Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Loved my time with power couple Sophia Asghar and Tim Gard. We talked health, humour and writing words on the roof of your mouth!  lol Yep, that’s a visual you won’t soon forget and a...

Concur the buffet line. Research shows that slim people to different things at an ‘all you can eat’ buffet. We can emulate their behaviour to help us cut down on eating to excess. First th...

I had an encounter with a rude customer service agent the other day. When I asked her for help, she literally leaned in towards me, pointed her finger at me and said in the most condescending voice, "...

You're one step away from a new friend. On a recent vacation we took a bike tour and ended up paired with a couple from another country who of course were complete strangers to us. We exchanges pleasa...

Ah, social media, you gotta love it. Or not. Personally, for the most part I'm ok with social media. I don't get it 100% but it's been good to me, so I'm going to stick around. I really like Facebook,...

Many years ago, I showed my neighbour our newest family photo, complete with three kids and two dogs. She commented how nice everyone looked, just like a good neighbour should. I pronounced that I lik...

  Spread the Joy According to the Academy of Sciences (Frederickson eval, 2013) happiness from having a purpose in life is linked with gene activity. What the study tells us is that doing good an...

Try Something New. As I make my way through my 50/50 list, the list of experiences I am adding to my life in my 50th year, I am met by all sorts of interesting comments from others. Some are impressed...

Acknowledge those that are easy to forget. Have you ever thought to notice who's invisible in your life? Perhaps it’s your bus driver, mailman, service provider? The clerk behind the counter, th...

I stumbled upon this site called Brief but Spectacular and there I met this 94 year old powerhouse – and today I'd like to quote her thoughts on aging... "And there is always the possibility tha...