Oh, the places you'll go!

I sit in bed now, trying to grasp yesterday's news and what it's conspired within me. At 9:30am yesterday, the next two years of my life became completely clear to me. I'd been accepted into my Masters program! The waiting game from January up until two days ago was filled with fantasies, doubt, excitement, and fear. Such a curious and surreal feeling to not know what your life will look like months or years down the road. But it's an even more surreal feeling knowing that for the next 2 years, I have the opportunity to make my dream into a reality.

I am truly speechless, and all I can do is praise God because he deserves all the glory - all the glory and praise.

Elements and nostalgia

Today I continued with the exhausting, bitter-sweet labouring of Spring Cleaning. This time, consumed with the task of sorting through the birthday/Christmas/whatever-other-occasion cards that I lazily piled together over the years. I remember thinking to myself if I'd ever even take the time to look through each card years later, and wondered if there was any point to setting them aside if they'll just go unnoticed each year that passes (I happen to be very practical). And yes, they did go unnoticed for years, until today. And yes, I did consider throwing them all out, until today.

Looking through everything, it's triggered memories I haven't stopped to try to remember in years. Reading cards from close friends and remembering why you're close friends in the first place was lovely; and laughing at all the past jokes and memories (some written that I can no longer remember). Although, reading cards from former close friends and family you never see anymore.. it left me deciding whether or not to toss or keep them. I thought maybe years from now they'll trigger fonder memories of when things used to be good.

Anyway, I'm glad I sorted through all that, or else I would've never realized that my parents gave me the exact same birthday card two years in a row.

PS. I FINALLY found that Mandy Moore autograph that I lost over 10 years ago! I thought I'd never see that again.

Live music is Real music

Childish Gambino, Sound Academy: WOW
Pentatonix, Danforth Music Hall: GENIUS
Kina Grannis, Mod Club & Arctic Monkeys, Molson Ampitheatre: CAN'T WAIT

3005

When it comes to a romantic relationship, what is it that we strive for? A love that inspires? A love that fulfills? A love that comforts? A love that projects joy? A love that conspires high esteem and confidence? A love that never bores?

Having found all these qualities of love in one person would be amazing, but if we find a love that only does some of these things, is it worth holding on to forever? 

Ultimately, the real question is, "Brain, or heart?"

Those damn snakes in the grass..

I never do anything like this, but a very close friend of mine has been a victim of public deceit and I would very much appreciate your support. 

Long story short, my friend (Hyacinth Walcott) and her ex-business parter (Michael Stuckey) created a Gospel Canadian award show called The Glass Awards and their first show last year turned out to be a huge success! However, after having thought establishing an incredible trust in him and their professional relationship, Michael has decided to shut her out completely. He has ILLEGALLY run away with their ideas to create another awards show (called Canada's Glass Awards), passing it off as the same awards show, but having been rebranded. 

He is also accusing her of false motives and actions to make himself seem like the good guy (which is actually laughable because what he is accusing her of greatly goes against the good and pure nature of her heart). PLEASE help her in shutting out this guy because her vision for The Glass Awards and its benefits for Canadian gospel music is AMAZING and worth fighting for. Even if you have no interest in Canadian gospel music, please please please help in exposing this scammer. What he's doing is sickening, heartbreaking, and essentially criminal.

You can help out by visiting this link: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-glass-awards

Let's also keep in mind that Michael Stuckey has a past with scams: 
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2010/09/07/musician-kicked-out-of-school-he-created.html
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/06/29/former-charter-school-leader-must-repay-10000.html

"Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them." - Ephesians 5:11

GO CANADA!

So amazing to be a part of this country, and so proud to be Canadian.
It's too bad Americans are sore losers.

Addiction

Such an intense longing for something that's been out of reach for months now. My heart aches the most when I think about the fact that I can't even remember when exactly was the last time. How can such an unhealthy feeling be healthy for you?