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Check out the video of the kids plastering whip cream all over my face.  And some great pictures of my birthday with them in Cancun. I knew this was coming, but was it ever fun to let them just enjoy themselves plaster the whip cream all over my face. Then there was redemption. My sister [...]

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Walked by an individual on his cell phone today.  He sounded so determined in closing that sale over the phone that it seemed like he was willing to do anything possible to make it work. Many people will give everything they have to excel in business.  They will put in extra hours and give up [...]

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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A ZOROASTRIAN I felt a tear flow down my face as I sat there in the second row of the Chan Center. Vista Trethewey was singing Believe with a group of adorable Zoroastrian children as her back up singers. It was not only the moment I realized what it meant [...]

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Their passionate plea made me both amused and curious. I asked them what it was about the sushi there that they loved so much.

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I feel so bad that I took away one of the most precious moments away from my niece and nephew.  Natasha and Zal had not stopped talking about the triathlon we did together.  So I decided to take them to the Penticton Ironman Triathlon. There were two parts of this twelve hour event that I [...]

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Having Zal and Natasha stay with me for the last three weeks has been a truly memorable experience. We did a lot of fun things and shared some very important moments. However, I can’t deny that it was difficult. After all, I’m not used to playing full-time parent to two growing children. It’s time intensive [...]

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This past weekend I participated in the Push0r Mitchel Apple Triathlon. It wasn’t my first such event, but it was by far my favorite triathlon I have ever experienced. The Main reason this triathlon was so special was that it was the first time I participated with my niece and nephew. Both Zal and Natasha [...]

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The day I have been waiting for has finally arrived! When those two little people ran through the airport doors, their smiles alone took my breath away. Today was the first day of a three week journey with my niece and nephew–and what an adventure it was. We woke up in Banff at 6:00 AM [...]

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This man has more courage in his heart in these 3 minutes than most of us do in a lifetime. There are times when we hit the ground so hard that we wonder if we will ever have the courage to get back up again.  After watching this 3 minute video, I cannot wait to [...]

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I was taking a break having a coffee and reading a book at Good Earth in beautiful Kelowna. That is where I saw a sight that put a tear in my eye. A mother telling her child about the importance of always taking the time to look pretty before you walk out of the house. [...]

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She send me a message that said, “Thank you for a great afternoon, we will remember it for a long time to come.”   I had a small house warming yesterday and it was the perfect day. A beautiful sunny day, almost 30 deg. cel.  What made it perfect was being surrounded by great people [...]

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Whether you are a future or an existing parent, we always wonder how effective of a job we are doing? Are we bringing up the leaders of tomorrow?  will my child live a happy life?  will they go down the wrong path? will they impact this world in a positive way? How can we protect [...]

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Queen of Spain wrote a very touching and to the point post on her blog.  Simple yet so relevant to the importance of clarity in children’s lives. Children  have a keen ability to see life’s situation for what they truly are. They are honest about their feelings and they understand the true power of their emotions.  The are passionate [...]

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We have all had those long draining stressful days that never seems to end and everything seems to go wrong. You are worn out, mentally and physically.  Along comes the magical event that shoots a surge of energy throughout your entire body and mind. They say children come to us more evolved than adults in [...]

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The child was crying out; ‘why will you not wait for me?’ I was driving yesterday and saw this lady walking with a child carrying a backpack. What touched my heart was the fact that the lady was walking 15 feet a head of the child as the child is dragging her school backpack trying [...]

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Yes, money does make your life easier. It gives you the opportunities to travel with leisure, buy the cars you desire, live in luxury homes… I have nothing against making a healthy income, in fact, if you are willing to work effective and pay the price go right a head and make the millions. Now [...]

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The most valuable lesson we can teach our children is to “live the life they feel.” Teach them that it is okay to surrender to their instincts instead of living to satisfy others needs. No bird can soar too high as long as they are willing to soar with their own wings. Computers can analyze [...]

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It is amazing how many parents ask me to work with their children. “My son just does not understand” “my daughter needs to work on her communication skills” “my son has no drive in his life to do better” and so on. All you parents out there, we all need to learn to look in [...]

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Remember when, as a child you believed you could be anything you desired with no sense of fear and would one day rule the world? Unfortunately our society does not support such childhood passion, drive and vision.  This ‘Society’ is comprised of us, the adults that steal away the dreams of our children by telling [...]

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I was asked the other day,  ”How do we get our youth to support their community?” The biggest down fall adults have in guiding our youth is the false assumption that we know what our youth desire.    We are so focused on trying to get our youth to use the skills that they have [...]

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