July 2026
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Walking around in downtown Vancouver (Yaletown) I came upon this rainbow. It didn’t seem to fit a theme or an occasion and seemed to be art that someone needed to create. Every week in James Clear’s 3-2-1 newsletter he includes
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What have you signed up for (and paid for) and then not used? Years ago as a student I paid for a gym membership that I never used and was too embarrassed to go in and cancel so I kept
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We spend so much of our lives trying to fit in and convince ourselves that we like and value what other people do. For decades I didn’t know what I liked. We all just want a seat at the table
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One of my favourite quotes from Brené Brown: “When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending.” I’m trying to discern how much of my fear is rooted
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Over 30 years ago my uncle gave me a ride back to the University of Guelph in his old station wagon after a weekend at home. What a treat to get a direct ride instead of taking transit and waiting
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Are there days when an emotion strikes and you act on it? You could think it through and consider the consequence and give your prefrontal cortex a chance to apply some higher reasoning powers. But no, you just go for
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