September The city felt lonely. I walked aimlessly down the busy streets as a tourist analyzing the city as a potential home. It was hard to imagine moving my entire family to this foreign place: much more urban, a different language, no friends or family to be heard of. Knowing that they were across the… Continue reading The Lunch Bag
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The Missing Kindness
Be Kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.~Ian Macleran Somewhere along the path of humanity, we have forgotten how to be kind. it is easy to be anything else: confident, strong, a leader, an advocate, determined, hard working, right... But even with all these things, one can still be… Continue reading The Missing Kindness
Long Haul Adventure
I have a good excuse for my short little blogging hiatus: My family and I have spent the last month moving across the country! We left our old home city on my birthday - July 20 - and took 5 days to drive over 3000 km across the country. We drove about 8 hours a… Continue reading Long Haul Adventure
Trust and Honesty are Fickle Things
Tomorrow is my Birthday. I will be 36 years old. Yesterday I learned that someone I trusted and with whom I had always been completely open and honest with lied to me. Not only did she lie to me, but the actions she took which necessitated her lie were a direct betrayal of my trust… Continue reading Trust and Honesty are Fickle Things
Thirty Days of Gratitude – # 10 – Personal Growth
As I prepare to set across the country on a new adventure, I have been reflecting on how much I have changed in the past five years since I moved to this city and started my residency. In some ways I have not changed much at all, but in other ways, I am unrecognizable. If… Continue reading Thirty Days of Gratitude – # 10 – Personal Growth