There are some truths that you really only understand from the far side. Not the comic (although they are pretty funny and twisted-ly true-ish). What I mean is that when you are young, or in the midst of an experience, some smarty pants comes along and drops a pearl of wisdom in your lap and, […]
Month: November 2015
Laughter really is the best medicine
There aren’t very many people who can make me laugh the way my siblings can. Maybe it is because we know each other so well and have shared history. More likely it is because we share the same bizarre sense of humour. We tell the same jokes, even when we don’t know we’re doing it. […]
Put yourself in their shoes…
How many steps do you take each day? For optimal health, I hear we are supposed to take 10 000 steps a day. I can assure you I don’t come anywhere close to that. It’s kind of pathetic really, but it also explains why I’ve gained weight. My job puts me at a desk all […]
How to stop worrying in 6 easy steps
Don’t worry a wart, Or a thing of that sort, You’re taking a terrible chance sir; For often they grow, As doctors all know, Into a formidable cancer. (Sandusky Star Journal, Ohio, c.1923) I’m a bit of a worry wart, but I come by it honestly. My dad is a Master Worrier, he’s perfected the […]
Remembrance Day
It’s Remembrance Day. I’ve watched the ceremonies and observed my minute of silence, offering prayers of gratitude for past sacrifices and prayers of protection for my son’s best friend currently serving in the Canadian Navy. While I sat, remembering, I pulled from my bookshelf a volume of family letters that have been painstakingly translated from […]
Words to live by
Proust #35 What is your motto? What is your motto? You, not me, what is your motto? Do you have words that you live by? Is there some saying that you repeat to yourself and to others to inspire you, or them, to live a certain way? I have one friend who’s motto is borrowed from […]
If today was your last day…
Proust #34 How would you like to die? I bet I know what just happened. You read that question and said to yourself “I’d like to die in my sleep when I’m really old and I will still have had all my marbles in the same jar.” Everyone answers this question the same way. That comment […]
Life with no regrets
Proust #33 What is your greatest regret? I’m going to be honest here, I’m going to answer this question, but I don’t want you to think for one second I wish my life had a different outcome. I don’t. You’re going to think I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but I regret all […]
Spiders and snakes and trash talk…oh my!
Proust #32 What do you most dislike? I’m not feeling clever enough this morning to write my These Are A Few Of My Least Favourite Things list in a twisted slant on the Sound of Music song. I’m only two sips of coffee in and I’m just not there yet. I do have a list of […]
Black Nana
Proust #31 What are your favourite names? I’ve been waiting for this one! Every time I had a Proust question that I knew was going to be tough, I’d think “Just wait until #31, that’ll be easy.” And now, here I am, #31 and I’ve realized that if I answer this question at face value, […]
