Press ‘Pause’

Press ‘Pause’

When I was little, I loved to write in my journal. I’d write for hours, cut little butterflies and hearts out of magazines and paste them into my diary. Thinking back on it, it seems like the world was on hold while I wrote and reflected on my experiences, or when I...
Strength

Strength

“You are a strong lady, Mama,” Blais said as I handed him his heavy school backpack with one hand. While driving. “Yes, I am” I replied, even though I haven’t always thought of myself that way. It’s been exactly a year since my husband Matthew passed away. Today, a...
Competitions are fun, but here is why we do it…

Competitions are fun, but here is why we do it…

Whether you like it or not, our world is structured around competitions, achievements and trophies. It might be a trophy that sits on the shelf and, apart from making your proud, it requires frequent dusting. Or it might be a trophy you can’t see – an academic...
Silence…

Silence…

I have a question for you: Do you like silence? When you find yourself immersed in silence, what do you do? Think about it for a minute… that deep silence in which you can hear your own heartbeat. A kind of silence in which there are no distractions. Maybe...
Learning to Love the Change

Learning to Love the Change

What has changed for you over the past week? This week, I worked on ‘leaving the past behind and moving into the now’ with everything I did. I set my intention to do that, and noticed how, every day, there was something that gently pushed me into putting that into...

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