J'ai soufflé une bougie de plus récemment. Je constate que le temps passe vite, et je suis chaque fois ébahie par les nombreux changements qui peuvent survenir au cours d'une seule et même année. Lorsque des événements inattendus perturbent notre équilibre, il se peut que nous vivions un « cycle...

Recently, I celebrated another birthday. As I look back at how quickly time passes, I am amazed at how much can change in a matter of a year. I think we go through cycles of change -- when the complete unexpected throws...

I wasn't enough.

That was the first thought that entered my mind after I found out my partner cheated on me. I replayed the scenario in my head hundreds of times, recounted every detail of our time together. I couldn't find any clues or indications that he was unhappy, or...

He loves me. He loves me not...

The delicate dance that occurs upon meeting a new love interest can be exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. The rush of excitement is followed by panic and questions such as: Should I initiate contact first? How many hours/days until I respond?...

The year 2012 has been a year of change -- a year to re-calibrate. To shed the old, explore the new, and shift into a new chapter. Whether that shift is in your career, relationships, friends, or old habits, the intentions set, and the actions that followed, have planted the...

I have spent a significant portion of my life focusing a great deal of energy on dating a man, pining over a man, getting over a man, crying over a man or wishing for a man. Blame it on daddy issues, the media or simply a lack of personal identity...

Something about the change of seasons has reminded me:

Relax and calm your anxieties. Stop pushing for things to happen. Stop worrying that things won't happen. Detach from the outcome you so vehemently hold on to. What will be, will be. Everything has its time and everything has its course.

This time last year, I was in Paris with the man I thought I'd spend the rest of my life with. I trusted my partner and loved him with every ounce of my heart and soul. He was "the one," or so I thought.

That is, until a week after...

Thousands of dollars in makeup, hair products and skin treatments later, I still don't feel pretty enough. The standard of physical perfection seems to continue getting higher and more unobtainable. Meanwhile, in reality, we are faced with never being skinny enough, tan enough or symmetrical enough. And after my latest...

Some say that pain of the heart is the worst kind to experience. There is no surgery, no medicine, no band-aid that will truly minimize the suffering. That dull, chronic pain feels like it is with you every where you go. It's at the core of your thoughts, it haunts...

There is an unspoken code amongst friends -- one that is based on a set of shared values. Throughout the years of meeting different types of people, I've had friends come and go. The ones that are no longer in my life is usually the result of a misalignment of...

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I don't have any regrets in my life. Actually, let me rephrase that with a bit more honesty: I don't have many regrets in my life. If I was to go back in time and make some...

To You.

The last few months have been some of the most challenging times of my life. I lost my job, my income, and along with that, a part of my identity. Then, the relationship with the man who I thought I was going to marry ended painfully abruptly. I...

When we think about how to create more happiness, we typically look for things to achieve and add to our lives. However, sometimes the key to happiness is actually giving up certain perspectives and behaviors. Here are a few things to give up in order to become happier individuals.

Give...

Reflecting back on my past relationships, I realize they have shaped me into the person that I am today. Certain people enter into your life and they can be a catalyst for personal change and growth. It's as if you attract a particular person because you needed to learn, grow...

Imagine...

Imagine if we told our loved ones how much we appreciate them and expressed that gratitude on a regular basis. Imagine if instead of holding onto positive praises for some day in the future, we expressed our love today.

Imagine if we said sorry more, forgave more, accepted responsibility...

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World-renowned author and spirituality guru, Deepak Chopra leads a room packed with over 200 Vancouverites through a guided meditation. He is here for the official launch of the world's first

Men want to sleep with you but don't want to date you. The cute guy you slept with from the bar still hasn't called. The guys that do contact you only text, (and only after midnight). You get asked out to meet for drinks but never for dinner. Any of...

When you go through a breakup, one of the ways to move forward is to find closure. Closure has different meanings for many, but to me, it is a process. In that process you allow your feelings, hurt and pain to surface. As much as those emotions are unpleasant to...

This Valentine's Day, forget the flowers, the chocolates, the fancy dinners or the lingerie. Forget the grand gestures. Forgo the typical.

This Valentine's Day, I want something different, something that takes a lot more effort and, most importantly, a daily choice.

This Valentine's Day, I want you to love me....