Saturday, July 24, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
this weekend i will:
leave the television off/sleep in on sunday/make dinner/ spend time with cal/ teach inspiring classes/ paint my nails pink/ eat what i want/ finish homework/ go to yoga/buy myself flowers
what are you doing this weekend?
Monday, July 19, 2010
Off Dry Land.
Last week I organized a boat cruise for my staff, and we serioulsy could not have had a more incredible night! Our ship, the Carousel, boarded at Granville Island and spent 3 hours sailing out past Horseshoe Bay and back. With food and drinks flowing it was wonderful to spend "non-bank" hours with these people I see 40 hours a week. It's amazing what new and interesting things you learn about people when you take some time away from the everyday grind and just "be" with one another.
"Hello Kitty" pose....
BEAUTIFUL! We are so lucky to live here.
Friends :)RIGHT NOW:
There are Tibetan Buddhist monks in a temple in the Himalayas endlessly reciting mantras for the cessation of your suffering and for the flourishing of your happiness.
Someone you haven't met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.
Someone is writing a book that you will read in the next two years that will change how you look at life.
Nuns in the Alps are in endless vigil, praying for the Holy Spirit to alight the hearts of all of God's children.
A farmer is looking at his organic crops and whispering, "nourish them."
Someone wants to kiss you, to hold you, to make tea for you. Someone is willing to lend you money, wants to know what your favourite food is, and treat you to a movie. Someone in your orbit has something immensely valuable to give you -- for free.
Something is being invented this year that will change how your generation lives, communicates, heals and passes on.
The next great song is being rehearsed.
Thousands of people are in yoga classes right now intentionally sending light out from their heart chakras and wrapping it around the earth.
Millions of children are assuming that everything is amazing and will always be that way.
Someone is in profound pain, and a few months from now, they'll be thriving like never before. They just can't see it from where they're at.
Someone who is craving to be partnered, to be acknowledged, to ARRIVE, will get precisely what they want -- and even more. And because that gift will be so fantastical in it's reach and sweetness, it will quite magically alter their memory of angsty longing and render it all "So worth the wait."
Someone just this second wished for world peace, in earnest.
Someone is fighting the fight so that you don't have to.
Some civil servant is making sure that you get your mail, and your garbage is picked up, that the trains are running on time, and that you are generally safe. Someone is dedicating their days to protecting your civil liberties and clean drinking water.
Someone is regaining their sanity. Someone is coming back from the dead. Someone is genuinely forgiving the seemingly unforgivable. Someone is curing the incurable.
You. Me. Some. One. Now.
From Whitehottruth.com
Someone you haven't met yet is already dreaming of adoring you.
Someone is writing a book that you will read in the next two years that will change how you look at life.
Nuns in the Alps are in endless vigil, praying for the Holy Spirit to alight the hearts of all of God's children.
A farmer is looking at his organic crops and whispering, "nourish them."
Someone wants to kiss you, to hold you, to make tea for you. Someone is willing to lend you money, wants to know what your favourite food is, and treat you to a movie. Someone in your orbit has something immensely valuable to give you -- for free.
Something is being invented this year that will change how your generation lives, communicates, heals and passes on.
The next great song is being rehearsed.
Thousands of people are in yoga classes right now intentionally sending light out from their heart chakras and wrapping it around the earth.
Millions of children are assuming that everything is amazing and will always be that way.
Someone is in profound pain, and a few months from now, they'll be thriving like never before. They just can't see it from where they're at.
Someone who is craving to be partnered, to be acknowledged, to ARRIVE, will get precisely what they want -- and even more. And because that gift will be so fantastical in it's reach and sweetness, it will quite magically alter their memory of angsty longing and render it all "So worth the wait."
Someone just this second wished for world peace, in earnest.
Someone is fighting the fight so that you don't have to.
Some civil servant is making sure that you get your mail, and your garbage is picked up, that the trains are running on time, and that you are generally safe. Someone is dedicating their days to protecting your civil liberties and clean drinking water.
Someone is regaining their sanity. Someone is coming back from the dead. Someone is genuinely forgiving the seemingly unforgivable. Someone is curing the incurable.
You. Me. Some. One. Now.
From Whitehottruth.com
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Summer Reading
Summer is always the perfect time to read those books you have been eyeing over the winter, but never got a chance to get into.
Here are 5 of my faves... if you haven't read: you must.
1) Shantaram- Gregory Roberts
2) Bright Shiny Morning- James Frey
3) The Book Thief- Marcus Zusak
4) Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie- Alan Bradley
5) The Glass Castle- Jeannette Walls
Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Perfect Ending
Normally I don't mind getting up early in the morning, but yesterday dragging myself out of bed at 5:30am to teach Bootcamp and train Kris, I basically wanted to die. My body hit the wall and the previous day's assault (aka bike ride) rushed in... If it was possible to sleep standing up, I would have done it.
So how nice was it to finish work, clean out my storage room (ugh) and have dinner made for me while snoozing on the couch and watching The Bachelorette?
Sooooooo nice. Thanks T :)
Sooooooo nice. Thanks T :)
Sunday, July 11, 2010
What 120km Feels Like
When Rebecca asked me to bike from Burnaby to Harrison with her Dad's Rotary Club I didn't really know what to expect... But after 5 hours and 120km of back-country highway, bumpy gravel road, rolling hills, and shorts without a padded bum, you can imagine that it might be EXACTLY what you might expect: A bloody long bike ride.
Equipped with snacks, gatorade and a killer playlist, we made it in one piece and I actually enjoyed every moment of it.
Save for one minor slip where I just about flew over the handle bars it was all good... The scenery was amazing, and coming through the farms of Mission and the campgrounds into Harrison, there was something in the air that reminded me of childhood. Memories that somehow related to the smell of cow manure and wood burning on a campfire bubbled to the surface of my mind, and the time passed with ease.
5 hours turned out to not seem so long with three strong ladies by my side, and the feeling of accomplishment we got with every passing kilometer.
Thanks for the wicked day girls!!!!
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