In the 1950’s, Earl Nightingale recorded “The World’s Strangest Secret”. He uses a story that is very similar to the parable of the mustard seed in Matthew:13 where it is described that the mustard seed is one of the smallest… Read more
family, Social Commentary
Burned Biscuits
author unknown When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my… Read more
Advertising, Business Tips, Internet
I can’t keep it up!
Social networking for business can be a challenge. There are just too many places to put something everywhere. If you take a look at this page, you will notice that at the bottom of each post are icons for the… Read more
Personal Development, Social Commentary
Play to your strengths
We so often hear about people who are so focused on their weaknesses and spend countless hours working to overcome them. What if we took the opposite approach? What if we spent the time improving on our strengths and worked… Read more
Advertising, Business Tips, Finance, Referrals
Don’t you love paying taxes?!
This time every year, we are focused on income tax. Whether you are in Canada or the US, it is the season. The thing to appreciate is that if you have to pay taxes, that’s a good thing. That means… Read more
Business Tips, Personal Development
Rule #9, The Law of Magnetism
In John C Maxwell’s The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, he discusses how people are attracted to particular organizations, associations or businesses. Whether you own a business, work for a company or coach a sports team, leaders are always looking… Read more
family, Social Commentary, Spiritual
Staying In Love Part 4 – Multiple Choice Marriage
Andy Stanley does a great of job of discussing the gap between “Expectation” and “Behaviour”. When something goes “wrong” like our spouse is late for a special event or isn’t able to complete a task we expected, we need to… Read more
family, Social Commentary, Spiritual
It’s the little things that matter
There was a song years ago called Cats in The Cradle that has always had a profound effect on me. Yesterday was proof of how important the little things are. I was sitting on the couch in the living room as my… Read more
family, Personal Development, Social Commentary
Why do we do that?!
Have you ever found yourself frustrated with a child or spouse because you tried to tell them something and a year later, they discover what you tried to tell them a year ago? How did you react? Did you acknowledge… Read more
Personal, Referrals
Sharon Nix, Artist Extraordinaire!
My good friend Sharon is exhibiting her work April 27-29, 2012 at: CLAUSTRO Sculpted Paintings 372 Midland Avenue Midland ON, L4R 3K8 Tel: 705.527.4632 Come and meet the artist. Click the Studio name above for further details. Make it… Read more