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Celebrate the Little Things That Make Life Awesome

For the last couple years, Toronto blogger Neil Pasricha has been reaching people with his blog, 1000 Awesome Things. The blog – a countdown of the simple pleasures in life – started as a personal project to help Pasricha get through a difficult period in his life. The blog’s fan base quickly grew from Pasricha’s close friends to millions of people around the world. He has since published two best-selling books based on the blog.

Pasricha’s “awesome” list includes things like popping bubble wrap, flipping your pillow to the cold side, and putting a slice of lasagna on your plate and having it stay together, and that triangle of crumbs in the bottom of a potato chip bag. I think most of us would agree that those things are pretty awesome.

Pasricha recently gave a talk at TEDxToronto. He shared what he calls the Three A’s of Awesome: Attitude, Awareness, and Authenticity. He sees these as the keys to happiness and success. And we have to agree: having a positive attitude, being aware and in tune to the people and things around you, and maintaining your authenticity are paramount to happiness.

Remember to take some time out today to appreciate the little things that make life awesome!

Check out Neil Pasricha’s Three A’s of Awesome on TED Talks.

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Posted by Ramona on May 31, 2011 in random

2009: The Summer of Busy

We hope that everyone had a great summer and enjoyed some well deserved vacation time with your families and friends.

For us, it is an understatement to say that this summer was filled with activities. In addition to our ongoing projects we, along with every other Canadian, were trying to get the most out of the months without snow and I must say, we made sure every second was scheduled!

Beyond typical summer activities like golf and barbecues, we made sure to take in the Edmonton Indy (if you really know us… you know how big this week is for us), a winning season of slo-pitch and participating in the Mitsubishi City Chase.

The City Chase was a great event that pushed our team to reach new heights through a variety of tasks. Think survivor meets Edmonton in one day. Some of our challenges included: being chained together and having to run from seat-to-seat at Commonwealth stadium looking for numbers to unlock our combination lock, recruiting three people on Whyte ave to join us in ‘Caraoke’, successfully catching three footballs and kicking a field goal, building a birdhouse, mirroring the setting of a dining table in preparation for a four course meal, eating crickets, dragging a dummy across the lawn of fire station 22 and hitting a target with the fire hose.

We had a great time and were exhausted from the day and are already excited about next year’s event. We’re also proud to say that we placed within the top third of the Edmonton competitors. Over 600 people were registered and the competition was fierce!

Posted by Adam on September 22, 2009 in random