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Radiate
The moment where you feel the light coming off your body, Borne on the breeze as though you are incandescent, Brilliance unending The weight of your intentions gone at that moment, existing only to provide illumination and warmth Feeling the breath move through your body while the faithful heartbeat does the rest The slap, slap,…
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Survive and thrive
A conversation with an old friend today brought back complex memories from a time long ago. Part of my life experience includes six years in The Royal Canadian Air Cadets, something that was expected we did growing up. My Dad had joined back in his high school days, and it was free and involved camp…
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Last impressions
We always talk about first impressions. What you recall of someone at the first meeting, what they were wearing or how they spoke, what they said. But what about last impressions? It’s not something I’ve had discussions about, but it is something I think about daily with the way my life intersects with others. Often…
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Long weekend hangover
Why does the day after a long weekend take the same amount of time as the entire weekend to pass? For the first time I can remember, May long weekend was beautiful, the longest precipitation free break and warmest days I have ever seen on the weekend that catapults the camping season back onto centre…
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Change
The pieces don’t fit together, Set adrift on the waters of change Lost in the turmoil, No time to rearrange You must start a new trip, Travel far to distant shores This trial by water different, off the familiar script What beauty awaits at the end? Challenges and triumphs unseen, a world ready and able …