Goodness Blog
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There’s a revolution coming.
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She started listening to herself, then the magic happened.
Read more →Hello my friend! How are you? I hope 2021 is going okay for you! If it’s not, please accept a squishy virtual hug from me. Can you feel it? Today, I want to tell you about someone who might inspire you in these turbulent times. I’d like you to meet Dana Zemluk. Why? Dana is an absolute powerhouse, and is changing lives every day. Dana will read this and will humbly think: “I’m not so sure about that.” But I am very sure and here is why: I first met Dana through Toastmasters in Humboldt in 2015. From my perspective, Dana...
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Never underestimate the power of a kind act.
Read more →The hostess seated my Mom and me at a table for eight. With seating capacity at 50% (yay COVID!), it was the next available table and we got it despite there only being two of us. As the hostess placed menus in front of us, I had the awareness to simply ask her how her day was going. “How’s your day going?” “Oh! It’s going alright,” she replied through her facemask, startled that I had asked. “Thank you for asking that. I don’t get asked that very often.” It was as though the weight of 2020 had kicked her ass,...
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Announcing: The Teachers' Collection!
Read more →(Me and my friend Richelle, at our high school grad in 2001. By this point, I had developed a slight "fuck you" chip on my shoulder, as seen by the hard expression on my face.) It was early in 2001, and I was in Grade 12. I was just about to graduate from high school, and was excited (and terrified) about the prospect. Only a few months left, and then I was free! Among the details of finishing up high school (prepping for grad and final exams, whew), there was one detail I didn't want to deal with....
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It all started with a speeding ticket.
Read more →I am loving life. I've just received a text from Andrea, saying my books are selling like hot cakes at her coffee shop in Tisdale. Hooray! I leave my house to drive to work, and am listening to "Here I Am," by the Filthy Souls...I have that puppy cranked up to 30 on my car stereo. It's a GREAT day! Life is wonderful. Damn I love summer! As I drive on the highway - almost at work! - I meet a white vehicle. Shit. Is that the cops?! It is. Woop woop, the bubbles come on. I hit my brakes....
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Book Release! The WHY behind the book.
Read more →Can I tell you a story?Last summer, I went on a comfort-zone-pushing, all-out road trip around our province of Saskatchewan. 5000 kilometers. 15 events with over 1000 women attendees. Hundreds of cups of coffee.The initial goal? Co-host events for women, to create connection. Sell some shirts and decals. Have fun. The outcome? Dramatic personal healing for me, after splitting from my husband a year earlier. Right before I left on the road trip, I sat in my office trying to get all the things done. I sensed someone standing in my office doorway, so I quickly finished typing an email, hit “send,” and looked to...