I haven’t once even remotely regretted throwing away my high school report cards. I revisited them a few times after bailing on school (a few months shy of graduating) but reading them inspired neither laughter nor nostalgia so eventually I threw them out. [...]
Boy oh boy, it's been a month. In Ontario, we have yet to turn a corner on the pandemic. On a personal note, I've been dealing with two pest control issues (one with a tail, the other with wings), a sick and highly [...]
I've never considered myself to be woo-woo. I'm starting to dabble though. For example, just last week I had my first Reiki session and the other day I found myself telling one of my besties to pay attention to her throat chakra. Seriously. [...]
Who are you? Have you ever asked yourself that question, and if so, what comes up? If you're anything like me, it may go something like this: ME: Who are you? ME: I'm Viv. ME: Yeah, but who are you? ME: I'm a mother and [...]
Businesses are struggling to survive, education has been upended, and divorce rates are on the rise. These are trying times. As the world around us evolves, the values we've spent much of our lives living by and clinging to are being thrown into [...]
I was sitting in Isabel's living room in London, recounting an incident that had filled me with rage. I can't remember the incident itself, but I can clearly recall the conversation I had with Isa. Me, ranting on and on and ON about [...]
Do you feel hopelessly stuck -- in the wrong city, the wrong job, or perhaps the wrong relationship? If so, what's keeping you there? Making decisions is hard, but here's the thing: you have the power of choice. Always. Even if you feel [...]
This July, I allowed my intuition to guide me and ended my nine-year marriage. At 54, I am single. Again. Leaving had nothing to do with running away from my husband (he is a great human being and I love him). Rather, it [...]
I used to call myself spiritual. I wasn't really. It was simply better than believing I didn't have anything concrete to believe in. Unlike my paternal grandmother, who found God, thanked him daily (I'll stick with him purely for simplicity), and lived to [...]
In case you feel that the pain is too great, that your heart hurts too much, that you can’t go on. STOP. Listen to me. Everything will be ok. Once a year, the picture below shows up in my Facebook memories. It was [...]
