India – Second Post

As I have been unable to track down a USB cable that will allow me to upload my own photos, I have had to resort to Google images to get some suitable pictures for this post. That’s probably for the best in any case, since many of my photos are not the typical scenery, travel…

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SARK's Anytime Adventure – Day 1 – Change in Routine

Today I decided I needed a little inspiration. So I headed over to Planet Sark to see what Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK) could do about infusing me with some juicy creative energy. I’m so happy I did that! I gave myself a virtual voyage sitting here in front of my MacBook. How easy! When…

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Nia FUNdraiser: The Children’s Storefront

  Nia: Dance & Donate  A FUNdraiser to support The Children’s Storefront                          Date:   Wednesday, November 25, 2009                           Time:   7:00pm – 9:00pm                                 Location:   1443 Bathurst (south of St. Clair; side door entrance)   Nia FUNDRAISER: Join Lainie Magidsohn, Martha Randall, Jennifer Hicks and other Toronto area teachers for an evening…

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Sunday Scribblings #106 – Oracle

I must admit, until just now, I had no clue what the word “oracle” meant. I mean, sure, when I first read the word, I thought about fortune tellers and Ouija boards, but really had no clear concept about the word’s meaning. In other words, I read the prompt for Sunday Scribblings this week and…

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Creative Business Picnics :~::: How I Build my Nia Business :::~:

A while back, a good friend and creative entrepreun-essa of mine, Chris Kay Fraser formed a “Creative Women in Business” (CWIB) group.Luckily, I was invited to be part of it.We are a group of 6 women who meet bi-weekly at a local coffee shop. We are artists, dancers, writers, workshop facilitators, retreat organizers, life coaches…

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Sunday Scribblings #105 – Adventure

Do you remember reading choose-your-own-adventure novels? What a pleasure to be able to exercise that kind of control, to tailor my experience. I guess those novels served as an early literary lesson in how to customize and care for my own life path. Options, all I need are options…

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Sunday Scribblings #104 – Shame

I could talk about the concept of shame for hours. But I feel like I’ve already said what I need to say, so I’ll keep it short. Shame is almost instinctual. For instance, when recently traveling in Hungary, I explained to my Hungarian friend’s husband, Gabor, that we Canadians continually apologize. Even when a situation…

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Sunday Scribblings #103 – Junk

I have this interesting relationship with the word “junk”. I can hear myself saying it with emphasis:  “JJJUNK“. This way of saying it involves using seriously pursed lips for the /j/ sound, a clipped /k/ and an overall kind of harsh-slash-angry pronunciation of the whole word. Is it a suprise that my twin sister Kim…

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