Putting the OM in OMG
Today the 13 day cold snap has finally, finally, FINALLY lifted, and the temperature soared 20 degrees - still below freezing and with very high, cold winds, but 20 degrees nonetheless. I should not at all have been surprised, then, to see two people … [Continue reading]
Normally I'm in full-on festive mode on November 1st, MAYBE November 2 if I'm exhausted from Halloween. But this year November didn't feel very festive to me; too crazy, too busy, too sad. I was putting myself through the motions a little bit, but … [Continue reading]
Good grief, it is cold in Calgary right now, even by Calgary standards. Preparing the children for school feels a bit like that Hoth scene in The Empire Strikes Back - "My friend is out there!" - and all the dogs in the city are going slowly mad, … [Continue reading]
A cold snap has hit the city and it's hit me especially hard since I just got back from a week in Florida on Sunday night. The past day and a half have been an absolute blur of writing, working, yoga teaching, housecleaning, grocery shopping, and … [Continue reading]
We said goodbye to my father-in-law this week. He passed away after a long illness and will be very much missed. To many people he was a larger-than-life character, the life of the party, a legend, but to me he was the man who welcomed me into the … [Continue reading]
Last week I received a notice in my mailbox that on Friday - Remembrance Day - there would be work going on with our street's sewer system, and between 8 and 4 we were all to drastically minimize our water usage. Our home sewer system could hold a … [Continue reading]
This morning I woke up feeling disheartened and stunned, but I'm taking this opportunity to practice compassion and understanding, even when I don't understand, really. And, in the words of Eckhart Tolle: Accept, then act. Whatever the present moment … [Continue reading]
