I got to work early. It was April 2, 1996. Darrel, my boss, called me into the boardroom. He told me they were laying off 17 people at the ad agency. I was one of them. I don’t remember much of what he said, but I know he got teary eyed. We had worked together […]
Have you ever been stuck? I was and didn’t even know it. Stuck doesn’t have to mean unhappy or trapped. It can mean many things and they’re not all bad. It’s not a reflection of the people and events around you. You can be happy, in the best circumstances, and stagnation can set in. Most […]
I walk… a lot. To celebrate turning 50 years old, I walked the length of Scotland. 290 kilometers, from Glasgow to Inverness. It took me 13 days to complete Last year, when it was suggested I walk sixty-six thousand steps on my 66th birthday, I did it. This year’s birthday meant I had to do […]
A few months ago I took a ride of a lifetime. A friend had booked a Via Rail Canadian trip from Vancouver to Toronto. I went along, because taking the train across this country had always been on my bucket list. Now my friend had a Prestige room booked, but let’s get real, I booked […]
Trigger Me Relax That’s the word my stepfather used before he started in on me. Relax Each and every time. Relax I knew what was coming. Relax I was just a kid. Relax The sexual abuse went on for three years. Before he touched me, he would always tell me to relax. I was […]
Four years ago I wrote a blog titled “What’s Next?” I had no idea what the future would bring but knew being elected as a Vancouver Park Board Commissioner would be an experience I would never forget. Politics, Covid, meetings, Stanley Park, media interviews, heat domes, golf courses, access, and talking and talking and talking […]
My mother died on Wednesday. It’s weird to be saying this. It’s strange to be thinking about it. It’s too surreal for my mind to accept. I never met my mother. Well of course, that’s wrong. We met at the hospital on my birthday. Sadly, I will never know what happened that day. Did she […]
Like so many others, I wake up in the middle of the night. Sometimes I get up and write. Lately my depression has been filling my 3am thoughts. COVID and My Depression My depression has been waiting on the sideline. Waiting for the chance to step up. Waiting for my guard to drop down. Waiting […]
She had the grace and elegance that made you think of women from another time. She was a force and hard to ignore. When the cardio doctor asked me questions about her I said she could be brittle. He laughed and said, “Yes she can be.” I explained that came because she could barely see […]
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