It’s the first day of spring, and my Mom beckons me to visit her in ‘The Gardens’ where she peacefully rests. I enter the driveway under the shade of the huge cedar tree, until the warming spring sun meets me, and I circle around beside the lake, and pass by the Chinese pagoda on the… Continue reading Life is Short, Buy The Shoes
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Tom Jackson’s Love of Music and People
Canadians Changing The World: Over the next few months, I will continue to take my blog out to meet people in my community who are taking action to change the world. Like a snail pulling myself off my rock, I am getting out and interacting with the people in the community to get to know… Continue reading Tom Jackson’s Love of Music and People
52 Weeks To Optimizing Yourself – Week 11 – Bo BIG With Eating Small Meals Frequently
I met a friend this week at a coffee shop and she looked really good, and said she changed to eating six small meals throughout the day, instead of three large meals. She said by distributing her food evenly throughout the day, and not allowing herself to get hungry, she doesn’t end up overeating. I… Continue reading 52 Weeks To Optimizing Yourself – Week 11 – Bo BIG With Eating Small Meals Frequently
Review of Week 10 – Go Big Recording Family History
This week I took the family history information my brother gave me and started connecting the puzzle pieces together, only to discover it was one of those 5,000 piece puzzles! But simply writing down the stories gave me enormous insight to the contributions, success and struggles of my ancestors, and getting to know them better… Continue reading Review of Week 10 – Go Big Recording Family History
Battle of The Spoons – Happy St. Paddy’s Day Newfoundland!
I imagine spoon playing is becoming a lost art, but apparently it is alive and well in Newfoundland! My Irish Mom played the spoons for us. The Irish are great improvisers. When my mom’s family and friends would go to the cottage in Donegal, Ireland, they would make their own band. They used washboards and… Continue reading Battle of The Spoons – Happy St. Paddy’s Day Newfoundland!
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Niagara Falls on both the Canadian and American sides will be flooded in green lights for Tourism Irelands’ “Saint Patrick’s Day Global Greening Campaign” this year. It is a way to say, ‘One Hundred Thousand Welcomes’, or C’ead Mile Failte, to all the Irish who have emigrated to Canada and the United States over the… Continue reading Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Philanthropy For Lunch
The winners of Brett Wilson’s Vancouver Lunch Contest, do not need introductions to Brett, all ten of us recognize him instantly from The Dragon’s Den tv show, as he arrives at The Cibo Trattoria on Feb 28, 2014, wearing an animated Robert Graham designer shirt, accompanied by his lovely daughter. He sits at the head… Continue reading Philanthropy For Lunch
Review of Week 9 – Optimizing Yourself – Going BIG With Building an Inspirational Wall
This week I gathered photos and sayings and pictures and books to hang up on my Inspiration Wall, to remind me of all the inspiring people and wisdom and knowledge that make me continue to learn and grow in life. The pictures are of mentors that I have known, as well as inspirational people that… Continue reading Review of Week 9 – Optimizing Yourself – Going BIG With Building an Inspirational Wall
52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself – Week 10 – Go As BIG As The Taj Mahal With Recording Family History
My brother is recovering from an illness, and when we met this week it was nice to have some laughs together and to see that he is feeling better. I am going to write down some of our family history this week, so it is not lost, and my brother is going to supply me… Continue reading 52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself – Week 10 – Go As BIG As The Taj Mahal With Recording Family History
Everyone Will Regret Not Saying This
The distinctive voice on my answering machine is my brother’s: “no need to call me back, this is an ‘I LOVE YOU’ call”. Aaaawwww!! He knows it is not possible to say I love you too many times. He has been mentally and physically handicapped since he was one years’ old. He never had a… Continue reading Everyone Will Regret Not Saying This
52 Weeks to Optimizing Yourself – Week 9 – Go BIG With Creating an Inspiration Wall
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I am going to make a wall above my work space called ‘an inspiration wall’ with symbols and sayings that inspire me to pursue my dreams. I will let you know how it goes next week. photo credit: ooh_food via photopin cc
Review of Week 8 – Go BIG With Going The Extra Mile
For this week’s optimizing yourself exercise, I went BIG with going the extra mile, in the areas of communications and planning. I started a file of samples of designs and graphics and photos to pursue my future design goals. I also added one extra task each time I worked on a project or did research.… Continue reading Review of Week 8 – Go BIG With Going The Extra Mile