One of my favourite walking trails is the one that leads to Tiffany Falls, Ontario. At the beginning of the trail, you cannot see the waterfall, so you must trust in the pictures and maps that are provided for you. The path to the waterfall is a well-groomed trail,…
Part Two In 2023, I decided it was my turn to volunteer for the 3-night Spiritual Conference where I had been a participant 4 years prior. In the months leading up to the conference, the organizers asked each of the servers to come up with a small gift to give to each…
Part Two: Fighting the Lie At the beginning of Grade 7, I hoped this year would be better than the previous ones. I no longer had to go to Resource Classes. I had moved over to the building that hosted both the Junior High Schoolers and High Schoolers. As with many…
Part 1: As a single, unemployed mother of two elementary school girls, our entertainment budget was limited to rare outings to McDonalds and whatever minimum cable package had available for shows to watch. My favourite way to gain some quality time with my daughters…
*Trigger warning: There will be words used that I do not condone and are only used to emphasize the attitudes of the people towards the neurodivergent in the 1980s. Part 1: Truth or Lie In the fall of 1982, I entered the third grade which was taught by two core…
Once, in a city that you do not know where, there lived a woman whose name meant, One Who Shall Rise Above. The 5’2 brunette inhaled deeply as she soaked in the light from the full moon as it created a highlighted path across the surface of Lake Ontario. The silver…