GO!

Well, what a week... and in the best of ways!!!

Authenticity breeds focus, and focus breeds action, and action breeds results.

That is my lesson learned this week.

You might remember my list of milestones. I crafted these after a time of deep reflection during the Christmas Season. I prayed and pondered and listened... and remained open, with no expectations. Indeed, I detached from the world and attached to my heart. The following list was the result.

(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.

Authentic, to me.

The focus it created was not only amazing, but natural, because it was authentic and truly heart felt.

I immediately started acting upon it, not becauase it was a list of things "to do" but because it was my heart's desire. It is not lost on me that desire means "of the Father"... of the Creator. That is the level I sought and feel I have reached with these milestones So, the motivation is deeply natural. The focus is crystal clear.

And it caused action, and results.

What results? Have a look...

I have my dates for Baha'i Pilgrimage to Mount Carmel in Haifa Israel in the second half of 2010. In connecting with the World Center in Haifa, the response has been amazing. After 8 years, I am at the top of the waiting list. After 18 years of living Baha'i, I was given a choice of dates... and there on the list was what I had been dreaming. December 20-28, 2010... during Christmas week, I will be walking God's Holy Mountain and its gardens... Mount Carmel. I will be walking amongst the Shrines and places of burial of Baha'u'llah and The Bab... I will be praying and walking the land They walked. I will be praying alongside Their resting places. I shudder even now. BUT, for this blog, the importance is that the dates are now set. Yummy. :-)

Joyful mastery of Salsa dance by Summer 2010. My darling, youthful, devout dance partner, Raven, and I have joined the St. John's Salseros Dance Company and we are back at Salsa with a fire. Even talking learning Tango!!! I have Salsa shoes now, and we are intent. Yum, yum.

In completing my own personal "MBA" in community development by December 2010, I have established my own curriculum of choice.. books and materials I have purchased for study and development of a new level of expertise in unity building. Studies start this week.

Also, in confirming my space and role at College of the North Atlantic, I have prayed, pondered, reflected and initiated conversations and feel that increased clarity is around the corner.

Make LOVE my goal... at work, service, play, and life throughout 2010. I have been living what I call my daily PLOWERS, a process of living each day with greater love. It means pray, laugh, oxygen (breathe), water (drink), exercise, (eat) real food, and (get) sleep. All with the intent of loving myself, my work, my students, my colleagues, my friends and family, my life... more and more unconstrained. I am calling it my gypsy heart. Yes, YUM!

This week, I will continue on the above, but also...

I will work on my business model/plan for Lhu Global and the Cartoonumn by February 20, 2010 and visit the Honda cycle shop to look at owning and riding my blue Honda Shadow 750 by June 2010. And, I will confirm the start of my lessons to achieve effective, conversational Mandarin Chinese by December 31, 2010.

Then, in February I will be looking at initiating my application for CSP by March 31, 2010.((9)

So, what is the significance? Well, it is a journey and it does not end.

A friend, Mike Nordby (www.globalyouthmentor.com).. the Whether Man with his daily ocean dips and weather forecasts.. has had to make a trip back to care for family and it starts today. Some of his friends and colleagues, myself included, have chosen to take these same next 6 weeks and work on our Hard Walks... each of us commtting to doing something hard that we need and want to do, alongside Mike's Hard Walks, continuing his journey. We are establishing a blog (see the side links) and a You Tube Channel... and we are inviting you to join us... pick something you really need to achieve by March 1, 2010. Join us... myself, Joel Sweeney, Geoff Eaton, TA Loeffler, David Norris, Paul White, Michelle Snow, Steve Callahan, Justin Dearing and others (see www.nlaps.ca)... on our Hard Walks... make one for yourself... something that will rock. My Hard Walk is two fold... exercising body and spirit 2 hours a day... I will exercise at least 1 hour every day and I will pray (1 hour) and listen and act upon any answer I get every day. How about you? Join us in spirit.

Folks, I have been getting a word in my head and heart these days... "GO". The time for planning for me is done. It is now about action. When I sense something I need to do, I will GO.

What do you need most to GO on?

Hoping you join us. GO!!!

Much love to you all...

Barry