DEBRA OPENED UP MY EYES TO WHAT I REALLY WANTED OUT OF MY CAREER AND ULTIMATELY, MY LIFE AND FUTURE. SHE HELPED ME OVERCOME FEARS THAT PREVENTED ME FROM CONSIDERING OTHER POSSIBILITIES.
LESLEY BIDLAKE
I met Joel Solomon just before he invested in our business, SPUD, which provides online home delivery of organic, local, sustainable foods. Catching up with him on a path snaking through the woods of Hollyhock Retreat Center, on Cortes Island, BC, I nervously introduced myself. He responded, “What are your politics?“ I’d never been asked that before,…
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At some point in your life you feel like you don’t belong. Transferring to a new school mid-term, starting your first day on a job, finding your way into a conversation at a cocktail party, siting at the Christmas table with your in-laws, learning another new language a few months into your trek through Asia, scrolling…
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Whether you’re participating in a rally, celebrating at home, or forgot all about it until just now, here’s a simple little something I invite you to do as your own intimate celebration of earth. And it will only take a minute. Go outside. Take off your shoes. Stand where you are. Feel the earth through…
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I bet if I asked you right now what you value most, you’d think for a moment and be able to rattle off the things that are truly important to you. But how would you know that what you say is true? Just saying that you value something doesn’t make it so. So really, how…
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Throughout each day this influences your thinking, sways your judgment, affects your mood, and impacts your relationships. It can determine whether you feel open, warm and compassionate, or cold and judgmental. It’s happening right now. Do you know what it is? As you read this, take a moment to notice what you’re sitting on. Is it a…
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I don’t watch the Academy Awards every year because they usually don’t hold my interest. But this year, recovering from a little surgery, I snuggled up on the couch with a friend, her dog, my man, and together we watched the spectacle. And something happened that has never happened before. I’m sure you’ve heard about…
READ MOREI’m so excited that my New E-book is ready for you. Yep, you can get it right HERE and start experiencing The Power of Pleasure in your own life. My goal has always been to offer you the very simplest routes to presence, joy and peace. I kept editing this book down to be the…
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Except for the yogurt and sauerkraut in my fridge, there’s not much about me that’s cultured. “Freaky” – yep. “Fringe-dweller” – it’s been said. “Different” – Definitely. I’ve been called many things, but nobody’s ever accused me of being cultured. But I surprised myself, back in the 90s, when I was walking down Granville Street one evening…
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how to be when things go wrong – even horribly wrong Right now so many of us are feeling that things are going horribly wrong. Millions of people are hurting. It’s hard not to focus on what isn’t working. What’s not going our way. We get riled up and where our focus goes, energy follows. Whether…
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When she has to make an important decision, or feels stressed about something, my niece sometimes phones me for advice. It’s a call I love to get. I’m delighted to tap into her world for a while and offer help however I can. I love that she trusts me and wants me to be involved….
READ MOREIn this FREE two minute meditation, you’ll reconnect to your best self and get ready to take action towards your biggest, boldest goals.