This past fall, my mother received a call from the care home in Yorkton, Sask., where her eldest sister was a resident. My mother was informed that her sister had taken a turn in health and there likely wasn’t much time left. 

We live in a country where we are told what to believe, we are pressured to conform, and our religious freedoms are gradually being taken away.

Recently I found myself struggling while writing a paper for class. I had been focused on a specific section, writing and rewriting a paragraph with seemingly no success. No matter what I tried, I wasn’t satisfied with what I wrote. Frustrated, I stepped away from my laptop to take a break.

In our world today, it seems that food is everywhere, but there is not a bite to eat.

I go through phases where for a chunk of time I am super productive, and then I crash and watch The Office for the better part of a week.