A couple of thoughts on my birthday Would you believe me if I said That I used to dread the life that I’ve led And everything I wished for, instead Is about to be read I used to dream my life was a show Filling stadiums row after row Everyone catching my…

I can’t even begin to describe how much I loved this series, but I’ll try. — The latter part of December, during which I read the ACOTAR series, was a complete blur. I was only half living in this world, most of my consciousness was elsewhere. Or rather, I should say, was in Prythian, the land where this story takes place. These books had absolutely every…

…and I won’t apologize for it — So, against my better judgment, I ended up watching the Harry & Meghan docuseries on Netflix. This post has nothing to do with it, except for an almost imperceptible line when Meghan said she did it all to fit in. To fit in. It was said so quickly, and yet…

That beautiful moment when uncertainty becomes more exciting than scary. — Nine years ago, I was wide-eyed as I boarded a plane to Vancouver, BC. After an arduous university search and application process, I was faced with a choice between a few schools in various Canadian cities. Where to go? What to choose? On the one hand, I’d heard Toronto was…

Got any seemingly ‘small’ worries? God cares about those too — I had experienced anxiety before, but never as crippling as when I moved on my own for the first time. Shortly after moving, there were more than a few incidents of violent crime in my new neighbourhood. This brought my pre-existing sense of loneliness and vulnerability to a whole new…

This book saved me from a reading rut — and then some. — This book saved me from a reading rut — and then some. I recently moved to a new building and found, to my delight, that my neighbours have an informal book-sharing dynamic going on near the garbage disposal room. As one does, I stopped to see what was there and…

Twitter = Set 45 min timer Facebook = Mute Podcast #1 = Unfollow Instagram = Uninstall Podcast #2 = Unfollow This is what I found myself doing the other day when I realized my mental, emotional and spiritual states were not right. I was increasingly feeling angry and annoyed for…

The year did not start how I thought it would and I’m now grateful for it. — A few days ago, I published a piece* on how simultaneously frustrating and liberating it is to learn (and truly internalize) the fact that as humans we can’t control everything despite our best efforts. I don’t think I have to explain why it’s frustrating, but, I argued, it can also…