What does it really mean to live true? We are living in times where many people are striving to find their true purpose and to live authentic and creative lives. Living true means living without regret, it means listening within for what really matters most to us and aligning our actions and choices toward our own north … [Read more...]
Make Love Your Business Summit
What does love have to do with business? If you are a heart-based purpose driven entrepreneur or helping or healing professional, love is at the heart of everything we do in some way.I am a speaker on this innovative and inspiring summit called Make Love Your Business, hosted and created by Inga Michaelson. This summit really has … [Read more...]
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
There is a wonderful book called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying written by Bonnie Ware - a hospice nurse. Through her work of sitting and being with present with people during their end of life journey, she heard many people speak of their regrets in life. I have had some of these same experiences in years past when I worked … [Read more...]
Mommy, my best advice to you is…
During dinner tonight, we were talking about our dreams. I said, "My dream is to write lots of books." (I am currently writing 3 books, one goes to an editor next week!) My 6-year-old son, Jesse, asked "If that's your dream how come you haven't done it already?" I thought for … [Read more...]
What makes you throw your hands up in the air with excitement?
I was recently on a walk along Dallas Drive in Victoria, BC. I was so excited I spontaneously threw my arms up in the air when my hubby was snapping a tourist photo (we were on a date night in the city, we live on an island). Thinking about what makes us feel good is an act of self-care. It is a simple way to … [Read more...]
What are you waiting for?
It is tempting to fall into the trap of "someday", or "when I have enough time", or "when I have enough money"....I will..... I worked in high stress and high trauma work for the first ten years of my social work career. I was at funerals more often than birthday parties. I witnessed a ten-month-old baby girl, Grace, come into … [Read more...]
What's Your Story?
Story, storytelling, narrative...are tools for changing the world we live in. The more in touch you are with your own unique story the more likely you are to use your story (lived experience, wisdom, etc.) to really make a difference in the lives of others. As a life coach, a social worker, a memoir writer...I have been in the … [Read more...]
Tip 3: Avoid Making Excuses That Prevent Your Dreams From Coming True
It is really easy to get in our own way with a whole list of reasons why we can't fulfill our dreams. The big ones I hear all the time include: 1. not enough time - if you don't have enough time to live your dreams, what DO you have time for?? 2. not enough money - many of the dreams we have do not take a lot of money, they take … [Read more...]
Tip 2: Visualize to Make Your Big Dreams Come True
As promised, here is another tip for making your big dreams come true! Tip 2: Visualize Your Dream When we decided we wanted to make this extended three month trip to Hawaii...we started visualizing the dream. To visualize, I did the following... 1. I wrote an affirmation on a cue card that I reviewed everyday - "I am enjoying … [Read more...]
5 Powerful Tips to Make Your Dreams Come True
I am writing this blog post in Hawaii - where we are spending three months in this tropical paradise. My husband and I wanted to create the opportunity to be in a hot place for the winter - not just our regular two week getaway to Mexico - but to escape the entire winter. We live on Salt Spring Island, BC (west coast of Canada) … [Read more...]
What does it mean to be fully human?
I recently attended a workshop on Conscious and Authentic Leadership. One of the presenters shared a story of asking this quesion "what does it mean to be fully human"" to one of her great teachers. He answered, to be fully human means - to have FAITH, to have DOUBT, to be LIVING, to be LOVING, and to have FREEDOM. What does … [Read more...]
