Lingering Thoughts

"Sometimes we fall asleep, get lost, or forget that we are such splendid, forgivable, adorable souls. We step into lives that aren't ours, make choices that aren't nourishing, or dance stiffly for years with the wrong partner, or parts of ourselves. Some say life is...

What's Your Relationship with Time? I have become keenly aware that I think more about my future than about my past. I’m committed to someone who thinks more about the past than the future. This leads to interesting conversations. I don’t believe that there’s a...

This holiday season has arrived for some and is fast approaching for others. A few of us are shopping up a storm, while others are making gifts or not giving gifts.Some of us are looking for new recipes to complement our traditional meals and delight our family and...

I’ve been pondering how random life feels when I look back through the years. There have been chance encounters, ladders and slides that I could choose to take or completely ignore. Each of us has them. Some of these lead us astray, while a few are important. I met a...

A friend from Brampton came downtown this week and we explored the Toronto waterfront together. It was fun to see the core of the city through her eyes when she reminded me to look up at interesting buildings. I’m often rushing from one appointment to another and...

We got married in August! It was a wonderful day with family and very close friends. We each have two children and all of them came to Toronto from other cities for our wedding. We felt supported by all. Friends were involved in most aspects of the wedding. A few...

By Guest: Dr Lidia Lae, Ph.D. After my grandfather passed away, I paid more attention to the stories my mum shared about him. “Gung Gung,” as I used to call him, packed up his bag when he was 17 years old and left Meizhou, his village and home in China. Like most...

I heard Elizabeth Gilbert speak in Toronto recently and I would like to share a few of the main messages that resonated with me. She’s the one who wrote ‘Eat, Pray, Love’, (which sold 13 million copies). Many other books followed, and her recent novel (City of Girls)...

My month in Australia was a roller coaster of a ride. I had planned for it to be the trip of a lifetime and gave myself permission to take a month off to explore, visit friends, meet new people and work on my new book. I was the Writer-in-Residence at Aalya Studio for...

When we were kids, we used to dig deep holes in the yard and tell our dad that we were going to dig all the way to Australia! He believed in us. I guess it kept us busy. When Dad visited Australia on a business trip, he brought us home a boomerang. It was beautifully...