As a single mom entrepreneur and homeowner, it seems there's never a shortage of things to do.  One of the things I'm extremely un...

Honouring your values will lead you to your buried treasure, and light your way on the path to unearthing the life of your dreams. 

A lot of new people have joined the Dreamsmith ® community since we kicked off the “Do What You Love” Telesymposium last week, and I...

The weathered map, tattered and worn around the edges, leads the treasure-seeker on a mysterious and winding path, gathering one clue...

When I was a kid, anytime I was bursting with excitement for something, my mom would measure it out for me by how many sleeps were left...

One of the Four Noble Truths* in Buddhism is that “the cause of suffering is desire”, or “attachment”.  Being attached – to certain...

This is my new favourite mug. Perhaps it’s the curved shape or the beautiful cobalt blue; something about it just captures me.  If you...

This week’s episode of Optimal Living is all about Healthy Emotions, and earlier this week I described how caring for your emotions is...

We can all benefit from being proactive in tending to our emotional well-being, just like our lawns benefit from the same regular and proactive care. 

Well. If I had words to describe the awesome serendipitousness of this past weekend on our trip to Oprah's After-Oscar Show, I'd use...

Today finds us at the beginning of the month of March; the beginning of the end of Winter; the beginning of the beginning of Spring. ...

I'm writing this entry on my laptop, which is currently stationed in my bedroom at my office desk, which is currently in my bedroom...

This morning I went for a walk after shovelling my driveway.  Not much snow coming down, more the little pellet-type snow than flakes,...

Friday February 5, 2010 - So I know it's not Friday the 5th.  But this is my "Friday" entry.  I'm sitting here trying to think of a topic...

Today I'm going to renew our passports for my son and I.  To some, the prospect of sitting in the passport office for an hour or two in...

Today I went for my first-ever reflexology treatment.  Oh...my...god.  It is the most incredibly deeply relaxing treatment I may have...

Back in the mid-eighties, when I was around ten or twelve years old, there was a line of cosmetics that was very popular called Merle...

Yesterday my son and I were driving on the highway and went past one of those big transport trucks full of live pigs.  Ryan said "I...

This morning I bundled up and went for a walk.  It's only -4C, so compared to the -15C we've had for the last while, it's feeling quite...

Several years ago, my son received a book as a gift:  Ripley's Believe it or Not! - Planet Eccentric!  At the time, I remember we leafed...