While I often come across as a very confident leader, some of that is theatrics. I have an ability to “sparkle” as my mom used to term it (borrowed from a biography of Shirley Temple) – putting on a front that will mask what’s under the surface. I don’t believe that’s always a bad approach, … Continue reading 20 Minutes: An Insecurity
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20 Minutes: A Childhood Fear
One of my mom’s favourite hobbies was shopping. She approached the art of shopping almost like a sport, hunting for the best deals and finding treasures at department stores, always scouring the clearance racks. From my small hometown, we would drive 45 minutes to a bigger city with a mall and spend the entire day … Continue reading 20 Minutes: A Childhood Fear
Mini-Slice: Lost
Inspired by my 20-minute writing exercise today around the theme: "If you can delete a memory, what will it be? Why?" It was a perfect summer Saturday – Labour Day weekend. Tim was working and I had planned to take my 3 young boys, plus one add-on friend (for good measure) to Centre Island for … Continue reading Mini-Slice: Lost