My Renaissance Life

My Renaissance Life

Finding Your Person. A Love Story.

Yin and Yang, Spirit Animals, and the Looking on the Bright Side.

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Kim Van Bruggen
Jun 17, 2023
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Hello dear reader.

Do you have people in your life who know how to stop and smell the flowers? As in, they don’t have to remind themselves, or make a point of doing this. It’s inherent in them.

For me, the person is my husband.

When we met at university he took me on a hike for our first date to a place called East Sooke Park. It’s more like a remote tra…

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