As humans, we tend to be on the competitive side. We pick a target and decide to beat it at all costs. We tear others who are succeeding down; we compare ourselves and make noises about how our choices are better, our skills are stronger, our drive better… but in this way, we all lose. When we push someone down to feel bigger, all we do is prove that we were not capable in the first place. …
I would like to suggest… no, scratch that, I would like to say that we NEED to champion each other. When our coworker gets promoted we CHEER; when our brother has a new baby we APPLAUD; when our best friend makes it through a hard season, we are PROUD. Can we make this the way of the world? Please?? Reposting @fancymiamour_styles: – via @Crowdfire
Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually.
Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!
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