____________ Why are we not taught this in kindergarten? This is absolutely essential in the 'guidebook' of how to successfully be a human. ____________ Step 1. Become self-aware. Notice how you are feeling. Does it feel good? Does it serve you? Does it inspire you? Does it support your mental, emotional and physical health? If you are already feeling good - great! You may wish to improve it. If Continue Reading
Cultivating Courage – The Practice – Part 1
I heard a few years ago – and this amazed me and ‘struck me between the eyes’, for it is so profoundly true – that the primary reason why people say ‘no’ to invitations that would nourish and inspire them is that they haven’t figured out how they can say ‘yes’. They haven’t figured out how it can work for them. Simply put, they need a map. They need to ‘see how it is possible’. They need a way-shower, someone to demonstrate or Continue Reading
Gandhi – Self-Reflection as a Way of Leading (Part 2)
In 1992, when I returned to my then-home of Vancouver, Canada following my participation in the UN Earth Summit’s Global Forum, I began meeting a quick succession of highly influential people – people who were leaders and initiators of powerful movements. One afternoon I was sitting in a quiet seniors learning centre by the sea (a beautiful heritage building), having tea with one of the founders of the Vancouver Peace March – one Continue Reading
“Be The Wave” – Interview with Kenneth Schwenker of Leaders Causing Leaders
Are you an aspiring leader? What would you like to see different in the world today? Do you believe you can contribute to affecting positive changes? If so, how? If not, why not? Interview Introducing "Be The Wave - Part 1 - Revealing the Shift" There are a lot of questions that we never seem to ask ... Like ... 'Do you believe that you must suffer?' 'Is it possible to navigate your way through life without suffering?' 'What Continue Reading
Feng Shui in URLight
So … how does this relate to the creation of URLight? It’s obvious to me. Everything we do is a direct reflection of our state of consciousness. If we are murky inside – emotionally, mentally, and / or physically – everything we present to the world, and how we engage in the world, will also be murky. If we are clear inside – inspired, aligned, congruent, in harmony, in respect – how we engage with the Continue Reading
Claiming Your Gifts
What you hold in your hands is a treasure map. Within it lie great riches that become yours as you lay claim to them. You do this through Understanding and Practice. I suggest that you read the entire book through once to gain a sense of its scope. This canopy of context will infuse even greater power into your Understanding and Tools as you will have a sense of them in relation to the 'whole'. I recommend that Continue Reading
Simple Examples of Conscious Actions – A Check List
Here is a simple primer of how to make a difference in this world … Waste less – food, paper, toilet paper, light, heat, air conditioning, fuel. Give more – love, support, wisdom, ideas. Buy consciously – fair trade (people are paid fair wages for the work that they do), organic (it doesn't pollute air, water or soil with toxins), EMF friendly (cell phone and microwave technologies are cited as confusing the navigating Continue Reading
A Heartfelt Thank You :-)
Thank you to all of you who are reading URLight - and an especially big thank you to all of you who are taking time to express your appreciation of it. Through this sharing of a few moments of your time you are a) inspiring others and b) communicating to me that my time spent sharing with you is valuable to you. Thank you so much for this. I am receiving an influx of Comments suddenly - which is great! Approximately 500 of them Continue Reading