The Ladder of Life


Welcome to my Blog. I am an Investment Advisor living and working in Port Alberni, but just as importantly, I am a wife, mother, volunteer, and an active and supportive community member. I believe we can all take charge of our destiny, our future, with the proper mind-set, sense of direction, goals and tenacity to attain what we dream about. Think of your life as a ladder, with the steps numbered one through ten. The top of the steps represents the best possible life we can have, while the bottom is the worst. Where do you feel you personally stand at this point in your life? Where would you like to stand? I believe we all have the power to get to that top step, and I hope that some of the blog posts in the weeks and months to come, will inspire you to get there.

Tuesday 11 September 2012

The Journey and the Destination || Port Alberni Investment Advisor

From the time we are children, we begin to dream about what we are going to be when we grow up.  As we get older, we start to create goals for ourselves.  We try hard in school to get good grades so that we can go to college or university, so that we can get a well-paying job.  We want a well-paying job so we can make a lot of money to enjoy a comfortable life.  Each of these steps along the way can be considered destinations, or milestones, that we hope to achieve, but it is the journey along the way that is what living is all about.  Our life’s journey never follows an easy path.  We will encounter many challenges along the way that will test our courage, faith and resolve.    Our journey teaches us many lessons that ultimately lead to our destination and purpose in life.  Do you have an ultimate destination in mind and a plan to get there?  Even if you have to redirect along the way, it’s important to beginning mapping out your life’s journey, so that you have a plan to reach your ultimate destination.  In my last blog, I had some “life is like” quotes.  Here are a few more to get you thinking.
Life is like…
·  a canvas.  It begins blank and every day is like another brush stroke.
· a multiple choice question.  Sometimes the choices confuse you, not the question itself.
·  a mirror.  If you frown at it, it frowns back.  If you smile, it returns your smile.
·  a roller coaster.  You get jerked one way and another, and you never know what’s around the corner, but you just have to sit back to enjoy the ride.
· a game of cards.  The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it, is free will (Jawaharal Nehru)
· a hot bath.  It feels good while you’re in it, but the longer you stay in, the more wrinkled you get.
· a turtle.  You won’t get very far unless you stick out your neck.
· music.  It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule. (Samuel Butler).

Here are some photos to get you thinking about how wondrous and beautiful life is.

Photos by Stirling Images Photography


alberni valley fields

beautiful alberni valley

fishing alberni valley

mirror and glass port alberni

fair port alberni

playing cards port alberni



bed and bath port alberni




blackberries port alberni

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