Tonight I pulled out an article I wrote for the local newspaper when I was sixteen. I was on a high school internship and my assignment was to write a “News Views” piece. I chose to write about the mass shooting at Columbine high school that had happened days before. In the article, I grappled with the obvious questions of WHY and HOW. Tonight, now 30 years old, I sit in front of my…
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Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. Never forget your Personal Legend. Never forget your dreams. Your silent heart will guide you. Be silent now. It is the possibility of a dream that makes life interesting. You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something…
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Received this lovely reminder in the mail today That maybe, Just maybe, The best hasn’t happened yet. And there is so much beauty in that.
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One of the best things about the Christmas season, in my opinion, is that there is a lot more board game and card playing. Some favorites in my family are Apples to Apples, Scrabble, Gin Rummy, Cribbage, Mexican Train Dominos, and Monopoly. We’re particularly serious about our gin rummy, holding full scale tournaments at family reunions. It got me reminiscing about playing Monopoly as a little girl with my grandpa in Wisconsin. My brother and…
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Dear Vancouver, I love you. I really do. Even in all your wintery, grey, sulky dreariness. Or at least I’m trying. I’m embracing this never ending rain to the best of my ability. I’m running in it. I’m splashing in the puddles in my rain boots every day on the walk to yoga. I’m sittin’ cozy by the fire watching it trickle down the windows. I’m enjoying the sound of it when I…
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