QUESTION...
If indeed we only have one life to live and, if indeed we don't know how long we have, isn't it a rather risky proposition not to live with intent?
I am not suggesting that having a certain flexibility and randomness in life is a bad thing. Much and most of life is unexpected and we need to keep that "gypsy" in us alive.
Still, and almost paradoxically, I am realizing that real flexibility and spontaneity is enhanced with some structure. The human body's own flexibility is strengthened by its skeletal make-up. So maybe, just maybe, having some intent and living with and on purpose can make our lives even more magical.. the real kind of magic that brings core joy and has others saying that we are living some charmed life. There are no charmed lives. Actually , we all have charmed lives. It lives in our potential and our perspective. The Oprahs and Bonos and JK Rowlings of this world were not born into something the world would see as charmed. But, look at what they did with what they had.
We all have our stories. They create a tapestry from which we can build lives of intent and excitement and love and adventure and service. Still, the more I observe truly, deeply, happy people, the more I see purpose.
So, riding on my blog of two days ago, I offer this short list of my 10 for '10. These are mine; what are yours?
(1) Lhu Global will be born on February 20, 2010.
(2) Lhu Global Cartoonumn launched in February 2010.
(3) Own and ride a blue Honda Shadow 750 by June 2010.
(4) Baha'i Pilgrimage to Mount Carmel in Haifa Israel in the second half of 2010.
(5) Joyful mastery of Salsa dance by Summer 2010.
(6) Complete my own personal "MBA" in community development by December 2010.
(7) Initiate my application for CSP by March 31, 2010.
(8) Achieve effective, conversational Mandarin Chinese by December 31, 2010.
(9) Make LOVE my goal... at work, service, play, and life throughout 2010.
(10) Confirm my space and role at College of the North Atlantic.
If you really want accountability, tell people what MUST happen for you this year. Tell me. Let's make this a year where we bring who we are to the year and let ourselves shine rtaher than hope the year brings us what we want and need. It is our potluck, and we play a role in making the meal.
Enjoy the EVE, but truly enjoy the ACHIEVE.
Peace, friends.
Barry
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ten for Ten
This is one short and early blog entry.
In preparation for the New Year, I have taken some real and personal quality time to create a new and true vision board for myself in 2010. Inspired by the song and video for Hey, Soul Sister (see the side bar), I had some fun creating a visual and verbal vision board on an old piece of white bed board.... and it looks so cool. :-)
I recommend the process as it opens up creative juices and inspiration we, far too often, keep overly harnessed. For me, the bottom line results came out in what I am calling TEN in TEN. Yes, 10 specific goals or milestones for me in 2010.
Here they are:
(1) Lhu Global will be born on February 20, 2010
February 20 marks my 50th birthday on this planet. It will mark the "birth" day of my calling, my work and my service project... Lhu Global, dedicated to building greater communities at school, work and whole communities. It will work with youth and the young at heart, interested in creating a palpable sense of unity... the kind of unity that we can taste. More to follow, but February 20, 2010 you can expect a bouncing baby Lhu Global. I am pumped!
(2) Lhu Global Cartoonumn launched in February 2010
As part of this new project, I am intent on creating Lhu Global Cartoonumn to launch in February of 2010. What is a cartoonumn? It is my name for a column and cartoon, designed to bring a smile and a thought. To do this, my commitment is to get back to one of my long time loves, cartooning... developing my art.
(3) Own and ride a blue Honda Shadow 750 by June 2010
I have wanted same for years. This is the year!!! ;-)
(4) Baha'i Pilgrimage to Mount Carmel in Haifa Israel in the second half of 2010
I have been waiting for this for years and this is the year. It will be emotional and deep, having a chance to visit the most Holy place in the Baha'i world and pray at the Shrine of the Bab and where Baha'u'llah is buried. Imagine knowing where Jesus is buried and being able to pray at His grave site. I long for this trip.
(5) Joyful mastery of Salsa dance by Summer 2010
I am looking to master this form of dance with my dance partner, Raven. and possibly even expand our dance repertoire... Salsa by Summer, but dance throughout the year. Yummy!
(6) Complete my own personal "MBA" in community development
I have decided to build and pursue my very own curriculum in community development, calling it my "MBA"... Master in Barry Advancement. I will be spending 2010 as a time to deepen within the area of community capacity building, intent on fully being a world class expert in helping build healthy, prosperous, sustainable communities.
(7) Initiate my application for CSP in the first quarter of 2010
Certified Speaking Professional. The process will take a couple of years, but it starts now. :-)
(8) Achieve effective, conversational Mandarin in 2010
Throughout 2010, I will be in preparation for travel and work, God willing, to China in 2011. I deeply desire to learn how to carry myself in conversation in China and I want to do that this year.
(9) Make LOVE my goal
This goal is about spirit... to work, on a daily basis, to bring unabashed love to my work and my life, being a shining source of joy. I will do this by asking in the morning "How can I love today? and in the evening "How did I love today?"
(10) Establish and confirm my space and role at College of the North Atlantic
After 9 years of teaching with the College, the intent, this year, is to confirm my role and space in a way that makes sense for the longer term. I intend to do this by August 2010.
So, that is it. That is that!!!
TEN in TEN. What are yours? It is worth the time and thought.
Happy New Year friends... may it be and bring all you need and deeply desire.
Barry
In preparation for the New Year, I have taken some real and personal quality time to create a new and true vision board for myself in 2010. Inspired by the song and video for Hey, Soul Sister (see the side bar), I had some fun creating a visual and verbal vision board on an old piece of white bed board.... and it looks so cool. :-)
I recommend the process as it opens up creative juices and inspiration we, far too often, keep overly harnessed. For me, the bottom line results came out in what I am calling TEN in TEN. Yes, 10 specific goals or milestones for me in 2010.
Here they are:
(1) Lhu Global will be born on February 20, 2010
February 20 marks my 50th birthday on this planet. It will mark the "birth" day of my calling, my work and my service project... Lhu Global, dedicated to building greater communities at school, work and whole communities. It will work with youth and the young at heart, interested in creating a palpable sense of unity... the kind of unity that we can taste. More to follow, but February 20, 2010 you can expect a bouncing baby Lhu Global. I am pumped!
(2) Lhu Global Cartoonumn launched in February 2010
As part of this new project, I am intent on creating Lhu Global Cartoonumn to launch in February of 2010. What is a cartoonumn? It is my name for a column and cartoon, designed to bring a smile and a thought. To do this, my commitment is to get back to one of my long time loves, cartooning... developing my art.
(3) Own and ride a blue Honda Shadow 750 by June 2010
I have wanted same for years. This is the year!!! ;-)
(4) Baha'i Pilgrimage to Mount Carmel in Haifa Israel in the second half of 2010
I have been waiting for this for years and this is the year. It will be emotional and deep, having a chance to visit the most Holy place in the Baha'i world and pray at the Shrine of the Bab and where Baha'u'llah is buried. Imagine knowing where Jesus is buried and being able to pray at His grave site. I long for this trip.
(5) Joyful mastery of Salsa dance by Summer 2010
I am looking to master this form of dance with my dance partner, Raven. and possibly even expand our dance repertoire... Salsa by Summer, but dance throughout the year. Yummy!
(6) Complete my own personal "MBA" in community development
I have decided to build and pursue my very own curriculum in community development, calling it my "MBA"... Master in Barry Advancement. I will be spending 2010 as a time to deepen within the area of community capacity building, intent on fully being a world class expert in helping build healthy, prosperous, sustainable communities.
(7) Initiate my application for CSP in the first quarter of 2010
Certified Speaking Professional. The process will take a couple of years, but it starts now. :-)
(8) Achieve effective, conversational Mandarin in 2010
Throughout 2010, I will be in preparation for travel and work, God willing, to China in 2011. I deeply desire to learn how to carry myself in conversation in China and I want to do that this year.
(9) Make LOVE my goal
This goal is about spirit... to work, on a daily basis, to bring unabashed love to my work and my life, being a shining source of joy. I will do this by asking in the morning "How can I love today? and in the evening "How did I love today?"
(10) Establish and confirm my space and role at College of the North Atlantic
After 9 years of teaching with the College, the intent, this year, is to confirm my role and space in a way that makes sense for the longer term. I intend to do this by August 2010.
So, that is it. That is that!!!
TEN in TEN. What are yours? It is worth the time and thought.
Happy New Year friends... may it be and bring all you need and deeply desire.
Barry
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Out Standing in your Field(s)
Boxing Day 2009... and I find myself reflecting.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of preparation for Christmas, I always find myself looking forward to, and appreciating, Christmas week. For me, it is a time to relax and recharge and rejuvenate. As a Baha'i (www.bahai.org), I experience the week as a time to be with myself and share some time with good friends and family, while still honouring the birth of Jesus the Christ, one of a number of Messengers of God recognized in the Baha'i Faith. Indeed, just yesterday, and for Christmas Day, I found myself having dinner shared by family of the Jewish, Christian and Baha'i Faiths. Quite wonderful! I hope that you experience such measures of friends, family, fun and festivity.
Still, I digress.
I do find myself reflecting.
The level of reflection which I have engaged and experienced yesterday and this morning has been deep and courageous. I found myself relying on the virtues of detachment (from expectations of any and all), prayerfulness (in quietly listening for the still, small voice inside), purposefulness and discernment (in reflecting on who I am and intend to be), and courage (to dare to be authentic). I am sure there were more, but, again, I digress.
Upon reflection, and keeping in mind the themes of authenticity and wholeness from my last blog entry, I saw my life as a synergy of four fields. I pictured myself within an open space made up of these four fields, four pastures if you will. Not unlike the final scene in Castaway where Tom Hanks' character finds four roads to choose from... but, in my case, I was not choosing... these four fields all make up who I am and intend to be.
In 2010, I will be celebrating my 50th birthday. As an NFL football freak, I understand that mid field is the 50 and half time leads into the best part of the game. I see my life that way. I have been blessed with trials and triumphs (as have we all). But those were in the first half. Now, is my time to play my game as best I can to finish with honour and personal victory.
My personal victory? To understnad that I lived a life of authenticity and accountability, to my core.
Deep huh? Not really. It means, for me, living life on purpose and passion. I am not a believer in reincarnation. If it exists, I guess it is a bonus. But, if not, I have this one life and I dare not believe the goal is to merely survive it. As a friend once told me, life is the only thing we cannot get out of alive. That being said, I believe there is more, but I believe we are to live this life best using what we have been given.
Again, I digress. ;-)
So, I am standing in the center of these four fields... MIND, BODY, SPIRIT, and SOUL.... and I am looking at those fields and seeing what grows in each to best represent me. What do I mean?
When I look upon the field of MIND, I look upon those things that center around ideas and work and service. I see myself as a "villager", the Unity Guy, committed to helping build genuine communities at work, school and beyond. I see Lhu Global, my calling and work. I see myself as a College Educator with College of the North Atlantic. I see my personal "MBA" and singing and dancing and speaking... teaching, training, facilitating, coaching, consulting, writing, cartooning, and doing improv... all in service and joy. I see myself as a Master Facilitator for the Virtues Project and Facilitator for Personality Dimensions. I see myself as a SMASH Leadership and MESH Management specialist. I see being a Ruhi Institute Tutor and Animator. Social networking and marketing is part of my field. I see myself as a communitrepreneur and communiteer (yup, made those up myself... social enterpriser and community builder). I am an amateur videographer on You Tube, a student and servant. I am an NFL freak and archer, applying those "skills and knowledge" to my work. I speak Mandarin. I travel in my work, in helping build communities. I am a P.Mgr and Certified Speaking Professional... and have my B. Comm. (Hon) - MIR.
When I look upon the field of BODY, I see a workout guy, walker, hiker, biker, archer and dancer. I see the best shape of my life, in the second half, yup. I see myself loving and mastering Salsa and other latin dance. I see myself a man of health and wealth, with my current home and a small summer home by the ocean... oh and my Honda Shadow 750. ;-)
Then, I look upon the field of SPIRIT. I see myself as friend, romantic, biker, coffee and dinner guy, Salsa dancer, volunteer, world citizen, movie and theater guy, NFL freak, karaoke guy, music man, lover (of life and more), reader, son, brother,, and uncle. I see myself with Panda (my bud, my dog) and others, including wild foxes upon the land. Yes indeed. My emotional health is based on a life of love, romance (true romance) and passion. I am a happy and joyful being. Whole.
Finally, I gaze upon the field I call SOUL, something deeper. I see myself as oceanwatcher, snowwalker, tribal spirit, stargazer. Most of all, I am Baha'i... and I have experience Pilgrimage. I am Barry, as created to be.
So, I stand amongst my four fields, knowing yours might be similar or very different. I draw upon these four fields, not choosing but experiencing all of the coolness of their respective beauties. I am all of this. There are no dichotomies, no pardaoxes. These are me, and I place them out there (out here in the blogosphere) to not only claim authenticity, but accountability. This is my living bucket list. These things I claim as I stand my middle ground.
So, what am I suggesting? Give yourself a gift this Christmas. Stand amongst your four fields and explore your "land"... stake your claim. Take ownership. As an additional suggestion, I say look at this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DrX8AFIQao and create your own "wall" to reflect your fields.
They are your fields of dreams, my friends... find them, live them, love them.
Be OUT STANDING in your FIELD ... LOL.
God bless and Season's Greetings to all.
Love and joy and peace and courage...
Barry
Amidst the hustle and bustle of preparation for Christmas, I always find myself looking forward to, and appreciating, Christmas week. For me, it is a time to relax and recharge and rejuvenate. As a Baha'i (www.bahai.org), I experience the week as a time to be with myself and share some time with good friends and family, while still honouring the birth of Jesus the Christ, one of a number of Messengers of God recognized in the Baha'i Faith. Indeed, just yesterday, and for Christmas Day, I found myself having dinner shared by family of the Jewish, Christian and Baha'i Faiths. Quite wonderful! I hope that you experience such measures of friends, family, fun and festivity.
Still, I digress.
I do find myself reflecting.
The level of reflection which I have engaged and experienced yesterday and this morning has been deep and courageous. I found myself relying on the virtues of detachment (from expectations of any and all), prayerfulness (in quietly listening for the still, small voice inside), purposefulness and discernment (in reflecting on who I am and intend to be), and courage (to dare to be authentic). I am sure there were more, but, again, I digress.
Upon reflection, and keeping in mind the themes of authenticity and wholeness from my last blog entry, I saw my life as a synergy of four fields. I pictured myself within an open space made up of these four fields, four pastures if you will. Not unlike the final scene in Castaway where Tom Hanks' character finds four roads to choose from... but, in my case, I was not choosing... these four fields all make up who I am and intend to be.
In 2010, I will be celebrating my 50th birthday. As an NFL football freak, I understand that mid field is the 50 and half time leads into the best part of the game. I see my life that way. I have been blessed with trials and triumphs (as have we all). But those were in the first half. Now, is my time to play my game as best I can to finish with honour and personal victory.
My personal victory? To understnad that I lived a life of authenticity and accountability, to my core.
Deep huh? Not really. It means, for me, living life on purpose and passion. I am not a believer in reincarnation. If it exists, I guess it is a bonus. But, if not, I have this one life and I dare not believe the goal is to merely survive it. As a friend once told me, life is the only thing we cannot get out of alive. That being said, I believe there is more, but I believe we are to live this life best using what we have been given.
Again, I digress. ;-)
So, I am standing in the center of these four fields... MIND, BODY, SPIRIT, and SOUL.... and I am looking at those fields and seeing what grows in each to best represent me. What do I mean?
When I look upon the field of MIND, I look upon those things that center around ideas and work and service. I see myself as a "villager", the Unity Guy, committed to helping build genuine communities at work, school and beyond. I see Lhu Global, my calling and work. I see myself as a College Educator with College of the North Atlantic. I see my personal "MBA" and singing and dancing and speaking... teaching, training, facilitating, coaching, consulting, writing, cartooning, and doing improv... all in service and joy. I see myself as a Master Facilitator for the Virtues Project and Facilitator for Personality Dimensions. I see myself as a SMASH Leadership and MESH Management specialist. I see being a Ruhi Institute Tutor and Animator. Social networking and marketing is part of my field. I see myself as a communitrepreneur and communiteer (yup, made those up myself... social enterpriser and community builder). I am an amateur videographer on You Tube, a student and servant. I am an NFL freak and archer, applying those "skills and knowledge" to my work. I speak Mandarin. I travel in my work, in helping build communities. I am a P.Mgr and Certified Speaking Professional... and have my B. Comm. (Hon) - MIR.
When I look upon the field of BODY, I see a workout guy, walker, hiker, biker, archer and dancer. I see the best shape of my life, in the second half, yup. I see myself loving and mastering Salsa and other latin dance. I see myself a man of health and wealth, with my current home and a small summer home by the ocean... oh and my Honda Shadow 750. ;-)
Then, I look upon the field of SPIRIT. I see myself as friend, romantic, biker, coffee and dinner guy, Salsa dancer, volunteer, world citizen, movie and theater guy, NFL freak, karaoke guy, music man, lover (of life and more), reader, son, brother,, and uncle. I see myself with Panda (my bud, my dog) and others, including wild foxes upon the land. Yes indeed. My emotional health is based on a life of love, romance (true romance) and passion. I am a happy and joyful being. Whole.
Finally, I gaze upon the field I call SOUL, something deeper. I see myself as oceanwatcher, snowwalker, tribal spirit, stargazer. Most of all, I am Baha'i... and I have experience Pilgrimage. I am Barry, as created to be.
So, I stand amongst my four fields, knowing yours might be similar or very different. I draw upon these four fields, not choosing but experiencing all of the coolness of their respective beauties. I am all of this. There are no dichotomies, no pardaoxes. These are me, and I place them out there (out here in the blogosphere) to not only claim authenticity, but accountability. This is my living bucket list. These things I claim as I stand my middle ground.
So, what am I suggesting? Give yourself a gift this Christmas. Stand amongst your four fields and explore your "land"... stake your claim. Take ownership. As an additional suggestion, I say look at this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DrX8AFIQao and create your own "wall" to reflect your fields.
They are your fields of dreams, my friends... find them, live them, love them.
Be OUT STANDING in your FIELD ... LOL.
God bless and Season's Greetings to all.
Love and joy and peace and courage...
Barry
Saturday, December 19, 2009
New Beginnings
Well, we are 12 days from New Year's Eve... a time, for some or many, to reflect and look ahead. I am continuously reminded of the wonderful diversity of our world... that the New Year is different around the world... in China, Israel and the world over... different calendars but somehow we presently share in December 31 as some common point... at least, to a degree... but I digress. :-)
I am Baha'i. Part of that, for me, is this core need to recognize the importance of, and need to strive for, unity.... not the unity of appearance.. but real, authentic unity... the kind that is based on the understanding that our differences actually make us stronger.
In looking back on my old, archived blogs... see Blog City in the linked resources... I am reminded of what Wholiness was and is to be about... unity. This blog is intended to share my thoughts on unity in ourselves and amongst each other. It is about wholeness, wholiness. It is about challenging the "myth" that our lives are some composite of different "areas", and that, somehow, we need be different in each. I am not denying that there is a time and place for certain behaviours, but our character needs to remain whole and authentic.
I have paraphrased the Buddha before in saying that our lives need to be a reflection of who we are and that it should be hard for others to differentiate when we are playing or working, learning or having fun. I believe this, at my core. We live lives of "silos" at work, at home, and in our communities... guarding our persona at each place, often not wanting to show certain "sides". I contend that we have no "sides". We have who we are, and that, with some need for discretion, we need to be who we are, where we are.
A friend of mine, Harry Tucker, recently wrote in his blog (see my links)that we seem to be living in a time where appearances are more important than results. I certainly agree that that is what we are shown. I do believe that there are stories out there of authentic success where people are making the difference that they intend to make... but Harry's point is well taken... too often, we are more concerned that we look like we have achieved something... more so than actually achieving it.
So, my intent, upon reflection, is to make this blog what it was intended to be... a place to find thoughts on authenticity and truth that bring us together. A place where we can talk about the "elephants" in the room... so that we can better come together within ourselves and with each other.
Here is my thought as we enter into this special season.
This past week, I found myself in a conversation about bullying... and drew upon the thought that, if we want bullying to be addressed, maybe we might want to stop "celebrating" it... how do we celebrate it, you say?
I wish not to judge or be judged. I wish not to censure. I just think that if we are to address bullying in our schools, we might want to question it in our workplaces, and in our passions for shows like Survivor abd Big Brother. What peoplw watch is their business. Still, I find it interesting that we are concerned about bullying but find shows as above somehow entertaining.
Not judging, just a thought. Authenticity requires questioning.
And so, we continue.
My challenge for myself is to live true, be whole. The real war is within... let the battle begin... peace, true peace, lasting peace, my friends.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and more....
Barry G.
PS
For some cool material, check out The Shadow Effect DVD by Debbie Ford and The Joy Diet by Martha Beck.
I am Baha'i. Part of that, for me, is this core need to recognize the importance of, and need to strive for, unity.... not the unity of appearance.. but real, authentic unity... the kind that is based on the understanding that our differences actually make us stronger.
In looking back on my old, archived blogs... see Blog City in the linked resources... I am reminded of what Wholiness was and is to be about... unity. This blog is intended to share my thoughts on unity in ourselves and amongst each other. It is about wholeness, wholiness. It is about challenging the "myth" that our lives are some composite of different "areas", and that, somehow, we need be different in each. I am not denying that there is a time and place for certain behaviours, but our character needs to remain whole and authentic.
I have paraphrased the Buddha before in saying that our lives need to be a reflection of who we are and that it should be hard for others to differentiate when we are playing or working, learning or having fun. I believe this, at my core. We live lives of "silos" at work, at home, and in our communities... guarding our persona at each place, often not wanting to show certain "sides". I contend that we have no "sides". We have who we are, and that, with some need for discretion, we need to be who we are, where we are.
A friend of mine, Harry Tucker, recently wrote in his blog (see my links)that we seem to be living in a time where appearances are more important than results. I certainly agree that that is what we are shown. I do believe that there are stories out there of authentic success where people are making the difference that they intend to make... but Harry's point is well taken... too often, we are more concerned that we look like we have achieved something... more so than actually achieving it.
So, my intent, upon reflection, is to make this blog what it was intended to be... a place to find thoughts on authenticity and truth that bring us together. A place where we can talk about the "elephants" in the room... so that we can better come together within ourselves and with each other.
Here is my thought as we enter into this special season.
This past week, I found myself in a conversation about bullying... and drew upon the thought that, if we want bullying to be addressed, maybe we might want to stop "celebrating" it... how do we celebrate it, you say?
I wish not to judge or be judged. I wish not to censure. I just think that if we are to address bullying in our schools, we might want to question it in our workplaces, and in our passions for shows like Survivor abd Big Brother. What peoplw watch is their business. Still, I find it interesting that we are concerned about bullying but find shows as above somehow entertaining.
Not judging, just a thought. Authenticity requires questioning.
And so, we continue.
My challenge for myself is to live true, be whole. The real war is within... let the battle begin... peace, true peace, lasting peace, my friends.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and more....
Barry G.
PS
For some cool material, check out The Shadow Effect DVD by Debbie Ford and The Joy Diet by Martha Beck.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Thoughts of BEing
A recurring topic for me has been, is and continues to be BEing.
I have written on the importance of BEing, and shared my own continuing journey towards more authentic BEing. Indeed, I believe that the BEing and the DOing are reciprocal facets of living lives of authentic success. As John Mellencamp would say... living our lives closer to the bone.
That being said, I recently attended the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers Annual Convention 2009 in Calgary. It was phenomenal in the truest sense. Speaker after speaker demonstrated an unique and powerful expertise and were NOT cut from the same cloth. Each was an expert, in their content and delivery, living their content. Each added their own perspective. Each added a distinct value.
The essential message for me was and is that expertise breeds success. Authentic experience breeds expertise. Consistent, purposeful, joy-inspired action breeds authentic experience. We start with what we love and lose ourselves within... we do that well and develop a body of work. I call it WEALTH... when excellence and love take hold. When we do what we love and love what we do. When play and work are blurred. Authenticity! Based on joy and love and excellence.
I came away from Convention with a new level of experience and understanding, looking at all that I love and finding the "theme"... and it is unity... in dance, song, creativity, and a whole lot more. I am about the chemistry that makes us all stronger, together. I see that in my love of dance and singing, and in my work as an educator and community activant.
I am the Unity Guy, and my website and work and service and more are all about that and will increasingly reflect that... the kind of unity that forges a path together, understanding that we all count.
My challenge to us all is to look deeply at what we love most to do, and ask what theme is present... to discover our own personal sense of BEing... the never ending journey.
In doing so, I am creating 2 new blogs... Lhu News... a site to catch up on what I am doing with Lhu Global and Lhu Cartoonumn, a place of articles and cartoons around professional topics, reserving Wholiness for the personal journey. All part of my approach to unity of mind, body, spirit and soul.
Just my thoughts? Hmmmm....
Barry G.
I have written on the importance of BEing, and shared my own continuing journey towards more authentic BEing. Indeed, I believe that the BEing and the DOing are reciprocal facets of living lives of authentic success. As John Mellencamp would say... living our lives closer to the bone.
That being said, I recently attended the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers Annual Convention 2009 in Calgary. It was phenomenal in the truest sense. Speaker after speaker demonstrated an unique and powerful expertise and were NOT cut from the same cloth. Each was an expert, in their content and delivery, living their content. Each added their own perspective. Each added a distinct value.
The essential message for me was and is that expertise breeds success. Authentic experience breeds expertise. Consistent, purposeful, joy-inspired action breeds authentic experience. We start with what we love and lose ourselves within... we do that well and develop a body of work. I call it WEALTH... when excellence and love take hold. When we do what we love and love what we do. When play and work are blurred. Authenticity! Based on joy and love and excellence.
I came away from Convention with a new level of experience and understanding, looking at all that I love and finding the "theme"... and it is unity... in dance, song, creativity, and a whole lot more. I am about the chemistry that makes us all stronger, together. I see that in my love of dance and singing, and in my work as an educator and community activant.
I am the Unity Guy, and my website and work and service and more are all about that and will increasingly reflect that... the kind of unity that forges a path together, understanding that we all count.
My challenge to us all is to look deeply at what we love most to do, and ask what theme is present... to discover our own personal sense of BEing... the never ending journey.
In doing so, I am creating 2 new blogs... Lhu News... a site to catch up on what I am doing with Lhu Global and Lhu Cartoonumn, a place of articles and cartoons around professional topics, reserving Wholiness for the personal journey. All part of my approach to unity of mind, body, spirit and soul.
Just my thoughts? Hmmmm....
Barry G.
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