Raymond Paul (Docksteader) was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has spent most of his adult life leading and operating a three generation family business in the retail automotive industry. Now retired, Paul has undertaken to continue his passion for writing with his latest work Live. Inspired. - Affirmations of a Life on Purpose. His Interpretations - Poetic Visions of The Tao the Ching was his first written collection.

Paul currently resides in his home in Vernon, British Columbia where his inspirations come from Nature, and the beautiful lakeside living that is abound in the Okanagan valley.

He is chairman and founder of the Paul Docksteader Foundation, a personal charitable foundation that benefits children's charities, particularly those of sick and terminally ill children and their families.

You can read more of Paul's inspirations and writings on his blog: eagleeyespiritworks.blogspot.com, or learn more at: pauldocksteaderfoundation.ca