About three weeks ago I asked my students (grade 3/4) what was happening on October 21, 2019 and they stared at me blankly. Some of them...

Another week, another memory. I started my blog for the week talking about the upcoming federal election, environmentalism and the ever...

Sometimes memories are like little lifeboats that can give you just enough leverage to keep you afloat during a difficult time. I know...

Alone and lonely might sound like synonyms, but for me, they are often worlds apart. I have been in the midst of a party and felt...

Today, when I got up, there were two things I was looking forward to. Having lunch with two of my friends from my old school (who I’ve...

It’s been about thirty-five years since I watched the Olympics for the first time. It was awe inspiring. I remember marveling at the...

Habits are easy to fall into, but are hard to intentionally make. When I started the Grateful Smile Project, I was hoping to make feeling...

I’ve made it through another week of trying to smile and be grateful. Some days I’ve done a better job of it than others. I don’t know if...

My blogs have been easier to start the last couple of weeks and I realize it’s because I have given myself less choice. I am writing...

Have you ever smiled for a whole week? No, me neither, but I have been trying. This is officially the end of week 1 of the Grateful Smile...

I’m having a panic attack because I have committed myself to doing too many things and now there is no room to breathe. No room to relax...

I have loved Dr. Seuss books for a long time. I thought they were clever, colourful and a voice for environmental and social justice. Now...

It’s Monday, which means it’s almost Tuesday and my brain is coming up empty when I try to write my blog. I tell myself that I should not...

The inquiry is finally complete on Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Girls and Women, it’s pride month, abortions are being banned...

To kick off pride week, my choir had its annual spring concert. This year was extra special in that it marked 20 years since the Rainbow...

Sometimes the words fall. They don’t flow out, not in nice neat patterns. They don’t emerge on the page, polished, profound. Sometimes...

‘No’ is such an interesting word. It is one of the first words that children learn, and they are drawn to its power. It is even one of...

When anxiety grips you, does it grab you by the neck so that every breath just barely manages to escape around the lump of perceived...