When stuff doesn’t work out as planned, do you get bummed out? Do you see it as a bad thing? Do you feel like life has presented you with yet another setback? When I did stand-up comedy, I couldn’t for the life of me get an agent so that I could audition for television and… 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
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
Do you have a case of the winter blahs right about now? If you live anywhere in North America for the exception of Vancouver, California and Florida, it’s damn cold outside and the afternoon sunset can be disheartening at times. Yes, it’s January and it owes us nothing more than the cold, dark days that… Read More
I have a big, dark secret to confess. I LOVE CURLING! I’ve been a die-hard curler and curling fan for almost 25 years now. I might as well tell you that I also have a massive passion for golf – I play it as much as I can and watch almost every PGA tournament on… Read More
For me spirituality is living with the belief that we are spiritual beings having a human experience which really only means one big thing – there’s a hell of a lot more going on when we EXPERIENCE something. Yes, what we see with our two human eyes is indeed happening, but if we are a… Read More
Do you ever find yourself deciding what an experience is going to be like or what someone is going to say or do before the situation unfolds? A few days ago, I was jogging here in Toronto and as I was approaching a gaggle of teenage boys who were walking ahead of me, I braced… Read More