My Dad was an avid golfer. He was also a great man who I vividly remember mellowing with age. He was a service manager for a large farm implement and industrial truck dealership under the International Harvester brand. My Mom told me how much my coming into their home changed him from a gruff, sometimes […]
Category: Thoughts
The YRHS Difference
You either grasp this title or you don’t! I was so inspired by a very special weekend that I had to write a very self-indulgent blog and without attempting some cryptic messaging, the “YRHS” is the Yorkton Regional High School in Yorkton, Saskatchewan Canada. The school opened in 1966 but as the first graduation […]
Stop The Bullying… In Politics!
I made a promise to myself in the past year to try not to sound so “negative” in my blogs. I have struggled a bit. Understand, I am not a cynic by nature. Do I have bad days? Of course. But I truly believe in the power of positivity because that power transformed the life […]
For Mom
There are times when I see a blog post like this as completely predictable yet as we head up to the annual homage to Mothers, I decided to be predictable…and perhaps not so much, just like me! This is a big subject. I will get to some of the more unpredictable observations in a bit […]
Why Mindfulness Matters
So my last blog caused a few hissy fits from people who were either confused or offended by my position on protests for a $15/hr. minimum wage. For those who were surprised at my defending my beliefs, why were you so surprised? I have said it and written it over and over and over again […]
Spring Means Protests
I fondly remember when I was growing up, my favourite season was Spring! I love Summer too, but who doesn’t, especially in Canada! My particular reason is a tad unusual but not unique. I hate getting dressed and undressed so when Winter is done…woohoo! I also love Spring because I always felt like renewal, and […]
Thalidomide: Some Truth
This may be the weirdest weekend I have ever had and I have had lots! On Friday, March 6, 2015, and without any heads up to even our task force, Rona Ambrose, the Minister of Health for the Government of Canada stood up in the House of Commons to announce a settlement has been reached […]
Wear “Pink” Everyday
I wrote this blog a couple of years ago and as Wednesday, February 22 is Pink Shirt Day in Canada this year, I’ll be speaking at Henry Wisewood High School in Calgary and I find it fascinating that their event will be including “Pink Shirts”, Wisewood’s event will focus less on “Bullying” and more about […]
The Aloha Spirit
In the span of 24 hours, my wife, Darlene, and I, experienced an almost 50 degree shift in temperature…from Hawaii to Canada! As I sit in my office on a chilly Monday morning, I am having a hard time getting engaged in work. Probably have a lot of nods of agreement on that one. I […]
In Tribute To Charlie Hebdo And Free Speech
Here we go again. I have made a commitment to get less grouchy in my blog posts as it seems some potential clients were getting the wrong impression about my speech. They would read my honest perspectives addressing issues that annoy me and even though I make it very clear in every blog that my […]