Three weeks ago I sat in this room at the Long Beach Lodge and vowed that I would stop procrastinating. By the end of February I would get my ass in gear and somehow build a new website. Six days ago it seemed procrastination would win. I had done nothing. Then I asked my friend, […]
My favourite pastime at Long Beach was the continuation of my “People Watching” photography that I talked about in my Reactions blog. The opportunities were endless and the backgrounds are stunning. This week’s plan was to tell the story about how I was walking along Chesterman Beach and saw a woman at the shoreline screaming […]
From the moment I first met Shirley we both knew she would die soon. That was the reason I was there. Consequently that was also the reason we never had an unimportant conversation. Every word held weight. Yes, there were many laughs, and seemingly benign topics, but each and every moment knew what the outcome […]
Long ago I heard a Tibetan Buddhist teaching on what is the best response when someone hits you in the face. I took my vows 17 years ago and rarely am I able to even consider the teaching when put in such unpleasant circumstances. But then again, I don’t get hit in the face often. […]
No wonder the frenzy has set in. We are three weeks into 2016 and all those resolutions are falling apart. Some might have already crumbled. If I hear one more media report about our health and fitness I might puke. People go on and on about what we can do and what we can buy […]
It’s the reaction that makes me want to do it again and again. But the first time was just a fluke. On one of our perfect summer evenings, I was at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park looking for spot to take a picture of the sunset. The shots I was capturing were OK but this […]
Years ago I shaved my head to support a client going through chemo. The drugs were a poison and wreaking havoc on her body. Luckily the drugs also poisoned her cancer. Being a bald woman impacted my life in ways I would not have guessed. To this day I can still detect the traces. On […]
New Year’s Eve is a weird juxtaposition for so many. Goals, celebrations, endings, beginnings. Too much to drink, too much to think about. The kiss at midnight and expectations rarely met. Auld Lang Syne. New York’s Times Square. Fireworks. And too often, disappointment. Resolutions, a countdown, and then what? After last night many are thinking […]
It’s not very Christian of me. It’s not very kind of me. God knows it’s not very Canadian of me… but every time I hear or see another news story about the Syrian refugees I scream “Fuck off” and change the channel. In the next breath I say, “What about the others?” I can’t imagine […]
Music was on my mind this week but a few other thoughts kept creeping into my writing. So… I love music. I love Christmas music. My iPod’s Christmas playlist is 4 hours and 38 minutes long. That’s a great deal of fa la la’s. We are surrounded by people doing jobs that make our lives […]
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