Brief brush with long-married couple an inspiration. I love love. I may not have had the best of luck with it, and I’m not without blame. Lately, more than ever, I believe that an amazing love is out there for me, and that hope will sustain me in the dark hours. This past week, I went out with friends to …
Happiness tied to ‘connection, not collection’
They say that you never know what someone is going through, so you should always be kind. Given the recent World Suicide Prevention Day, I feel like basic kindness is a good place to start, including with ourselves. That said, if you asked me if kind is the first adjective that I’d like me or my teens to be known …
We’re all humans who matter and deserve to feel worthy
Canada is grappling with having found a mass grave at one residential school of 215 indigenous children. On June 1, Oklahoma began to dig to identify mass graves from the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa massacre, where an affluent black community was levelled by mobs of white residents. “Heartbeat” abortion bans have also been passed in several Republican-led states, and …
Only love can break your heart
There is a saying: “The depth of your love today is the depth of your wound tomorrow.” I feel this, deeply. In fact, I think it would be fair to say that I feel emotions deeper than most people. The great benefit of this is that I am very passionate about life and I tend to have amazing highs and …
Something nice about ‘new love’
Ahhh, new love. It’s a feeling so intoxicating, so big, it’s like your skin is going to burst open and the joy and hope and promise of a happily ever after is going to jump out of you shining like the brightest, warmest sun and then will start skipping and dancing around the room not caring who’s watching. You wish …
Abracadabra: cherish life’s moments of enchantment
The holidays always remind me of the importance and power of magic. Oh to be happily enchanted like a child over the holidays. As the Easter Bunny hopped through our house, it left not only a bunch of hidden chocolate eggs, but it left smiles on my children’s faces. Some of that glow and wonder spread to all the adults …