development

  • Pass It On

    My sister shared a podcast episode with my family messenger group. Mel Robbins speaking with Steven Bartlett. I have not heard of him before, but I love what Mel Robbins shares with the world, and because my sister recommended it, I wanted to check it out. Something I admire greatly…

  • Start Again

    Here we are again, the beginning of a new year. So it has me feeling, as usual, that we reset on a lot of things, and start over. Starting over in the sense of mindsets or goals. A time to decide again, what kind of person do I want to…

  • Beat The Level

    My son and I will share Instagram posts back and forth. Mostly cute animal videos. Videos that make us laugh about funny things dogs or cats do. In between all those, I’ll occasionally send little uplifting things, perspective tips, gratitude or motivating posts. He has started grade 12 now, so…

  • Out Of Fear

    I was walking my dog in the morning and remembering a time that I was terrified of dogs. When I was a kid, I was so scared of them. And I don’t recall a specific event or anything that happened, but for some reason, I had such a fear of…

  • First Job

    In the late 90s, at a time when the minimum wage here was just over $7 per hour, I spent 7 hours at a local berry farm picking raspberries. This farm made berry wines and since I wanted a job that would ensure I wasn’t face to face with people…