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What Change Sounds Like . . . 5 Jun 2013 | 10:09 pm
I had the pleasure and privilege of attending Singularity University’s Backstage Pass to the Future Event at Fox Studios in LA this past weekend. One of the presenters shared a short video clip of pa...
A new chapter begins . . . 28 May 2013 | 09:30 pm
How often have you heard the question or asked it yourself, “Where has the time gone?” As I reflect on 33 years and 33 days in the Canadian group benefits industry, I’m not sure that I could have imag...
The glasses we wear 28 May 2013 | 04:34 pm
I’ve been blessed by a sea of deep, rich and meaningful life experiences. When I think about how this came to be, I know that it had a lot to do with my parents. They had this amazing perspective on t...
How to Avoid Doubling Back 12 May 2013 | 02:16 pm
One of my favourite books is called, Dances with Marmots. I won’t give away the story, but the main character George Spearing, an avid adventure hiking New Zealander, talks with great humour about th...
The Year Was 1980. 2 May 2013 | 02:21 am
The year was 1980. It signaled the dawn of the personal computing age, the invention of Post-It notes, and the tragic death of The Beatles’ John Lennon. Cellular mobile phones were so large they cause...
A priceless gift from my dad; more than a bank loan. (Part 1) 22 Apr 2013 | 10:41 am
In my Facebook post of April 9, 2013 I wrote: “My dad’s 92nd Birthday today- a very special day indeed! Here’s with gratitude and appreciation for all he did and all he meant and continues to mean to ...
Small House, Big Ideal 7 Apr 2013 | 10:02 am
As you start reading this you are less than 5 minutes away from exploring alternatives to traditional home ownership and living space. I recently read The Small House Book by Jay Shafer and came away ...
It’s the small things… 23 Mar 2013 | 12:02 am
Small things in life make me happy! Not sure how. Not sure why. But even though I’ve literally not strapped the shoes on and done a pavement run in over a year, today the “run gods” smiled and I squea...
I Will Be What I Will Be . . . 23 Feb 2013 | 06:35 am
I will be what I will be, I will do what I will do. All I want to do, need to do, is stay in my rhythm with myself. All I want is to do what I do and not to try to do what I don’t do. Just do what I...
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings From The Road 24 Jan 2013 | 03:34 pm
Author: Willie Nelson “I didn’t come here and I ain’t leavin’ I’ve been thrown into better places than this . . .” Willie Nelson Lyric My relationship with Willie Nelson’s music goes way back into the...
