Feb
20
2015
Every single day, I win the lottery. But most of the time, I forget I’ve won. So here are a few reminders to myself.
I didn’t sleep outside last night; my bed is comfortable and plump, and my home is...
Feb
18
2015
Feeling bored? How may times in your busy life can you actually say you’re bored? Not that many, I guess. Or at least I hope your life is not boring you! What I’m talking about are those fleeting moments...
Feb
18
2015
It’s easy to feel that life owes us more, or that we need more in order to be fully, truly happy. But living happy has a lot more to do with feeling grateful about how much we already have...
Feb
17
2015
Sometimes, I think I “deserve” to live a cushy, comfortable life - letting myself cruise along, every day narrowing down, until I watch life on TV, well cushioned by comfort and inertia.
Hell, no.
Comfort is so addictive - Why move when...
Feb
16
2015
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. – Jim Rohn
I love this quote, because it smacks you (and me)in the...
Feb
15
2015
We adults thrive on Fairy Tales that destroy our quality of life. Fairy Tales such as being ‘perfect’; making ‘perfect decisions’; doing everything on our agenda (and fitting 20 hours of work into 7.5) and working at our 100% best. These...
Feb
13
2015
Today is an important day.
Today is complete and self-contained, yet it’s also an essential small step toward the future.
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about this: each day is totally self-contained: independent of any other day, complete on...
Feb
12
2015
I am not surprised at the results found in a new study on Canada Federal Government Executives, which shows a sharp rise in obesity, anxiety and depression (1). The number of executives battling depression has nearly doubled in the past...
Feb
11
2015
Burnout story – Dayna is a caring, dedicated manager and single mom with three children, one of them with learning disabilities. She puts in long hours at work, and cares for her aging parents as well. She gets home...
Feb
10
2015
It’s easy to forget that your life is housed in your body. Being alive is being housed in your body. For as long as you live. You take care of your car, fuelling it regularly, getting it around for...
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