IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of April 2024, my blog has moved over to Substack where I’m co-hosting A Tender Space (together with my business partner at Centre for Holding Space). You can find my new writing plus podcast episodes there, or sign up below to get them in your inbox.
Here’s some of my earlier writing…
A patchwork quilt of randomness
As of this morning, I have done yoga FIVE MORNINGS in a row! I'd say that's a fairly decent start to a new habit. Not only do I walk away feeling a tad self-righteous (yay me!), but my energy flow feels better throughout the day. Definitely worth it. Maddie is pretty...
Introducing… the Fumbling for Words Writers’ Club!
Okay... so... I'm writing a book! It's true, I am. I'm not going to give you many details yet, but for now I'll say that it's part memoir and part "travel companion". As every good athlete/actor/performer/dancer/etc. knows, hitting the mark on the final...
Winter light
Sometimes you're looking for magic and then when it comes you're too busy to notice. Sometimes when the clouds have moved away from the sun and the light is just right you're distracted and looking the other way. Sometimes you forget that miracles aren't just the big...
It’s a familiar journey, but somebody changed the landscape. And the vehicle.
Sometimes you think you’ve been through a journey already and it will be old hat the next time you hit the same road. You know where the curves in the road are, you know when to slow down for the intersections, you know the sections of road that will be smooth sailing...
Fumbling for balance
Probably at least once a week, I remind my staff that we take a "wholistic approach" in our work. Some of them are fundraisers and others are educators (and some of us bridge the gap), and yet when we approach the people who support our organization, we invite them to...
Fumblers, stumblers, and fools – all are welcome in my tribe
The wonderful response to my last post reminded me of two really important things about human nature: We all want to find our tribes – those people who understand us and don’t turn us away for being different. We all (at least I think it’s safe to make a...
The problem with categories
Sometimes I feel like a split personality. Some days, I’m an extrovert and I get lots of energy from the people around me. Some days I’m an introvert and I can’t WAIT until I can hide away from everyone for an hour, a day, a week. And then, on particularly challenging...
On drawing oneself
The first exercise at last night’s class was easy. Draw a face. I’d had a little practice with faces while playing with watercolours and clay, and I knew enough about the basic structure (eyes in the middle, bottom of the nose in the middle of the bottom half, etc.)...
Welcome to my new home!
At the ripe old age of five, I figured it was about time for my blog to grow up and get its own space, so I claimed my corner of the internet and here we are at fumblingforwords.com. Yay! Hope you like the new digs! I've been feeling rather inspired lately, and have...
Pity party cut short
Sometimes just a snippet of conversation is enough to turn your day around. Sometimes you don't even need to be part of that conversation for it to take effect.I was having a grumpy, no-good, very bad day. There was really nothing significantly wrong - it was just one...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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