Posts Tagged ‘presence’

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What is it that you want?

I keep coming back to that.  Do you know why?  So you will get tired of the question and finally answer it truthfully.

What is it that you truly want out of life, for your life?  You never thought it would be such a tough question, did you?  continue →

Go now and change the world by being yourself.  That is enough.  More than enough.  Otherwise you wouldn’t be here in this moment.  In this lifetime.

You have something special to offer. (I am speaking to all of you you know.)  You may be tired of hearing this so called platitude but it is the truth.  You are special – very special – even when continue →

I first saw Jennifer Lin on Oprah in April of 2006 when she was 16 years old.   Not only is she an amazingly talented pianist, she is an equally incredible composer.  I was blown away – and get taken away every time I see it – by her improvisational compositions.

I call it divine inspiration and being in the flow.  No rehearsals, no polish, no do-overs.

This is what Jennifer had to say about flow … or not … prior to her improvisation performance at TED [watch below @ time point 13:36 ] in 2004 – at the age of 14.  continue →

Quick – Christmas colours.  What pops into your mind first?  Red, maybe green … or perhaps white?

How about pink?

Pink? – what’s with that! continue →

I must be getting old.  Or wise.  Or both.  Starting in on our renovation projects over the past couple of months I feel like I’ve really started to “get it”.

The biggest difference between these reno projects and those in our last house is me.  I find myself being totally in the moment – and truly understanding the experience of being in the moment.  I’m not in a rush anymore to get things done (for the most part!) and I’m not thinking ahead to the next project.  I feel like I’m truly here, now. continue →