live life | Liz Pearson

27August

Helicopter Rescue In The Yukon

On August 11th, 2013 my fifteen year old daughter Shannon and I boarded a plane bound for Whitehorse in the Yukon. This was to be the trip of a lifetime – a ten day canoe trip covering over 300 km (185 miles) with eight other people on the Big Salmon River. On Day Five of…

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5March

What Pure Joy Feels Like

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…

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16December

A Great Life Includes Great Music

The other day I had lunch with a long-time friend. He told me that his mother recently lost most of her hearing and that she doesn’t like to use hearing aids. As a result, the world for her now is a much quieter place. What does she miss the most? Listening to music. This made…

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23September

This Is What Your Kids Really Want

What do your kids want and need from you the most? Without question they want your love, your time and your attention. They want to be seen, to be heard and to be understood. They want to know that you care. What they also really want, however, is for you to be happy!!! Kids learn…

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8June

Would You Rather Be A Duck, A Tortoise, A Chimpanzee, A Lion, An Owl, An Eagle Or A Dog?

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…

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