Grief: How I Learned to Navigate Death and Loss
This is an anonymized letter I wrote to a friend who lost his girlfriend. I hope this may help you with whatever you are going through. Dear Friend, I can only begin to imagine the pain you are feeling right now. While I have known monumental loss, loss of a proportion previously unfathomable, only you […]
Why are we afraid to live our Truth?
Words are an interesting conundrum. I sit here about to commemorate the anniversary of Colleen’s tragic death and I look for words to equal the beauty of the person and memories I hold. It is estimated that there are just over a million words in the English language. What if the people, objects or experiences that […]
Redefining Badass
When you think ‘Badass’ what do you think of? If you are like most, you conjure up images of Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pink, George St. Pierre or Rhonda Rousey. There is a real attraction to ‘Badass’. Let’s face it, we all want to be a little ‘Badass’. For me, I have always been more […]
“Something Needs to Change” maybe it’s you
Today marks five months since Colleen Lois Sillito had the tapestry of her life cut short in a cowardly act of domestic violence. Imagine the unimaginable. The life of someone you love extinguished in the blink of an eye in their very own driveway. I tell you certainly six months ago this is not something I […]
“I Love You” is Bullshit
For many years I have explored the phrase “I Love You”. You see I am a fairly romantic man and have always had a belief in the blissful existence of “The One”. You know, your soul mate, your perfect match, your true love, that one person that completes your heart’s desire. That individual that will […]
Forgiveness: The Hardest Thing I Have Ever Done
There is an evil in this world. A darkness that threatens to choke out the light. It lives among us and very few would even imagine that it exists. It forces some to live in fear. It is the schoolyard bully we thought we had outgrown. There is evil in this world and I have met […]
Embrace the Suck – Revisited
“The difference between a good race and a bad race is how you manage the (inevitable) pain” Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack on triathlon. Just a little over a year ago I wrote an article entitled “Embrace the Suck“. The premise was based on the statement above. Macca was then, one of my favorite triathletes. He emphasized no […]
Mortgage Forum 2015 Recap
Wow!! Where to start with Mortgage Forum 2015. This year for me was certainly a different experience than ever before. First off let, we have one of the most incredible industries on the planet. On the heels of the greatest tragedy I have ever experienced in my life, I knew Mortgage Forum 2015 was […]
Of all the words of mice and men…
Colleen Lois Sillito was a mother, an artist, a photographer, a videographer, a yogi, a climber, a fitness enthusiast, and an inspiration to many. She had an innate ability to make you feel like the only person on the planet. She had a knack for allowing you to see yourself through her eyes. Eyes of […]