PERSEVERANCE

KEEP ON KEEPING ON We’ve all had times, when the going gets tough The smooth ride suddenly, feels bumpy and rough The good times are gone, it’s all rather gruff You let out a sigh and exclaim – “I’ve had enough” We are all entitled at times, to gripe and to moan What’s happened to […]

WHAT IS GRIT?

Grit, as defined by examined existence is a noncognitive trait based on someone’s ability to persevere despite the presence of many challenges and obstacles to achieve a given goal. It is the trait that tells you to keep chugging at something when everyone else has given up on you.  It is a measure of emotional intelligence and […]

JUDGMENT

  “We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.” Paulo Coelho Sometimes we are so quick to judge others without knowing the […]

GIVE THANKS

“Give thanks for each new morning with its light for the rest and shelter of the night for health and food for love and friends for everything Thy goodness sends.” Ralph Waldo Emerson How will you spend your Thanksgiving dinner? What are you thankful for? I started my Thanksgiving yesterday and spent the afternoon and […]

SHOOT FOR THE MOON

“Shoot for the moon because even if you miss, you will land among the stars.” Les Brown When it comes to goal setting, we need to think big, do big, and act big. So when setting your goals make sure you set them 100 times larger than what you had initially written down. So even […]

YOU ARE A MAGNET

“You are a living magnet, drawing to yourself the people, the resources, and the ideas you need to fulfill what you expect. To the successful it is out of their faith, for others it is out of their fears. If you don’t like what you attract, don’t change what is coming towards you, change the […]

TRUE FRIENDSHIP

True Friendship isn’t seen with the eyes, it is felt with the heart When there is understanding, loyalty and trust that can never be set apart…. True Friendship is rarely seen now a days but when it is found Its impact on our well-being and character is truely profound… True Friendship doesn’t need precious gifts […]

VEGAN NATION FOUNDATION

Winnipeg has been described as the “Cultural Cradle of Canada” and “The Heart of the Continent” Vegan Nation Foundation has chosen the heart of Canada, Winnipeg, for our 2016 Vegan Festival. Vegan Nation Foundation’s largest Vegan Festival will take place at The Forks in the heart of downtown Winnipeg, Canada! The Forks is Winnipeg’s #1 […]

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES

Courage sometimes is the quietest voice That roars loudest from within, Making faith a distinctive choice And compelling motivation to try again.   When obstacles invariably come your way, Into every direction that you have turned, A thousand misery comes in a friendlier display To take away the strength that you have gained.   Faith […]

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

  Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;   Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it […]