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    Some days…

    June 25, 2012 /
    view through a wet window

    Some days all it takes is a remark, a single sentence, and I’m back inside the prison cell of my mood...

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    Adjustment & Culture Shock

    October 12, 2011
    Buzzard soaring

    Choking on the memory

    September 9, 2012
    expat family

    How an overseas job can affect family life

    December 15, 2011
  • Blog,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – The Body Scan

    June 20, 2012 /
    camh logo

    After a week of practicing mindfulness in short routine tasks, Session 2 introduced a more formal mindfulness exercise, designed to help me connect with direct, immediate body sensations as a way of focusing my attention away from past or future preoccupations...

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    the beach, lake ontario

    The magnetic pull of Lake Ontario

    June 13, 2012

    Point & Shoot: Polar Plunge

    December 30, 2013
    Insulation by Cadburys

    “Life is like a box of chocolates…”

    January 17, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Five Lessons from Life in Canada

    June 18, 2012 /
    telegraph logo

    Well, it's nearly two years since we touched down at Pearson International Airport, full of optimism and nervous anticipation - long enough to have spotted some differences...

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    Yonge Street, downtown Toronto

    The Coldest February Since Eighteen-Something

    February 25, 2015
    Rutabaga/Swede

    The Supermarket Experience

    November 7, 2011
    Old book open on wooden table

    A Book, a Bereavement, and a Betrayal

    February 3, 2016
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    25 Reasons Why Canada Rocks (PHOTOS)

    June 14, 2012 /
    Ketchup flavour crisps

    This is an interesting insight into how Canadians view themselves and their country. But it leaves out so many things I think Canada has a right to feel proud of, and draws attention to some that don't do it justice...

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    Autism and Friendship – Flying Into The Windowpane

    October 24, 2017
    Canadian geese

    Beauty or Beast?

    February 8, 2012
    Table with various arabic food served

    Making A Meal Of Ramadan

    June 22, 2015
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    The magnetic pull of Lake Ontario

    June 13, 2012 /
    the beach, lake ontario

    I feel an urge to visit the lake with predictable regularity. It starts with an unbidden thought surfacing like a bubble in my mind, innocent in itself, but laced with just enough longing to make it stick.

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    Requiem for Jenna Morrison

    November 15, 2011

    Point & Shoot: Polar Plunge

    December 30, 2013
    muslim day at Canada's Wonderland poster

    Muslim Day at Canada’s Wonderland

    July 10, 2012
  • Blog,  Mindfulness,  Writing

    Making My Choice – Mindfulness In Writing

    June 7, 2012 /
    mindful writing

    I've written a piece, a personal piece, a piece that I honed and edited and re-worked until I felt proud of it. Now, when I read it through, it makes my heart sing - so am I happy?

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    The Unity Button

    The Unity Button

    October 3, 2012

    Point & Shoot: Polar Plunge

    December 30, 2013
    Oshawa Generals logo

    A visit from the Oshawa Generals

    January 19, 2012

TOPICS

  • BRIDGING CULTURES
    • Expat Life
      • Living in Canada
    • Interracial Marriage
    • Islam
  • MENTAL HEALTH
    • Aspergers
    • Bipolar
    • Mindfulness
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
  • WRITING

Top Posts & Pages

  • O Canada, O What do I do?
    O Canada, O What do I do?
  • Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
    Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
  • Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
  • Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
    Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
  • Learning a language
    Learning a language
  • Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
    Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
  • Childhood Is A Foreign Country
    Childhood Is A Foreign Country
  • Expats Are Born Not Made. Discuss
    Expats Are Born Not Made. Discuss

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