Category Archives: Friends

Discovering a Kindred Spirit

In accepting a recent dinner invitation, I found a kindred spirit who shares similar beliefs in diet, moral values, and the general usefulness/worth of certain things in society. Together, we bought seeds to sprout, shared our blossoming viewpoints, and made plans to dehydrate super food cookies together. I never thought she was a diamond in [...]

On Dedication

Saying “YES” in a relationship will lead to great things. This has been a long and hard lesson to learn, but one that I needed to learn eventually. I find, now, I will just “BE” there. Maybe I wasn’t ready in the past; there are so many possibilities, reasons, factors. However, in the NOW, I [...]

Québec Bound

On vacation for the week in the Ottawa/Québec environs. Catch you on the flip side.

Say “YES” to Thinking Big

All it takes is one good idea to bring forth the promise of abundance and prosperity. However, so many fantastical thoughts that enter our minds leave just as quickly because they seem to improbable or impossible. Or, we simply don’t know what to do with them. I am a conduit for ideas, but I usually [...]

Family, Friends, Community, Toastmasters

My first week as a “YES” person has been… interesting, challenging, and rewarding:

I wasn’t especially interested in attending my last Toastmasters meeting. I didn’t have a role for the meeting and was planning on staying home. However, last minute, I was asked to fill a role as an evaluator. I delivered a rather grudging “YES”, [...]