2020 is not quite going the way we all expected… huh? So much has happened and it’s tough to focus on the things we set out with good intentions to give time to at the beginning of the year. Not only did COVID-19 disrupt our schedules, but now our hearts and minds are being tugged…
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My 2020 Vision
It’s January 31st – I’m still hanging in there for a New Years post. The reality is we’re well on our way into 2020 now, and actually I’m able to look at my goals and resolutions and assess them in light of reality – that most of them are not going well so far. But…
Why it’s Good to Relinquish Control
“Accept that while you crave resolution – an ending to the story, and a happy ending at that – the narrative arc you’ve learned doesn’t apply. Stop trying to map the events of your life onto it. You are strong enough to be unsure. Keep moving.” Maggie Smith (Credits: @maggiesmithpoet, shared by @sniequist on instagram,…
Homesick
As many of you know, my husband and I have recently moved to Vancouver, Canada. However, that’s not what this blog is about. In September/October last year I had a bit of a quarter life crisis, and although I’m not totally through the other side, I am in a much better place and have gained…
No Longer a Slave to Fear
For a significant amount of my life – over 20 years – I would consider what I was doing to only be half-living. I was so paralysed by fear in my youth and childhood that I didn’t ever learn how to be independent, or in all honesty how to be me.
Amy and Ellen 