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I am not afraid to speak my truth because I am the only one authority of my truth. Just because you get angry – you don’t gain authority or validity over me. Just because you disagree – you don’t gain authority or validity over me. Just because you are triggered, or don’t like the conversationContinue reading “Why I’m not afraid to speak my truth”

If you are in the “Harry and Meghan are bad for speaking about their family” camp, or a variation of such, you are defending your own abuse, or at the very least mistreatment, and most likely pathology. This mass reaction, surprising at first, is a defense mechanism triggered by Harry’s story. “How dare you speakContinue reading “You are abandoning yourself in the name of your family’s pathology”

I got what I wanted! I was clear in my ask and they got it, and the coffee was good! Hale Coffeehttps://www.halecoffee.com/300 Campbell AvenueToronto, ON M6P 3V6Open Monday-Sunday 8:30am – 5pm647.352.4253https://www.instagram.com/halecoffee/ I don’t know if the owner or a manager or just a star barista served me, but it was great.He was friendly and attentiveContinue reading “Coffee Day 5: Hale Coffee”

I need to get some bravery and clarity in here. I slept for almost 12 hours and it was delicious.But of course I woke up with a feeling of dread that has been there for quite some time. Years? Decades? It’s on my list to work through. Where bravery comes in is in asking toContinue reading “Coffee Day 4 – Emmerson Espresso”

I bought these shoes in a GoodWill in a sketchy part of is-it-even-San-Francisco-anymore. It was on one of the first days of 2020, January 3 or 4, a day or two after I came out from my Vipassana meditation and before moving on to San Diego for a few days. I needed to wash myContinue reading “Favourite Things: lo ve shoes”

I woke up early today. Couldn’t sleep. Like, 3 am early. The good news is that I met the sunrise, the red round ball that looks almost out of place coming out of nowhere, enlightening the world. I put on my good jeans and my lilac hoodie that I don’t get to wear often, myContinue reading “Day 3 Crosscut Coffee”

Today I also woke up too late for my Early Morning Coffee Hike, but at least I had my phone for pictures. I knew where I would be going today: Contra Café on 1028 Shaw St, Toronto, ON http://contracafe.ca/ I was delighted by this coffee shop a few years ago when I accidentally came across itContinue reading “Second Hike: Contra Café”

I had this dream. The dream was good. I had this dream where I wake up early, with the sunrise, meditate and eat my breakfast. It is a simple, oatmeal and nuts and seeds breakfast. Simple, filling, healthy, good. I then go outside. It is quiet. I breathe in the fresh morning air and IContinue reading “First trip to Wallace Espresso on Dupont”