Have you ever sat back and noticed the ultimate futility of most arguments you have? Do you know people who must always be right, no matter what the topic? It’s an easy habit to form, feeding the voracious egos need for self-validation. [Read more…]
2011 and me – Part 3
After Maurice’s passing, it all hardly seemed real. I continued to go to work, managing the company I had worked with Maurice in for the last 5 years as before. Of course, nothing was like before, my main source of satisfaction from my job I was to find, was no longer there. Maurice’s wife flew me to New Zealand to attend and speak at Maurice’s funeral. In reflection, I could not have been more grateful for this experience. I was made so welcome by family and friends, and I participated in a memorial walk on one of Maurice’s favourite mountain trails, something I will always remember. [Read more…]