The Bra Street Rambler

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” –Frederick Keonig This past weekend, for those of my readers who are from different countries, was Thanksgiving in Canada. If you follow my blog, you’ll know that I am a firm believer in showing appreciation to all those who positively impact our lives, I believe that a compliment is wasted when it is spoken behind someone’s back, and I also believe that thanks should be extended year round rather than limited to one day. However, far be it from me to turn down any excuse to have some time off work to spend with my family enjoying a hot meal together. So, in honour of this excuse to verbalize what we are grateful for, here are some things that I feel thankful for and hope never to take for granted. Family “We have three kinds of family. Those we are born to, those who are born to us, and those we let into our hearts” - S...

“The price of love is loss but still we pay, we love anyway.” –Alice Ripley Two months ago, I wrote about the difficulties of having to say goodbye to those who do not respect and value us the way we deserve. I wrote of not allowing others to take us for granted and saying no to things that impact us negatively. I mentioned knowing it was the right thing to do for my own mental health despite all of the wonderful memories I still treasured of times spent with that person. That being said, emotion and logic are very different things and they do not necessarily walk hand in hand. Despite not having spoken to that person since, I am continuously reminded of that person in all of the tiny things that bring joy to my life. Logic speaks clearly letting me know I should not give in, that I should not fight for someone who refused to put forth the smallest bit of resistance in regards to me leaving. They did not put up the least bit of a fight to keep me in their life. Emotion...

“Little things are big.” – Yogi Berra As stated in my previous blog, my roommate and I are nerds, big nerds , especially where Harry Potter is concerned. Last week, we finished re-watching all of the movies together, something we had endeavored to do every available week night since she moved in. As we watched the final movie, I couldn’t help scolding the television, as I’m sure some of you often find yourselves doing as well, because the characters portrayed were not clueing  in to something I found rather obvious. For those of you who are familiar with Harry Potter, you’ll remember that in the movies, though Polyjuice potion allowed the characters to temporarily assume the physical appearance of someone else, it did not alter the voices of the characters (with the exception of Mad Eye which I attribute to the true character being a better mimic). My qualm with this was simply that if I had frequent dealings with someone, I would be able to tell if their voices...