by Motivated Magazine | Mar 30, 2011 | From Within
When I was five-years-old my dad forgot to drop me off at kindergarten. I was safely buckled into the back seat of his green Ford, silently watching the clouds float by while he was lost in his own thoughts. He parked the car in the college parking lot where he...
by Motivated Magazine | Feb 15, 2011 | Learn
I love hockey. I mean, I r-e-a-l-l-y love hockey. I love hockey more than snow days, summer, or even Halloween candy! I love hockey so much that I wanted to play after my brother’s funeral because I knew it would make me feel happy. I wanted to score a goal for him. I...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 21, 2011 | From Within
As I write this, our beautiful one-year-old daughter Ireland, is running around my office waving her hands wildly. She’s full of joy; she’s pure light. Yesterday she knocked a plant off my windowsill and learned what soil feels like, smearing it in circles on my...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 21, 2011 | From Within
Whenever I need to clarify my vision I race to water; I race, because it quite simply, feeds my soul. It doesn’t matter if I float on the water gently maneuvering my kayak, bearing witness to the early morning mist. Or, if I sit on the very edge of a dock listening...
by Motivated Magazine | Jan 21, 2011 | From Within
It’s 6:18am and I’m overlooking the water in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. The sun is up but I’m not; decaf doesn’t cut it. As the waves roll in, it occurs to me why I’ve been so intrigued with this issue’s topic of forgiveness. It began after our son died. I...
