“We’re all bozos on the bus so we might as well sit back and enjoy the ride.” – Wavy Gravy, Clown/Activist I watched the U.S. Open Women’s final on Sunday and witnessed the very experienced and very talented Serena Williams lose to Australian Samatha Stosur. Serena has won 13 Grand Slam titles and Samantha has… Read More
I recently spoke to a group of school board custodial/maintenance staff and at the end of one of my workshops, a participant came up to me and asked me for some advice. He wanted to know what he could do to raise his spirits during his newly separation from his wife. The dramatic change in… Read More
“When I’m having trouble with someone, it’s a sure sign that person is exactly the gift I am needing in my life. Sometimes it takes me years to write the thank you note, though.” – unknown The relationships we have (and those we lose) just might be the biggest source of angst that this human experience has to… Read More
Let me just say that I have seen better days. I am still blessed up my wah-zoo, but quite frankly, I have seen better days. I’m getting through it, I’m learning, I’m growing, blah, blah, blah…however, personally, this is an extremely challenging time for me. Perhaps you too have experienced a time (or times) in your… Read More
I had coffee with a fellow stand-up comic-turned-inspirational speaker the other day and at one point in our conversation I said to her that lightening up about the inevitable changes and challenges that come our way has very little to do with having a sense of humour or being funny. She looked at me with… Read More
Perhaps by now you’ve heard the news that Catherine Zeta-Jones recently sought treatment for bipolar II condition which is a mental illness that involves both prolonged periods of depression along with short periods of manic episodes. When I watched the report on the Today Show this morning, I was inspired to share that I too… Read More
Are you here? I mean, really here? Are you fully present as you read this? Are your here right now? Good for you if you are because being fully present in the moment has become just as tough as winning an immunity challenge on SURVIVOR. Our portable access to communication towers and the internet (cell… Read More
“Who’s going to take care of this fiasco?“ This is a question I overheard a certain LCBO employee ask her colleague at an LCBO location I was at this past weekend as I was shopping for some essentials for the home. What was happening a half hour from then was that the LCBO was releasing… Read More