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In this episode, Lisa and I talk about how to resolve the conflict between our hearts and our minds. It can be confusing to be in conflict and difficult to get the clarity that we need. Ultimately, we always have our answers within us, but how to retrieve them can sometimes be where we get stuck. We start with getting the thoughts out of our minds. Next, we take some time to be quiet, and we learn to trust and discern what our heart is speaking and what our mind desires that we think is our heart.    

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This episode is a workshop I presented at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas. The first portion of this talk is about love and the importance of inserting love into what we create. Next, I speak about the barriers that block our creative flow and draw us away from embracing our creativity. The talk ends with the topic of the Divine Masculine/feminine. I share my thoughts about the polarities and the importance of bringing them into balance. 

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This episode is a talk I gave at Sivananda Ashram Bahamas. The talk is about creativity and tapping into it as a way to live. I share how I see creativity and how it moves us into a closer relationship with our Divinity.  

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We become powerful the moment we connect with ourselves and then others. If you look out in the world today, you might see the opposite happening. Lisa and I believe this is a real problem, and our solution is to connect with ourselves first and then make a conscious effort to connect with others. When fear and division rule our minds, disempowerment will soon follow.  

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In this video, Ned Burwell, Monika and Graham Burwise talk about creativity and creation. What is it? How do we tap into creativity? What is our role and relationship with it?  
Being creative is not just for artists and authors. Rather, it is a way that we can live and be. Ned explains that living in a creative space helps us fulfil our souls purpose.

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Tony O’Callaghan is an artist, storyteller, and historian. He can often be found sculpting, carving, and painting. He is also a keeper of wisdom, and he shares his wisdom through sharing stories. The Sidhe Ring Sculpture Studio was founded by Tony over 3o years ago, and you can find Tony on the second floor at the Western Fair Market in London, Ontario, on Saturdays and Sundays. 

In this video, we talked about stories and the importance of sharing stories to preserve history so that we avoid making the same mistakes as our ancestors. Tony shared his thoughts about the concept of “one world, one tribe, one village.” It’s important that we learn to connect with each other and work towards understanding cultural diversity. We ended our conversation by talking about nature and the importance of learning how to connect with the world around us.

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In this interview Al identifies some of the broken bones of society. As our discussion rolled on, he provided many insights on how to grow and be in this ever-changing world that we live in today.  He shares his deep and impactful thoughts about the changes he sees in this new world arising and how we can navigate the changes in ourselves to help create a metamorphosis in the collective consciousness so that we can ground and stabilize the new world that is in the process of becoming our reality. 

First, we start with talking about the mental health crisis. He shares that we need to adopt a participatory approach to change, and to do so, we must be willing to set down our old ways of doing and being in the world so that we can more deeply connect with the wisdom of our soul, which in turn leads us into to creating the changes we so desperately need. We finished our talk with the topic of nature and the importance of connecting to our natural world. Lastly, we discussed moving beyond gender and reaching into both sides of our polarities. I encourage you to listen to this talk and take in the critical message that Al has shared. Also, listen deeply to the message between the words and the powerful energy this talk holds.

Al Lauzon is a retired professor from the University of Guelph. He has degrees in psychology, extension education, adult education and community development. Moss won't grow on his feet during his retirement; He continues to write on foundational issues ranging from issues related to technology, education, spirituality and sustainability. Al also writes about the human journey, and in particular, the evolution of human consciousness. Al sees that we need a new mode of being in the world, a new worldview and in his explorations of this new need is the argument that we are moving toward a participatory worldview. 

Over the years, he has been involved in numerous projects that focus on rural change and development. This includes rural healthcare, innovation, rural youth, food security, rural education and rural precarious employment, to name a few. He has several publications and can often be found sitting on many different boards that affect community well-being. 

I want to share two quotes I pulled from Al’s social media.
“To live at the end of times is to live at the beginning of times should we choose to begin anew, and this is cause for hope.”

“We are now witnessing the demise of one story (modernity), but hope is found in the emergence of a new story, one that will arise from the ashes of the old story, one that is more inclusive and includes all people and all life, a story that is global in perspective and scope. 
Our stories, as they evolve, each adhere to a developmental logic whereby each emergent story is both more inclusive and more complex. Such is the human journey and our time merely one of the many cycles of birth/death/rebirth that has characterized the human species' journey whereby the world is restoried. This process should give us hope.”

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Don Young was a successful business leader as a pharmaceutical marketing executive, living the American Dream as it relates to fame and fortune, but he was a very unhappy person. There was something fundamentally missing from his life. After spending his entire adult life trying to find happiness through the stuff of this world, he finally surrendered his heart to God, to Love.

Experiencing a spiritual awakening, he completed his to-be-published memoir, Finding God in Vegas. He also began sharing his spiritual journey through his website,
donaldharoldyoung.com. Posting daily devotions, short stories and blog posts that are deeply personal but universally relatable.

He currently lives in Paradise (Las Vegas) with his partner of 15 years and their cat Harry California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history, religion and philosophy and a Master of Arts in theology. He’s also a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, Las Vegas Area Council and is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for the Eighth District Judicial Court of Nevada.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Sean Botha. He has an important message to share: How to listen more deeply and become more present with your life and what surrounds you. 

Dr. Sean Botha hails from Pretoria, South Africa. He is the founder & director of HSBothaProductions, in Sydney, Australia. Sean is a music composer, storyteller and researcher. He created "The Listen Program” during his doctoral research into sound and stillness at Western Sydney University, Australia, between 2015 and 2020. His work includes 28 years’ experience in the health industry, music performance and creating immersive sound worlds. His music background stretches over 37 years and includes classical guitar, piano and composing skills. Sean is passionate about the relationship between sound & stillness, physics, and communication. His research has given him a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes of communication, specifically, listening and the need to help people realign with their own unique listening process.


Sean can be contacted @ [email protected]

The Listen Program @ https://thelistenprogram.com/

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In this episode, Ryan Beckett and I discuss what it means to be a man in this day of age. We talked about transcending gender roles, awakening and becoming a gentleman. Ryan credits his Grandfather, Charley W. Fox, for providing him with valuable lessons on how to become a true gentle-man. Charley was an honorary Colonel in the Canadian Air Force, a title that was later bestowed on him not only for his war achievements but his continued service to his community through his support with local air shows and all his public speaking endeavours.

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