Category Archives: 2025

Over the past year, several people asked about my ‘religious’ background. A knot forms in my stomach before my usual reply, “I act as if God exists.” Many might assume this response is one turn from an agnostic-inspired stance, but in my case it’s a lot to do with the defining meaning and deeper implicationsContinue reading “How I became a “bad Christian””

Dear Sniffy, A few days ago, I found out that you passed away over the summer. I can’t really send this letter anywhere, so I’ll post it on my website. You enjoyed spending a lot of time checking out random things on the internet… and had we still been talking, I would have told youContinue reading “Dear Sniffy”

Lords and Ladies of the Realms, I beseech you to acknowledge it is still October in some places in the world… and thus I’m technically still on time for my monthly post. No, we don’t talk about my lazy-a$$ falling asleep on deadline day. Sleep deprivation is a real and serious problem affecting many worldwide.Continue reading “It’s still October in Pacific Standard Time”

Emergency meeting – calling all terrible, absent, busy, distracted, working, tired, unavailable, suffering and overall questionable people. The reviews are in; we suck. Welp, growing up sure didn’t go according to plan. Growing older isn’t either, so where did we go wrong? Maybe life went wrong. Either way, it’s no use having a pity party.Continue reading “The Call to Sacrifice Your Social Life”

You will find what you want in the place you least wish to look. Go inside your fear and face it. That is the place where you discover yourself, what matters to you and why you see the world and its people as you do. People strive to avoid their fears, numb their emotions andContinue reading “The Answers You Seek Are Inside Your Fear”

I feel more appreciated over the past three months than at any other point in my life. Thank you. Where do I start? I didn’t know picking up my stop sign and whistle would completely change my life. Starting my outdoor job was a godsend. Blessed in the fresh air of a beautiful community, awayContinue reading “Your Friendly Neighbourhood Crossing Guard”

(From the archives – December 2015) She can climb mountains, ski and speak four languages; but Laila Grillo could not attend language school in Ireland, because “they didn’t want a blind student.” Others told her it was impossible to pursue a farm internship once she expressed her interest to study international agriculture, yet since then,Continue reading “Finding Independence in Disability Accessible Travel Technology”

(From the archives – November 2015) A former lifeguard, weighed down by 30-50 lb. equipment, struggled while learning how to swim all over again along the Honduras Barrier Reef, scuba diving and collecting data for Reef Conservation International. Hoi Yee Ding’s childhood dream lay under the sea, but the 30-year-old Toronto clerical worker left behind herContinue reading “Voluntourism – The Good, Bad and Ugly”

This is one of those times. But it’s not just writing. You could be a dancer on a day you cannot dance. A musician feeling out of tune. A painter who temporarily loses sight of colours. Maybe you’re into numbers and Sudoku lost its appeal. It will pass. Direct your attention elsewhere. It needs toContinue reading “Sometimes writing feels like pulling teeth…”