Same Storm, Different Boat
Many years ago I was on vacation with my wife doing a car camping trip in Utah. We typically try to fit in a lot of adventure when we go on road trips and this was no different. We had … Continue reading
Continue ReadingLesson from Nature #692
Ok, I really have no idea what number lesson I’ve learned from being in nature…I just know it’s been a lot so 692 seemed like a good enough guess. Everyone I’ve talked to who lives in and around Winnipeg thought … Continue reading
Continue ReadingSadness, Loss and Grief: Not Depression
The last couple of nights that I’ve been watching The National, one of the lead stories has been about the number of attempted and completed suicides by young people in the town of Woodstock, Ontario. This isn’t the first time … Continue reading
Continue ReadingBeing Gay Makes Me a Better Person
To start, I want to be clear that me being a better person isn’t by comparing myself to any other human being. I do not believe that I am any better than anyone else…except the person I might otherwise have … Continue reading
Continue ReadingEmbrace the Space Between Fear and Joy
I’ve taken up snowboarding in the last few years and have been stuck in my progression. I think of myself as quite daring and adventurous so it’s been frustrating to me that I hadn’t gotten to a point when I … Continue reading
Continue ReadingLearning from the younger generation
Even though I’m not a parent, I have enough nieces and nephews, friends with young adult children, and contact with kids I coach to know there’s something different about this generation and I really like it. Our generation learned to … Continue reading
Continue ReadingYou Can’t Be What You Can’t See
“You can’t be what you can’t see” This was the message from Nusraat Massod, who is an engineering professor at the University of Manitoba. She was one of the speakers at Tedx Manitoba on June 6. Nusratt is part of … Continue reading
Continue ReadingTime to Get a Grip
Back in the beginning of March, I wrote a blog about feeling stuck. At that time, I was feeling judgmental of myself and I had committed to working with a life coach to help me get out of this stuck … Continue reading
Continue ReadingWhen is “Good Enough” good enough?
As we move into the height of this holiday season, I want to suggest folks consider the concept of “good enough” as a way to keep a sense of peace. There seems to be an expectation, from both society and … Continue reading
Continue ReadingHow was my summer? Good…bad…who knows.
Have you ever listened to a story or a parable that you thought was a really important lesson at the time you heard it, and then when you went to recall it, you had none of the details? That happens … Continue reading
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