by Motivated Magazine | Jun 21, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
Every morning for the past two weeks I have been religiously listening to the Kid Rock song, “Born Free.” I particularly like these lyrics: “You can knock me down and watch me bleed, but you can’t keep no chains on me. I was born free!” You and I were created to live...
by Motivated Magazine | Jun 6, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
. “Life can only be understood backwards; but must be lived forwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard . Have you ever had a day or a series of days where you just felt ‘blah’? Have you ever felt stuck or experienced a setback? Have you ever felt like your days were an endless...
by Motivated Magazine | May 9, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
“When you have the choice, practice being kind instead of being right” – Dr. Wayne Dyer It is so tempting to criticize others when we believe they aren’t doing something the “right” way or when they say something we believe is “wrong.” Whether we voice our disapproval...
by Motivated Magazine | Apr 28, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
At eleven years old my father, my siblings, and our Maltese cross, “Bimbo” (yes, right name, long story) trekked across Canada from Ontario in a silver Volvo sedan prone to overheating. When we eventually arrived in Vancouver, I stood in front of the Vancouver Clock...
by Motivated Magazine | Apr 26, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
I love music, especially 80’s music! One of my favourite songs has always been Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and so you can imagine my excitement when lead singer Steve Perry was rumoured to rejoin the band this November! Unfortunately, this rumour was refuted...
by Motivated Magazine | Apr 13, 2011 | Grow, Uncategorized
In the late sixteen-hundreds, the great poet Alexander Pope penned the phrase, “To err is human, to forgive divine.” The powerful truth revealed through these words has the redemptive potential for us to reclaim our humanity. Not just for ourseleves but...
