The crazy world of cat obsessed…
(Warning: the following story will have much mushy cat love and graphic scenes of cat obsession. Viewers only for those who are also cat obsessed.) Don't say you weren't warned... Viewer discretion advised... Every morning I am woken by a cold wet nuzzling all over my...
read moreWhat if you had the magical ability to magically disappear your past?
In a FB conversation this morning with one of my favorite young women (I have quite a few of you out there!), we were exchanging stickers back and forth and she said "sometimes I forget you're an adult" to which I was immediately flattered. Why? Because she was...
read moreMy rant on k-cups and coffee pods
Warning: A ten second rant How can anyone call themselves a true coffee lover drinking coffee made out of a plastic pod??? Just my interesting point of view. And don't get me started on the environmental waste!!!!! Don't like the coffee grounds?...
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Are you creative but judge the sh*t out of yourself?
I meet so many people who tell me they would love to be more creative but don't think they are any good at it. I wonder. What is creativity really? Is it the judgment that gets heaped on it when people look at the creation and say they like it or they don't? Or is it...
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How many back doors do you have?
When I first heard Gary talking about back doors I started to ask myself where am I not committing to my life? Where am I leaving myself an escape route, a back door? I had plenty of them!!! I realized that everywhere I am leaving myself a way out, a back up plan, the...
read moreDid you know that laughter cures?
Hi there!! Do you have this secret inside goof-ball that you rarely ever show to the outside world except to the rare privileged friends. But when you do, you have this amazing talent for making people laugh? Did you know that laughter cures?? So if you are like me...
read moreReady to stir things up?
The thing about doing Access classes is that it stirs stuff up in your world. You can't go back to the way things were. Why would you want to? The whole point in the first place was to create change. And it never looks the way you expect it to. Dain Heer asked me what...
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If you didn’t judge your abilities, what would you create?
I remember writing and drawing when I was a kid but I allowed other's judgments of my creations to stop me from creating. Until I realized how totally insane that was. I actually did not know I had any ability that way until just a few years ago. Drawing, painting,...
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Are you always looking for the next best thing? You might want to read this….
Does this sound familiar? Do you find yourself always looking for the next best thing? You search and search and then suddenly, there it is - like gold at the end of the rainbow, shining in all it's awesomeness. Until the next best thing comes along, that is....and...
read moreWhere is Co-Active in the Brain?
Protected: Magical transformations facilitated by my garden: Story #5
STORIES OF A LOVE AFFAIR WITH NATURE: THE GROWTH FROM A GARDENING NEOPHYTE TO CO-CREATION WITH NATURE…BY ANNIE GELFANDStory #5 As I was lying in bed one morning, I heard birdcalls. They sounded so much like crows so I had quite the surprise when I looked out my...
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Protected: MAGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: LOVE STORIES WITH MY GARDEN Story #4
STORIES OF A LOVE AFFAIR WITH NATURE: THE GROWTH FROM A GARDENING NEOPHYTE TO CO-CREATION WITH NATURE...BY ANNIE GELFAND Story #4When I considered what kinds of plants to put in my garden, I visited our local Ecology Centre, which specializes in native plants that...
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Protected: MAGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: LOVE STORIES WITH MY GARDEN Story #3
STORIES OF A LOVE AFFAIR WITH NATURE: THE GROWTH FROM A GARDENING NEOPHYTE TO CO-CREATION WITH NATURE...BY ANNIE GELFANDStory #3“Expand outwards” the wind whispers. So I close my eyes and breathe deeply and instantly, my belly and all my muscles relax. I can sense the...
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Protected: MAGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: LOVE STORIES WITH MY GARDEN Story #2
Stories of a love affair with nature: the growth from a gardening neophyte to co-creation with nature...BY ANNIE GELFANDStory #2It was the spring of 2008 and my mom had just died. She and I did not have an easy relationship. The past six months had been dealing with...
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Protected: MAGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS: LOVE STORIES WITH MY GARDEN Story #1
Stories of a love affair with nature: the growth from a gardening neophyte to co-creation with nature...BY ANNIE GELFANDStory #1When my husband and I first built our home almost 12 years ago, the entire property was a pristine, blank canvas waiting to be brought to...
read moreBeing Vulnerable is walking an edge
How often do you stop yourself from showing what you have created to others because you don’t want their negative judgment? I have been an artist my whole life but many, many years ago, an art teacher criticized my work and told me it wasn’t really good enough. I was...
read moreBeing Vulnerable is walking an edge
How often do you stop yourself from showing what you have created to others because you don't want their negative judgment? I have been an artist my whole life but many, many years ago, an art teacher criticized my work and told me it wasn't really good enough. I was...
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Your point of view really does create your reality!
It’s day one of my neuroscience advanced coaching course. We finally break for lunch and more than anything else, my body is begging me to go outdoors and play in the sunshine with the trees and the grasses. “It’s downtown Toronto”, I remind my body. “We’ll find...
read moreYour point of view really does create your reality
It’s day one of my neuroscience advanced coaching course. We finally break for lunch and more than anything else, my body is begging me to go outdoors and play in the sunshine with the trees and the grasses. “It’s downtown Toronto”, I remind my body. “We’ll find...
read moreA question was posed to Dalai Lama
A question was posed to Dalai Lama: A question was posed to Dalai Lama: "What is the thing about humanity that surprises you the most?" His answer was as follows: "Man" - Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices his money to...
read moreA question was posed to Dalai Lama
A question was posed to Dalai Lama: A question was posed to Dalai Lama: "What is the thing about humanity that surprises you the most?" His answer was as follows: "Man" - Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices his money to...
read moreChoice creates awareness. What will you choose today?
Today I got something that I had gotten before but forgot. Asking questions of the Universe is great but by itself changes nothing. I have to choose too! Silly rabbit!! Questions. Possibilities. Choice. Awareness. Ask a question and an array of possibilities shows up....
read moreChoice creates awareness. What will you choose today?
Today I got something that I had gotten before but forgot. Asking questions of the Universe is great but by itself changes nothing. I have to choose too! Silly rabbit!! Questions. Possibilities. Choice. Awareness. Ask a question and an array of possibilities shows up....
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Celebrating the difference we be
When I was a child, I tried really hard to do well at school. It didn't come to me naturally. I loved art and english but found everything else incredibly boring. But math, math was one of those subjects that had me totally freeze. It may as well have been in an...
read moreCelebrating the difference we be
When I was a child, I tried really hard to do well at school. It didn't come to me naturally. I loved art and english but found everything else incredibly boring. But math, math was one of those subjects that had me totally freeze. It may as well have been in an...
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What if we could just expand our energy outwards to cross the illusion of separateness?
Everywhere I look I see people searching for where they belong, whether it's family, tribe, workplace, belief, a point of view they have in common . . .anything that holds them together. There is a hunger to be a part of something bigger, something significant. But...
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What if we could just expand our energy outwards to cross the illusion of separateness?
Everywhere I look I see people searching for where they belong, whether it's family, tribe, workplace, belief, a point of view they have in common . . .anything that holds them together. There is a hunger to be a part of something bigger, something significant. But...
read moreWho am I being?
Hey I wonder how many of you have a self-entitled bitch for a personality sometimes? I had another ephiphany this morning. I noticed that when someone doesn't call me back right away or email back quickly, I get really crusty. So this morning I started asking...
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Who am I being?
Hey I wonder how many of you have a self-entitled bitch for a personality sometimes? I had another ephiphany this morning. I noticed that when someone doesn't call me back right away or email back quickly, I get really crusty. So this morning I started asking...
read moreWhere have you made friendship more vital than being you?
I had an epiphany this morning. Ever since I could remember, my mom told me how important it was to have a lot of friends. So, I came to associate popularity with my self worth. I didn't realize it at the time, but it became my mission to make everyone like me. For an...
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