We live in a forward focussed world... Now for the purposes of this blog I am not referring to a forward thinking world, but rather a forward folding world... What??? If some of you are confused let me explain. Consider many of the activities that we do on a daily basis such as: (a) driving …
Living in Winnipeg for the majority of my life has allowed me to experience my fair share of cold and snowy days. As cliche as it may seem, one thing has always held true for me when it comes to winter, and that is, its all in the preparation. Those of you reading this who …
Our daily lives are full of inspiration, and mine is no exception. A special person in my life recently came to me with a wonderful question: How do I deal with someone that challenges me? This was one of those opportunities to delve deeper into this concept of challenge. Just by way of definition, a …
We all grow up with different influences. Sometimes things that we were told in the past don’t quite permeate with us at the time, but later on in life we connect with in a more meaningful way. For me personally, as I was growing up my father used to remind me of a certain phrase, …
As we have just departed from the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend, it seems like an opportune time to consider gratitude and how we can truly be thankful. Sure, we all know we should be/want to be/know its the right thing to do, but the greater question is, are we really?? Yes, we all have our own …
Each week on Sunday morning I attend a yoga flow class at the Yoga Centre Winnipeg (shameless plug :), and this week was no exception. As we prepared for practice, we were instructed that there would be moments where we would likely bask in pleasure and enjoyment; but there would also be moments where we …
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We are all existing in this world with certain belief systems regardless of our age, ethnicity, background, upbringing, or communities. These systems can be both positive and negative and often we are unaware they are even in play because they simply are the essence of our beings. As example, many of us subconsciously or consciously …
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