Life Through A Unique Lens

Every now and then, I stumble upon a web site that stops me in my tracks and satiates my soul like a rich piece of butterscotch pie from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia!

Last week, one of these rare opportunities presented itself through the short film work of Nic Askew and Edwin Escobar of the Soul Biographies Project.

The film work is honest, real and courageous. It appeals to me because it is grounded in basic, uplifting human truths; film subjects range from the famous to the unknown; and the messages are artfully communicated through a soulful combination of “films, words, music & images”. To read more, please click here.

Oh Where, Oh Where Did My Heartbeat Go?

Your heartbeat. Listen. Can you hear it? I’m not talking about the physical heart that beats in your chest. I’m talking about your HEARTBEAT, the one that resonates with your being --- body, mind, emotion and spirit.

In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, many people have lost touch with the sound of their heartbeat and have replaced it with the closest one at hand --- society’s “one-size-fits-all” version.

How do I know this? For a couple years I have been joyfully preoccupied with finding, nourishing and following my own heartbeat. On this journey, I have become astute at identifying what makes me tick and recognizing the peek-a-boo heartbeats of other people. To read more, please click here.

Are You Masking Your Heart's Passion?

In the realm of following your heart’s passion, I’ve noticed that when people do not feel safe to be themselves, they start to wear a mask. As you can imagine, wearing a mask is tiring; and wearing a mask when you are grappling with your heart’s passion is positively exhausting!

So, why do some people choose to hide or mask their true self and deny their heart’s passion--especially, when showing up 100% as yourself and expressing your heart’s passion is the most direct path to happiness, inner peace and joy? I’ve observed five reasons, perhaps there are more: Read more ...

Life After the Leap!

What happens after you follow your heart and take a magic carpet ride into the unknown? For many, this is when a special brand of post-leap endurance and stamina kick in.

Why do we need endurance and stamina? We need it because right after a heart-centered leap of faith, there is often a transition stage or gestation period where new life patterns form and old life patterns dissolve. The tricky part is that for a while, they are both happening at the same time (gasp!).

The good news is that endurance and stamina are excellent gestation energy stabilizers for those highly vulnerable moments when initial post-leap elation evaporates and the unsettling “Oh my, what have I done?” self-speak begins. To read more, please click here.

Blessed Unrest, Wiser Earth, Paul Hawken

Hello there! About this time last year, I was exploring social networking and looking for inspiring thought leaders, groups, and websites in the environmental arena. Much to my delight, I came across a six-minute video on YouTube called Paul Hawken, Blessed Unrest, and Wiser Earth.

After enjoying the video, I was off to the bookstore to fetch a copy of Paul Hawken’s book Blessed Unrest, How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming. In his book, Paul Hawken, who is described as an “environmental entrepreneur, journalist and author”, artfully shares how the environmental and social justice movements have quickly come together to make up over one million active organizations across the globe. The book is uplifting, compelling, well-written, and I’d highly recommend it. Read more ...