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By Peter Clemens
It is hard to believe that a year has passed since the most nerve-wracking, yet exciting and wonderful, moment in my life. It was a moment that seemed to take forever to arrive (in addition to the standard 9 months, Kathryn went 2 weeks overdue), but when it [...]

This entry was posted on February 17, 2008 and is filed under: Life, Meaning & Purpose, Parenting - 21 Comments »

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“When my daughter was seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, ‘You mean they forget?’” – Howard Ikemoto (artist and art [...]

This entry was posted on February 8, 2008 and is filed under: Meaning & Purpose - 56 Comments »

By Peter Clemens
Well Heath Ledger is dead – another young person gone in their prime. I must admit this loss hit me harder than your average death as Heath hailed from my home city of Perth, was also a father, and apparently battled depression.
Why is it that Heath Ledger and all these other celebrities we [...]

This entry was posted on January 25, 2008 and is filed under: Happiness, Life, Meaning & Purpose - 16 Comments »

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By Peter Clemens
“Make the Impossible Possible”. Ok, I admit that when I first saw this book’s title nothing about it made it stand out from the plethora of personal development books available in a typical bookshop. Make no mistake, though, this is a very special book about a man who has [...]

This entry was posted on January 17, 2008 and is filed under: Happiness, Meaning & Purpose, Personal Growth, Recommended Books - 14 Comments »

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By Peter Clemens
This has been a major year of change in my life – I became a father for the first time in February, I began blogging in April, I relocated from Australia to Canada in July, and I started a new job in November. Along the way I have picked up a [...]

This entry was posted on December 28, 2007 and is filed under: Happiness, Life, Meaning & Purpose - 44 Comments »

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“When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice.” – Ancient Sanskrit saying
Last week Todd, founder of We The Change, challenged me to write my own eulogy. In his words, “although morbidly sounding, this [...]

This entry was posted on December 21, 2007 and is filed under: Life, Meaning & Purpose - 15 Comments »