Collaborations. Awakening the Soul's Senses.

I Couldn't Help but Notice.


Be someone who notices,
Nature and the incredible beauty that is all around you.
Even the smallest of things, can have the biggest impact.

Be someone who notices,
and really feel (deeply) that which is right in front of you.
Contemplate in those feelings, and then act accordingly.

Be someone who notices,
observing in your heart what is right and wrong.
Be strong in your place of courage and conviction in all you say and do.

Be someone who notices,
never fearing to reach out, to stretch yourself,
moving to that place of all that you can be.

Be someone who notices,
seeing that it is not just the "what" you do.
It's about the kindness you share in "how" you do it.

Be someone who notices,
and who lives an inspired, peaceful and grateful life.
Always, and in all ways.

Be someone who notices,
your full and good heart of intention.
Stay your course, those soft and quiet steps along your chosen path.

Be someone who notices,
witnesses, and celebrates the uniqueness of your true self.
Stay connected, receptive, and open to the acceptance,
of just how good things can be.
When you are someone...
"Who Couldn't Help but Notice."

In humble gratitude.
Raymond Paul

Collaborations. Awakening the Soul's Senses.

The Will is Your Way.

Feel free to follow,
what is so deeply speaking to you.
For the Will is your Way.

Stay in the mind of passionate intention,
and stand for what you truly believe in.
For the Will is Your Way.

See only light through every darkness,
your every wish fulfilled.
For the Will is Your Way.

Stay committed to the depths of truth,
all that you seek already seeking you.
For the Will is your Way.

Remain fearless on your chosen path,
aligned and in balance, your spirit of determination.
For the Will is your Way.

Trust in your heart and all that it says,
and stay connected, humble and clearly on course.
For your Will is your Way.

Simplify the complicated that clouds your view,
letting go and let flow as you continue to grow.
For the Will is your Way.

Live in this moment the am that I am,
search deep within, and open, to the all you can be.
For the Will is your Way.

Cultivate the meaningful life that you crave,
see all the beauty that is right here, there, and everywhere.
For your Will is your Way.

Know that your every opportunity does in fact exist,
soar to new heights and see it all through.
For the Will is your Way.

In humble gratitude.
Raymond Paul

Awakening the Soul's Senses to a Place of Peace and Calm.

It's not about things being black or white.
It's about the colour's of truth of what's inside.

It's not about what you see.
It's about how you see it.

It's not about fearing change.
It's about changing the fear.

It's not about what choices you make.
It's about how you have a choice.

It's not about letting it all go.
It's about seeing what stays.

It's not about having all the answers.
It's about having the courage to ask the questions.

It's not just about hearing.
It's about really listening.

It's not about how you land.
It's about your desire to take off.

It's not about what is not.
It's about how purposefully you live.

It's not about what you get.
It's about how you give.

In humble gratitude.
Raymond Paul.

Leadership...


I consider myself a non-political, spiritual, and caring person.
I do my best to put a positive spin on things, even in the most difficult and trying of circumstances.
I do believe that, for the most part, people are kind well intentioned, and good.

Now, I feel like the world I want to believe in is literally coming apart.
I am angry, I am desperately sad....  and I am frustrated to the very core of my soul.
We have suffered so long now from such a gross lack of leadership.
And now it must be said that it is enough.
That things are horrifically broken, and are in dire need of repair.
That people's hopes and dreams are seeming to disappear more and more each day..

The time has come to find leaders who will lead.
Leaders who show calm, compassion, and sensible strength.
Leaders who stand to protect us, who honour life, and freedom,
and the laws that have been put in place to do just that.

This is not political.
It is not left or right, blue or red.
Liberal or conservative.
This is about human decency and the genuine respect for life.
Every life.

It is time to stand up, and demand that which we all deserve.
No more games, posturing, or choosing sides.
No more lip service.
No more standing behind lies and political innuendo.
No more blaming others, or claiming to be the victim of what are your own actions.

It's about..
Accountability.
Responsibility.
Respect.
It's about compassion and genuine love, care, and the concerns,
and overall well-being for we as human beings.

It is time to stop the madness.
Time to set the leadership example.
Say what you mean... and mean what you say.
If not, move on, and make room for the other's that genuinely will.

It's time to stop the selfishness, or the "what's in it for me."
Time to put on a coat of common sense, for as of right now, it is completely uncommon.

We must not fall into the trap of there is nothing we can do.
You WILL see it.. when you believe it.
And now more than ever, we need each other, to stand up, raise our voices, and simply say;
Enough.

"You don't have to be great... to be good."

This man came to me, very powerfully, in a dream, as
he often does in times where I am confused, or struggling
with the uncertainties of life, or troubled times.

This man is my mentor, my teacher, my leader, my guiding
light of principle and wisdom... and always seems to show up
when I need him most.

This man is my Father.

Donald Llyod Docksteader passed away, (far too soon) at the age of 78, in late 2008.

Th qualities he possessed of kindness, fairness, generosity, and spirit
have stayed with me my entire life.
A man of humble beginnings, he believed strongly in people, and valued
every single person he ever encountered with the same respect he would
share with anyone else.
His famous broad and beaming smile shared equally, and with genuine
enthusiasm, for everyone he met.

He taught me the value of hard work, and that you only get out of life, that which you are prepared to put in.
He taught me the importance of respecting all others no matter what.
He taught me to celebrate diversity and culture, as we were blessed with having
so much of that over the years within our family business.
He taught me the value of leadership, that you could never ask of anyone,
something that you were not prepared to do yourself.
He taught me the value of honesty, integrity, giving back and leading by example.
He taught me the value of family, and the importance of a community of fairness
and equality.

My Dad was not a great scholar.
He went to work right after grade nine.
His post graduation came form the school of hard knocks.
Learning from the seat of his pants, through dedication, and hard work.

His greatest and most powerful lesson.
"Treat (all) people the way you would like to be treated."
No one is better, or more important than you.
His motto stuck with me my whole life.
Because he not only believed it.
He lived it.
Every day.
His entire life.

He taught me to teach my daughter the same thing.
And now that my daughter is about to become a Mother, and me a Grandfather,
we will continue to pass on his wisdom, his beliefs, and his passion for treating all others fairly.

His legacy lives on, and he is always there, reminding me, that no matter what,
the idea of WHAT we do, is so much less important than HOW we do it.

He would look at these troubled times, and in his heart, he would simply say.
"You don't have to be great, to be good"
Being good is more than good enough..

Thank you Dad... for all those valuable lessons... and for always being there.
Our world right now, could use more of your philosophies, leadership,
and whole lot more of your brilliant smile.