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For Any Writer in Need of a Laugh

My dad shared this video on Facebook and I couldn’t help but repost it today. I think I’ve watched it about 5 times in a row now. May it bring you writers some inspiration and good laughs amidst your hard work today!

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2 thoughts on “For Any Writer in Need of a Laugh”

Joseph Porter says:
April 8, 2011 at 11:28 am

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Thank you for this. You at least made one inspiration-less writer laugh!
- Meghan says:
  April 8, 2011 at 11:31 am
  
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  I laughed out loud…glad you liked it!

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Travel hasn’t changed me over the years so much as brought me back to my essence. Or maybe that is change. Whatever happens, I find that the byproduct of leaving life behind back home is finding clarity. You bear witness to the thoughts that actually cross your mind, to the things you miss (and don’t), and what your life looks like from the outside in. All I know is that I can’t get perspective when I’m IN it. I don’t need to fly halfway around the world to find it (a trip into the backcountry does the trick too) but it’s a benefit of travel that we get to see the world and ourselves. 💜 Standing on the shore of St. Paul’s Bay on our last night in Malta I had ten minutes to myself to think about the conclusions I’d come to. Two things came up: 1. Simplify 💞 2. Write more. 🖊 These are both solutions to the things that irk me - that I don’t have time for the things I love the most. I feel bogged down by life and work logistics, endless lists and tasks. I can’t avoid the admin as it comes with the job of co-running businesses and a household. But there is always fat that can be trimmed away if we take a few moments to LOOK at things rather than just robotically live them. Forty five hours of travel and we’ve finally landed on native soil and our little home in Banff. The challenge for me now is to keep my new perspective front-of-mind. To not get washed away in the deluge of the every day. To be like these stones, shaped over time, polished smooth by life’s experiences and never going back to the way things were. 🌅 #freelancingfamily #adventurousparents #travel #lifelessons

Today was a tough day. One of the days that makes you question why you bother trying to bring the family abroad. One of those days that comes so close to breaking you, but you hold it together because you don’t have a choice. You can’t get off that plane and the only way home is to get onboard, tired kids in tow, and deal with the meltdowns that ensue. // They are both now soundly sleeping and we’ll need our rest because tomorrow we go do it all again, with three times more time in the air than we had today. But we’ll get there, step by step. I need to refill my patience tank big-time and get some sleep into me so that I’m better equipped to deal with whatever comes our way. // And when I look back on this day on Gozo, hiking (safely) along the these cliffs, admiring the impossibly blue water from above, and watching Paul work his magic (see him there?), I know it’s worth the harder travel days. I acknowledge we choose to do this and I know people right now going through hard situations they didn’t choose. I also know this is the toughest age for flying (19 months); it’s just a phase we’re in. I’m grateful for all the adventures we’ve had - even these more formative ones that show us what we’re made of. 📸 Photo (because it turned out way nicer than mine did 😉) by @paulzizkaphoto.

Let me tell you what you’re looking at here: that’s 19th-century graffiti on one of the oldest freestanding structures on the planet. Older than Stonehenge. Older than the Pyramids. Ġgantija Temples on Gozo have a powerful energy about them, dating back to between 3600 and 3200 BC. Thankfully, today an effort is being made to conserve them; without that these enormous stones might stumble and fall, or have more names etched into their faces. Humans love to make their mark. It seems to be an inherent need to want to leave a piece of ourselves behind. I see it in the mountains back home: graffiti at the tops of peaks, initials carved into trees. But why the need to damage the work of nature or our ancestors to make sure future visitors know WE had been there?? Ironically, had this been just an ordinary stone, seeing Chapelle and other names carved over a century ago might have become an attraction by their own right. I wouldn’t have been as bothered by it. I suppose it comes down to respecting our ancestors, acknowledging that we aren’t the first people to be in a place and that there’s no reason to be defacing nature to etch our names. It all falls under the Leave No Trace category, a good reminder for us when we’re tempted to leave a little bit of “us” behind. #freelancingfamily #gozo #ggantija #malta #graffiti #zizkasabroad

I didn’t instantly fall in love with Malta, but as I’ve gotten to know it better, it’s stolen a piece of my heart. 🇲🇹 It’s a country of contrasts that defies description. It is full of surprises. It feels chaotic one moment then utterly peaceful the next. It’s a reminder that life can be many things at once and somehow keep working. And that’s good news because that’s what my life has looked like for a long time now. Not easily defined or categorized, full of contradiction and disjointed parts. But it works for me. Maybe that’s why I’ve grown to like Malta... 🙂 #freelancingfamily #adventurousparents #gozo #wiedilmielah #malta

This kid. 💜 I often need to remind myself she’s only six. In her moments of feeling overwhelmed, fidgety or needing extra attention, I can be impatient. And then I also remember that adults go through the same highs and lows; we just mask them more (or we try to). 🙄 But her “down” moments on this trip have been rare. This image is perfectly representative of the way she tackles life and all the adventures her crazy parents throw her way. “Let’s hike here!” “Let’s go look at that arch by the sea!” “Let’s walk into Valletta and face crowded, busy streets and explore this ancient city!” Tonight it was, “Let’s go watch the sunset by the water!” 🌅 The answer is almost always “yes”. As we make our way to these places we often talk about Paw Patrol and school back home, and answer a million questions (today’s was “why aren’t there more statues of women?”). 🤷🏼‍♀️ We try to balance those with bringing her into the present moment. But she often is, in her own way. She can talk about a project back home then start building a home for ants she sees along the trail. 🐜 I continue to learn that it’s all about balance, in the end. And I’m so proud to say she inspires me. 😍 #freelancingfamily #adventurousparents #outdoorfamilies #gozo #kidswhohike #takemeoutside #canadianoutdoorfamilies

A day filled with surprises on the island of Gozo, starting with a ferry ride before a cliff-side hike, lunch in the town of Xlendi, naps for the kids in the car and ice cream at Dwejra Bay (where this photo was taken). We loved Gozo so much we made the spontaneous decision to book two nights here and come back for more exploring tomorrow! 🌅 #adventurousparents #freelancingfamily

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