Ten Months Left on the Retirement Countdown Chain

April 5, 2013
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I’ve been dealing with back pain for the past few weeks and some nights it keeps me from sleeping well. Now I’m no stranger to physical pain; I’ve dealt with chronic pain for a good part of my adult life so I know what it’s like to get up in the morning feeling like a [...]

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Choosing Gratitude

March 29, 2013
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Okay, this is going to be a controversial post so if you’re at all afraid of controversy just close your browser and walk away. That was the first sentence of the post I had prepared for today. I heard something on the radio this morning that annoyed me so much that I drafted a five [...]

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Stress, and Lessons Learned

March 22, 2013
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Recently I tuned in to CBC  radio and listened to a program called Ideas. I like this program. It usually presents me with information that causes me to see life in a different way and this time was no exception. They were talking about a research project where the brains of younger people and older people [...]

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Lunchtime with Bobby

March 15, 2013
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This little fellow came to me from a package of Red Rose tea many years ago. His home has been on the windowsill above my kitchen sink when I had one, and these days he sits on the counter behind my sink. Once upon a time I had small collection of similar little figurines but [...]

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Elevator Story

March 8, 2013
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“I’m reading your book.” I was in the elevator with someone at work the other day when she revealed that she had picked up a copy of Two Hearts. It’s been nine months since my memoir was released and I still get a thrill when someone tells me they’re reading it. “You’re such a good writer,” [...]

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Eleven Months Left on the Retirement Countdown Chain

March 1, 2013
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Change is in the air. In less than a year I’ll be retiring from my corporate job. There will be a change in my routine, my finances, my home, even my country of residence will change. I’ve been thinking a lot about these changes and how our life will be different next year at this [...]

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