Live Your Dash

Maybe living your best life just means slowing down enough to see how good it already is. 🫶🏽

Promise me, if you are not already, starting right now that you will make the most of your dash (the time between your birth and your death)!

Unfortunately, this is the quiet truth we forget in the rush of how fragile life really is. The plans, the routines, the people, none of it is promised. Life doesn't always fall apart loudly; sometimes, it shifts quietly and never goes back.
So love while you can!
Say the words!
Take the chance!
Don't wait for a wake-up call to start living like it matters. Because one moment really can change everything and often, it does.

Not even into the story yet and already loving my newest book, Twice by . 🤍

Do you ever feel like realizations show up exactly when you need them?

A month ago, I chose "Quality" as my word for 2026. Earlier this week, while hiking with my boys, I stumbled upon a heart-shaped rock right in the middle of the trail. At that moment, it was an unexpected realization—that my love language had been unintentionally woven into my word for the year.

Did you end up choosing a word for the year?

What’s your love language?
– Acts of Service
– Gift Giving
– Physical Touch
– Quality Time
– Words of Affirmation

Do the two connect for you?

A gentle reminder for myself and anyone else who may need it... “Balance isn't something you find, it's something you create.” (Jana Kingsford)

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Have you ever chosen a word for the year? For 2026, I choose the word "quality".

Quality time. Quality health. Quality thoughts. Quality mindset. Quality people. Quality activities. Quality intentions. Quality presence.

Drop yours below.

Hi,

I am Sabriena, and this is my perfectly imperfect little family. For those of you who don't know me or even those of you who do, here are a few random comments/facts about me you may or may not have known...

1. My husband and two boys are my whole world. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for them.
2. Summer is hands down my favorite season. Everyone is happier with a tan, am I right or am I right?
3. My favorite colour is turquoise. Think aqua, deep to light blue, rich sapphire ocean coloured vibes.
4. My main hobby is driving my kids to their hobbies. I am basically a glorified Uber driver going to any and all the hockey rinks and BMX tracks in the Lower Mainland.
5. Popcorn will forever be my favorite food. But it has to be fresh, hot off the stove and covered in butter.
6. My dream vacation: An overwater bungalow in the Maldives. Ideally at an all inclusive resort because let's be honest, if I am on my dream vacation I don't want to be cooking or cleaning.
7. Speaking of vacations, vacation-me is way more fun than normal-me. Without all the responsibilities life just seems so much less stressful.
8. My husband and I want to move but I don't want my kids to leave their school. Deep down, I know they will be fine but right now, it's what is holding me back.
9. I love how music brings back memories. Anytime I hear Roses by Saint Jhn and Imanbek, I am on our boat in Osoyoos Lake.
10. "Live Your Dash" has stuck with me ever since my husband and I attended a celebration of life for one of his co-workers' dads. It was something I had never heard before and have never forgotten. I still have the program hanging on the wall at home, reciting the entire poem. With some help from Canva I designed the logo and am commiting to a year of inspiring my boys and the world to live by Linda Ellis' words: "What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash." ❤

Rolling into 2026 inspired by Linda Ellis.
"What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash."