The Archetype of Mr. Right
During our session together in Bali, Maureen looked at my bio-energetic test results and said – in a calm, empathetic manner: “you’re pissed off at the Universe – aren’t you?” We were on the topic of...
View ArticleThankful For Rainbows in My Clouds
Death puts things in to perspective. Do I really need to answer that e-mail right now? Do I really need to pick that battle? Who do I really want to be for the people around me? What makes me feel...
View ArticleGive Thanks
I love the notion of giving thanks. As if thanks was a present, a gift, that I could tie up in ribbon and hand over to someone. Here you go. Here is your thanks. Here is a feeling of complete...
View ArticlePicking Through The Past
This past week I dug through boxes of old memorabilia. I was helping my Nana clean house and my Mom move in to keep her company. In these boxes I found old uniforms, medals, and journals. I found...
View ArticleBuilding Off The Momentum
I feel so alive when I am presenting and I feel so clear and connected when I am on my mat. Combine those two things together and you get how I spent this evening. I just got home from leading a yoga...
View ArticleGiving birth to my book: Getting Over the Rainbow
Over the past year I have been putting pen to paper and drafting out my book – “Getting Over the Rainbow.” Whenever I went away, I took with me a single coil, green notepad that would pen out my...
View ArticleJust When I Thought It’d Be Over
I was inspired by The Happiness Project‘s approach of re-discovering happiness over a year and made a choice in October to do something similar. For 12 months, concluding in October 2014, I mapped out...
View ArticleNovem-beard No More
There’s something about sticking with it. The patience. The tenacity. The conversation I have with myself the moment I want to give up. There’s also something about completing the goal. The...
View ArticleThat voice is calling
One foot in front of the other. Act like that brave step makes a difference. It does. Related posts: Which Voice Do You Listen To? Copenhagen is calling! Conquering Impossibilities
View ArticleGive Us What You’ve Got
Are you born a writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end the question can only be answered by action. Do it or don’t do it. It may help to think of it...
View ArticleDream As Big As You Want To Play
Ten years ago today, I was living with my mom in Ontario and working part-time at Roots. I was planning out and hiring my volunteer team to run my first leadership conference. I was recently dumped by...
View ArticleThe Dark Days Are Over
Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year for us in the northern hemisphere, was on Saturday. It is known as the darkest day of the year. Since the summer solstice, we’ve been heading into darker...
View ArticleThe Highlights of 2013
For the past five years, I have given gratitude on my site for the things, experiences, and people that have made the past year one for the books. I always say it’s amusing to go back and see my life...
View ArticleThe Noble New
Sing songs that none have sung, Think thoughts that ne’er in brain have run, Walk in paths that none have trod, Weep tears as none have shed for God, Give peace to all to whom none other gave, Claim...
View ArticleGive Your Resolutions A Recharge
Blue Monday – the the third Monday in January – is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Resolutions dissolve, holiday credit card bills arrive, and cold winter nights seem never-ending. Our...
View ArticleTake It Out Tuesday: The Playlist
Take It Out Tuesday is a blog series (starting today!) that will focus on one thing each week we can take out of our lives to ensure we have room for all the great things to come. After all, our new...
View ArticleSometimes You Go For It
My first workshop or speaking engagement of the year, for the past seven years, has been at the UBC Student Leadership Conference. It is one of my favourite conferences to be a part of and I love...
View ArticleTake It Out Tuesday: The Inbox
Take It Out Tuesday is a blog series that focuses on one thing each week we can take out of our lives to ensure we have room for all the great things to come. After all, our new goals need space to...
View ArticleTake It Out Tuesday: Excuses
Take It Out Tuesday is a blog series that focuses on one thing each week we can take out of our lives to ensure we have room for all the great things to come. After all, our new goals need space to...
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