The joy of being cell phone free … and laughing!

My Blackberry  has not been working for the past 10 days.  Not having any wish to be in the Telus Store at this busy time (or frankly, at any time), I have delayed getting it checked out.  Frankly, the more time passes, the more I am experiencing the joys of not having it!  Here are […]

Free and laughing in Central Africa!

Thank you …. for the gift of Free and Laughing.  I made sure to include it as part of my ‘library’ that I brought with me to Central Africa. I received this e-mail yesterday from my friend Nadine McNeil.  It warmed my heart to know that my book was having an impact half way around the […]

T.G.I.M. – what does work mean to you?

Thank God It’s Monday!   YIPPPPEEEEE! Not happy that it’s Monday?  Well, ask yourself why.   Is it that the weekend of fun is over and you are back to the grind of work?  Did you know that work doesn’t have to be that way?  Did you know that work can be fun, invigorating, exciting, […]

TGIM – Thank God It’s Monday!

We all know what TGIF stands for – “Thank God It’s Friday”.  This typically signifies the end of our work week, and our temporary respite from jobjail.  Born of a view of work as drudgery, obligation, boredom, and all sorts of other negatives, TGIF is the signal to move our activities from “work” to “life”. […]

What does it mean to be “free”?

I awoke last week Saturday morning to the joyous news that Aung San Suu Kyi, the Opposition Leader of Myanmar, was free!  She had spent the last 10 years of her life in isolation in her own home, with only 2 servants for company.  Her husband suffered with cancer and died and she was unable […]

Laughter and enlightenment

Says the Dalai Lama: “I have been confronted with many difficulties throughout the course of my life…but I laugh often, and my laughter is contagious. When people ask me how I find the strength to laugh now, I reply that I am a professional laugher. And my religion is kindness”. We typically think of spiritual […]

Laughing at the dirty dishes

Each Tuesday evening I teach a class at Ryerson University.  Whilst I enjoy the class immensely, I am quite drained by the time I arrive home.   Typically, I am ravenous, having not eaten since lunchtime.  The thought of relaxing in my warm kitchen, doggies at my feet, happily conversing with my children ushers me down […]

“Doing” yoga

Despite thousands of miles that separate us physically Donovan is still “my” yoga teacher.  And I am still his “oracle”.  We chat at least once per week on Facebook, gchat, Skype or phone.  Typically, other than a “hail up” (a Jamaican way for saying “hi – how are you”), our conversations centre around two things:  […]

“It’s not so terrible after all” – how to live like Alice

A friend shared with me a video clip “Alice Dancing Under the Gallows” of 106 year old Alice Herz-Sommer.  Alice is the oldest living Holocaust survivor.   She credits her survival of the Holocaust to her music, as she was sent to a special camp – a “purgatory for artists and musicians”.  “I used to play […]

Having trouble changing your thoughts?

As a man thinketh so is he” This is one of the fundamental principles in life that we find in every major religion and philosophy.  Our thoughts create our reality.  Our thoughts determine what we will be, do and attract.  Our thoughts are the most powerful things in our life. Unfortunately, most of us are […]

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