Why I Love These Movies: A Personal Reflection

I enjoy watching movies while cooking and cleaning. There are many movies I’ve watched more than 5 times. Star Wars is part of my fabric of bring. Out of Africa – at 16 years old, this movie opened up repressed grief and loss – I cried in the theatre, coming out of the theatre and…

Dream Job: Reiki Master/Equine Therapist

Originally Published: January 20th, 2025 2026 My dream job would be a Reiki Master/Equine Therapist who brings peace and healing to those in need. I already am a Reiki Master. I haven’t been practicing in a while for a variety of reasons. However, plans are in place to build a studio for my practice. As…

55 Rules For Love – Rule #19 – Celebrate Differences

Originally published: April 10th, 2020 Revised & Edited: December 20th, 2024 Opposites Attract Many books and movies, within a variety of genres, have exampled opposites attracting. Star Wars couple, Han and Leia, model this perfectly! He is the bad-boy rebel scoundrel who later becomes a war hero. She is the princess of the planet Alderaan,…

Goodbye 2021 – Hello 2022

New Year’s Day Tradition Since 2015, when I married my husband and moved overseas to Qatar, I enjoyed a tradition of starting each New Year’s Day in a different country. I was able to start this tradition because Michael and I worked in education and during Christmas Break, we would travel. I’m allowing myself the…

Christmas Moments – 2021

Managing COVID Stress As the holiday season approached, while working in the public education system during COVID and having to be vaccinated against my will to keep my job and not understanding why the h%$$ COVID numbers are rising at an alarming rate, when a high percentage of Nova Scotians are vaccinated….. According to novascotia.ca/coronavirus,…

Aqaba, Jordan – Driving The Desert Highway From Petra To Wadi Rum

Goats & Camels While living in Qatar, any wildlife I observed was typically birds. All other animals were typically farm animals like goats and camels, well behind fenced off areas. It was explained to me that many car accidents happened in Qatar from hitting animals along the road. There have been some deaths. It’s now…