Category Archives: Why I’m Doing This

Good reasons to work towards optimal health – some personal, some universal!

Wanna Live to 100?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Art Dodd

I do, BUT I want to do it in style.  I filmed this video earlier today: And I was reminded of a blog post I did a while back Top 5 Deathbed Regrets. Life is fragile and I’ve been treating … Continue reading →

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Sage Advice From A Friend

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Art Dodd

Thank you Chris Nelmes! Thank you for believing I could do this even when I couldn’t.  I was finally able to process your advice and live my life now as I wish it to be in the future.  Sage advice … Continue reading →

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Why I Love This Business – Reason #7: Freedom, My Schedule Is My Own

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Art Dodd

  What a rainy, gloomy day I woke up to today.  The perfect day for a movie! I love my movies and was really looking forward to the new Batman movie.  The plan was set in stone, I was in! … Continue reading →

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Life Is Fragile

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Art Dodd

I just returned from a walk around my old neighbourhood.  It’s a beautiful day.  The path I walked took me through Holland Park in North Surrey.  If you haven’t been, the City has done a fantastic job on the space.  … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Deathbed Regrets

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Art Dodd

Top five regrets of the dying – Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda… 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. 2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.   … Continue reading →

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Red Eye Flight Tips – How to Survive!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Art Dodd

It’s been an awful long time since I took a red eye flight anywhere.  But on the 21st I started out on a 23 hour plus travel day.  And I felt GREAT at the end of it. Here I humbly … Continue reading →

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Goodbye 2011 – Hello 2012 Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Art Dodd

I just this moment came in from outside.  To usher in 2012, I sat on the deck, with a glass of wine, in the dark looking across the water of Trincomali Channel from Salt Spring Island. And I just spent New … Continue reading →

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My motto for 2012 is “WHY NOT?”

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Art Dodd

The days before midnight December 31st – we all tend to reflect.  What will the new year bring?  What doors will I open up?  Which choices will I make?  Will my journey be worthwhile?  As I ponder away, here are … Continue reading →

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Ha! You see it’s not my fault… I’m an addict!

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Art Dodd

I thought this was an interesting article from Natural News (printed below).  For the record, I take full responsibility for my food “addictions”.  I believe that my head space is such that I just don’t WANT it enough.  I thought this … Continue reading →

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Halloween Candy is a Curse for Fat People

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Art Dodd

I guess I should clarify this statement.  It’s the fact that Halloween candy is AVAILABLE so early that’s the crime.  It’s tough enough for anyone with a sweet tooth to navigate through the plethora of sugary sensations at every gas station, … Continue reading →

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