In the spirit of the holidays, I will share some touching stories over the next few days on the kindness of strangers. Here’s two: Mohammed Basha, Florida — I was leaving the hospital after giving a patient the dire news… Read More »Hold On Magazine: Stories of Kindness, part 3
In the spirit of the holidays, I will share some touching stories over the next few days on the kindness of strangers. Here’s three: Clarence Stephens, Kentucky — One day, I locked my keys and cell phone inside my car.… Read More »Hold On Magazine: Stories of Kindness, part 2
I wrote a poem called ‘Winter Wonderland’ that describes the feelings I have when it snows. It’s my poetic rendition of ‘Winter Wonderland‘ created recently by Andy Quan and Low Key Trampoline. I remember listening to the original as a… Read More »Winter Wonderland
In the spirit of the holidays, I will share some touching stories over the next few days on the kindness of strangers. Here’s two: Miranda MacLean, Michigan — My neighbour had trouble deciding if he was ready for retirement until… Read More »Hold On Magazine: Stories of Kindness, part 1
Living with a Lego fanatic who has the entire basement full of Lego collections he collected throughout his childhood (and counting), it only made sense that we watched the reality competition TV-series Lego Masters. I never grew up surrounded by… Read More »TV Series Review: Lego Masters
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” ~ Helen Keller Teamwork is dreamwork. Group yourself with like-minded people and together you can accomplish so much more. Check out my novel to read some of my inspirational… Read More »Quote: teamwork
Reading is one of my favourite past-times. You can learn so much from books, and surprisingly, you learn a lot more from reading fiction than you may realize. Below are 5 books from my childhood that I thought taught very… Read More »5 novels with powerful life lessons
Exams are tough. Think about it. Trying to cram months worth of material into a few hours of studying is not easy. Obviously, there’s no time to focus on details, but what exactly do you study? I don’t encourage last… Read More »How to cram for an exam
Here are some prompts to encourage gratitude this holiday season. As a parent, teaching gratitude is very important because you want your kids to grow up as people who want to make the world a better place. Because of this,… Read More »How to promote gratitude for the holidays
When you’re a teenager, it was almost forbidden to browse the adult side at your local library. But, nobody usually raises an eyebrow if it’s the other way around. Perhaps I’m not like other adults, but adult fiction can sometimes… Read More »Why YA books appeal to adults