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I think each of us has our own superpower. A thing we do with uncommon skill. It often, I’ve discovered, takes a good while to find, or accept, or understand, or feel. It’s different in everyone, how it manifests, and when. Often, or just as often, we are tricked into believing that our superpower is the thing we are maybe most known for. However, over …
- Lessons on Resilience from Canadian Solidarity
I’m an American citizen who grew up in Canada—because why settle for a normal childhood when you can have a frosty mix of hockey, maple syrup, and universal healthcare? My dad is American and my mom is Canadian. The one element that defines both families, is generations of ancestors in the same place, on the same land, going back to well before the founding of …
- From Doomscrolling to Hope: A Journey Through Canadian Patriotism
... where I talk about having a mental space to vent, diving into thoughts on politics and the chaos in the land of my birth. Reflecting on American arrogance and the MAGA movement while contrasting it with Canadian values of unity and strength.
by PaulaB 
Lovely set of images. I especially like the first one of the magnolia tree.
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LOVE your pictures and visual interpretation of the word. Your photos have such a tender quality. Really lovely.
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Thank you :)
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Lovely pictures. I particularly like the ones of the magnolia.
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Thank you. Those are my sisters favs too. That tree is a symbol of resilience…what you see today are the sucker branches … the main trunk fell almost a decade ago now. We call it “grandma’s tree”.
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