Finish Line
In December of 1992 I was a happy husband and father of two young children. A month later, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoplastic Luekemia. After two years of chemoterapy that helped me into...
View ArticleChemo Wedding Anniversary
My wife and I just celebrated our eighteenth wedding anniversary. We spent the day lavishly treating ourselves to a visit to the Oncology Ward in Oshawa for chemo cocktails and later a romantic...
View ArticleLook At Myself In The Mirror
Every day I will wake, look at myself in the mirror and say: “There is no justice. I may be the victim of many unfortunate circumstances in life of which I have no control over. Regardless, I will not...
View ArticleAdmitting Flaws
In the mid-1980′s researchers at Cleveland State University made a startling discovery. They conducted an experiment by creating two fictitious job candidates David and John. The candidates had...
View ArticleActs of Kindness
He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. Work, in this small mid-western community, was almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever since the Levis...
View ArticleThe Thing I Value Most
It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush...
View ArticleBeing A Mother
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too, and she would love to spend some time...
View ArticleBill Gates On LIFE
Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it. Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You...
View ArticleFamily Time
As a working-student and dad, I don’t have ample time to spend with my son during weekdays. However, despite my very hectic schedule, I make it a point to go straight home after work, so I would be...
View ArticleBedWetting
Alice and Paul were worried about their holiday trip to visit Alice’s mom. Their 6-year-old son, Jack, was still wetting the bed. Every time someone mentioned the trip, Jack said he didn’t want to go....
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