Wow! Thank you for sharing Dan", and thank you for posting in your Substack Emily!
Quite the beautifully descriptive account of the real-life drama that many of us experienced, and can so deeply relate.
Beyond the physical and practical story of your 2020/21 life changes, how eloquently you expressed the incredibly difficult but necessary decisions that you (and perhaps each of us) had to undergo.
And years later, I'm sure many of us can still recount our own "escape" stories, almost as if we're lying there on that proverbial therapist couch. "Ouch and breathe", come to mind.
To me, it so feels like a story of personal awakening, of taking that long look at where we're at in place and time, and how we're going to move forward.
Still feels a little bit like a dream for me too. Parts of it were a nightmare, and still are perhaps; those friends that we can no longer relate to, that profession and social network that we've been excluded from, the awkward knowing of the divide between belief systems (on both sides) and how to maneuver through with respect for others and oneself.
Such a time!
And yet, you continue to be able to express yourself in this world through the written and spoken word, through your decision to live abroad (in what might be the most free country), and in your ability to participate in your adventurous motorcycle journeys. Zoooom! Glorious
There's still so much beauty despite the changes we've gone thru.
Very much looking forward to reading Dan's part 2.
Yes, you’re right!! And it’s so true—I had goosebumps reading his story…probably also because of going through the same awful things, & making those hard but necessary choices during our “personal awakening” as you so fittingly call it. So thankful now that we did!
I'm sorry that was his experience (and that of so many) but I love the refreshing, clear, tell it as it happened voice here. He obviously made the right choice. I'm looking forward to the next installment :) Thanks.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. "Dan" was able to articulately describe the insanity of what we all lived through and how Canada has fallen so far, while also poking fun at the ridiculousness of it all. I can't wait to read the rest of his story!
Wow! Thank you for sharing Dan", and thank you for posting in your Substack Emily!
Quite the beautifully descriptive account of the real-life drama that many of us experienced, and can so deeply relate.
Beyond the physical and practical story of your 2020/21 life changes, how eloquently you expressed the incredibly difficult but necessary decisions that you (and perhaps each of us) had to undergo.
And years later, I'm sure many of us can still recount our own "escape" stories, almost as if we're lying there on that proverbial therapist couch. "Ouch and breathe", come to mind.
To me, it so feels like a story of personal awakening, of taking that long look at where we're at in place and time, and how we're going to move forward.
Still feels a little bit like a dream for me too. Parts of it were a nightmare, and still are perhaps; those friends that we can no longer relate to, that profession and social network that we've been excluded from, the awkward knowing of the divide between belief systems (on both sides) and how to maneuver through with respect for others and oneself.
Such a time!
And yet, you continue to be able to express yourself in this world through the written and spoken word, through your decision to live abroad (in what might be the most free country), and in your ability to participate in your adventurous motorcycle journeys. Zoooom! Glorious
There's still so much beauty despite the changes we've gone thru.
Very much looking forward to reading Dan's part 2.
Yes, you’re right!! And it’s so true—I had goosebumps reading his story…probably also because of going through the same awful things, & making those hard but necessary choices during our “personal awakening” as you so fittingly call it. So thankful now that we did!
I'm sorry that was his experience (and that of so many) but I love the refreshing, clear, tell it as it happened voice here. He obviously made the right choice. I'm looking forward to the next installment :) Thanks.
I agree…love his storytelling style, & he did make the right choice! I better get to work on getting the next post out 😊
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. "Dan" was able to articulately describe the insanity of what we all lived through and how Canada has fallen so far, while also poking fun at the ridiculousness of it all. I can't wait to read the rest of his story!
Yeah, I love his story-telling style too!