Author Archives: Jacqueline Ashby

Exploring the intersection between person and place.

Tara

What are some of the biggest or most valuable lessons you’ve learned? 
I’ve learned the importance of staying conscious and working on myself, my own family, and my relationships. When we’re content in our life and our choices we have little interest in judging others.

I’m not sure if it’s being in my thirties now or motherhood, but I have no interest in fitting in. Virtually every measuring stick has shifted. I’m proud of my body not for what it looks like but for what is has done, that it grew and continues to nourish such a healthy baby.
I’ve also come to see vulnerability as strength. It serves as a pathway toward connection with other people and I think human beings are built for that. ~ Dr. Tara Mayer, UBC Instructor. More on her thoughts and ideas!

Bashful

Photo: Patrice78500 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps. The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of the same species, but also occurs between trees of different species.” ~ Wikipedia