Just a thought… A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. [Margaret Atwood] Yesterday I saw a New Year’s-ish meme come into my emails with cheery inspiration for the year ahead. And my first thought was: REALLY??? Not today,
Erin’s Journals
Monday, December 29, 2025
Just a thought… I don’t need a recipe for disaster. I usually just eyeball it. [Etsy poster, author unknown] Well, for this final journal of 2025 I had a whole red-and-white-dyed post about what we learned this year about being Canadian. But you already know all of that. So I thought I’d tell you the
A Wright Brothers’ Christmas
I came up with this a few years ago as a Secret Santa type of game to play with friends and/or family around the dining table. Just make sure there are more than two people and that everyone starts with a small present in hand, one that could go to anyone and still be appropriate.
Monday, December 22, 2025
Just a thought… You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. You’re not stuck. You have choices. You can think new thoughts. You can learn something new. You can create new habits. All that matters is that you decide today and never look back. [@BuddhismPageFB] Home alone this Christmas
Monday, December 15, 2025
Just a thought… What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present and hope for the future. [Agnes Pahro] Hang in until Sunday, my friend. That’s when we start to turn the corner into more daylight with the arrival of the Winter Solstice, which is worth celebrating no matter what