Month: April 2018
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The search for a bed that is ‘just right’
Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks fell asleep. Just…
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What do I wish for myself?
I’m making a wish for myself today. Why not? It is my birthday. I am turning 48 years young and I am celebrating with my husband, my son and my daughter. This is not just any family gathering. One that is thrown together at the last-minute. We are on the road together, travelling around the…
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Living life with love, a meditation
Meditation is not easy, even though it should be. The instructions are hopelessly simple. Sit, relax and clear your mind of thoughts. Focus on your breath. Stay that way. Sometimes I am lost in thought before a guided meditation even starts. It mostly feels hopeless. How can I not do something so relatively easy? This…
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Choose chaotic or good routines
In case anyone was wondering, “what is it really like”, for a full-time travelling family? I am here to tell you that much of our life is exactly as it would be back home in Canada, right down to the groceries we buy. Just because we are in a far off place in Europe, enjoying…
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Dream jobs and Living in the moment
My sister asked the family in a letter recently, “are you in your dream job and if not, what is your dream job?” She was fresh from a social engagement where the topic was being discussed. She is also in her early forties, a good time to be thinking of that question. If you type the…
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The true cost of water?
As we left behind the water crisis in Cape Town, it was with a sigh of relief. Phew. We have done our time conserving water, getting down to our allotted 50L per person per day. Which is not much water. Our landlord told us that other tenants were getting down to 35L per person per…
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This town has a colour card
It was striking to walk through Lauris, a little town in France and feel like we had stepped right into a movie set. The feeling of the place, the colours, the architecture, the businesses – everything seemed to be just what I hoped it would be, so Provencal. Of course it is. That is where…
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Be brave, it is going to be good
According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of: ‘brave’ is having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage. Which leads me to ponder the definition of ‘courage’; the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. Fear is mentioned in both definitions, but nowhere…