Personal Growth

             I have always worn my heart on my sleeve.              This is not a quality that I have had intrinsic awareness of. In truth, I became most conscious of…

      My life has often felt like a series of plans. Plan, execute. Plan, execute. Plan, execute. For someone who craves security, this has been a cycle I have derived…

Grief is a curious thing. It is dynamic, shape-shifting and completely and utterly isolating. No matter how many people surround you­–or how many offer support­–there is an insistent, acute awareness…

Over the summer, a good friend of mine recommended that I listen to Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now. I had heard of the book before, but had just never…

I’ll be honest. Initially, I wanted to write a blog post titled, “F*ck You, 2020”. I got about halfway through it, and then I got stuck. The truth is, I…

I woke up, sweating, my face wet with tears, acutely aware of the feeling of something pressing down on my chest. My tear-soaked pillow felt cool against the back of…

This year, for Christmas, I have decided to do something a little bit different. Instead of buying online or from big brand names, I am choosing to buy Canadian–specifically, to…

‘I don’t want to get hurt again.’   ‘Okay, I hear you. But you do realize that the alternative to trying and having your heart broken is not trying and feeling heartbroken anyway, right?’…

They tell you to expect the worst: peeing on the floor, sleepless nights, chewed underwear and ruined plans. Yet, we always think that for some reason our puppy will be…

 I guess today is one of those days. I’m usually pretty positive—or at least I try to be. I try to talk about and appreciate progress and growth, to focus…