Notes from a progressive millennial living in Calgary, AB
“The root is the fulcrum on which will rest the expression of your soul; the root is the ‘starting point’ of all natural manifestation. It cannot be, when the root is neglected, that what should spring from it will be well-ordered.”
I pulled this quote by Bruce Lee out of a book about his philosophies written by his daughter, Shannon Lee. It comes at a good time while I sit here in a hotel in Hong Kong and contemplate who I am, what I care about and what I can offer the world.
I recently came across a TikTok video where a local influencer giddily took us on a tour of the revamped Eau Claire YMCA. Now a private luxury spa, I quickly became depressed by what it’s turned into and thought wow, here we go again with neoliberalism taking over and ruining our community.
The Y was once a publicly accessible space where everyday citizens could exercise and connect. Becoming a private members-only playground for the wealthy highlights everything wrong with our society and how our governments just don’t care to invest in our community.
Also the ED of the Calgary Downtown Association praising this is just wrong on so many levels. This isn’t something to celebrate. It’s a tragedy!
Continue reading “Lament for the Eau Claire Y”It’s time for the blog revival. It’s good therapy. My therapist even said it’s a good exercise in defining my identity at a time when I’m questioning what I should be doing with my life or what I’m good at. I said: I’m good at writing. I’m a writer.
So I’m writing.
Continue reading “Hello Blog. It’s been a while.”
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