Kevin drawing on napkins

Hats of plenty.

May 31, 2024 § Leave a comment

2024.05.31 @ home in Toronto

It’s okay. Wear as many hats as you like.

The bucket.

April 17, 2018 § 3 Comments

2018.04.16 @ home in Toronto

There are no bad bouts when we pour in all we distill, drop by drop, from deliberate practice.

Find footing.

March 25, 2018 § Leave a comment

2018.03.25 @ home in Toronto

To this newly arrived dreamer, the ice looked as impossible as the language he did not speak.

Nourished by weekly wobbles and falls, he eventually found footing in a new land where mistakes are allowed and creativity is embraced.

(Mr. C.K. Chan, we’ll miss you. Thank you for taking me to the arena every weekend when we first arrived in 1989 and for helping us settle so well into our new home.)

How to do.

December 14, 2016 § 1 Comment

2016.12.14@home in Toronto.

Lay a brick as best we can and repeat.

Follow through.

December 15, 2015 § Leave a comment

2015.12.14@home in Toronto

Though imperfect, we owe dreams the courtesy of follow through as they were nice enough to show up bearing one of a kind gifts.

In the event of.

January 25, 2015 § Leave a comment

2015.01.25 @ Home in Leslieville
The overlooked fruits of the ‘Duck-and-Roll’ drill is knowing that the sky has not actually fallen and that we are fortunate enough to be huddling with others.

Every cloud.

October 7, 2014 § Leave a comment

2014.10.7
As the rain clears and the sky turns a brilliant blue, this otter now sees how it is possible to feel ten years older and ten years younger all at once.

Sediments.

April 5, 2014 § 1 Comment

2014.4.5 @ Gate 43 in Hong Kong International Airport

A sobering thought came to mind after visiting one of the most well packaged city in the world. Use a sieve when doing self inventory in order to separate the facts from the embellishments.