The scene outside my window beckons me to come out and play… away from screens, devices, and other distractions.
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In Zulu, a primary greeting is Sawubona, which means “I see you.” In Ojibwe, it translates to Giwaabamin. We all need to be seen and heard. Sometimes this requires us looking beyond our own perceptions and misconceptions to see what is truly possible.
All the comings and goings of life sometimes make us just want to stay in the place we’re in.
While it can sometimes feel hopeless, there’s a place in the world of words for all of us.
Several years ago, new to living in Kenora full-time, I joined a group of passionate people who had just helped defeat an anti-loitering bylaw that would have made homelessness a crime. Over the past few years, sadly things have not improved for those living on the streets as evidenced by the growing number of people […]
A quiet new year’s evening with just the two of us was inspiration to think about where I’ve been and where I hope to go.
“As survivors we talk with our scars, ask us about our scars, we’ll talk to you about them.” This was one of the powerful statements that emerged during the Azhe-mino gahbewewin/Reconciliation Kenora Research Project and Debwewin Truth Project meeting, held at the Super 8 in Kenora, Ontario on Thursday, October 12.
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A lesson in love
The image of my childhood school burning the ground has stirred something in my heart.
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Speak from the heart
A day when a single, heartfelt decision changed everything.
The beauty I find around me is not strange or foreign, but often overlooked in its everyday presence because it is always here, because it always shows up. I feel a kinship in that.
I took a walk, unencumbered by the usual weights I carry…and I arrived in an unexpected, beautiful place.
This past year as we’ve emerged from COVID isolation, I’ve been looking for opportunities to laugh more and generally just have more fun. This was a day when all I could do was laugh at myself.
A last-minute fitness class opens my eyes to some new possibilities. Maybe this time it will be different.
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The power of stories
I’ve often talked about the power of stories that focus on our humanity, what we bring to the world, what we care about, and how it’s what really matters. #socialjustice #caringforcommunity
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Prompting an epiphany
Sometimes we writers have to work through all the cues coming at us, to formulate a story that matters. In this case, it was worth the epiphany I arrived at.
I’ve often railed at some of my own personal fears – which I have often seen as failures – but in the midst of this, I received a prompt from the online (international) writing group I belong to look at the upside of failure.