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As a child with learning challenges I always needed to find the connection between things in order to understand, remember and apply them. I never realized the significance of this “gift” until much later in life, because I thought everyone had to reflect, connect, find the common denominator and cross-reference every new piece of information…

Choice

This sweet animated video reminded me that we can’t choose whom we love or what we love any more than we can choose to be who we are. Learning how to identity and embrace our authentic nature with all of its glory, short comings and desires is part of our human journey. The process of…

Hero

Video from KarmaTube I found this video, with a sound track of the song ‘Hero’ by the Makepeace Brothers to be both uplifting and inspiring. It also reminded me that anyone can be a hero, you only need to emanate the qualities of a hero by being noble, being wise, and being human. In many…

New Journey

Whenever I find myself embarking along a new journey or beginning a new project I ask myself a series of questions to help me focus my mind and stay on course. Here are some of the questions I ask: What is my ultimate goal or what am I trying to accomplish? Why is this important?…

Learning

In this short video, Dr. Bruce Perry, psychiatrist and expert on the long-term effects of childhood trauma on the brain, talks about how each year the next generation of preschoolers and kindergarteners begin their lifelong journey of learning. Here, he shares his opinion on the real goal of education, which is “not to pass a…

Internal or External

Our body is designed to entrain with its environment, but it actually has two environments to draw from—your external environment (the people, places and things outside and around you) and your internal environment—your authentic self. When you are in a calm, and balanced environment it is easy to restore and maintain balance in your body…