second chances

second chances

Our lives are filled with second chances. There are millions and millions of them that present themselves over and over again in a lifetime and yet we don’t take advantage of enough of them. We live pretty fatalistic lives. Allowing things happen to us. Accepting the...
time to lead

time to lead

It’s time to lead. The time is here for you to hold your feelings of inadequacy in check and take your rightful place in this world as a leader. Lead where you are and lead with what you’ve got. Lead through your mistakes, and despite you many failings or mistakes....
dream a little dream

dream a little dream

Somewhere along the way we stopped and forgot to dream. We got busy with life and became evolutionary hamsters vying for a piece of cheese. We stopped to dream and it is now time that we get back and dream a little dream. We know what happens if you sleep but don’t...
about a boy

about a boy

She told him to stand by a desk and smile. He complied and she took his picture. It was the first picture of him in Canada. He was twelve years old, shy, unsure, and timid. He would remain so for many many years, and in some way he would never change. He came from...
hope for humanity

hope for humanity

There is hope for humanity. I can feel it and I hope you can feel it too. It’s not easy. It takes time and effort. But its possible to see a wonderful future, despite the news reports on television, the gossip in our newspapers, and the verbose prophecies of doom in...

second innocence

  Parenting is tough at times.   An unscripted adventure, full of interruptions, tantrums, screams, petulant foot stomping, and when the kids are there, they certainly don’t make it any easier either. Parenting is not for the faint of heart. ...