Robert’s Thought for the Day – Asking for Help

dS+: “It is never a sign of weakness to ask for help. We all need help from time to time to transform & emerge stronger than ever before.”


(0) Impossible <-> (1) Possible

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. ~Arthur C. Clarke www.project-T.org Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post


The Secret Life of Chaos

“The Secret Life of Chaos” attempts to explain how we, as humans, got here.  It traces the contributions of Alan Turing (The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis), Boris Belousov (Belousov Reactions), Edward Lorentz (The Butterfly Effect),  Robert May (Population Dynamics), and Benoit Mandelbrot (Fractal Geometry of Nature and the Mandelbrot Set):     Bookmark on Delicious


A Quick History of Mathematics

I have started today to revisit my passion for Mathematics.  To me, math is nothing more than the use of ”symbols” to express relationships between “things” in the most simple of ways.   Check out this BBC TV series called “The Story of Maths” which is one of the best programs that traces the historical significance of this subject:    


“Slow Dance” (Poem by Jessica Mydek, 1997)

SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s Erratic fly Or gazed at the sun into The fading night? You better slow down Don’t dance so fast Time is short The music won’t last Do you run through each day


People Come Into Your Life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime

  People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON. . . It is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come


Inspired by … Michele Benoit of Applied Nutrition Canada

Michele Benoit, RNCP, ROHP,  is a Nutrition Expert at Applied Nutrition Canada.  She will be speaking at danceScape’s new “Life Makeover” Seminar Series & Open House on Monday, January 10th and Thursday January 13th in downtown Burlington.  Hear her inspiring story about how she was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease and her passion to help others through


My Life’s Mission?

My participation in ParticipACTION’s Television Campaign earlier this year resulted in life changing opportunities to connect with other Creative Arts and Health & Wellness professionals who are as passionate as I am about championing health, fitness, and wellness to Canadians. With the final days of 2010 looming, this is the best time to reflect on all of our Life paths.  My own involve those flashes of childhood memories in Malaysia,


Inspired by … Richard Florida and the “Creative Class”

Richard Florida is Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute and Professor of Business and Creativity at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His previous work includes national bestselling books as well as numerous papers and articles. I first heard about Richard when I was a Board member at Performing Arts Burlington (now known as Creative


Inspired by … Frank O’Dea, Co-founder of Second Cup

A few months ago, I discovered that one of our friends, John Lawrence Reynolds, had co-written a book with Frank O’Dea, Co-founder of the Second Cup, the largest Canadian-owned specialty coffee retailer.  If you are looking for inspiration about to overcome obstacles in life, “When All You Have is Hope” is a must-read book.   Surviving sexualt