2020 Milestones Missed

I'm sure that many of you also know some graduates who are moving onto new adventures amidst the craze of this pandemic of ours.  My nephew somewhat celebrated his grade nine graduation and he is moving onto high school (grades ten through twelve) in the fall, however that will look.  Our neighbour girl, whom we've …

Sometimes You Can Love Hard Enough

Have you ever had one of those days that just keeps getting better by the minute?  The other day, I was fortunate enough to experience that and I am still bathing in the afterglow from it all.  I really truly am. My day began the way it usually does--physiotherapy, breakfast/blogging, my driveway walk, dishes of …

Can the Real You Step Forward?

Whether you take pride in your work and it's your life's passion or you are simply putting in time as an means to an end, the truth is that once you leave your workplace, be it forced or not, you will be readily replaced unless your position becomes obsolete. Knowing that, maybe it's time to …

Did I Really Just Say That To Myself?

An elusive lotto win?  Sure:-).  An early retirement opportunity?  Absolutely!  Who hasn't had the dream of never having to work another day in their life or coming into a pile of money to last until the end of time?  I know that I sure have and I would guess that you have too.  Interestingly enough, …

The Gift of Gab Amongst Other Things

I am definitely my father's daughter when it comes to the gift of gab and being around people.  As a kid, waiting for him to finish a conversation or worse yet, running into someone else that he knew (which was pretty much everyone!), I can't say that I always appreciated his love of talk, especially …

Present in Every Possible Moment, in Every Possible Way on Every Possible Day

"The good news is that you are in Hawaii....you don't need much." This is the response that the front desk clerk cheerfully rang out with, as I wearily awaited the two-day late arrival of our luggage at wee hours in the morning. After having been without our 'stuff' for over forty-eight hours, his statement has …

Is All of our ‘Stuff’ Really Essential?

Grateful to embark on another one of our long-awaited, revered trips to Hawaii, affectionately known by us and many others as the beloved islands of paradise, neither my husband or I expected to be faced with the idea of lost luggage and yet, here we sit. Albeit, sitting on our lanai taking in all of …

No Apologies Needed

"I am sorry.  I apologize.  I regret to inform you.  I wish I could take it back.  Sorry." We've all heard or said some form of apology in our lifetime, some sincere, some not.  As a born and raised Canadian girl, I am especially good at apologizing.  In fact, it is fairly well-known that we …

45 Years of Wisdom Speaking, If You’d Care to Listen In…

I am in my 45th year of experience here in this world of ours and I'd like to think that I know a little something about something.  Well, sometimes, anyway;-).  There are moments in time when I will admit that it is hard to believe that me, little Sue of the family (the youngest and …

The Half-Truths of Free Speech?

"Because your entire life, you have been taught a half-truth...and the half-truth(s) that you have been taught since you were in kindergarten are this:  words hurt, words wound, words kill."   ~Brooks Gibbs A couple of weeks ago, I came across a very thought-provoking video from a friend on social media by motivational speaker, Brooks …