This August, my column on CBC Radio One’s North By Northwest explored what I’m calling “our summertime value”. Summer has it’s own pace. We have vacation, others our touristing around us, and even the odd heat wave conspires to slow us down. Summer reminds us to relax and play. I believe that there are values… Continue reading
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The Brilliance of Doing Nothing
When I think about my favorite summer memories, it’s when I wasn’t actually doing anything. I remember one night when there was a comet show and I was lying on the seat of my 12-foot aluminum boat, floating on the French River. Just watching the sky for what felt like forever. Or the time… Continue reading
Summer Projects
It’s mid July and I’m between workshops. This week is my chance to breathe a bit more deeply, ride my bike around Victoria and indulge in that extra hour of sleep. Opera Nuova I spent three weeks in June at Opera Nuova this year. I had the rare opportunity to coach the singers vocally… Continue reading
Graduation isn’t just for kids anymore
Yes, it is the season of graduation. Even one of my own children graduates from high school this year, so I am up close and personal with it all right now. It struck me that whether or not we are wearing a cap and a gown, or taking that long walk across the stage for… Continue reading
How to create the vacation you need
Welcome to the first long weekend of the summer! We only get four long weekends before we start all over again in September, so this month I’m offering tips on how to plan the holiday you need. Whether you get three days or three weeks, you can create a vacation that sends you back to… Continue reading
Mindfulness-A buzzword with a good buzz
In my latest column on North By Northwest, heard on CBC Radio One in British Columbia, Sheryl and I talk about the incredible popularity of Mindfulness. What is it? Who is doing it? And is it the magical cure all for stress, depression and even happiness at work financially and emotionally? You can hear the… Continue reading
Don’t Worry, Be Happy, and other myths about Positive Thinking
As a kid I had a record that told the story of the Little Train that Could. And as that little train faced all the struggles of getting himself up steep hills, with a full load, he would repeat “I think I can, I think I can”. Positive Thinking. The oldest tool in the book?… Continue reading
Calling all Heroes!
This week on North By North West I talk about heroes. The heroes that you had as a child or even today can be a great tool for discovering more happiness in the moment and in the future. You can hear it on the podcast here. Look for the episode from February 27th, 2016…. Continue reading
Four ‘Must Haves’ that will save your New Years Resolutions
The confession: I’d heard about this book, but when I started to read it while waiting in a long check out line in December, it went from being a Christmas gift for my Mom to one of those books that altered the way I saw life. The book is ‘The life-changing magic of tidying up-The… Continue reading
December in the rear view mirror
I can’t believe a year has come and gone again. My Birthday is in December, and more than New Years Eve, I take December 14th as the day to take stock of the year that has been. I made two lists. One for Great Things and one for Not So Great Things. Life will always… Continue reading