therapy woes–when T inadvertently hurts your feelings

I’ve been working at trying to be a little bit braver when it comes to T. After telling him I loved him, you would think everything else would be easier, but it hasn't been.  I want so much for things to be different and to be able to just put whatever it is out there, …

My Favourite Colour–Blue

It's What's your Favorite Day over at Revenge of Eve. Today's topic is your favourite colour. My favourite, without a doubt, is blue, definitely blue. Cobalt blue would be my favourite shade. Blue reminds me of the lake and the ocean and sky on a sunny day. My grandfather, my safe person, had blue eyes. It is …

it’s a hazy world

Life just feels a bit too hard this week.  I don't seem to have a good sense of knowing things. Everything and everyone feels really, really far away. Some days it starts to feel like I’m losing my ability to communicate with anyone but myself. Something is standing between me and the world and I'm seeing …

shootouts should be reserved

A hockey game should never end with one! Even though we won silver, which I am absolutely proud of, I would feel the same way had we won gold. Shootouts, in my opinion, are not a way to finish a hockey game. I am, underneath the sadness I feel for us, a little bit (just …

more sleep required–not going to happen until February 26th

Being from Canada, I absolutely love the Winter Olympics.  Living in a country that sees snow for at least 4 months of the year, it feels like the Winter Olympics were made for us. This year we're doing awesome! Broken backs, broken arms and concussions--our athletes never seem to quit. Sitting in third place and …

staying present

My brain races from one thought to another, and when I slow down enough to pay attention I realize that only a few of those thoughts are actually focused on the present moment. Most of them are either far away in the past or a step into the future. It's been said that people who …