Funny enough, I wrote this blog on the plane. I thought I would get a head start on this idea of “Learning to do nothing” only to later realize that what I had initially wrote here was to “Learn to be happy” – now this things have two very different means to me, but they are also deeply intertwined. So… Read more →
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Multipotentiality
I learned a new word this week. Multipotentiality. “Multipotentiality is an educational and psychological term referring to a pattern found among intellectually gifted individuals.” I find this both to be, humourous and comforting. When I was a kid, I really wanted to go to gifted classes because once a week the really smart kids got to leave class and go somewhere, I had… Read more →
Building Blocks
*re-posted from Exhibit Change from June 28, 2010* Lego pieces are well known as interlocking building blocks. Lego pieces build foundations. Lego pieces are better together than alone. While at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, there was a wall of lego pieces, this sparked a conversation between hubby and I about lego pieces and the way they represent different people. There are… Read more →
The Moment
Can you pinpoint the moment when you become disengaged? I am often told to calm down, that I get worked up when I am passionate, that my energy is contagious. I recently learned a valuable lesson, heading in heart first means you can have your heart broken. Pick your battles. Geez, that makes so much sense! But it never really… Read more →
how’s that structure working out for ya?
Here is a look at the planner I created for myself. The goal was to add structure to my life so that I would stop forgetting things so much…I have a lot on the go, all really good stuff, but sometimes the in the moment need rushes over me and I forget something longer term and that is just not… Read more →
be excited for structure
Structure and I have a relationship. It started a long time ago. Longer than I can remember. But what I do remember is not good. I am trying to make amends. This month, I have been trying to make up for years of growing tension between me and structure. Ever since my final year of school when I realized having… Read more →
what’s the plan stan?
I was tasked with an interesting assignment. Plan out 4 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years and 10 years. I am a systematic NON planner. I tend to go with the flow, let ideas flourish and just let things happen to me. I cringe at the idea of formatted agendas, over planned learning and limiting imagination. Being asked to… Read more →
moving on and up
So, my life coaching exam is due in 3 days and I have been thinking about this a lot, but it is time to get it into solid form, so it can be shared and reflected on. My life coaching learning experience was more than I had expected, I am able to really hone into my triggers, what gets me… Read more →
Racing for more
This summer, as a means to check it off my list of things to do in my life, I joined Hubby’s corporate dragon boat team so that I could know what it was like to row and to compete. I wasn’t expecting much from this. Last year, they placed in second last and our goal this year was purely not… Read more →
My declaration to Mandy
In the fall of 2010, I got a chance to get to know Mandy in the kitchen at our co-work space. Mandy is a neuroscientist, life coach, yoga instructor…ultimate frisbee player. Mandy and I started a conversation about design thinking, I remember leaving the conversation with a great sense of inspiration and delight, Mandy and I began a relationship towards… Read more →