Moving On
May 19 2010
My blog followers have asked where I went. To the land of real estate.
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Change
May 19 2010
Maybe moving house is emotional because it is about change. Change is what people say is good unless it is about them changing. If a friend tells you they are changing jobs, or buying a new house, or taking a new tact in their career, we say great, but most of us approach change in our lives with a degree of terror. Change is not just about adding things to our life, it is about letting go. And that is where the fear comes in. Letting go of a way of thinking that has helped us be sucessful in the past but is no longer working.
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Good Enough is Good Enough
Mar 29 2010
My fiancé who owns Goodlife Fitness, states this mantra in his first book. It is far easier to say than to live by. Good Enough means letting go of the belief that there is some perfect place, some perfect decision, some perfect weight, some perfect achievement that we should be aiming for.
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Mike Robertson & William
Mar 01 2010
Mike Robertson, Snowboard Cross Olympic Silver Medalist, and my son William.
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Olympic Closure
Mar 01 2010
We are sitting waiting for the Closing Ceremonies to begin. Kate just leaned over and told me that this is the most exciting thing that has ever happened to her. When I asked what she meant she said the Olympics, that she couldn't even describe it but "it changed my life mommy." I honestly am not sure what she means but I think this is a very important thing. I know I feel it has been a priviledge to be here these past seventeen days.
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Mayor Hazel McCallion
Feb 27 2010
Leaving Canada Hockey Place after the Women's game I waited for the elevator with one of my personal hero's Hazel McCallion, the mayor of Mississauga. As Two Mississauga natives we gave each other excited hugs while sharing our elation at Canada's Gold Medal victory. It turns out that seeing the Olympic final was a dream come true for my hometown's Mayor, the longest running Mayor in Canadian history.
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"A Day in the Life"
Feb 27 2010
Autograph signing - "A Day in the Life" at the Olympics for an Olympian!
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Sport and Gender - a Female Perspective
Feb 25 2010
Back on the Ferry to Vancouver again today and the Olympic fever just seems to be growing. Doesn't hurt that our women won FOUR MEDALS yesterday. Spectacular and reminds me about how fortunate we are to live in a country that presents so many opportunities for women in sport. This in fact was the topic of conversation with two women and their four girls today, as my son and I sat on the ferry to Vancouver. They were concerned that Women's hockey wouldn't last in the Olympic Games. Wow, that would be a shame.
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Gold Medal Reflections
Feb 19 2010
Christine Nesbitt’s speed skating gold medal really affected me.
There was something about her quiet demeanour that I relate to. While all of Canada is cheering and going crazy like they just won gold, in some ways you feel separate from it, even though you are the centre of it.
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Speed Skating Gold!
Feb 18 2010
Four-time Olympic gold medalist from Norway - Johann Koss with Silken, Kate and William,
watching Christine Nesbitt win "gold" for Canada at the Richmond Oval!
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