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Why I journal

Now my journal is like a dear friend. It’s place without filters where I can expose my whole self without judgement. Each time I put my pen to the paper I learn more and more about who I am and what matters.

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Choir! Choir! Choir! sings Hallelujah

Last night at Choir we sang this beautiful arrangement. It was really, really hot inside Clinton’s but I was shivery from the sheer beauty of all the voices singing together. Magical. I know you can’t really see much, but just give it a listen. It’s good! Choir! Choir! Choir! Sept 3, 2015 from jennifer hicks…

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A portrait of Jennifer

Today, after my Nia class at Hart House, I wandered over to Queen’s Park Circle where Word on the Street (a festival that celebrates reading and promotes literacy) was happening. What a stunning day – this morning started off with heavy rain, thunder and lightening, but fortunately for the festival, the sun was shining and the…

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Pleasure. Here's what I get that from.

And it’s kind of magical, because I’ve come to see that pleasure is always there for the taking. It’s just up to us to figure out what shift in our attitude, tweak in our perspective, or modification of our bodies will allow pleasure to show itself to us.

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My experience of grieving… so far

How am I supposed to be able to describe what feels like a dream and make you understand that it is real? At the best of times I have difficulty really expressing my feelings. Now I am describing them when I’m not only in the midst of a depression, but also while I’m grieving. My…

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Thich Nhat Hanh August 16, 2013

I had the unique privilege of seeing Thich Nhat Hanh (Zen Buddhist Monk) talk in Toronto on August 16, 2013.  My good friend, Paula Pyne of Uplift Consulting, gifted me with this experience (she wrote a gorgeous account of her experience here). I summarized my learning from Thich Nhat Hanh via the infographic below. While…

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