Reasons why affirmations should be a part of your daily morning routine — Affirmations help to inspire positive mindsets and boost self-confidence. Saying or making daily affirmations is a practice that must be adopted to achieve the positivity, self-confidence and happiness that you are seeking. Affirmations are positive statements that can be said orally or written down and have positive benefits for the…

Writing can always be improved — Writing can always be improved no matter how prolific a writer you are. That’s why there are editors. I consider myself a writer who is on a continuous learning curve to improve. Reading other writer’s work and picking up on the tips and tricks have helped me on my…

How BLM forced me to see myself through a different coloured-lens — Since the whole movement of Black Lives Matter (BLM) reared its head amid COVID-19, I found myself thinking more and more about my own coloured identity. I voiced my thoughts on the incidents that preempted the uprising, and I wholeheartedly condemned them. There were too many unnecessary deaths and…

But the search is far from over… — My heart is broken. Seven hundred and fifty-one unmarked graves were found near the Marieval Indian Residential School grounds in Saskatchewan. The oral story passed on through the generations is that the original headstones were removed by the priest as a result of a conflict between himself and the…

Failure does not define you — The word failure is often used to describe a situation in which your desired goals were not realized at a specific point in time. …

All is not completely lost, not if you want to save your marriage — Marriage is a sacred institution. When a couple ties the knot, they are creating a bond with another person which ideally, should last forever. The words, “until death do us part” hold significant meaning. …