I took some time off this week. You know how as an adult, you feel this underlying sense of intense shame when you take time off…but you’re not travelling? I went to a concert on Thursday expecting to be out late (spoiler alert: I wasn’t), and I only had one full day vacation day left […]
Category: My Writing
Actionable writing advice and tips that aspiring writers can use for motivation in their creative career and journey.
You Are Not That Important
A co-worker at my office had to put her dog down last weekend. I felt bad for her, so I purchased a sympathy card and included a gift card to one of her favourite restaurants, thinking it would make her day. The Monday after she put her dog down, this same co-worker was physically assaulted […]
When You’re Feeling Low, Remember This Advice
“A dejected looking woman sat in a dark bedroom with her hand on her head, with horizontal strips of light shining on her from a blind, Bloomington” by Xavier Sotomayor on Unsplash There has been discussion on mental health and depression, and confusion on why successful people would choose to end their lives. Especially in […]
How to Grow Based on What You Don’t Know
“And if you don’t know, now you know” — The Notorious B.I.G. There’s a lot that I still don’t know. A simple philosophy gets me through life and makes it easier for me to relate with others, both in my working and social life: it’s the knowledge that there’s a lot of things in my life […]
How to Practice Gratitude in Miserable Weather
This is a follow-up to my previous article “It’s Hygge Time!” The extended winter-a-thon continues in my city of Toronto. I, like many others in this city, eyed the weekly forecast desperately, and looked forward to the weather prediction this week: a high temperature of 14⁰ Celsius (or just shy of 60⁰ Fahrenheit for you ‘Mericans […]