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October 10, 2017

Practicing gratitude: Lessons learned from duct tape and diarrhea

Gratitude. What’s so special about it, how can we cultivate more of it in our lives and what does it have to do with a wicked case of diarrhea?

May 9, 2017

What goes around comes around: Lessons from butt clay

You gotta love instant karma… Like this story? Then check out my book Misadventure Musings: Lessons learned from life’s awesome and absurd moments.

May 1, 2017

The power of words: Lessons from mushy French cauliflower

Forget the Eiffel Tower: the most memorable parts of my trip to France were trying not to vomit on my host family and learning to choose my words carefully. Like this story? Then check out my book Misadventure Musings: Lessons learned from life’s awesome and absurd moments.

February 22, 2017

What Meghan in the mud taught me about letting go

In the spirit of this story, this week’s Badge of Awesome goes to Caroline D. James for her article on Tiny Buddha “How High Expectations Can Lead to Disappointment, Depression, and Anxiety.” Thanks for the inspiration, Caroline!

December 7, 2016

What cancer taught me about minding my MIBs

Like this story? Then check out my book Misadventure Musings: Lessons learned from life’s awesome and absurd moments.

April 10, 2016

Luck: Lessons learned from a man named Frank

We all like to think we’re in control of our lives. But as I learned from a fellow cancer patient, luck is still very much part of the equation. “I’ll see you when you get out,” I said, shaking Frank’s hand. Part of me knew I was lying. I’m no doctor, but I had a…

November 23, 2015

10 Ways to Seize the Day and Achieve Greater Work-Life Balance

When an angry man in Alberta chastised my definition of work-life balance, I stared at him like a doofus with nothing to say in response. And as I discuss in my latest guest post on Tiny Buddha, it wasn’t until I was half-way to Regina that I figured out what I should have said… Click…

August 26, 2015

The Importance of Community: Lessons learned from chasing a Killer at 2 a.m.

Community plays a big role in our health and happiness — something I was reminded of the night I chased a Killer at 2 a.m. (ok, there’s a bit more to the story)

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