Inspiration comes to me from many different sources. Conversations with friends or clients, books that jump at me from shelves in stores, websites I stumble upon when cyber-travelling, or stories I hear - are some of my most favorite sources. This area is being updated on a frequent basis, and I hope you enjoy these as much as I do...

Simon's Reflections is a free e-newsletter that I have been publishing on a bi-weekly basis since the year 2000. It contains writings that touch the heart, provoke the mind, and inspire action. To join this emailing list, which is managed as a Yahoo list, - free, no MSG added, get touched and inspired at your own risk, no limit per customer, free to share with family and friends, not tested on animals - click here. You can also browse through the archives, or share your thoughts with others in the blog area of the writings.

It would probably be a daunting and almost impossible task to mention all the websites I have seen that touched and inspired me. Yet, there are some that hold a special place and meaning. Some of the below I visit regularly, others less so. Still, they are forever located on my frequently accessed list.

• World Changing is dedicated to bringing information, links, and analysis of the models and ideas for building a better future. The people are inspiring and enthusiastic, and the articles are fascinating and thorough in their depth of details and coverage.
• The Tyee is an independent daily newspaper that is "swimming upstream against the media trends of our day."
• Big Picture TV is an online media channel that streams free video clips of global leaders in sustainability. It has a growing archive of internationally renowned names including scientists, environmentalists, politicians, journalists, academics and activists.
• infed is a vast and comprehensive encyclopaedia of informal education and lifelong learning.
• Cirque du Soleil is a true addiction of mine. A place of inspiration, magic, dreams, amazing choreography, and stunning music.
• Taoism Information Page - all things Tao.
• Shou-Yu Liang Martial Arts Institute is a school of Chinese martial arts, medicine, and philosophical writings.
• Encore Productions. Friends, musicians, and artists who are based in Vancouver, and create beautiful art and music for many different occasions and events.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers. - Charles W. Eliot

Books have been my friends since the beginning of my time. Hiding under the covers with a book and a flashlight, after being sent to bed, was a childhood passion and a thrill. These quiet friends have inspired, touched, stimulated, excited, saddened, annoyed, triggered, provoked, evoked, and taught me on endless occasions. Dear lifelong friends - I wish I had remembered you all. The ones I do, are kept in my online library.