I often go back and forth when thinking about Life, the Universe, and our interconnections. Part of me is pragmatic. Embracing my logical side. Just the facts, ma’am. And part of me is mystical. Embracing my irrational side. Basking in the “woo woo”. The unexplainable. We’re beings of energy and all kinds of possibilities exist.…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how I had been practising mindfulness, but I wasn’t sure that there were any concrete benefits yet. This weekend, I was involved in a fender bender. A driver in the right line decided he wanted to make a ninety degree left hand turn without checking to see…
Is there such a thing as talent? Does it exist? The more I think about it, the less likely I think it is. There’s definitely skill acquisition, but I think talent is a myth. I think we call people talented because we see the result of their hard work and perseverance. And because we see…
A couple of weeks ago, I had to go into work on the weekend. I took out my key to the front door and tried to open it. It wouldn’t even turn. Hmm. Wrong key? It had been over a year since the last time I had gone into work after hours and used the key… I went…
March started very well for the Genius Project. I was writing consistently every day and complementing the writing with research/reading or watching some plays. But it was short lived. March Break happened and we went for a brief visit to Montreal. I didn’t get any writing done during the visit. When we got back home…
Last week, I was invited to go see some young poets read from their works at a Chapters store. My friend Kevin teaches grade two in an elementary school and runs a writing club after classes. He had arranged the reading. The club is made up of kids from grades 3 to grade 8. I…
The 2014 Hamilton Fringe Festival is almost upon us! It opens a week from today on July 17, 2014. There will be some great theatre to be seen and some not-so-great theatre to be seen… or not-seen. But the Fringe is an important part of the theatrical environment in any city and Hamilton is lucky…
Why do people blog? It’s an opportunity to share experiences, give advice, tell stories and basically shout out to the world “look at me — I exist.” It’s an opportunity to express yourself. And it assumes that there is an audience. Most blogging sites give people the opportunity to “subscribe” to the blogger. That way,…
2014 is going to be an interesting year. I will officially start my own business and be expected to make some money at it. The idea of being my own boss is scary and exciting. It will be a year full of hard work and long hours. I will be learning new things and trying…
This week, I started the Independent Television Producer (ITP) program which is part of the Ontario Self-Employed Benefit (OSEB) program. Basically, it’s a program to teach me how to run my own business. Last year, I was outsourced and gladly became part of the unemployed. I had hated my job for years. Although it had…
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