Today I turn 30 years old. It’s been a beautiful, messy, thrilling ride thus far and it’s only just begun. I am so grateful for my unique journey, and for all the experiences and people who have filled me up with so much love over the years. I can’t help but wear all that love on my sleeve. Life is too short not to. If I am remembered for anything in this life,…
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I read this article about Canadian rocker Bif Naked in Indulge Magazine today and this excerpt hit a chord: “I look out into the crowd and there is not a single face out there, it’s just all iPhones. Our culture is now that; all you perform to is iPhones, not faces.” The experience left her feeling as though she was on display as a “dancing cancer monkey.” And, subsequently, every show on the tour…
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Unpacking. Packing. Spring cleaning. Life cleaning. Moving. Boxes. Paperwork. Suburbs. City. Parents. Friends. Couches. Air mattresses. Wine. Dancing. Writing classes. Job hunt. Frustration. Mountains. Tea. Rain. Snow. Babies. Coffee Shops. Questions. Confusion. Longing. Limbo. Disappointment. Tears. Laughs. Confidence. Lack of Confidence. Uncertainty. This is the dance. This is life. Change is growth. LIVE it all. FEEL it all. Embrace the limbo. Trust the universe.
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A friend gave me this poem a long time ago and I haven’t seen it in years, but it’s one of my favorites. After a While After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t always mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises and you begin to accept your…
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Wow, this is the first time I’ve opened my laptop in five days. It was a good weekend. It’s so nice to totally unplug every now and then. I’ve been crossing things off my Hawaii Bucket List left, right and center lately. I have just over one week left in Hawaii, before I move back to Beautiful B.C. I got into SFU’s Continuing Studies Editing Certficate Program, which I am really excited about. Leaving Hawaii…
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