More Birds, Bugs, and Boats

There ended up being quite a few pictures I took that did not get inserted into my blog posts about my Kootenay travels so here are a few more of my favourites for your enjoyment. Here are a couple of many heart stones that we found while wandering around. Below are some more rings I […]

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Birds, Bugs, and Boats Behind

Part III The Unlocking The day to go North came so very quickly and before I knew it, I was on a bus filled with strange faces, on my way to a place I honestly didn’t really feel like going to.  However, I was determined to organize my stuff in storage and bring back as […]

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When You Weren’t Looking

It seems like there has been a lot of death around me lately.  Usually it’s not something I feel comfortable talking about but it’s been making me feel so much.  I’ve decided that maybe the best way to deal with these feelings is to write. You hear about people dying in genocides, terrorist attacks, wars […]

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Close Your Eyes

Have you ever simply closed your eyes and just listened to the breeze?  Listened to the whistling of the leaves and that quiet in between?  There really isn’t anything else like it.  It carries you away on a lighthearted symphony that is so soft and so free.  Take a moment and come along with me. When […]

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Someone I See But Do Not Know

Jittery and abrupt, this man takes no time to be patient. His body quivers with the anticipation of his daily coffee. It is not the happy quiver of excitement that consumes him, but the shakes of a man seeking an escape. I never knew that coffee could be an escape but I suppose it may […]

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The Fear Inside

Fear resides inside of us.  The fear of “I’m not good enough” and “What will __ think?”.  These are the fears of the fully capables and the doubtfuls; the creatives, and the brains.  These are the fears of you and I, the fears of the girl in the craft aisle as she sets down the […]

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The Point and Purpose

Sometimes, when I’m at work, I can feel the fluorescent lights beating down on me. It’s quiet.  I yawn and stare up at them.  They do not feel right to me.  I swear I can feel them sucking out my soul… or maybe it’s just my imagination.  Maybe it’s just the people, not the place. […]

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The Birth of Negativity

Where does our negativity come from?  Many, like myself, choose to believe that it is caused by other people.  Which, in a certain sense, is slightly true.  The other side of this, which many of us choose to ignore, is that it is our fault that we let it in in the first place.  For […]

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