If you were going through a disease diagnosis, how would you decide what to do next? Do you know anyone that has recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or condition? Or someone that has just received a cancer diagnosis? What would your advice be to them? What would you do if it was you? I know a very good friend and a few family members who have been diagnosed with MS, I have several friends that have been diagnosed with cancer over...

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Have you ever thought of your life in terms of a metaphor? Forrest Gump eloquently told us that “life is like a box of chocolates” and that is a metaphor that many of us are familiar with. Are there other metaphors that work to describe life? I was reading Martha Beck’s book “Finding Your Way in a Wild New World” last night and she talked about finding a metaphor for everything. For some reason, I started to think...

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Will you do the work to fulfill your dream? As summer gets closer and closer, the Olympics in London also draw closer and closer. Athletes from all over the world will convene on the city that just hosted the Queen’s Jubilee. The Olympics are a very special event and I personally look forward to them every four years. I hope Canada does well this year, as I’m sure each of you hope that your country does well this year too. Who are the...

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Is Today the Day? Is today the day you have that a-ha moment about something? Is today the day that you start your gratitude list? And the more you realize what you’re grateful for, the more you also realize that you’ve got a lot of good things going for you. Is today the day that you start a personal accomplishments list? And the more you realize what you’ve accomplished so far in life, the more you realize that you really can accomplish...

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Do you find that there always seems to be someone in your life that is full of ego? I don’t mean someone who simply talks about themselves a lot, but rather someone that does it so much that it drives you crazy and you don’t even want to be around that person any more. It seems like every time they open their mouth it starts with the word “I” and you hear the word “me” so much that you almost break into song … “me me me me me”....

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What do you call yourself? If someone asked you that question, how would you answer it? Some of you might say that you’re a doctor, a lawyer or a priest (that sounds like the start of a joke, doesn’t it?). Others might say you’re a housewife, a factory worker, or an engineer. I remember hearing a friend of mine answer that question in a round circle setting and she said something like “what I do is I’m a consultant,...

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