Childhood memories are funny things. The ones that we hold onto and carry into adulthood sometimes seem unusual. Out of everything that you experience, why do some moments stick out more than others? When I was ten, my family went on a big road trip throughout the USA and back. It was a massive trip […]
Author: Jessica
Project: Las Casas de San Cristóbal de las Casas
If you know me or if you have been following along here, you know that a big part of my heart is in Mexico. One of my sisters lived there for eleven years. Two of my nieces and my nephew were born there. My brother-in-law’s family is still there. I have traveled the country literally […]
True Friendship
I have been thinking a lot about friendship lately. About those friendships that us women have with women. The true, real and dirty friendships. The ones where those that reside in that tight inner circle see us and all of our parts. Our truly true selves. Vulnerable. Naked (both figuratively and physically). They see us […]
Personal Projects
Personal projects. Those projects that we say we would do if only we had the time. The ones that we dare to dream of and rarely make a reality. The ones that we tell others about. Stories to make ourselves sound more interesting. More involved. More legitimate. We swallow that lump in our throats […]
This is Sunday
Sundays are for lazying around in pyjamas. For reading. For drinking coffee. For soaking in the sun. For reflection. And for catching up. For peaceful quiet and preparation for another week. Sundays are for you. And for me. For family. For the ones you surround yourself in. This is Sunday. My thesis in my […]
Brave
My friend Reena lent me a book to read last week: The Moth Presents ALL THESE WONDERS – True Stories About Facing the Unknown. I was reading it last night before bed and I came across this quote that made me pause. “Brave men are always afraid. Courage isn’t the absence of fear. It’s […]
Morning Ritual
I have a few things that I do every morning. I have been doing most of these things for a while now and it has just become a sort of routine. It wasn’t until the awesome Shawna Turner brought it up one morning in our Meditation & Writing circle that I realised this routine […]
Melbourne Love
I love Melbourne, Australia. Love it. It is definitely in my top three cities with Toronto (duh!) and Mexico City (duh!) in there with it. I am fresh-ish off the plane from returning from Australia where I spent nearly a month traveling around. We dedicated the first week of that trip to Melbourne. It’s […]
Stillness
Being jet lagged has its perks. Yesterday I was up at 3am until 8am working away while the rest of my life was silent. It felt strange but also felt right. I discovered that the birds start singing at 5am. That the first light breaks through at 6am. Today I awoke at 5am after […]
Travel Connections
I remember waking up one morning, staring at the ceiling of a yurt and thinking, “How did I get here?” A pair of Eagle made themselves known as they flew over, as they did every morning of that trip. I looked over at my friend in the bed on the other side of the […]