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I’m Proud to be 100!
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Milestones are important. Celebrations are everywhere including the important first birthday, golden wedding anniversaries, and even 100th shows in television. And why do we mark them? I think it’s because we need to recognize our accomplishments and sometimes just the fact we’ve actually made it this far. So I’m sharing and celebrating that this is my 100th…
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ESSENTIAL – #ONEWORD for 2016
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My #oneword post for 2016 is here, just before the end of January, which I’m rationalizing as being better late than never. My 2015 #oneword was change, and it seemed to influence what actually happened in my professional life. I experienced many changes including new colleagues on our senior team and new trustees to work…
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That Metre Can Save My Life
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I was one happy cyclist this past September 1. Ontario passed a series of amendments to traffic laws that are intended to make the roads safer for cyclists: All drivers of motor vehicles are required to maintain a minimum distance of one-metre, where practical, when passing cyclists on highways; Persons who improperly open or leave opened…
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Up the Ladders and Down the Snakes
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My siblings and I loved Snakes and Ladders. Zooming up and down the board was fun. You would land on the ladder and advance, only to find the snake, groan, and slide back down. It’s a simple game with parallels to life and learning. I thought about this game at a recent training session for Adaptive…
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Courage and Me
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I can be a big scaredy cat. The usual stuff scares me: high cliffs, bad turbulence, near accident misses. I have a few other fears too, like those big creepy crawly bugs with tons of legs. Ugh. If you have a couch handy, maybe I could share the rest of my neuroses sometime! But I’m…
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It’s Summer – Take Some Time Off
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Everyone needs vacation. There is no substitute for forcing your mind and body away from work, even if just for a week. (For the record, I believe people need way more than that.) Some folks say they just can’t. I don’t get that. There was a recent exchange on Twitter about the following blog post,…