self

  • Keep Going

    “I kept saying to myself on repeat: there is no way, if you work this hard, that you will not be rewarded. You have to believe that this moment is preparing you for something amazing that hasn’t happened yet. Keep going.” These are words Mel Robbins said, the clip which…

  • 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…

  • Transported

    I opened the tube of toothpaste to squeeze some out onto my toothbrush. For some reason, this particular time, I was transported right back to my grandparents house. Beach Drive, in Victoria. This kind of toothpaste, I have used on occasion as an adult, but it is the toothpaste they…

  • My Pace

    In the span of 5 minutes yesterday, I came across 2 social media posts that both had the message of ‘don’t give up.’ The first one caught my attention, which does mean, that the message applies to me in some way. So then seeing one immediately after did make me…