Something that is tough living so far away from home (roughly 4,500 km actually) is that I don’t really get home much and usually have to make a decision between going home in the summer… Read More »Spending Time with Family Over the Holidays
One of my favourite quotes. What it means to me: There are things that you can do really well. There are things that you cannot do very well. Focus on those things that you can… Read More »Do not let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do
Not in terms of money…but in terms of life. Take this quote: The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream So I ask you…what’s your… Read More »How Poor Are You?
I watched The Rookie a few weeks ago; a movie starring Dennis Quaid. In it, Dennis plays the role of a teacher who chose a career and a family over baseball. However, years later he… Read More »Difference Between What You Want To Do…and What You Were Meant To Do
Compromise isn’t a bad thing. Although it can be, the type of compromise I’m talking about is healthy compromise. First of all, what does compromise mean? According to Merriam Webster online, the definition which I… Read More »Compromise – Necessary in Any Relationship
How do you know if you’re doing the right things in order to be happy? How do you know if you’re doing the right job? How do you know if you have the right friends?… Read More »Knowing You’re Happy – Without ‘Settling’
To be or not to be…that is the question. When it comes to volunteering and helping others, it most certainly is. I strongly believe that there are 2 types of people who volunteer – those… Read More »Doing Good for Others aka Volunteering
Everyone I know listens to music and loves at least one genre. There are also many people who hate certain types of music (some examples of people I know are country and heavy metal haters).… Read More »For Those Who “Hate” Bands/Types of Music
How much clutter do you have in your life? I’m not just talking about possessions. What about your friends? How many of them suck the energy from you? Friends can either give you energy or… Read More »Clutter In Your Life – You Make the Choice
How often in life have you had a project on the go and another one came along that seemed more appealing? How often have you met someone who seemed totally awesome and then you met… Read More »Clarity of Focus
So I have an issue with the problem of charities, causes and companies who make a difference yet their success depends on their ability to market. If you’ve read Freakonomics, you can get a bit of… Read More »Problem – When it depends on marketing and not reality…
Sweet potato fries. Tri-ominos. Good friends. Cute puppies. Good music. Ultimate frisbee. Water. More good friends.
Seriously. Every Wednesday at the Joyce on 4th in Calgary. There are other places too (all owned by the same group of owners). But what a fantastic idea. 1 cent ribs. And then of course they… Read More »Greatest Thing Ever…1 Cent Ribs
Parking is, to put it lightly, annoying. Think about what parking is. Your car is sitting on the ground. Yet you have to pay for it to sit on the ground. Maybe you could have… Read More »The Joy of Parking
When you want to do something, whether it’s apply for a job, try out for a sports team or set a goal, who do you listen to? Do you let your friends tell you what you can or cannot do? Do… Read More »Who Do You Listen To?
Do you know what I mean? Like when you eat ice cream while having a beer? Some think it’s strange. I think it makes perfect sense. Eating good things together can only equal goodness. Well,… Read More »Random Food Combinations
You hear a lot of talk about how it’s our life and our decisions and that we have the power to make whichever decisions we want; good or bad. So why is it many people… Read More »It’s Your Life…But Who’s in Control?
On Tuesday school starts again at the U of C. I’m back in 4 classes each semester and will finally be getting my degree after having started almost 10 years ago. It’s been an interesting… Read More »Beginning of the End…In a Good Way
I’ve read a few articles now which deal with this issue. The first was from Reader’s Digest and an interview with President Obama. They were asking him a lot of religious questions and one in particular, they… Read More »Dealing with the Cause…Not the Result…
I’ve been meaning to blog about this happening for a while now. Some of you know what happened; most don’t. I figured I should write a bit about what happened since the majority of us… Read More »Lessons Learned – Fall 2008 Convenience Store Robbery