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When I heard Andrew Phung speak at TEDxCalgary -- Volunteer... Even Better, in November of last year I was in awe of his energy, his youth, his wisdom and.... his story. Get inspired. *********************** "You learn by failing" is the philosophy taught to TEDxCalgary speaker Andrew Phung at a young age. Born and raised in the Northeast of Calgary, Andrew is a unique character with a tank full of energy. While attending high school, Andrew became a volunteer at the Loose Moose Theatre... Read Full Story

As I wrote in my journal last night, a thought went spiraling through my mind... When the world says shrink... EXPAND! Expand your breathing. Expand your lungs. Expand your thinking. Expand your horizons and your inner knowing. Do not let what other people say give you cause to hesitate, to vacillate, or stop what you're doing. Do not make yourself into a victim. Expand. Yesterday, while talking with someone very dear to me, they unintentionally offered up criticism. Now, I appreciate that... Read Full Story

Every morning I pull a card from my Caroline Myss/Peter Occhiogrosso Healing Cards deck . I let that card be my guide for the day, allowing its insights to direct my spiritual unfolding. And while the message on the front of the card resonated, "Everything lost is found again; everything hurt is healed again." it was the clarification on the back of the card that rocked my world. "This truth has the power to retrieve a part of your spirit from the past. It's a mantra that's strong enough to... Read Full Story

On November 18th I was one of 10 speakers at TEDxCalgary. Yesterday, the link to the videos arrived in my Inbox. The timing was perfect. Last night, I had two girlfriends coming over to watch "Devil in a Pinstripe Suit", the story of my ride to hell that is part of the documentary series, The Devil You Know. I was nervous. The story focuses almost entirely on those dark dismal days of that relationship. It's definitely not a pretty story and I definitely don't look 'so good' in it -- and of... Read Full Story

I went to my CoreConnexion Monday night workshop last night. Have I mentioned before how much I love 'the dance'? Dance is life to me. It moves me -- in oh so many ways. It fills me up. It empties me out. And last night was all of that and more. On my A Year of Making a Difference this morning I write about how going to dance required suppleness and flexibility -- which made me happy not only because suppleness is my word for 2012 but also because it reminded me of the importance of taking... Read Full Story

As human beings, we like comfort. We like the familiar, the known, the 'I'm doing this because it's all I know how to do. It's all I've ever known." We are born to hold on, to keep hold of what we knew before we experienced what we know now. Like a balloon filling with air, we try to stuff everything we know into one container and never let it out in the hope, or belief, it will come in handy someday. It will all makes sense, someday. It will all work out, someday. Someday is now day. Years... Read Full Story

So... how's this for getting rather relaxed about blogging every day... I thought I'd posted my Sunday quote until I went to respond to a commenter and realized... oh my -- I hadn't got there yet! :) I'm finding without the pressure of having to fit it all in, I'm rather relaxed about fitting anything in! Here, however, is a quote from Ann Landers I found in my Inbox last week that really resonated in my heart. Some people believe holding on and hanging in there aresigns of great strength... Read Full Story

I have a story I tell about why/what/when my life became what it is today. About how/what/who is keeping me back from living my best life yet. And, I have a story about the who's the why's, the what's and the ways it's just not possible for me to be/live/experience all I'm meant to. It's my story and I'm sticking to it. I earned it! At least, I know the story of my limitations. It fits. It's comfortable (in its discomfort) and it's mine. Or is it? Who's story am I living? When I was a little... Read Full Story

One of my father's favourite quotes when I was a little girl was, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink." Yesterday, thinking about a situation with someone I love and my hesitation to intervene when I knew what they were engaging in was hurting them, that quote came to mind. What's behind the message, I asked myself. What's buried in my psyche? What's the limiting belief? And then it struck me -- beneath the 'here, let me show you the water. you decide whether or not you... Read Full Story

It has been.... one of those days. A 7:30 am meeting that linked into a 9:30 meeting. An unexpected lunch with C.C.s daughter and an opportunity to help a friend mean I am only now getting back into my office to do some writing. Which means.... no blog today. Because... not writing my blog today is an opportunity to practice my word for 2012 -- suppleness. See you tomorrow! Namaste. Read Full Story