Author: Val Blau
01 Nov Life on the Ledge – It’s a Matter of Perspective
As our flight lifted off from the helicopter terminal near Smithers, British Columbia, I watched the ground recede out the window near my feet. Having called “dibs” I was happily strapped into the copilot seat on the left front side of the bird. Shya sat...
01 Oct Content to Be in the Background
Recently we were traveling on a morning flight to Canada from Portland, Oregon. We arrived early and, after clearing security, decided to go “airport walking” rather than sit while awaiting our departure time. Towing a wheelie bag with pocketbook and backpack piled on top, we...
01 Sep Deep and Meaningful – Meaningful and Deep
It was late Saturday afternoon in Cambridge, England and we only had ten minutes remaining in our Excellence, Well-Being & Satisfaction: The Art of Being Yourself seminar. The group sat before us, faces upturned, looking to us for direction, inspiration, or something else. The conversation...
01 Aug “Stinginess”
Dear Friends on the Premium Excellence Club, This past month Shya and I went on vacation. First we flew to British Columbia where we were helicoptered in to a remote river to fish for Steelhead trout. Then we flew down to Oregon to spend a week...
01 Jul There is a Difference in Thinking You are Centered and Being Centered
I looked down at my hand and actually blurted out, “Oh, Ariel! You are So Stupid!” It was a Monday. The day after Mother’s Day, in fact, and I was in Oregon visiting my folks for a week. Mom had been having pains in her back,...
01 Jun A Really Good Day
My dad’s memory loss had progressed. Although it had been less than three months since I had seen him last, when Shya and I came to visit, it quickly became clear that Dad’s short-term memory had gotten even shorter. On the first morning of my visit,...