Let me be entirely truthful with you. When I was making an acronym from the word LOVE I was struggling to find the right word for the “V”. Venerable was the word I chose and today I want to explain why I think it is important and what it means to me. A “venerable sage”…
There is nothing more powerful than an open mind nor more beautiful than an open heart. “O” is the second letter of our acronym LOVE. Each us is born with the most wonderful gift created in the universe. It is our ability to think. Our mind is an amazing electrochemical engine for storing, processing, combining…
There is no measure for my love. It cannot be measured and probably not even described but none-the-less I wanted to try. How much I love others is a reflection of how well I understand love and how much I love myself. At the most basic level my philosophy is built on a foundation that…
The other day I was watching the movie Avatar when the person next to me received not one phone call, but two! How interesting that no one around him spoke to him, admonished him nor was rude to him even when his behaviour was so discourteous towards others. It was an excellent sign to me.…
One of the most powerful words in the english language is “thank you”. To truly appreciate another for something they have done or given to us and to let them know directly is one of the most important communications we can have. Recently a young man I had met several years ago wrote to me…
This beautiful sunflower plant is constantly changing and evolving. The one thing guaranteed about life is that it changes. This can be wonderful or it can be scary. It depends on two things. First is the change, second is our choice around it. I have had the privilege of 4 major careers during my lifetime.…
There are many ways to succeed in our lives. Sometimes we need to unlock our potential and sometimes we need to lock away other aspects of our personality that do not support us. Knowing what to unlock and what to lock-up are the key (nothing like a bit of pun) to our success. I am…
This young man has a gift for us. It is not the twinkle in his eye, nor is it the slightly mischievous smile, although they are in fact both wonderful gifts. Instead he is offering us something much more profound. He holds in his hands the energy behind his success. He offers us the gift…
Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we shall live again. Chances are each of us has much to celebrate in our lives but how much time do we take to enjoy it and share it? The image of the champagne cork evokes a feeling within me of celebration with reckless abandon. Whomever caused the…
Are you in the world, on the world, of the world or perhaps, as this photo suggests, looking at the world from afar? To be centered is to be consciously aware of oneself in the world at large. Centered in self is not to be confused with self-centered. I can be totally centered in myself…