Days When You Wake Up SadEver have one of those days and you just get out of bed sad. The sun is streaming through the window, the air is fresh, the birds are...
Imagine Somewhere Far Far Away“Life offers you a thousand chances…all you have to do is take one.” Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun Last week's writing prompt was...
Thoughts On Creativity“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” Jean Jacques Rousseau CREATIVITY IS WORTH MINING FOR For...
Remembering ZachIt 's hard for my heart to compute that Zach left this earth six years ago. For six years, I have not heard his belly laugh, inviting...
Hearts That Look Like the Aurora BorealisFor a long time now, I've been wrestling with how to live from my heart. My tendency is to move into the more safe, less vulnerable...
When One Grieves We All GrieveOur city of Kamloops is grieving the loss of two young lives. We cannot begin to understand the unendurable ache these families are...
Some Lessons From Robin WilliamsI like pajama days with hot tea, my favourite movies and nothing in particular I need to do. Those days come along about as often as a...
A New Day DawnsMy job as a counsellor is based on relationship, intimacy and trust. People share with me their inside worlds and I marvel at that kind...
Life EneditedNow that summer has come to an end, I’m moving into my writing time and am pushing to have my second book finished some time this...
The Miracle Of OrdinaryI’ve often wondered what it would be like to live in a monastery. I imagine I would be more saintly because there would be less people...