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How does someone inspire you? Is it by connecting with them in some way? Is it seeing something in them that you admire? Being touched by something they say?
We’ve all met someone who made us want to be better or to do something better.
But what about them caused this reaction to occur within us?
How can [...]
Recently, I flew to Utah to sing a song for a project called Especially For Youth (EFY). I took my youngest, Kate ( 11 months), along with me so her grandparents could see how cute she is.
Luckily, Kate is so calm and did great on the trip, but the part that amazed me was the [...]
“Sooner or later you’re going to reach the point where you can’t try any harder. It may be that your spirit flags, or that your physical and mental resources are stretched to the limit. And often, well before you come to that set of circumstances, you reach the point of diminishing return-trying harder and harder [...]
Read MoreI loved this story. The little fly reminded me a little of myself sometimes
I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Inn, a peaceful little place hidden back among the pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon, late July, and I’m listening to the desperate sounds [...]
Be grateful for what you have now. As you begin to think about all the things in your life you are grateful for, you will be amazed at the never ending thoughts that come back to you of more things to be grateful for. You have to make a start, and then the law of [...]
Read More“Who is that voice inside your head?”
You know the one you talk to when you are excited about something. Or when someone you love is sick and you need to ask “why is this happening?” Or when you accomplish something that you are proud of. We all do it, even if we don’t consciously realize [...]
This week I sold some patio furniture on Craigslist. A woman named Susan emailed, “Consider this furniture sold.” The next morning she came by to pick it up. I didn’t know who to expect, but by the time she left I was extremely grateful for who it had been. Susan is a Pediatric Anesthesiologist. She [...]
Read More“I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable. All these and other factors combined, if the circumstances are right, can teach and can lead to rebirth.”
-Anne [...]
So many times life feels so frustrating! Everything looks like it is going wrong. Like when the microwave breaks, the oven breaks too. But other times everything looks perfect, the world could not look better, we have a “Rich Existence,” but the microwave and oven are still broken.
Has anything really changed, other than what we [...]
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