Hate and love cannot exist in your heart at the same time – you have to choose Fear or trust – you have to choose Judgement or empathy – you have to choose Dominance (control) or acceptance – you have to choose You cannot live in the light if you Read more
I know what happens to those who suffer because of men like the T-man who’s behaviour can clearly be seen in his wife, children and those who work with him…..because I’m one of them. Men like that leave behind, without accountability, the horrors that live in my head and the Read more
How may know, I wonder, JFK spent time living in Argentina. He perhaps could have been considered a neighbor of my father who lived in that area during his youth actually. JFK fell in love there and wanted to marry an Argentinian woman. But fate would change his life to Read more
Yesterday or maybe it was 2 days ago ICE took a 5 year old into custody, put him in detention. Everyday the terrible things that are justified in the US trigger me, reminding me of all I faced as a child. I was 2 years old when they took me Read more
How many people have to die through violent acts of war to understand hate, especially through lack of understanding, only creates more hate? Violence is not power. War is not power, it simply destroys, turning beauty into rubble. Destruction creates poverty, it helps no one, except those who get the Read more
My thoughts were swirling this morning which means this must be written out or my mind and body won’t be able to settle. Yesterday I made a comment about the US being the most powerful country in the world, yet could not provide healthcare for its people, only the elite. Read more
I’ve been feeling quite depressed, sad and disappointed the last few days. On Saturday, heading to Gull Lake to see a movie with some friends, something was said as our vehicle approached a semi, in order to pass it. My good friend asked if it was a towel-head driving – Read more
Today I gave a talk at the reception of The Hummingbird Project. This was a collaboration of 18 artists including myself who are inspired to make positive change through our medium of choice. Below is the link of my talk, as I stumbled through the emotional experience of sharing my Read more
July 9, at work; It is times like this which give me hope my life has value. Maybe not like those of great influence, but there is purpose for what I went through and in my ability to now share it. There was a young girl who came into the Read more
This stone was lost at the Los Angela’s airport while going through security before boarding my plane to Bolivia. It was such a unique stone, one collected since coming back to Canada from Ecuador. I still miss it, there was comfort in holding it, even before the message was received Read more