I’ve got a black eye! As this is my first ever black eye, I have decided that it is going to be a conversation piece, so I will try to make sure I choose clothes that bring out its most interesting colours. Today that is turquoise. On Tuesday, I was walking along Jasper Avenue with […]
Tag: kindness
Staring at Ugly Curtains
The triage nurse asked if I had driven myself to the hospital and when I answered that I had, she looked directly at me and said “Oh, hon…” It was a delightfully personal moment when I least expected it. I had been feeling some pressure and tightening in my chest, needed to take deep breaths, […]
Courtesy
This week, I was dismayed by a stranger’s discourtesy online. I know that the anonymity of the Internet makes some people feel emboldened to all kinds of rudeness from insults to threats, but usually those things are not directed at me. Most of the time, the people in my life are courteous. They generally hold […]