That Home Feeling

When you’ve been around the world and back time and again “home” becomes more of a feeling than a place. So I’ve learned to treasure places that help me find my way back to that feeling of “home.”

Airport Romantic

I have a bad habitof falling for someone who is imminentlygetting on an airplaneand flying away. My dream is that one dayone of those someoneswill get on a plane towards meor get off a planeand stay.

Season Finale

My love lifeis a bit like a K-dramawhere every season endswith someone leaving on an airplane. All I wantis to find someone who’s willing to stayand gives me a reasonto stay, too. At least, that’s what I thought I wanted.But what ifI find someone who says,“Let’s pack our bags and leave together…”

It’s Okay

It’s okay to be tired. It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to be uninspired. It’s okay if you don’t know. It’s okay if you make mistakes. It’s okay to stand your ground. It’s okay if you feel happy. It’s okay if you feel sad. It’s okay if you feel many things deeply. It’s not […]

Haiku-esday

Autumn’s in a rushChasing after winter’s chillJust enjoy yourself Share your own haiku in the comments?

Psalm of Lament

How long, O Lord, must I wait in isolation? How long must I hide from the company of those I love? Until I wither into nothingness? Until I fade out of existence? Until I myself am just a distant memory, somebody that somebody else used to know? But this isolation is not the darkest place […]

Safe or Free

My heart is wild, most hearts are. But as adults we learn to set boundaries for our hearts, to tame them, to keep ourselves Safe. To contain our wildness, to channel it in appropriate ways. To be rational, realistic, responsible. None of these things are bad, persay. But sometimes the heart needs to be set […]

Epilogue

if i’m not the love of your life i’ll be the greatest loss instead -rupi kaur Last week, I got divorced. There, I said it. The D-word. How do I feel? It’s like a birthday without the cake and balloons… you don’t feel instantly different.

Canadian Election Haiku

If you’re not from Canada, you may have heard we had an election recently, if for no other reason than John Oliver – Canadian election calling our “short” election period “adorable” and imploring us not to re-elect Stephen Harper, with the help of Mike Myers dressed in a mountie outfit driving a snow plow. In any case Canadian […]