Life Is A Rollercoaster Not A Rocking Chair
Sitting in a coffin-tight bobsled waiting for the crew to push me off, my chest tightens. They give me a shove and suddenly I'm flying. The first part of the concrete track covered with ice is straight, and in a sport that's recorded in the hundredths of seconds - I...
Unleash Your Inner Rock Star: 7 Steps To Taking Centre Stage
Every day, each one of us does the exact same thing. We wake up and put our feet down on the stage. Our stage may be different – the stage of life, business, parenthood – any number of arenas. What we choose to do on that stage will be our own unique “performance” as...
The Fear Factor
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...
Seeing The Perfection In The Imperfect
. “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...
Put A Little Love In Your Heart
“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...
Sign Posts To True North
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...
Don’t Stop Believing
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...
To Error Is Human
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 for all...
Invitation To A Higher Reality
We all tend to see our bodies as "frozen sculptures" - solid, fixed, material objects - when they are more like rivers, constantly flowing, changing the patterns of intelligence. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus declared, "You cannot step into the same river twice,...
Spiritual Tips For Success Unveiled
We often hear of the term “dress for success” but rarely apply this to our spiritual selves – we don’t visualize ourselves leading a rewarding spiritual life. In my second book , Ask and You Shall Receive – Spiritual Strategies for Success in Work & Life, I write...