“Sometimes I felt like I was stuck in a hallway, waiting for doors to open…”

“…Sometimes we have to do a bit of weeding in ourselves to make room for new growth and new blooms…”

“As winter drew to a close, I heard whispers of a superbloom happening…”

“I didn’t have a great view of myself and couldn’t see how others would…”

“As a child, he visited tobacco fields in his hometown in Canada and learned that the farmers quit watering the tobacco rather early in the season. ‘Why?’ He asked…”

“There was a simpler time in these folks' lives but now was not it. Now there was a focus on food affordability, finding transportation to medical appointments…”

I always thought I knew the path ahead of me. I always had goals and I thought that ahead of goals was achievement. No one told me it’s not that simple…

His name was John. Due to a stroke, he was confined to a wheelchair, with only partial use of his left side…

My mother’s last Valentine’s Day I knew would be her last. I bought her a balloon in the shape of a heart. She was so happy about this balloon. Happier, in fact, than I thought the average person would be…

In 2013/2014, I was nearing the end of my graduate program. had a paid job, an internship and attended classes weekly. I had long commutes for all of this. Suddenly, one day I was so dizzy I could hardly drive…

I’ve heard of the Chinese Proverb, ‘Fall down 7 times, stand up 8’…