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My favourite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open doors, you create possibilities ~ Mario Testino * * Remain curious. Be courageous and open the door. I want to thrive and not just survive. There have been so many doors I have left closed, I no longer want to ask what if? Open the door, take the chance, live your life. No regrets. Unapologetically you 💚

“And I wonder when I sing along with you, if everything could feel this real forever, if anything could ever be this good again. The only thing I’ll ever ask of you, you’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when...” . . As the days get shorter and the nights get longer...as summer slowly fades into fall...as the leaves turn burnt orange and tumble from the trees...as the summer heat quietly changes to a damp chill...hold on. Hold onto a knowing smile, to a warmth deep inside and most importantly, to each other 💚

Love and kindness can be found anywhere if you look hard enough. What kind of world would it be if we didn’t have to look that hard? . Be kind whenever possible and it’s always possible ~ Dalai Lama

Being ourselves sometimes means having to find the courage to stand alone ~ Brené Brown My soul sister is a hiker. I mean a real hiker. In the Pacific Northwest, we all say that we like to hike. We are surrounded by mountains and it would be sacrilegious to say you don’t like to hike or be outdoors in the wilderness. It would be an absurdity to see a dating profile that doesn’t mention hiking in the “I like to” section. I enjoy hiking. And can say that I’ve successfully completed most of the popular and some of the not-so-popular trails in the region. But my soul sister is a hiker. She recently completed 6 days on a trail. Solo. When she reached the summit, the actual and metaphorical one, she was overcome by emotion. I was overcome by emotion when she shared this moment live with me. And I was inspired. Awestruck by her determination, her resilience and her bravery. This summit was more than just a hike, it served as a defining moment; a culmination of training and healing and learning to stand in her truth, even if that meant standing alone. She made the choice to feed her soul and be truly herself. This did not come without a cost and without loss. Although this is her story to tell, her perseverance and unending belief in authenticity and kindness, even if they are sometimes a struggle, have motivated me to be brave enough to be myself, and to find out who that truly is. . Full link in bio

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go ~ T. S. Eliot - I want to get my motorcycle license, I told my closest friend one sunny afternoon. We had just gone for a hot hike and we were enjoying cold beer on a local patio. My soul sister looked at me, a glint of horror in her eyes, and said, “I know you know this but…”. - There is inherent risk in everything. Period. Risk is as a part of life as breathing. We can’t escape it. So then why is some risk acceptable to some and not others? How do we assess risk and what risks we are willing to take? - Full link in bio

I’ve been on a hiatus, just like my favourite TV show goes on every summer and Christmas. My hiatus, however, was more of an unplanned one. Life has just gotten away from me. Or if I flip the script, as my cycling coach would say, I have been living life, rather than writing about it. Given my summer hiatus, and the living of my life, one would assume that I would have some juicy stories to tell or mind blowing epiphanies to share. Or even a cliff hanger to keep you watching (or reading). Not so much. - Full link in bio

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