As the caterpillar Slowly inches by As the tears let up Into a gentle sigh  As an expanding breath Rises from the depths As the tiptoes go undercoverActing as steps  As a long stretch Is eagerly held As the wrong words Are accidentally yelled  And as the beads of glass Sit peacefully after the storm It’s all so still And not yet formed

I don’t remember how old I was at the time, but I can awaken the memory like it was yesterday. It’s almost as if every feeling and emotion that I experienced that evening, latched on and tattooed itself in my brain.  We were coming back from some school field trip, the details of which I’m … Continue reading Life, Adult-ing and “Cheeseburger, Only Ketchup!”

Two and a half weeks ago, I screwed up my back. It’s happened before of course, here and there, but not to this extent - this was the worst one yet. I had been upping my game in the running department, and being conscious of the fact that I’ve had back issues in the past, I … Continue reading A Need For Control. The Universe. And A Back Brace.

Some daysWithout knowing Your feet will dance tenderly Above the ground  The air will feel Lighter and differentAs if there wereNo bounds  The wind will arrive Gracefully Tunnelling gently Through the trees The most glorious soundWill tickle your ears And put youAt ease  And if you listen Very carefully A soft whisper Will speak to you It will be everything You need to hearBut also everything You … Continue reading The Whispering Trees

For us, we have a little less than a week to go before school officially starts, and we still have absolutely no clue what we are planning to do; online, in-person, homeschooling, underwater, outer space - the possibilities are endless. And the extreme flip flopping that seems to be happening in my brain on the … Continue reading Back To School?…No Idea – But We Are Positive Affirmation-ing The Shit Out Of This Place

Within the flaws Of an ordinary day It sets sail On the wavesOf the wind   Unannounced And unassuming It arrives Gently On a dancing breeze The soulIs stillAs thoughtsTake pause And joy and pain Walk effortlessly TogetherAs one Unattached And finally freeIt calms the noise Yet enlivens The heart  And as you relax Breathing deeply Within the space betweenFor a momentLife begins Photo from freerangestock.com

*Caution: Colourful language ahead* It began with a horrible nights sleep. My son’s last calcified nugget of horror is ripping through his gums. The seemingly adorable kittens perpetually scratched and meowed. Until everyone woke up. At 4:30am. I tried to remedy. To catch some blissful zzz’s on the couch. But the screaming and yelling had … Continue reading Sometimes The Universe Tests You – And Then It Drops A Fucking Vacuum On Your Toe

I don’t know how it happened.  When I was younger I used to hate running - hate with a capital H. I would often endure only 30 seconds of the mandatory task before a mind bending cramp would wreck havoc in my side.  In elementary school, I remember dreading the infamous track and field day. … Continue reading So, I Think I’m A ‘Runner’ Now – And I’m Completely Addicted To The High

Last Tuesday I woke up feeling exhausted as I wrestled with the endless stream of thoughts floating through my mind; everything I had to do, everything I wanted to do, and everything I felt I should do. It was another day, in another week, with another blog post to write, and something about the consistency … Continue reading The Magical Space Within The Rain