Be Raw & Ready – C. Joybell C.
“There are two things we should always be 1. raw and 2. ready. When you are raw, you are always ready and when you are ready you usually realize that you are…
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When Grace Doesn’t “Work”
This week, I’ve been forced to consider grace. The offering of it, and how it is received, mostly. I think we all have people in our lives who resist the grace we…
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Reality Is Your Friend
The year after I left my husband, I rode an insane roller coaster of emotions. Elation over making a decision that would help me reclaim my life and my spirit crashed headlong into…
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We Want Your Bravest Stories
When Christine and I first started cooking up Vivid & Brave, over long hours at my kitchen table, with a million post it notes, we knew that we wanted a big part…
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The Divorced Moms Club
Today would have been my 9th wedding anniversary. It’s a strange thing for me, marking a date as a ‘would have’. This is the third one, for my ex husband and I….
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The Universe Is Not Out To Get You
This morning, as I was making my breakfast, while drafting this blog post in my head, something happened. You see, I buy almond milk in a tetra pack with a flip top…
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The Most Helpful Question in the World
On the last day Christine was in Calgary for the Vivid & Brave launch, we had one last lunch. Over gluten free brown rice pasta with cherry tomatoes, spinach and goat cheese…
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No Expiry Dates on Dreams
In my late teens, I once paid a palm reader at the Calgary Stampede $40 to tell me all about my future. (You can giggle at me over this if you want…
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Chase the Light Inside
In high school, I was a writer. Or more specifically, a poet. Line after line, I wrote down my entire world, as I saw it. I constructed and deconstructed all the usual…
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