Unforeseen Gems on Moskito Island: A Story of Unexpected Blessings

I am sitting in the doctor’s office for my annual checkup – a routine triggered by my participation in Movember . It brought back a flood of memories of an incredible trip Tina and I won to Moskito Island near Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands in November of 1991. During our stay, we […]

My Epic Quest for the Meaning of Life in Solitary Traffic

man holding the steering wheel while driving

Hey there, I’m Neil Thrussell, your average guy from Calgary with a penchant for pondering life’s big questions. And what better time to do that than when you’re stuck in the mother of all traffic jams on your way to Vancouver? Yes, you heard me right—traffic jam philosophy is now a thing, and I’m here […]

Chasing Success

A hint of what is coming in my book… Success What is it, and who defines it? As little children, we know how to live in the moment and be completely authentic. But then something damaging happens to us, according to author Don Miguel Ruiz: We are given “knowledge” about how to live in the […]

Chasing Success

A hint of what is coming in my book… Forward I’ve floated the title of my book “Chasing Success – The Trouble With Being Normal” to many people over the last couple of years. Most, if not all, loved the title. Interestingly enough, almost immediately after the magic of my nifty book title has worn […]

Celebrate What’s Right In The World

You just have to look in the news or talk to your neighbor while shoveling your walk. There are many issues across the world right now! That we could say that are non-supportive to our overall well-being. So, it is even more important in the here and now to celebrate. To celebrate, what’s good about […]

Feeling Surreal

I’d be lying to you if I didn’t say that my upcoming retirment didn’t feel a little surreal to me. I am really excited about it. But after being on a schedule for 41 years. It seems a little out there for my mind to proccess that soon, I will be the creator of my […]

Writing a book!

Just trying out Canva’s create video features/functions! What is Canva? It is the online graphics software package I use to create all my awesome graphical designs on! (https://canva.com) This took me about ten minutes to CREATE. What do you think?

Fiction Spiritual Genre

Recently I had this question posed to me, “ What is my definition of the Spiritual Fiction genre?” I had to reflect on that question for a period of time. The best I come up with is that, the spiritual fiction genre is about sharing a belief and processes of personal transformation involved in believing in a […]

My Faith Assures Me That Every Event in My Life has Meaning

Part of my talk Part of my talk My faith assures me that every event in my life has meaning and brings gifts?  What hell was I thinking when I created that title topic?  I suspect it made perfect sense when I came up with the idea.  But it made absolutely no sense on Tuesday […]