Mulling over the drink menu at one of our favourite local restaurants, four of us sat on bar stools catching up about last week’s birthday celebration. It was a fun event that brought together a large crowd of new and old neighbours, friends from work and old band mates, as well as family. Being an … Continue reading Filling Space
Beneath Waters
I buried her beneath waters. A buoyant sail once purposed for adventure, shipwrecked. Drowned by currents of ‘acceptable norms’ She could no longer stay afloat. She sank. Her beauty. Her purpose. Her destiny. Gone. She was ‘put in her place’ on the ocean floor. A vessel repurposed for others. A hidden home for sea life … Continue reading Beneath Waters
Summer-Soaked
Soaked with nature’s perfume, our day was coming to a close. After a day spent lake-diving, boating to a patio-restaurant for lunch and doing yoga by the water at dusk, we finally settled in for the evening. Our cottage playlist set the mood nicely. It was mostly background music playing off the stunning views of … Continue reading Summer-Soaked
Search For Connection
I was on a search for connection. I hadn’t had time to grieve the loss of my grandma or soul-search until vacation. Time away is more than indulgence in delicious foods and drinks - it’s an intentional practice of stillness, purging the mind of everything that ‘needs to be done.' I guess you could say … Continue reading Search For Connection
Grief & Gardens
I sat outside that afternoon on a blanket laid across the grass in my backyard - the sunshine providing the perfect temperature to enjoy the pleasures of summer. I was surrounded by my garden, over grown in places, but green with life. The type of life that activated fond memories of Grandma and her gardens. … Continue reading Grief & Gardens
Lessons In Loneliness
A friend of mine spent a full day at a silent retreat in hopes to discover more about herself. I on the other hand spent two and a half weeks alone while my husband toured the country with a band. Whether silent for a day or alone for weeks, I know that spending time alone in … Continue reading Lessons In Loneliness
A Shadow of Myself
Fear like shadows cast on sunny days cloud my outlook - shifting my attention from warm rays to cold pavement. My shadow distorts my image, stretching the truth until it becomes my only reality. Turning my beauty into an illusory outline void of colour and detail. It walks proud as it is tethered around my … Continue reading A Shadow of Myself
When You Can’t Answer Honestly
I stopped going to church when I couldn’t answer the question “How are you doing?” honestly. When a nice outfit couldn’t distract people enough from the anguish I was experiencing inside, honesty became involuntary. Sure, I let a few trusted individuals know that life at the time was quite stressful - heck, everyone these days … Continue reading When You Can’t Answer Honestly
Beach Hut Find
Dressed in a red top (my grandma’s colour) she was an unexpected blessing. Looking to purchase gifts to bring home to family and friends, I shopped around through piles of slightly organized souvenirs as my husband stood at the entrance of the beach hut. A British shopper asked him for a price of an item. … Continue reading Beach Hut Find
Not All Anniversaries
Jolted awake, I grasped my husband’s chest with a hug that cried, “I’m scared!” Frozen in fear I had difficulty interpreting the sudden alarm. My body was reacting to past trauma, but this time stress wasn’t the trigger (my life is much better now compared to a year ago). It had to be something else: … Continue reading Not All Anniversaries