If we look up the commodity market, we will get the prices of oil and gas, gold and silver, corn and soybeans, hogs and cattle, and cocoa and coffee. Items we use, in our world, are on the commodities market. But what we don’t see is what society has made the greatest commodity – people. […]
I’ll Stand By You
Recently, I sat in a room of firemen, policemen, paramedics, etc. I listened to the conversation about a scenario that maybe did not go so well. Then I heard a very profound thing… it was this, “maybe everything did not go as planned, but still if my spouse had an emergency I would hope that […]
A Simple Guide to Forgiveness
I love the title of this blog. I hope it will get lots of “hits” because of it! It’s kind of like posting an article with the headline: “Easy ways to Make Lot’s of Money and Be Your Own Boss.” People generally want easy paths to end results. The road to forgiveness is, for the most […]
Trending in the Right Direction
At the beginning of 2015 the Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Randy Carlyle. In an interview, then General Manager Dave Nonis sited that one of the reasons it happened was because the team was “trending in the wrong direction”. He was implying that they were not moving as a group towards their desired outcome. […]
The Power of 77,000 Hours
On Sunday, I mentioned a staggering statistic: Parents will spend 77,000 hours with their children by the time they reach the age of 18. Another statistic that adds deeper meaning to it, is the fact that children who are raised in homes that go to church with spend just under 900 hours at church-related activities. It […]
85 Billion Dollars
I was reading the “Our Daily Bread” devotional this morning and it stated that in the United States and Canada, 85 billion dollars was spent last year on lottery tickets. 85 billion dollars! I can’t even imagine those kind of figures. Money spent with the hope that it will turn in to more money. I […]
Time and Technology
I just got a new cell phone. It’s not the newest and the best, but in comparison to the one I had, it’s way better. The battery actually lasted all day. My app updates don’t fail because of lack of storage. I like it a lot. Technology is amazing! I cannot believe what my phone […]
I Get Knocked Down
It has been four weeks since my last blog post. It has been four really bad weeks. Discouraging, difficult and depressing. But it’s time to get out of the mud and keep pressing on. Is life any better? Not really. Is life really that bad? Probably not as bad as I think it is. In […]
Crashing Reality
I waited a week to write this post. I wanted to be in a better frame of mind. If I would have written it last week it would have been too raw and harsh. Even as I reflect on last week, I can feel a heaviness returning to my chest. I have to breath more […]
Getting Started
One of my favourite quotes has been from Woody Allen who said “80% of success is showing up.” Today is the day, I show up in blogging. I have made a couple attempts at blogging in the past, but they were a little vague in purpose. This one I hope will be a little more […]