Time is non-linear; Time is infinite…. LOVE is infinite…. I am a time traveller, a dreamer, a seeker of […]
“I wish that my writing was as mysterious as a cat.” –Edgar Allan Poe At age 10, we welcomed our very first cat into our home. He was an all-black Norwegian Forest. At the beginning, he hid under the couch and only came out for food. The first couple of days, he called out for […]
I used to count my blessings sparingly. When I had a good day, I was grateful. When I had a bad day, I was ungrateful. I couldn’t see any good in a day that felt predominantly bad. Eight months ago, I flew home to Canada in the midst of the pandemic. It was brutal. I […]
Resiliency is the “capacity to recover quickly from difficulties”. “Toughness”. When I think of what it is to be resilient I think of -being emotionally anchored -being gentle (self-love and self-compassion) -getting back on your feet -having faith that everything will be OK -pushing forward through the murky days (courage) -continuously letting go (forgiveness) and […]
“What do you do for a living?” “Where did you go to school”? “How old are you? “Where are you from?” These are questions that we often ask others upon meeting them for the first time or that are being asked to us. These interactions are not meant to hurt others or ill-intentioned in any […]
As a traveller for the past year and a bit, I observed first hand the amount of garbage dumped by tourists on beaches, on roads and hiking trails. It’s a shame to see that some people still see the earth as a dumping ground. The good news is the small steps we can take as […]
I’ll be real and raw for one hot minute – I still sometimes think of the year 2019 as the year of failure. I’m ashamed of admitting this because I lived on Greek islands for more than half the year. Doesn’t sound like a bad life now, does it? While my Canadian homies were deep […]
I don’t know about you, but I can get lethargically caught up in the comfort of my bed, watch Netflix (The Crown and Anne with an “E” anyone?) and feel unmotivated to accomplish anything else for the rest of the day. To get me going in the morning or after a long period of “non-activity” […]
This morning, I listened to a podcast from Rachel Brathen on how to transform self-pity into self-love and I felt those words very deeply. I’m someone who really hates when I’m in a mood of self-pity, but here I am, lying in bed feeling like shit. I don’t like when I feel like this because […]
