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My Cherry Blossom Dream

My cherry blossom dream spanned three decades, crossed two continents, and was born from one single promise. This dream was simple — a vow by 8‑year‑old me. A promise to someday see Yuko again, my exchange teacher from Japan, whom I met in the third grade. She left a...

Inspire & Awaken Speech. September 2024

Let’s start with a question.  Where are you on your journey to authenticity? For me, fourteen years ago, I thought I was on the right track. I am not afraid to admit I was very generously unaware of who I was. One could say I took the scenic route to this elusive...

The Potency of Community & Courage. June 2024

Community was my beacon of hope while navigating the uncertainty and complexity of sexual identity, dealing with repressed anger and trauma, overcoming the stigma of divorce, and distancing myself from suffocating perfectionism.  The duo of guilt and shame were...
Brandon School Board of Trustees. May 2023.

Brandon School Board of Trustees. May 2023.

Dear Brandon School Board of Trustees, I am responding to Ms. Lorraine Hackenschmidt’s comments from May 8th, 2023 at the Brandon School Division Meeting. I agree with Ms. Hackenschmidt’s comments that children need protection against pedophilia (online or not), child...

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The Benefit of Being a Beginner. August 2022.

The Benefit of Being a Beginner. August 2022.

It’s summer on the Prairies! With the sun rising early and staying out late these long summer days extend my time to think, read and write. To me, there is a lightness to summer and a time when I can comfortably sit in warm sunbeams and reflect. This month I am...

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