I remember the joy I felt when I thought of my beautiful little girl turning two just before the new baby joined our family for Christmas. We were creating our dream of a house full of children and it was a very happy time for me. But disaster struck in my fourth month of pregnancy. My husband had a mental …
The Secret To Saving My Uncle’s Life
It was Easter in 2007, and my Uncle John and his son Eddie were first to arrive at my house. He took pastries from the trunk of his car and asked Eddie to take the keys out; little did we all know, the car was still in drive. As Eddie reached through the window to pull out the keys, the …
The Internal Guidance System
Focusing on the internal feelings and beliefs to create the external results. Has your external environment ever controlled you, disappointed you, or made you feel defeated? Today, I’d like to share with you about the journey of how mine did, and how I reset and refocused to create the results I wanted. A little over a year ago, I received …
A Speck of Light
How powerful it is to love myself so much that I could get through the storm with faith in the miracle. Even when the sky is dark, there is always a speck of light. That speck of light is more powerful than any darkness. It is all about where you fix your gaze. It was in that darkness that I …
The Fly
Here Is a True Story 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 of a life-or-death struggle going on a few feet away. There’s a small fly burning out …
The “Art of Giving”: A Key Component to Success
People often wonder why some individuals get ahead in life and excel in everything they do while others question why they don’t get better results & they struggle. What is the secret to living a successful life? There is a key ingredient to being successful but interestingly enough it is not what most people would think. Although there are many …
The Law of the Garbage Truck!
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the Terminator, you’re probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s important in your life. Sixteen years ago …
When Nobody Was Looking
Your reputation is merely what others think of you
Lessons on Love from a Fishing Trip
You will never look at love or fishing the same way again and it will make more sense when you get to the end of this. I did not know then what I know now and I was completely ignorant. I want to share with you an amazing revelation that I hope doesn’t take you 30 years to learn this …
Dealing With Hurtful Words
When one of my daughters was confronted with the fact that she had really hurt another child with a mean comment, she cried and immediately wanted to apologize. That was a good thing, but I wanted her to know an apology can’t always make things better. So I told her the story of Will, an angry nine-year-old whose father abandoned …