If not now, then when?

Now Distant Thoughts

Have you ever wanted something/somewhere/someone so much, so bad… that you were willing to do almost anything to get it? No matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how hard it might seem… and it wasn’t hard at all? Acting outside of our comfort zone, especially against natural instincts is a sure fire way to see growth. … Read more

Coming home

Yarmouth Courthouse from Frost Park

People ask me where is home – where I’m from – and I call myself a Yarmouth transplant. I moved here in middle school, and left after I marrying a local. My dad was a member of Royal Canadian Mounted Police and both of my grandfathers were in the Air Force. Our family is a … Read more

Uncomfortably numb. AKA depression.

Things to do in West Nova

I’ve written before of the experience of living with depression. It is a unique experience for each and every one afflicted. Most people I know who have lived with depression identify with the feeling of disconnect, lack of clarity and perpetual fog that I know. There are common themes, but the severity, the presentation, the … Read more

Depression returns

Mavilette Beach in fog

All I know is that I want to stop feeling like I cannot focus on anything. I want to stop chasing rainbows. I want to stop experiencing pain. I want to go to bed, fall asleep, and wake in the morning feeling rested. I want to accept things for what they are, not something far … Read more