Posts Tagged ‘Random’

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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Why I get sad at Christmas

Christmas just doesn’t feel quite right to me. It stirs up a lot. Lately. But it hasn’t always been that way. As a child, I can remember being so freaking excited about Christmas. I recall being at my grandparent’s house in Ingoldsby Ontario, unable to sleep on Christmas Eve. The anticipation felt magical. And warm,…

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Dear 2011 Jenn (from you, to you),

Image by TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ via Flickr Dear Jenn, Before we jump ahead to 2011, I want you to sit back and reflect on the growth opportunities you had in 2010. This has been a monumental year, hasn’t it? You certainly rocked it and had lots of fun doing it. Come on, don’t be shy, it’s TRUE!…

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Hanging around: Om Gym

Every Wednesday morning for the past 2 weeks, I’ve been receiving the most decadently amazing openings that my body has ever experienced. How? At the Om Gym class I’m taking with my pal and business partner Trixie Montanile Trixie’s the first person in Canada to teach classes using this powerfully versatile piece of equipment. Exciting!…

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After

My uncle Terry died on March 1. Today was his funeral (March 5). 6 years ago, on March 5 (2003), my grandfather (who had his grandchildren call him “Tay” ~ short for Taylor) died. Tay’s funeral was on my 30th birthday on March 8th, 2003. So I have been contemplating death lately. I am reminded…

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The Holidays and How I Feel

Each time I mention my disdain for the holidays I get the same reaction. Sympathy. Like instead of hearing me say “Christmas is not something I actively celebrate”, everyone hears “my grandmother died”. I wonder why? Have I crushed the collective merry spirit by honouring my opinion? There is so much that feels “forced” at…

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Past Lives – This occupies a lot of my thinking time lately

The first time I travelled to India, Nicole taught me about past life theories. We had this amazing experience when she practiced Reiki with me (my first experience with Reiki, and the whole reason I extended my first trip to India for!). Essentially, we both experienced a similar flash of me ~ as a man~…

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My recurring dreams about packing

      So for the last year or year-and-a-half, I’ve had this dream about packing. You know, like packing boxes, or packing a suitcase. Usually, though, I’m packing boxes. I am never packing the same things, nor am I in the same place when packing, and I am never usually packing to go to…

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Sunday Scribblings #31 – Holiday Memories

I’m really having a hard time making people understand. Getting them to see why I feel as I do about the holidays. It’s not that I didn’t have everything I needed growing up, or that “Santa” didn’t bring me what I wanted. There were many Christmas traditions – baking and decorating cookies (and then stealing…

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