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Part 2 of reflecting on the year that has passed, and my hopes and wishes for what is to come in 2021. Here's part 1 if you haven't read it yet! Moving into the New Year always gives us an opportunity to reflect on where we are and the topic of resolutions and what we … Continue reading Part 2: Looking Ahead to 2021
Part 1 of 2 reflecting on the year that has passed, and my hopes and wishes for what is to come in 2021. We have reached the final days of 2020. It is honestly hard to believe because this year as I've said before, at times has passed so incredibly slowly and seems to have … Continue reading Part 1: Looking Back on 2020
The house is decorated, the groceries are bought, it is the week leading up to Christmas. Today, we are 3 days (and a few hours) and 4 sleeps until Christmas. Most years these days feel long with anticipation and excitement for me. They are filled with the preparations to travel to various cities to visit … Continue reading A Christmas Letter
Written on December 6th & 13th, 2020. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. I thought I would do one more check-in before Christmas and the New Year begins. I want to start this COVID Chronicle by saying I am feeling better. If you follow my chronicles regularly, you know … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 11
Written on November 15th, 2020. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. It's been more than a month since I've posted a COVID Chronicles. I've been quiet over here. I really haven't known what exactly to say. I have hesitated to hit publish because I didn't feel like I had … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 10
Our world is steeped in fear right now. And frankly, rightly so. There are a lot of scary and difficult things that are happening right now. But I had an experience recently that really pushed me to change how I feel about this whole COVID situation, and more importantly, what I am focusing on, and … Continue reading Acting Out of Kindness, Not Fear
Written on October 1st, 2020. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19 We blinked, and now it's October. As I mentioned in the previous chronicle, time has continued to pass quite oddly for me lately. Imperceptively slowing down and then rocketing forward. I've had a turbulent couple of weeks. My … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 9
Written on September 15th, 2020. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. I've been having a lot of thoughts and feelings about the strange nature of time lately. Time has seemed to pass both very slowly and then suddenly quite quickly to a point where I almost feel … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 8
Written on August 23rd, 2020. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. Well, I thought I had dodged the summer blues this year but it seems to have caught up with me. While at the beginning of the summer I sort of wished time would pass quickly so … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 7
Written on July 17th, 2020 1 month after reopening measures begin in Ontario during the pandemic of COVID-19. This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings. It's sort of weird at this point, I'm not sure whether to even keep calling these Covid Chronicles. With everything reopening, it's almost seems like people are over … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 5 and 6
