So This Is Christmas is the song for this time of the year, especially today and tomorrow. A friend forwarded a video of that song to me....

The book was written by Pema Chödrön. It is about "Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality". "Chödrön demonstrates...

The challenging year of 2020 is drawing to an end, so is our Toastmasters meeting. This year, our meetings started with an in-person...

2020 is an unusual year, this Christmas holiday will be very different. Our holiday gatherings have been canceled. New Year's party has...

I came to Edmonton in May 1997 with my daughter to join my ex-husband. He was a Ph.D. student. The city was lovely. My son was born there...

"You asked me that question, really?" Well, I read an article saying that Montreal Airport was filled with people yesterday. The article...

This winter the sun hasn't been very generous with us, there weren't many sunny days. It is easy for people to feel under the weather. 😒...

I started learning French at the beginning of November with a group of Chinese. I have "met" a few other eager learners. I was often...

The subtitle of the book is The secret to love that lasts, it was published in 1992 and has been #1 New York Times Bestseller for many...

Sugar Sammy: A Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Toastmasters: An organization I belong to for over a decade. Because of...

Do you like that song called Monday Monday (cover video)? Are you a fan of Mondays? Do you need a strong coffee to get through Mondays? I...

Do you like quotes? I love quotes! In this 300 Funny Quotes To Make You Laugh Out Loud, I realized that there are people who love quotes...

I was looking for ideas about travel and came across this interesting article written by a couple called The Curious Travel. 5 Lessons...

They are like Music to My Ears and I love collecting them. Since I started this blog in June, I intentionally reached out for feedback. I...

Do you use Zoom, Wechat, Facebook a lot these days? Are you happy that technology can connect you with people from anywhere in the world?...

Stand out by building your brand, by William Arruda, Kirsten Dixson The hardcover copy of this book was published in 2007 but the...

Last Tuesday, I wrote Part One of Silver Lining to promote McGill Toastmasters' meeting theme. The key message was: despite the crisis...

Do you watch American Funny Videos? Do you think that you might have a chip or two worth sending in? Sometimes I feel that I might have....

During one of our weekly book club online meetings. Anna shared the following (click on the red text for the source). I found it not only...

For the past few months, on Saturdays, my blog articles usually started with Travel Talk. I wrote about my last trip, I envisioned my...