Enlightenment isn't a destination it's a journey, so that means your can attain it now or anytime just by following a path towards it. In this episode I describe 12 principles to practice in everyday life while walking your own path to enlightenment.David Blackmore

It only takes one word, thought or feeling to take us away from the present moment our only life, just as it only takes the same to bring us back to this life. Shenpa is a word that labels little annoying thoughts or feeling that get us hooked and takes our mental energy away. In this episode, David Blackmore explains how he uses this valuable insi…

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them" Henry David Thoreau. In this episode, we explore the value of intentional dreaming to create your own unique life, so you don't find out near the end of your life that you haven't even lived.…

Learn how to be happier and productive by facing up to the realities of life. Like the fact we're all going to die sometime (hopefully much later), anything worthwhile takes more work than you think, people will let you down and you will never be perfectly happy and that's okay. Join David on this fascinating exploration of why facing up to these r…

Measure your progress backwards from the things you have accomplished and gained and not your ideals, which are the horizons you wish to direct yourself toward. Understanding this difference will make the difference from being happy as you acknowledge your success while transforming yourself along the way or feeling that your goals are hopelessly o…

You can go to the local psychic to predict your future or even better "create your own future," says management guru Peter Drucker, and according to Haruki Murakami, "life can be like a box of chocolates," while Steve Jobs said "don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice." Join us in this episode as David takes a deep di…

Act as if you cannot fail, live like you may die tomorrow, but learn like you will live forever, and it doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop. Take a deep dive with David Blackmore as he explores these quotes by Dorothea Brande, Gandhi and Confucius and see how you can use this timeless wisdom in your own everyday life.…

Why Bob Rae thinks we have it all in Canada. The most difficult decision is to just take action according to Amelia Earheart, and why Albert Einstein thanks those who said no to him. In this exciting episode David Blackmore dives deep into these quotes to dig out the golden nuggets of wisdom and serves them up to you with his own real life experien…

Episode 2 Fellowship of Man Humanitarian Award Recipient dives deep into quotes made famous by former first lady Michelle Obama, writer J.K. Rowling, and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. Find out why, money will never make you happy, without some failure we don't move forward and what you think about all day determines who you are.…

Listen and take a deep refreshing dive into famous quotes by mythologist Joseph Campbell, naturalist Charles Darwin, and pianist Arthur Rubenstein.David Blackmore