Category: Reflect
Finding Joy in Everyday Moments
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” — Henri Nouwen Don’t you love it when really amazing things happen to you? Those moments may seem few and far between but, if we take time to notice all the treasures we encounter during an ordinary day, [...]
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Are You Living In The Moment?
What do you miss the most about being 5 years old? I miss the incredible joy of riding my bike. I miss the excitement of helping my mother make Jello. I miss the anticipation of having my father arrive home from work. I miss enthusiastically embracing large amounts of snow and actually wanting to go [...]
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Pump Up The Volume… On Your Life
“Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But, if you think about it, the moment you try to imitate someone, you’re stuck. Imitation is the opposite of being your authentic self. You were born to fill a niche no one else can fill. [...]
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Stepping Into The Margins
As the Salama Shield drama group gyrates, the beat of African drums escalates. A snake-line of young and old dancers dressed in bright green and red writhe past. Their sweat-soaked faces shine as they dance with the joyful message of, “Hope with a Plan”. Minutes away is the hot and dusty town of Lyantonde, where [...]
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Let Your Light Outshine Your Fear
Olive Kay was a depression era single mother with a grade three education when she was abandoned by her alcoholic husband and began cooking for farmhands in the Prairie dustbowl. Decades later, when the Quebec Chronicle newspaper advertised for a “Women’s Editor”, she courageously sent them her stories and poetry composed through long, frozen winters. [...]
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Supersize Your Dreams
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein . ‘Would you like to Supersize that?’ Before the “super sized” option was phased out in 2004, McDonald’s employees used to ask customers if they would like the largest size of fries or soft drink. Today, I’d like to [...]
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To Dream Or Not To Dream
At the beginning of every New Year I take the time to reflect on what I’ve achieved during the previous year on a personal and business level. I assess how far I’ve come, the lesson’s I’ve learned, and of course, evaluate myself against the goals I set the previous year. Then, when I’ve gathered all [...]
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Wake Up To Your Worth
Are you asleep? I know you’re thinking, “how can I be sleeping if I’m reading this?”, but I ask because I find that many of us sleepwalk through our lives. By being extremely critical of our bodies or blind to our talents, by constantly comparing ourselves to others or generally living in a state of [...]
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An Explosion of Artistry
It’s a rare entrepreneur who begins their work day when it is too early and too late for a cup of coffee. But for Robbin Wenzoski, rising from a warm bed in the blackness of the night is not only the norm, it is when he does his most creative thinking. At 2:30am, Robbin ambles [...]
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Remember Your First Love
I love my job! I guess I’m one of those lucky people that actually dared to find a vocation that fuels my spirit and has me jumping out of bed every day just raring to go! Can you remember that feeling? As an entrepreneur and small business owner there’s no doubt the feeling is or [...]
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