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And The Road Leads…Home

I remember getting on the plane, August 21 2005. I was 22. It wasn’t the first time I had made a major life decision to separate myself from those closest to me and move. I was barely 18 when I moved...

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Loss Vs the Potential for Gain

There’s very little length to this blog today. Simply a lesson I am learning more and more. If it’s worth saving, it’s worth losing.  There are many situations in our lives where we weigh out the...

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Ready or Not, here I go…

photo: ivanka.trump.com “When you talk about going back to Toronto, you light up, and that you can’t fake” Dang. You have to appreciate honesty eh? And the thing is, that even though I don’t have every...

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Dear Future Hubster.

Dear Future hubster Here’s the thing. I’m pretty sure you’re out there. Somewhere. Hiding behind a rock? Busy saving the world’s children in a feat of selflessness and honour? No? Yes? Maybe you’re...

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When Calling Surpasses Comfort

As of Wednesday, November 30th I will no longer have a permanent residence (for now). This is the girl who has planned every step of her life as long as she can remember. It may not seem like it to...

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Why I Will Always Be a Romantic

picture from pinterest The dictionary defines romantic as this: marked by the imaginative or emotional appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, remote, mysterious, or idealized. Heroic. Adventurous....

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Dare to Dream Again

    She stood in the storm and when the winds did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails. Almost 6 years ago”A” bought me a ring with that quote inscribed inside. What neither of us realised then...

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An Imperfect Journey towards Faith

I sat in church, amidst a sea of faces, some who knew me well, others who wouldn’t be able to pick me out in a lineup. I loved my church, I still do, though I’ve moved on. I loved the people, the...

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A Hidden Year

2017 saw a girl fall from grace. She hid for a year because she felt ashamed to be herself. 2017 began with a girl who didn’t recognise herself. She had made life-altering decisions in order to get...

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36 things before I am 35

I can’t believe it was five years ago that I wrote this original post. If 35 year old me was talking to 30 year old me, I would probably just look at her lovingly and say “oh, bless your heart”. It’s...

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