Want to Live With Fewer Regrets? Try These Three Things

Pier - Photo by David Innes

I am a woman who looks back on life with very few regrets. Want to know how I did it? The simple answer is I said yes more than I said no. Open up to what life offers you and even if you’re feeling a bit nervous, say yes. When you say yes more than … Read more

10 Surprising Ways You Can Reduce Your Stress Right Now

Clear blue sky is reflected in the deeper blue still water of Lake Helen McKenzie,in Strathcona Provincial Park, Vancouver Island BC Canada at dusk. A backlit rolling black treeline is silhouetted in the upper half of the image, with the blue of the sky above and the deeper blue hue of the lake below. - Photo by David Innes

May 1-7 is Mental Health Week in Canada and all of May is Mental Health Month in the US so I thought I’d focus this week’s post on stress reduction. I can’t think of anything more crucial to the good life than our mental health – it influences our perspective on everything. Here are ten stress management … Read more

Want Less Stress in Your Life? Try This

If it’s not going to matter in 5 years, don’t spend more than 5 minutes being upset by it.

If you have a job or children or aging parents or health challenges or a relationship or bills to pay, I’m guessing you’ve got some stress in your life. I have two children under the age of five, a husband who travels frequently, and I work as a consultant juggling multiple clients and deadlines so … Read more

How to Start Following Your Passion

Barrel rider races her horse in practice, Indian Head Saskatchewan Canada - Photo by David Innes

Writing has been a passion of mine since I was a child, but it seems that I had a long list of things to do before I could get around to making it a priority. There’s always been something more pressing or someone else’s needs that were more important than my hunger to put words … Read more