Today is International Coming Out day, which is a day designated to celebrate people within the LGBTQ2S community who have self identified as members of that community. Today Facebook made it an option for those of us who have done so to mark it as a life event. Event? Event? Coming out isn’t a singular […]
The one day, during my time off sick, that I felt strong enough, and motivated enough, to go to the gym was a Saturday. The girls were spending the weekend with us and love to go swimming on Saturday morning and, at their insistence over time, it became a ritual, it’s just what we do. […]
By Cheryl Fryfield (Vancouver, B.C.) I recently was awarded a Scholarship from the British Columbia General Employees Union (BCGEU) and CLBC. I am so grateful. The scholarship helped me sign up again at the Jewish Community Centre so I could work out. It was too hot this summer to work out, so I […]
Ruby and Sadie both needed new housecoats. This meant that we got to go shopping and we headed over to the mall. After dining at the food court, we headed on our quest. The first two stores didn’t have robes, the third one did. They each picked the one in their size and they put […]
A couple of days ago, I put a message on Facebook: At 13 I thought I’d never be loved. I was wrong. I give thanks for not doing what I considered. People have been very kind in their reaction to this post, many telling me that I matter. The adult me understands this. The adult […]
So on Thursday I had to go for blood tests. It’s been a week of feeling weak. My primary contact has been with my primary health care team. So, oddly, going to get blood drawn was a wee bit of an outing. Rah! When I was done, I was given a way that I could […]
I am nearly 66 years old. Just months away from it. And yet I’m still a mixed up mess of insecurity and self-doubt. I’m not 16 any more. I’m not in high school. I’m way more than an adult, I’m living the post-adult life. I haven’t grown out of some of the rages of adolescence […]
Yesterday I felt well enough to get out and do something. So, I went grocery shopping with Joe. When we got to the store all the disabled parking spots were taken. I pointed towards a spot a long way from the store but it was a place where we could park and no one could […]
I’ve been wrong about something. Very wrong. Both Joe and I have often said something like, “What does it cost someone to just be nice?” or “It doesn’t take anything to simply be kind.” There are other versions of the same idea – kindness only takes the thought, the inspiration and the moment. We thought, […]
