Yesterday we celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday. We have come a long way as a country, and my hope is that we continue to grow respect for all living things and truly realize how interconnected we are to one another and nature. I recently had the pleasure of hearing Frank O’Dea […]
The mandate for the Tapestry of Women Conference is “To gather and support an interwoven network of women in the Cochrane, Morley and surrounding area working together to better our community and ourselves.” This is the 22nd year of holding this fantastic event which only costs $50.00/person and goes from 8:00 […]
In 2013, George Saunders delivered a speech to the graduates of Syracuse University which focused on the importance of kindness throughout our entire life. The speech was so well received; it was made into a book called Congratulations by the Way. Last weekend, as synchronicity would have it, I came […]
Dying to be Me by Anita Moorjani is a book I recently finished reading that has had a huge impact on me. I highly recommend reading it in its entirety, but want to pull out a few gems that really spoke to my heart. The book is about Anita’s journey […]
This morning, I went to the Independent Publishers Association of Canada IPAC meeting http://www.ipac-calgary.ca/ and had the honour of hearing the guest speaker, Suze Casey. After a 20 year teaching career, Suze followed her passion by opening her practice, Belief Re-patterning, based in Calgary. http://www.beliefrepatterning.com Suze also went from being a writer, to a […]
Heart-warming Artwork I had the honour of presenting my book to the Sunnyside school children. Children are my absolute best and most important critics. These children created magical pieces of art that they shared with me after my visit and said that I could share them with all of you. […]
Since today is Father’s Day, I wanted to reflect on what my father inspired me to become, and would love it if you took the time to reflect on this thought as well and share any insights you have with me. Back in Nov, 2008, we discovered that doctors had […]
The Power of Women was held on Wednesday, April 20 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. What an amazing event it was. Not only was I with some very incredible, brilliant women and men, I also was able to glean some wonderful information from the high profile speakers that I […]
Tonight I went to hear Alex Baisley speak and I am so pumped I can’t sleep, so had to write this blog. Alex is an incredibly inspiring speaker, not to mention his wonderful New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Irish accent combination. If you have not had the chance to hear him, […]
The faeries have this quote that they want me to share with you. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop Since February is the month of the heart, we challenge you to see how many random acts of kindness you can do this month. You will […]
