Since March 2020, we’ve been in what has been called a “housing crisis” in Sarnia-Lambton (and the rest of the country). Before the pandemic, Sarnia-Lambton had 60 shelter beds and in the last year and…
On June 19, around 930pm, my friend and I drove by Reggae’s Caribbean Restaurant a new Jamaican restaurant on Christina St, and they had a full patio. The owner is from out of town and…
I don’t mindliftingthe weightof manyif it’s what we want It is lightwhen you are thereand you look me inthe eyesand see me It is easywhen we are together Not untilone day I’mstill carrying it alland…
Last year in Downtown Sarnia, the Chamber of Commerce made a bold suggestion, that council approved, to shut down Christina St on the weekends during the summer. For the most part it was an excellent…
This is part of Fire! Ready! Aim! Series: Essays on Lessons Learned by an Enneagram Social 8w7 For the last five years I’ve been meeting with an EMDR therapist. It’s a type of therapy that…
i don’t want today to be about yesterdayi want more than memoriesi want futureshopevisionoptions when today is about tomorrow it brings life when all i have already has beenwhat is left? there is one thingmemoryprovidesthat…
This is part of Fire! Ready! Aim! Series: Essays on Lessons Learned by an Enneagram Social 8w7 One of the books that really impacted me was Awareness by Anthony De Mello. He was an Indian…
This is part of Fire! Ready! Aim! Series: Essays on Lessons Learned by an Enneagram Social 8w7 From my point of view, I don’t think Eights are very judgmental (humility isn’t our strong suit either…
This is part of Fire! Ready! Aim! Series: Essays on Lessons Learned by an Enneagram Social 8w7 The vice of an Eight is lust, or what Richard Rohr would call intensity. The ego tries to…
This is part of Fire! Ready! Aim! Series: Essays on Lessons Learned by an Enneagram Social 8w7 Ever since I can remember, I’ve been way too confident. I was in my early teens when my…
Ever since I’ve been in high school I have heard of the apparent ‘gay agenda;’ that gay people and liberals are supposedly trying to spread around the world. Seven years ago, I wrote about a…
Thanks to Rev. Adam Kilner for rallying churches in Sarnia to come out publicly in support of Bill C-6 and oppose our MP Marilyn Gladu’s opposition and petition to try and amend or abolish the…
This is part of Fire! Ready! Aim! Series: Essays on Lessons Learned by an Enneagram Social 8w7 My best friend Darryl put me onto the idea that the way to true community and self awareness…
I’ve called out Marilyn Gladu, our local Member of Parliament, a few times over the last few years primarily for her dangerous religious ideology that seeps through her politics as she petitions our federal government,…
This is part of Fire! Ready! Aim! Series: Essays on Lessons Learned by an Enneagram Social 8w7 When I hear the term ‘submission’ I think of someone overpowering someone else, the final move of a…
I’ve been playing around with the idea of writing a collection of short essays for a while now. I want to share my experiences, insights and challenges of what my Eightness on the Enneagram has…
Like many of us, I just recently switched over to Signal from WhatsApp and I’ve been getting all my contacts to do so as well. Thanks Elon. One thing threw me off with Signal was…
On July 13, 2020 ago I made a motion to ask questions of the board of Bluewater Power which failed. Before failing, the mayor lectured me about how I had the audacity to question the…
There has been quite a kerfuffle here in Sarnia the last few months. A motion was put forward by Councillor Stark to make some requests of Bluewater Power. The vote passed 5-3. A few days…
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