“Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose” – Bo Bennett, American Author I remember the first time I ever heard of a “vision board“. I was exposed to the global phenomenon that was The Secret. Yes, that book/dvd was all the rage back in 2008 when I heard about it. I was not convinced. I was…
Yesterday something horrible happened in my country. Something that is not very common in my country. The small community of Tumbler Ridge, a town only a mere two and a half hour drive from me, was home to a school shooting that claimed the lives of nine innocent victims and the shooter. The second worst school…
“It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for what you are not.” -Andre Gide, French Author. I had a very interesting moment the other day that inspired this article. While I was out for dinner with my cousins, the waitress we had was talking about how one of her…
If I find myself complaining about anything, I know I have to do an inventory on my life. Yes, there are things worth complaining about, but they don’t get me anywhere. One of my favourite articles on this site is When Everything Goes Wrong, Practice Gratitude. It’s the article I go back to all the…
“Your questions are false if you already know the answer.” -Jose Saramago, writer, 1998 Nobel Prize winner. I noticed something about the self-help industry that made me pause. Is it necessary?? Does the self-help industry exist to actually help others? It’s a strange juxtaposition ain’t it? Self-help literally means helping yourself. Yet, we seek it…