Scared of wolves // you are not behind: a pep-talk

Scared of wolves // you are not behind: a pep-talk

In whatever area of your life you’re convinced you’re behind in, I want you to know something. You are not behind, your pacing is just different from the expectations you, and, perhaps, our society, has. A story to illustrate my point: What the T.E.S.T....
Small daily choices for mother earth – climate values

Small daily choices for mother earth – climate values

Small actions for the climate. Way to vote with actions and dollars in a sick system. Some ideas, if you’re feeling despairing about what you can possible do on a small-scale one-person daily basis. Tranportation guidelines for myself If my destination is a 25...
4 Ways Writing Your Lifestory Will Transform You

4 Ways Writing Your Lifestory Will Transform You

A Story About Dogsledding + Four Ways Writing Your Lifestory Will Transform You When I was 10 my parents got two purebred Akita puppies, a breeding pair. We named them Umi and Ki. Now, if you’ve got some knowledge of Japanese culture and language, you might, at...
Oh Valentine! My love letter to the world

Oh Valentine! My love letter to the world

It’s Valentines’ Day, here again, the day to celebrate love in all it’s forms, and I have an always-current love letter to the world to share. This letter, which I wrote in 2013, is much loved by my friends and community, and, I admit, by myself. I reread it every...
Why trying is better than perfect

Why trying is better than perfect

A year and a half ago I moved my daughter and I to a small town in the Okanagan Valley on Syilx First Nations land, about a 4.5 hour drive from Vancouver. The 5 years previous to that we lived in a small town on Vancouver Island, also a 4.5 hour journey to Vancouver....