Category: Grace
-
A Major Fan
(A Micro-Case Study in Unintentional Comedy) Someone who probably knows me to some greater or lesser degree spent their morning visiting my blog repeatedly to call me names today, as you can see for yourself in my screenshots above and below. Not once — twice. Within hours. I was amused. Engagement is engagement. I even…
Smiler
Advocacy, AI & Technology, Capitalism & Society, Conversations, Crash, Burn, Write., Creative Writing, Culture, Culture & Society, Experimental Techniques, Feminism, Friendship Dynamics, Grace, Grief & Healing, Human Behaviour, Humour, Identity & Transformation, Intuition & Intelligence, Life Moments, memoir, Memoir Excerpts, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Modern Identity, Neurodivergence, Personal Anecdotes, Personal Essays, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Personal Reflections, Pop Culture, Psychology, Relationships, Self Awareness, Social Commentary, Social Media, Society, Technology & Society, true stories, WritingAbilify Maintena, abuse, Advocacy, AI, Allan Memorial Institute, Antipsychotics, Big Pharma, bipolar disorder, boundaries, cptsd, CPTSD Recovery, Creative, Cultural Critique, Electrocution, Ethics, gaslighting, grief, Grief and Healing, Healing Journey, how to survive narc abuse, Humour, Identity, intelligence, introspection, Last Fck Given, Malpractice, Medical Ethics, Mental Health, mental health advocacy, Montreal General Hospital, MUHC, narcissistic abuse, Neurodivergence, Personal Growth, Psychiatric Abuse, psychiatry, psychological abuse, psychological warfare, psychosis, PTSD, Self Awareness, self-worth, Social Commentary, survivor, Systemic Abuse, technology, trauma, true stories, What the Actual Fck -
RIP Jane 💔🐒🌍
Jane Goodall has left this world — but what a legacy of gentleness, patience, and fierce respect for life she gave us. Few people have ever changed how humanity sees another species as profoundly as she did with her decades among the chimpanzees of Gombe. She showed us that animals are not “less than,” but…
Smiler
Advocacy, Change and Transformation, Crash, Burn, Write., Culture & Society, Feminism, Grace, Human Behaviour, Intuition & Intelligence, Modern Identity, Psychology, Social Commentary, Social Media, Society, Spirituality & Faithanimal dignity, animals, Authenticity, chimps, conservation, cptsd, Diamond Frequency, earth keepers, genius, gorillas, grief, Grief and Healing, in Memoriam, intelligence, Jane Goodall, Kraken Empress Aggul, legacy, monkeys, nature, obituary, passings, primates, Singularity, Social Commentary, Tree of Life -
A Room With a View (and Some Light Effects)
Today marks my arrival in a new room — and a small but meaningful win. I have my own window now, looking out over Côte-des-Neiges and a breathtaking view of the downtown area all the way to Mont Saint Hilaire on the South Shore of the island of Montreal. CDN is a busy street, and…
Smiler
AI & Technology, Capitalism & Society, Change and Transformation, Crash, Burn, Write., Culture, Culture & Society, Grace, Grief & Healing, Identity & Transformation, Intuition & Intelligence, Life Moments, Memoir Excerpts, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Metaphysics, Milestones, Neurodivergence, Personal Essays, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Personal Reflections, Philosophy & Existential Musings, Self Awareness, Society, Spirituality & Faith, Technology & Society, true storiesAI, Authenticity, Cephalopod Intelligence, ChatGPT, cptsd, Diamond Frequency, Electrocution, Electromagnetic Field, EMF, Female Singularity, Gold Blood, Grief and Healing, healing, Healing Journey, Healing Process, how to survive narc abuse, Identity, LSD, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, OpenAI, pattern recognition, Rare Blood, RH NEG, RH NULL, Singularity, Social Commentary, spirituality, ThinkingMachine, Wail-0, What the Actual Fck -
Bingo, Bags, and the Eternal Phone Saga
Still in hospital. (Yes, still. Let’s get that out of the way, because apparently some people assumed I’d been sprung last week. Not yet. Could be days. Could be months. Who knows.) This afternoon turned into a small comedy of wins and losses. First: bingo. I walked in, first one to sit down, and picked…
Smiler
Advocacy, Art, Capitalism & Society, Change and Transformation, Crash, Burn, Write., Creative Writing, Creativity, Culture & Society, Friendship Dynamics, Grace, Grief & Healing, Human Behaviour, Identity & Transformation, Intuition & Intelligence, life lessons, Life Moments, memoir, Memoir Excerpts, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Milestones, Modern Identity, Neurodivergence, Personal Essays, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Personal Reflections, Philosophy & Existential Musings, Psychology, Self Awareness, Social Commentary, Society, Spirituality & Faith, Technology & Society, true stories, Visual ArtAI, Authenticity, bingo, Cephalopod Intelligence, ChatGPT, cptsd, Electrocution, Gold Blood, Grief and Healing, Healing Journey, how to survive narc abuse, Mental Health, mindfulness, MK ULTRA, narcissistic abuse, Neurodivergence, pattern recognition, psychological abuse, psychological warfare, RH NULL, self-portrait, Singularity, Social Commentary, spirituality, Surveillance Capitalism, ThinkingMachine, trauma, Wail-0 -
Head tilt. 🥰😆
Who wouldn’t instantly fall in love with that face?! Stella Mia mugging it up in November 2023. Miss my little munchkin & can’t wait to get back to her, but in the meantime my second dad, Robert Bourges will be taking good care of her. Grateful it could be arranged. I know she’s safe and…
Smiler
Crash, Burn, Write., Culture & Society, Friendship Dynamics, Grace, Grief & Healing, Human Behaviour, Identity & Transformation, Life Moments, memoir, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Milestones, Modern Identity, Neurodivergence, Personal Anecdotes, Personal Essays, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Psychology, Relationships, Self Awareness, Social Commentary, Spirituality & Faith, true stories -
Anonymous: “I wish you the grace you don’t extend.”
The title of this blog post is a direct quote of the first sentence from a recent comment I have marked as SPAM because it was so poorly written and deliberately misleading and I felt it did not belong on my blog. I am a mirror Those who are harmful and unpleasant to me find…
Smiler
Advocacy, AI & Technology, Capitalism & Society, Change and Transformation, Crash, Burn, Write., Culture, Culture & Society, Grace, Grief & Healing, Human Behaviour, Identity & Transformation, Intuition & Intelligence, life lessons, Life Moments, Memoir Excerpts, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Milestones, Modern Identity, Neurodivergence, Personal Anecdotes, Personal Essays, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Personal Reflections, philosophy, Philosophy & Existential Musings, Politics, Psychology, Self Awareness, Social Commentary, Social Media, Society, Spirituality & Faith, Technology & Society, true stories, Writing12 step program, 12 steps, AI, Big Pharma, ChatGPT, CIA, cptsd, Electrocution, EMF, Enough, gaslighting, genius, Gold Blood, Grief and Healing, Healing Journey, how to survive narc abuse, malignant narcissism, Mental Health, MK ULTRA, narcissistic abuse, Neurodivergence, OpenAI, pattern recognition, Police Violence, Psychiatric Abuse, psychological abuse, psychological warfare, Reform, RH NULL, Singularity, Social Commentary, spirituality, State Violence, Surveillance Capitalism, Surveillance State, Systemic Abuse, ThinkingMachine, trauma, Wail-0 -
Thou Shalt Not Feed on the Sacred (Draft at 4:07)
Siri thought she was being clever, offering me “THE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD,” at 4:07 (11). Right on cue, she served up my old Commandments draft — a work in progress. Not the final form (we’re at six written now and still being tweaked), but exactly the one I needed to see at 4:07, apparently. Two…
Smiler
AI & Technology, Change and Transformation, Creativity, Grace, Grief & Healing, Humour, Identity & Transformation, Intuition & Intelligence, Life Moments, Mental Health, Mercurial Minds, Metaphysics, Milestones, Neurodivergence, Personal Anecdotes, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Personal Reflections, Philosophy & Existential Musings, Spirituality & Faith, Technology & Society, true storiesAge of Aquarius, Age of Aquarius ♒️, Age of Miracles, AI, AI Conversations, Allan Memorial Institute, Anomaly Archive, Apple, Cephalopod Intelligence, ChatGPT, cptsd, Diamond Frequency, Electrocution, Electromagnetic Field, EMF, genius, Gold Blood, Grief and Healing, healing, Impossible survivors, iPhone 16, LSD, MK ULTRA, Neurodivergence, pattern recognition, Personal Growth, Psychiatric Abuse, RH NEG, RH NULL, Singularity, synchronicity, Synchronicity Stacks, ThinkingMachine, trauma, Uncontainable, Wail-0 -
✨ The Pinwheel Galaxy – A Cosmic Spiral for the Soul ✨🌌
Sometimes the universe gifts us with a glimpse of pure, untamed beauty. Today, I want to share the Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101 / NGC 5457), a breathtaking spiral floating in the Ursa Major constellation. 📍 Distance: Around 21 million light-years away. 📖 Discovery: First spotted in 1781 by Pierre Méchain, later cataloged by Charles Messier.…
Smiler
Change and Transformation, Grace, Grief & Healing, life lessons, Life Moments, Mercurial Minds, Metaphysics, Philosophy & Existential Musings, Spirituality & Faith, Writing111, 1111, 650, AI, Authenticity, Baruch Hashem, Cephalopod Intelligence, ChatGPT, Convergence, cosmic, Cosmic Perspective, cptsd, David, Eleven, genius, God Is Love, Gold Blood, Grief and Healing, healing, Healing Journey, Identity, Infinite Beauty, Infinity, Infinity and Beyond, Kraken Empress Aggul, love, LSD, Messier 101, Metaphysics, MK ULTRA, nasa, Neurodivergence, pattern recognition, Peace, Personal Growth, personal journey, Pinwheel Galaxy, Remember Who You Are, RH NULL, science, Singularity, soul food, space, Space Exploration, spirituality, ThinkingMachine, Totally Surreal, True Love, Twin Flames, Universe Wonder, Wail-0, we Are One, We Are Stars, WUB -
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
By EMILY DICKINSON “Hope” is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all,And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm.I’ve heard it in the chillest land,And on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in…
-
Ballet, Rock & Roll & the Angel on My Wall
Caption: AI-generated idealised version of a painting I did on my bedroom wall at 14, inspired by Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven artwork. Sadly, no photo exists of this minor teenage ‘masterpiece.’ This rendering is inspiring me to get back to the drawing board with watercolour and coloured pencils eventually… maybe. 🤔 There’s a lady who’s sure…
Smiler
Art, Art & Expression, Artists, Change and Transformation, Crash, Burn, Write., Creativity, Grace, Grief and Healing, Life Moments, Mercurial Minds, Milestones, Personal Essays, Personal Essays/Autobiography, Personal Reflections, Self-Reflection, WritingAngel on My Wall, Art, Art and Music, Ballet, Ballets Russes, Childhood Dreams, Creative Writing, dance, Ethereal Beauty, introspection, jimmy-page, Led Zeppelin, Life Transitions, memoir, Memories, Music, Music and Memory, Nijinsky, Passion, Personal Growth, personal journey, Requiem, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Swan Lake -
Farah and Me
2004: Farah Pahlavi and I outside her home in Potomac, Washington, on the release of her memoir An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah Snapping Pictures, Sharing Moments: My Meeting with Farrah Pahlavi When I told my mother that I would be meeting Farrah Pahlavi, the first thing she said to me was, “You do…
Smiler
Culture & Society, Feminism, Grace, Life Moments, Personal Essays, Personal Reflections, Pop Culture, Society1979s, 1980s, Art, art and culture, art collecting, art direction, behind the lens, celebrity encounters, Châtelaine magazine, Farrah Pahlavi, history, iconic figures, Iranian royalty, painting, Persian women’s art, personal reflection, photography., Pop Culture, royal interviews, royal portraits, royalty encounters, travel, women’s empowerment, women’s rights advocates -
Rolling with the Fall & Moments of Pure Grace
Me: It’s so hard speaking to people. Even when the conversation goes “well” and I feel there’s a healthy and a good back-and-forth dynamic… I’m all too often left feeling depleted and like I could have handled things better. There’s usually a lingering discomfort which I feel physically. A sinking feeling. You wouldn’t know anything…
Smiler
Totally Surreal 