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 […]
It was a year ago today. I sat at my desk and wondered what the hell I would do now. For two years I had chased after a dream and that had ended in failure. I lost out and wasn’t picked for a board position I’d coveted for a very long time. Sitting at my […]
It’s been months since I’ve posted a blog… Lately I’ve been thinking about legacies. This might be because I heard a great deal about political legacies during the latest civic election. Or maybe it’s because I’ve been reading Harry Leslie Smith’s twitter feed. Harry’s son wrote about his father’s last days and is now carrying […]
Dad would be turning 90 today, so it seemed like a good time to get back to writing my blog. We would have had lunch together. I would tell him all about my running in the civic election and he would be proud. Dad had a strong sense of right and wrong and wasn’t afraid […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. On my last blog, I explained that I was going back to Scotland to celebrate turning 60 because I did the trip to mark my 50th birthday. For months I’ve also been remembering what and who I was when I turned 40. Funny how big […]
Ten years ago I made the decision to walk Scotland’s West Highland Way and Great Glen Way to celebrate my 50th birthday. The half-century celebration was a 297km solo trek through the Highlands. Starting near Glasgow, and ending in Inverness. The walk took 13 days, then I headed to Aberdeen to meet some very distant […]
We all thought 2016 was a bad year. We were a little delusional that 2017 would be better. As this year winds down I believe it’s time for a helpful reboot. Just thinking positive thoughts and counting blessings hasn’t been enough. With this in mind, I am proclaiming 2018 will be the “Year of the […]
Why is change so difficult? Even if it’s something we want it can throw your life into chaos. If it’s something we don’t want, well then there’s a mountain of negative frenzy to plow through. I don’t like change. Negative or positive. But I also know that deciding not to change may be the worst […]
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