Jason has two cards on his desk in his office. Both are from me. One is a entitled “For my Guy”. It’s very cool. The other has on its front a simple black and white photo of a young boy, maybe 5 or 6 years old, with his arm around a little, frizzy-haired girl as

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The words we direct towards ourselves and others are more powerful than most people know. Japanese researcher, Dr. Masaru Emoto, did an experiment to demonstrate this. He filled three jars of rice with water. To one jar, he said, “Thank you.” To a second jar, he said, “You’re an idiot.” And the third jar, he

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So what does it mean to be the “right” mate? The above quote seems to suggest that being the right mate requires changing to become someone different than you currently are. For Donna and me, we believe there is nothing you need to change. You’re already perfect. There’s nothing to fix. You are as you

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Have you ever wondered why, when we are doing something that isn’t working for us, we take so long before making a change? Curious isn’t it. We stay in jobs we don’t like for years. We live in homes or communities we don’t like far longer than we want to. Similarly, we keep doing things

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The space between men and women, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, gets muddled and messy…by hurts, misunderstandings, regrets, disappointments, hurried lifestyles, illness, unsatisfied expectations and so many other things. What Donna and I love about what we do…about the Between Men and Women retreats…is that it cleans up that space by giving people freedom

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It was my Dad’s birthday a couple weeks ago, so I went up to Edmonton for a birthday dinner (15oz. lobster tails if you can imagine it!! Mmmmm…). Every time I see my parents, I am pleasantly reminded that they are one of those couples… a couple that has such an amazing relationship it leaves people

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During the week of June 16, 2013, heavy rains resulted in widespread flooding that devastated communities across southern Alberta. Out of the destruction, displacement and loss came an interesting thing…Community. What really stood out for Donna and me in     the days and weeks following the flood was the extraordinary response by “ordinary” people

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This past weekend was a moving one for Donna and me. On the one hand, Donna’s daughter Jordan, performed with a group of dedicated young dancers to raise awareness of the vulnerabilities faced by women around the world. We’re really proud of her. That experience was juxtaposed against our learning of the recent suicide of a former

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Brain researcher, Jill Bolte Taylor, studied her own stroke as it happened. She came away with some truly profound insights into human consciousness and our spiritual inter-connectedness. Of course, Donna and I couldn’t help but notice the analogy to men and women. Jill talks about how the left brain keeps us grounded and connected to

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A couple Valentines Days ago I challenged myself to make it a special one for Donna. I decided to turn Valentines Day into Valentines Week. The week before Valentines Day I gave Donna a Valentines Day card everyday. Some were funny, some were heart-ticklers, some were a little risque.  I also gave Donna a gift

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