Tag: Trying to Understand Life
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April 18, 2023
This is kind of how I’ve been feeling lately: Things are coming together quickly and they’re heading in the right direction, but they only make it 80% of the way. A lot of opportunities are presenting themselves but I’m not quite able to figure out how to make them work for me. We’re close to…
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Should we be getting rid of old books?
During a librarian meeting in September, we were told to cull our collections, getting rid of books that portray people of diverse ancestry poorly. I kind of get it but I also kind of don’t.
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A New Perspective, Three Beliefs, Worry, and Anxiety
I recently learned that my anxiety is likely caused by my worrying, which, in turn, is caused by three fundamental beliefs about the decisions I make.
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Special strengths, talents, or skills?
I was filling in a form the other day. One of the questions was: What are your special strengths, talents, or skills? I try not to think too hard when I’m filling in forms because I don’t like filling in forms. I left the section blank.
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Call and Response: What Brandy and Monica can Teach Us About Randomness in Our Lives
When I was a kid, I saw my babysitter’s dad fighting her boyfriend on the street of the cul-de-sac we lived on. He was a fiery Frenchman, the father was, who was nothing but kind to me. One morning, I couldn’t get the keys out of the door lock so I ran over to his…
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Deliberations on small decisions
I ordered a book yesterday. Online, it said that the book was available for pick up. When I got to the store, I was handed a bag that contained the notebooks I ordered but not the book. When I asked why I didn’t get the book, I was told that the stock online is not…
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Hungry with no appetite
My confusion seems to be growing in proportion to the length of the days. It could also be that my clarity is linked to the length of the nights. Either way, I’m having quite a time putting this puzzle together. On top of this, or maybe because of it, my body seems to be experiencing…
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The city is like bread and the stay-at-home order in Ontario
My dad called this afternoon after he heard the news about Ontario increasing restrictions to help prevent the further spread of COVID-19. I thought the announcement happened at one o’clock in the afternoon; I spoke with him at around three. Maybe the news took a while to get to him. We are in different time…
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Counting down the days to 2021
Since winter break started, I’ve been counting down the days until 2021. Friday morning will be the turning point. It’s the day that everything will become better. In my head.
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Video Diaries
For a while now, I’ve been trying to figure out what unique perspective I can share with the world through video. Over the summer, I was posting videos on YouTube of me running around Toronto taking pictures. I tried doing a few reviews of pens and different tech before that, but those didn’t really work…
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Crazy Eight, living in Toronto is like canoeing down a river
Eight years ago, I moved to Toronto because I wanted a change. I wanted to pursue something different, almost just to prove that I could do it.