beginning to slip back into a mundane routine where i don’t feel creative or inspired so i turned to a couple of sources that usually get my mind racing.  some of those thoughts follow: leonard cohen. one of my favourite Canadian writers.  a legend in his own right – poetically, literary and musically.  it’s the…

from a friend that taught me that a good friend is like a wedgie – it feels good when you pick one: i am so proud of how strong you are and how much you know what you want or at least following your heart when you’re not sure what it is you want and…

today was on of those day when a series of small – yet significant – happenings make me relinquish any fear or sadness i have been holding onto: a drawing in the mail from my niece that says “i love you” a late night phone call from my grandmother to say “how are you” a…

after an unwanted but very necessary breakup i woke up this morning with my head a little clearer and my heart a little lighter.  i poured out any lingering heartbreak with a couple of notes home to a few darlings that i knew would understand my rambling sentiment and with some inspiring, insightful responses i…

i am starting to wonder if i am on this endless, unrealistic hunt for happiness – this rare, knock the wind out of me, dizzy spell of absolute joy.  and for some reason the missing link is love.  i have an adoring family, the most caring, dependable friends.  i love life and everyday i have…

i completely forgot how inconvenient heartbreak is.  and now for the first time in my life i am questioning if it is worth loving at all.  or perhaps i am just that cynical now?  i hope this is just a temporary lapse of aching bitterness.  but i seriously doubt the serenity of feeling something for…

a call home today.  and the hardest words i ever had to say, “mom, i am not coming home.  not anytime soon.”  family, everyday, i miss them.  but with each day away i become a better person, always learning more.  which is why i made the decision to stay in Australia past my initial return…

it doesn’t seem to matter what i tell myself or how i feel.  i am in love with the impossible.  in love with someone that i credit for changing my life.  in love with a gorgeous guy that makes me smile endlessly, trip over my toes happy.  in love with a distraction for nearly two…

i was asked today if i have ever had a life epiphany.  to which i replied – yes.  multiple ones – or at least mere revelations that in the moment felt big enough to be an epiphany. regardless of what definitive moment they were there have definitely been two instances in recent memory that were powerful enough…