“Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not others, it is your own mind.”
Tag: life
Live to work or work to live?
And if I find myself in a job that does the opposite, I hope I always find time to tend to my fire and passion; to keep searching for something more fulfilling and never settle for the ordinary.
Getting Comfortable with Goodbyes
It’s the great conundrum of expat life, to constantly ask yourself whether it’s all worth it. Is it worth meeting all these new people, knowing you will fall in love with some and knowing that you will have to say goodbye?
Gratitude for days like this
Despite the fact that this time of year is always going to be hard for me, today was a perfect day.
Thick skin
Eventually you get to a point where your skin is so rough it gets callouses along the creases. You can’t even see the soft, naive skin that once lay underneath.
The Egyptian Camel Skull
The last time my family and I were living under one roof was in Ottawa. All four of us shared the small cosy space of a typical Canadian suburban home.
1 year in China = 5 years in the West
I genuinely feel like a different human now that I have been living in Beijing for almost 2 years. It’s changed everything.
One year.
I will never forget the way my dad spoke those three words.
Growing up as a “dip-kip”
I was born on July 28, 1988 in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
Art Therapy with Kimberly 