An awkward and painful stumble through one woman's path to finding purpose
Me, being apparently the eternal optimist (that sometimes falls in to a deep dark pit of anxiety and despair) is wondering what it would take to bring back faith, to bring back hope to people where it has largely been lost. Where it has widely been cast aside as some kind of ugly byproduct of … Continue reading Faith
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Travelling through Greece
Hot Dang am I ever excited about this new Press Release! Yaaaaaassss! (I actually did a happy dance, no joke!) New edition to be released late May! My hope is that it reverberates with (at least) one person, and that it helps others to feel okay with their failures and their ebbs and flows with … Continue reading New Press Release!
Chapters Indigo For those of you in Canada, and more specifically Western Canada, come on down to Chapters Victoria for a book signing and a meet and greet April 21 from 12-2pm. Bring your copy or pick one up in store and I shall scribble all kinds of fun things inside. Come say g'day and … Continue reading Event! Book Signing
If there could be one word to help guide us through 2018, may it be to elevate. This is an important and worthy idea as it will help us to not only better ourselves, but our environments: both professional and personal. It will help us to reframe things to be in the positive as opposed … Continue reading Elevate
I don't have a lot of time at the moment. I have a full time job I am very thankful to have, a young child which I am even more thankful to have. I have a dog, a home and people to take care of and love. I don't have stacks of money and riches … Continue reading Plentiful Resources
For the longest time I really thought my life and my career was to fit in one of the little boxes that had always been presented to me. In high school we are given career paths like Doctor, Accountant, Psychologist, Marine Biologist, Actor . I truly believed that these labels and boxes were the only … Continue reading Attainment
I was taking my wee puppy out for a walk last night, just at dusk when all the clouds are reflecting light off of a delayed sunset. When I looked up to admire the shades of red, orange, yellow and blue I also noticed an airplane noisily cutting through the clouds. And in an instant … Continue reading Airplanes.
This, just this- is what we strive for, **Perfection**. Whether we realize it or not we are always seeking out ways to attain betterment. There is nothing wrong with this, in its purest sense. It is what makes us human, but the perception of what that perfection looks like is what gets us in to … Continue reading Perfection.
Almost exactly a year ago I watched in unexplainable horror as a minivan rolled over my dog five feet in front of me. It is as though time stood still in those moments, it is as if I felt my will alone would stop the sorrowful proceeding events just by force of will in that … Continue reading New Beginnings
If there is anything I yearn for it is that my story gets shared. I've been pondering putting free copies in little free libraries that are scattered all over my town. I want people to read this book. I want them to read it because I know it is and will make a difference. I … Continue reading Sharing
