In November of 2012 one of my dearest friends, Teri, climbed to an altitude of 5,364 metres to reach base camp Mount Everest in Nepal. She climbed with a group of 15 people led by “Live Out Loud Adventures.” This was her experience. The scenery was truly magnificent – the snow, the waterfalls, the rivers,…
Imagine crossing Africa from north to south and covering almost 12,000 kilometers (about 7,500 miles) on your bike over a period of four months (and I don’t mean a motor bike!). The trip is called Tour d’Afrique. It is considered a test of the mind, body and bike. Bev Coburn, at age 62, completed this…
I have written three books and my next one will be out early next year. My first book came out in 1998. It was called “When In Doubt, Eat Broccoli… but leave some room for chocolate!” People often ask me what inspired me to write a book in the first place. My answer is Tony…
I play hockey with a group of women on Friday nights. A men’s team plays before us. Last Friday the men’s team asked if any of the women could come out and play on Saturday night, because they were short of players. I agreed to play along with two other women. It was crazy!!! All…
An illness at the age of 19 months left Helen Keller deaf and blind. She was determined, however, not only to learn how to communicate, but also to live an exceptional life. She is known for saying “life is a daring adventure, or nothing.” She believed that safety and security are superstitions. They do not…
Bonnie Raitt is an incredibly expressive and soulful singer. One of her saddest and most beautiful songs is “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” It speaks to the pain of love gone wrong. It’s about loving someone who doesn’t love you back. It’s about saying your last goodbye. It’s about “giving up the fight”. This…
I believe each and every one of us has “greatness” inside us. Not just a little bit of greatness. I’m talking about brilliant, blinding, incredible, awe-inspiring, mind-blowing greatness. Rock the house down greatness. I believe we are born with this greatness and every person’s greatness is truly their own and totally unique. The greatness of…
If you could be any animal you wanted to be, what would you choose? I can’t choose just one. I find that limits me too much. I’ve decided I’d like to be a duck, a tortoise, a chimpanzee, a lion, an owl, an eagle and a dog. Yes, a little overwhelming I know, but that’s…
What stops you from living your dream life? What holds you back from loving people with your whole heart? What prevents you from trying something totally new or completely different? The universal answer is fear and this is what I’ve learned about it. If you want to master life, you have to master fear. One…
Love is all that matters. That’s what I think anyway. Loving, however, isn’t always easy. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to love deeply and to open your heart fully to both give love and to receive love. I believe we are born with an incredible capacity to love. However, with time, because of…
