Entries Tagged as ‘Authenticity’

March 4, 2010

What is the “Funnest Part”? Finding the Heart of What You Love

The best piece of advice I ever got from my coach, was when I was deciding what I might do next, as work I found meaningful and fulfilling.  I mentioned that I enjoyed doing journeys for other people.  Then she asked “But what’s the funnest part for you when you’re doing a journey?”
Posing that question [...]

February 22, 2010

Montgomery’s Power Animal Wins Gold Medal for Canada

Wow…just when I thought that power animals might be “too weird” for the mainstream, I saw the Olympic headlines this weekend about Jon Montgomery, Canada’s pride and joy, gold medalist in the skeleton event.
Montgomery, the skeleton gold-medal winner for Canada, credited his power animal – a turtle – for his success in his medal-winning race. [...]

January 28, 2010

New Year’s Resolution – More “Me” in 2010

What’s the best news I’ve heard so far in 2010?  That I’m going to see more of you, and more of myself in 2010!
A new year is a time that is often used for taking stock of one’s life, and how you wish to improve it.  Our society encourages us, through our all-pervasive media to measure [...]

September 25, 2009

Get rid of the psychic garbage!

Recently I was preparing to move. While I dreaded the packing, I forgot how much I enjoyed packing and moving, even though most people complained about it. When I was single, I used to move every few years. Moving not only kept me from accumulating piles of useless junk, but for some reason kept me [...]

July 5, 2009

Conduit of Joy!

While I was buffetted around by the crowd at a Sheryl Crow concert, this phrase came into my head.”Conduit of Joy”. What was that supposed to mean?
Sheryl Crow is of one of my favourite singers.  Her authenticity hits me right in the gut.  Something about the timbre of her voice makes me go wobbly inside.  The [...]