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Category: Reflections

Reflections, The Weekly Post

A Shining Light, Alone in the Night

December 21, 2025 CJ Bowers

The nights are long, the cold is real, but in the darkness of December, a little Christmas warmth finds its way.

Tagged Christmas, cold, comfort, dark, darkness, december, faith, family, grief, holidays, joy, light, night, Noel, reflection, snowLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

Past the Edge of My Own Doubts

December 7, 2025 CJ Bowers

If you’re standing at the edge of something new, take one small step. Not because you’re fearless, but because you deserve to see what happens next.

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Reflections, The Weekly Post

Flickers on the Page

September 14, 2025 CJ Bowers

Some days, writing feels like whispering to the walls. The world barely listens. And yet, a sentence winks. A paragraph hums. A thought does a little dance. Those tiny sparks are enough to keep me at it — stubborn, stubborn, and happily so.

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The Soft Edge of Day

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 CJ Bowers

The day is done. The dishes are undone. And still, the quiet finds me — a child asleep, a dog at my feet, the hum of the fridge. This is the soft edge of day.

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Reflections, The Weekly Post

Not Perfect, But Ours

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 CJ Bowers

Canada isn’t perfect. Neither are we. But today, we celebrate who we are—and who we’re still becoming. That’s what makes this place home.

Tagged Canada, Canada Day, celebrate, country, future, mistakes, Oh Canada, past, politics, present, pride, proud, reflect, travelLeave a comment
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We Never Really Grow Up (We Just Learn to Sit Still at Funerals)

April 13, 2025 CJ Bowers

They say we grow up. That at some point, somewhere between learning how to fold a fitted sheet and choosing salad over fries, we become adults. I’d like to state, for the record, that this is nonsense...

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Reflections, The Weekly Post

Enough

January 19, 2025 CJ Bowers

You’re not perfect. Not even close. But perfection isn’t the goal. It never was...

Tagged be better, being better, better, enough, human, imperfect, me, myself, perfect, reflection, Reflections, self-doubt, thoughts1 Comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

Where Did the Time Go?

January 13, 2025 CJ Bowers

When I was a kid, a day felt like an eternity. Now, I blink, and the day is gone.

Tagged adult, children, clock, fast, kids, life, longing, parent, perception, regret, slow, time1 Comment
Creative Writing, Reflections, The Weekly Post

Another Year

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 CJ Bowers

Another year, slipping away in the dark…

Tagged 2025, adventure, beginnings, celebration, Creative Writing, end, feeling, new year, New Year’s Eve, poem, reflection, uncertain, unknown, worryLeave a comment
Reflections, The Weekly Post

From Humbug to Ho Ho Ho

December 22, 2024 CJ Bowers

It’s funny how Christmas used to come and go without leaving much of a mark on me. And then I had a kid...

Tagged children, Christmas, competition, decorating, festive, help me, kids, parent, Parenting, Santa, sharing, spiritLeave a comment

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