I write this sitting in my backyard on a warm breezy fall afternoon. The setting is ideal. My demeanour calm and collected. I pride myself on how well I can hide the inner turmoil at times. I’m reluctant to admit how difficult the last few months have been and how the culminating eruption took meContinue reading “Unmasking”
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Simple: Swimming
I was aimlessly scrolling when my finger stopped at a post that read, “What makes you feel free?” I thought to myself, “I’m going to answer this.” Without over-thinking or complicating the question I allowed the first thing to pop into my mind: swimming. I feel most free when I’m submerged in water. Swimming ignitesContinue reading “Simple: Swimming”
Grief and Gardens – One Year Later
Earlier this year I shared my story of loss with Grief Stories Podcast. I am thankful for this opportunity. Every loss matters. 🌼🧡
Pause the Panic-Loop
I spotted him. A streak of bright red tucked behind branches. A male cardinal. He was the culprit that interrupted my stream of thoughts. Mind you, it was a necessary interruption. I was caught in an endless loop of worry, anger and panic. You would think that lounging in a kiddie (adult) pool in yourContinue reading “Pause the Panic-Loop”
Timely Messages
After five years of writing a blog and filling countless journals, I’ve discovered I am most passionate about unlocking timely messages that encourage, challenge and change my perspective. I’m talking about moments of clarity and self-discovery. This is what I love writing about! When I happen upon a timely message like spotting light poking throughContinue reading “Timely Messages”
Self-Care: More Than A Hobby
Self-care: I’ve heard it often enough to understand that we live in a culture where we keep too busy. Many times ‘we’ don’t even make it on our very own to-do list. Serving the demands of our agendas is more important than slowing down to allow time for introspection. It is much easier to disregardContinue reading “Self-Care: More Than A Hobby”
Certainty
Worry, like a string of balloons tethered to your hands carries you far from reality. Detached from the earth below, you spend endless hours constructing scenarios that address every “What if?” You devise multiple plans – solidifying certainty and safety at all costs. Every situation controlled. Every outcome calculated. Every question answered. Nothing is unpredictable andContinue reading “Certainty”
We are Human
Tragedy swarms humanity. Collectively, we fight back. We stay home, share wealth, goods and cheer. We celebrate sacrifice and unify our will to survive. We cry. We question. We stay in bed longer than usual. We dance. We panic. We run. We grieve.
Unveiling
I’ve longed for sunshine like the arrival of vacation after months of drudgery. My unrelenting desire is consuming. I beg for her return, that she would pierce the grey gloomy skies with the sharpest of knives. Piercing and peeling back the heavy winter sky. Like an avalanche delivering streams of liquid gold, she wakes upContinue reading “Unveiling”
She is Past
The seal broke releasing the past. Its sentence was up and like an uninvited haunting it was making its arrival known. Wanting to hide in fear it chased me down. Like a child I hid under my blanket pretending that if I couldn’t see her, she couldn’t see me. My protective force was faulty. IContinue reading “She is Past”