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Finish the Sentence: National Speaking Tour

Gong Show National Speaking Tour

In March 2007, I went on a 12-date, 10-city national speaking tour, back and forth across Canada from Victoria all the way to Halifax. I got to share some of my adventures with all sorts of people, not least the travel nuts at Travel CUTS who kindly sponsored the whole thing. Being on the road, I figured I should continue to annoy people and ask them to finish the sentence. Here’s some of the people I met, and what they had to say.



Kelly
I am inspired by: Nature
I regret: Being mean to a friend of mine 15 years
Today I am grateful for: go

Megan
I am inspired by: My mom
I regret: Losing touch with some of my travel
Today I am grateful for: uddies

Thomas
I am inspired by: The complexity, and inherent awesomeness of the universe and life
I regret: The moments when I said no to life for fear or hesitation
Today I am grateful for: Enlightened moments


Rohanna
I am inspired by: Nature
I regret: The beings I've hurt, and the days I've not lived life to the fullest
Today I am grateful for: Beer and friends

Laurence
I am inspired by: Silence
I regret: Not appreciating things when they happen
Today I am grateful for: Being alive

Blake (AUS)
I am inspired by: Greatness
I regret: Being a good boy
Today I am grateful for: Beer


Claude-Helene
I am inspired by: Travel
I regret: Not partying enough when I was younger
Today I am grateful for: Great friendships

Pier-Olivier
I am inspired by: Life
I regret: Giving my ex-boss 3 months notice
Today I am grateful for: Meeting new people

Valerie
I am inspired by: You!
I regret: Not meeting Blake before
Today I am grateful for: Being born in Quebec


Tristan
I am inspired by: My cat
I regret: What I drank last night
Today I am grateful for: Staying in bed all day

Lori
I am inspired by: Other travellers
I regret: Losing my pants in London
Today I am grateful for: My job

Louise
I am inspired by: Other people's cultures
I regret: The number you call that's no longer in service
Today I am grateful for: Being alive


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