Peace

It’s FREE!

It’s FREE!

On the day that I can take $10 off my grocery bill, feels like a really big victory for me. There was a FREE in that freedom. But… did you know there are tons of things which are also free? Things that people seldom appreciate and observe. Usually when you can no longer have them, then you realize the free in so many wonderful things.  Young people! Appreciate the real life frees all around you!

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Published on December 22, 2024

Marry Your Loves

Marry Your Loves

It was an unusually warm afternoon for September 14th. Puffy clouds rolled along covering and uncovering the sun. Will I write in my journal? Will I meditate? Will I simply gaze out onto the horizon and daydream?  While drifting among the reeds and lily pods, I was able to write pages of thoughts in my journal. The canoe gently rocked me while I wrote.  At some point, I realized that I needed to return to the dock as the rocking and relaxation was causing me to become sleepy.  Yet alone, I married my loves.

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Published on September 22, 2024
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Published on October 23, 2023
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Published on September 7, 2022
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Published on July 3, 2022

Very slow, verrrrrrrry slowwwww

Very slow, verrrrrrrry slowwwww

Naturally, I’m already on a slower speed than the rest of the world. In truth, this annoys people who know me very well. I have a tendency to get lost in the moments. I putter, think, wait, watch, listen, contemplate, and daydream, a lot. You remember, the kid the teacher always told to stop daydreaming. As a student, I preferred to sit next to the classroom window. Frequently, I gazed outward, wondering, thinking, pondering, and then alerted to stop daydreaming. I wasn’t daydreaming, I was creating!  Pink Floyd The Wall, “Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!”

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Published on June 17, 2022
Published on July 8, 2019
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Published on June 11, 2022
Published on September 9, 2019
Published on August 3, 2018

It’s Flowing

It’s Flowing
With the end of the cross-country ski season is the beginning of the Maple Syrup Season! Oh, the wonderful sap is flowing out of the maple trees. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE maple syrup? I love it in all forms such as: cookies, candies, lollipops, ice cream, pure syrup, glazes, cakes, pies, etc. My absolute favourite form is hot maple syrup poured on snow. It’s poured in a straight line on the snow. Then with a wooden popsicle stick, it’s rolled into a soft chunk of maple candy. It’s the best!!!! I usually get this on the last days of my cross-country ski season.
It’s so delish! Actually, anything with maple syrup on it is delish.  Anything???  Yes, anything!!!!
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Published on April 3, 2022
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Published on March 18, 2022
Published on March 7, 2021

Focused and Centred

Focused and Centred
As a young girl, I danced classical ballet. I loved everything about ballet. I loved the discipline, the music, the control of my body, and especially the performances.
However, as I got older, my ballet teachers demanded more focus and control from me and stressed to be centered. In my mind, I wanted to be a teacher. In my heart, I wanted to be a ballet dancer. In my best friend’s car, I wanted a Mama Burger at A&W with fries and a root beer.  So… In High School, I slowed down my ballet dancing to the point of no return.
But, the best part of ballet was the training to be Focused and Centred.
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Published on March 6, 2022
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Published on February 11, 2022
Published on February 6, 2017
Published on February 6, 2015

I’m Sorry & I Love You

I’m Sorry & I Love You

My parents usually called me “Suzie” or “Sue” or “Suz” in a playful kind of way. When I would hear my name screamed as “SUZANNE!!!” I knew the sh*t hit the fan and I would run for cover under my bed or hide in the corner of a very dark closet. Of course, once I was in a dark space, I had to go to the bathroom. This was an automatic response to my fear and sudden confinement. I’m kinda the same today.

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Published on January 30, 2022

A Room of Her Own

A Room of Her Own

One night, I was teaching a three-hour online class in the basement. I put a note on the basement garage door, “Class in Session – Enter from Upstairs!” I put a note on the upstairs door which leads to the basement, “Class in Session – Do Not Enter!”
On that night, family members and their friends entered at both points.
I said, “Didn’t you see the signs?”
The response was simply a smile. I think they enjoyed disturbing me because it was fun for them.

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Published on November 21, 2021

Quietly, Sit & Stare

Quietly, Sit & Stare

Being bored is not such a bad thing. When children are bored they have a tendency to quickly become imaginative. Perhaps adults don’t have the same impulses for a flourishing imagination. Busy life and problems come into play every day. Actual freedom and playtime never really exists unless you go on a planned vacation.

If we could just channel our childhood spirits and imaginations, perhaps we could then be our best creative selves.

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Published on August 16, 2020

Zest for Life – More Lessons from the Canoe

Zest for Life – More Lessons from the Canoe

We made it! We are in the canoe.
Noonie is at the stern and I am in the bow. There is a slight breeze. The sky is evenly mixed with clouds and blue. The sun is in and out. It’s a perfect day to be on the water. Not too many bugs to bother us also. Off we go into the middle of the Lac Monroe.
A half hour later, “Sue, Do you want to dock and eat?”

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Published on July 26, 2020
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Published on July 15, 2019
Published on March 25, 2018

Home Plate

Home Plate

RUN HOME! RUN HOME!!!! 
As the story goes, he was up at bat and struck the ball so hard that it went sailing way out into the outfield. Above all the little heads on the opposing team. It was definitely a home run. Just then the parents and coaches started to scream at him to “RUN HOME! RUN HOME!”
He ran his little body to first base and stood there. The parents and coaches kept on screaming at him to “RUN HOME! RUN HOME!” 

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Published on November 23, 2015
Published on October 24, 2014

‘Tis The Season of Giving

‘Tis The Season of Giving

I am embarrassed to say that at this time I haven’t exercised in weeks!  Which answers the question, why do I feel like crap?  I am close to a month behind in my journal writing.  Oh, the thoughts I have wanted to put down on paper and didn’t have the time to.  When I get around to filling in those days, I am certain to have forgotten what I initially wanted to say.

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Published on December 17, 2018
Published on December 18, 2016

Simply Positive

Simply Positive

Perhaps Carole King said it best in her song ‘Beautiful’. Her words are the encouragement to start every morning with a smile on your face. I start my morning with thanks to G-d for giving me this day to live. I’m simply blessed with the opportunity to write this article. Nothing is taken for granted. Nothing!
Everything can change in a moment. Peace is a privilege.

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Published on November 19, 2018
Published on November 19, 2017
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Published on August 13, 2018
Published on August 6, 2017