tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11843473718253403182024-03-06T04:16:08.297-05:00#whytime"It's time to decide who you want to be and why you exist."
- Gerry Visca
Novelist | Screenwriter | VisionaryGerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.comBlogger596125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-13114483121468932462021-11-12T11:17:00.006-05:002021-11-12T11:17:56.185-05:00You Found Me<p> <span style="font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">A note from your soul.</span></p><div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment="{"blocks":[{"key":"35u48","text":"A note from your soul.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":22,"style":"ITALIC"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7if76","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6ltmm","text":"I know your mind.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6b8j6","text":"I see your dreams.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3fp5u","text":"I feel your pain.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"59b6s","text":"I taste your tears.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9l74v","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8g0r6","text":"I'm wildly alive in all of it.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"poqm","text":"Your desires. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"c87oc","text":"Your hopes.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"omhr","text":"Your longing.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5isp5","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9e8l9","text":"I've never left your side.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"3gbnv","text":"I'm more than just a shadow.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"4hndf","text":"I'm your miracle, your spark, the light and the bridge to a profound understanding of who you really are. ","type":"blockquote","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"8fnfl","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9ft2g","text":"I inspire imagination.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"383ic","text":"I am the summit of your highest expression.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"dgq8a","text":"I am the bigger picture... the seed of God's co-creation and the soul of the universe.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2uc0p","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bmb9g","text":"You can't find me in an APP no matter how hard you try.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7o9br","text":"I don't reside in the latest Reel.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"36k9j","text":"You won't hear me in the land of more.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9gov9","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"7hqih","text":"I'm your silent whisper but wait until you hear me ROARRRRRRRRRR.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"88ree","text":"I'm your fiery dragon... your unbridled joy.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6cpo3","text":"I snuff out the demons and slash through the fear. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ei4q0","text":"I'm your wise inner ninja, your voice of reason.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"ct3eq","text":"I ignite the way for I am your only why.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"797ua","text":"We have danced in the universe since the time before time.","type":"blockquote","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"42cb5","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"cuomn","text":"You might not see me in the full story but rest assured I'm here in the margins... even now, in times of isolation and despair. When all hope seems lost you only need to look up, close your eyes and feel me coursing through you.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"11nv3","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a9cn","text":"You found me in the moment, the here and the now. You believed.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":54,"length":9,"style":"ITALIC"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9t70b","text":"Perhaps we can show others what it means to BE and LIVE the miracle.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{},"VERSION":"8.58.3"}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="bkvn0-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="bkvn0-0-0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6MMxHpD2KE59u6o_iLrGlmclzRuyXpWSl7npL9ut184fUFEcF5VsFwEhlLikbghCcbDx_yX6-7DepEgdlr20peWLu37AzngdFE9iPJGxoYYkRP8RaODVqe6bIIXU_4GzeDaY7WLDTsY/s897/mock-00021.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6MMxHpD2KE59u6o_iLrGlmclzRuyXpWSl7npL9ut184fUFEcF5VsFwEhlLikbghCcbDx_yX6-7DepEgdlr20peWLu37AzngdFE9iPJGxoYYkRP8RaODVqe6bIIXU_4GzeDaY7WLDTsY/w346-h640/mock-00021.png" width="346" /></a></div><br /><span data-offset-key="bkvn0-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="7vvle-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7vvle-0-0">I know your mind.</div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="6fn7u-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6fn7u-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6fn7u-0-0">I see your dreams.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="s50d-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="s50d-0-0"><span data-offset-key="s50d-0-0">I feel your pain.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="aa806-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="aa806-0-0"><span data-offset-key="aa806-0-0">I taste your tears.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="2fvnr-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2fvnr-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2fvnr-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="pk5d-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="pk5d-0-0"><span data-offset-key="pk5d-0-0">I'm wildly alive in all of it.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="7q69c-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7q69c-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7q69c-0-0">Your desires. </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="3il29-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3il29-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3il29-0-0">Your hopes.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="8jbgi-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8jbgi-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8jbgi-0-0">Your longing.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="b4efg-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b4efg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b4efg-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="197pm-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="197pm-0-0"><span data-offset-key="197pm-0-0">I've never left your side.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="90sca-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="90sca-0-0"><span data-offset-key="90sca-0-0">I'm more than just a shadow.</span></div></div><blockquote class="_1zcTE _3CTXq _1Js0h public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="l0k1-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="l0k1-0-0"><span data-offset-key="l0k1-0-0">I'm your miracle, your spark, the light and the bridge to a profound understanding of who you really are. </span></div></blockquote><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="ct03k-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ct03k-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ct03k-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="7g1bl-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7g1bl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7g1bl-0-0">I inspire imagination.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="3d67-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3d67-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3d67-0-0">I am the summit of your highest expression.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="3t7uq-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3t7uq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3t7uq-0-0">I am the bigger picture... the seed of God's co-creation and the soul of the universe.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="5fgac-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5fgac-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5fgac-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="c933b-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="c933b-0-0"><span data-offset-key="c933b-0-0">You can't find me in an APP no matter how hard you try.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="de7du-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="de7du-0-0"><span data-offset-key="de7du-0-0">I don't reside in the latest Reel.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="flmid-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="flmid-0-0"><span data-offset-key="flmid-0-0">You won't hear me in the land of more.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="51s8c-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="51s8c-0-0"><span data-offset-key="51s8c-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="1sh87-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1sh87-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1sh87-0-0">I'm your silent whisper but wait until you hear me ROARRRRRRRRRR.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="aefo5-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="aefo5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="aefo5-0-0">I'm your fiery dragon... your unbridled joy.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="bsceg-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="bsceg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bsceg-0-0">I snuff out the demons and slash through the fear. </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="3gkgf-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3gkgf-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3gkgf-0-0">I'm your wise inner ninja, your voice of reason.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="7fad5-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7fad5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7fad5-0-0">I ignite the way for I am your only why.</span></div></div><blockquote class="_1zcTE _3CTXq _1Js0h public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="876ac-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="876ac-0-0"><span data-offset-key="876ac-0-0">We have danced in the universe since the time before time.</span></div></blockquote><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="4qcd0-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="4qcd0-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4qcd0-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="ao44c-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ao44c-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ao44c-0-0">You might not see me in the full story but rest assured I'm here in the margins... even now, in times of isolation and despair. When all hope seems lost you only need to look up, close your eyes and feel me coursing through you.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="dutgh-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="dutgh-0-0"><span data-offset-key="dutgh-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="b6hjt-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b6hjt-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b6hjt-0-0">You found me in the moment, the here and the now. You </span><span data-offset-key="b6hjt-0-1" style="font-style: italic;">believed.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="88gmv-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="88gmv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="88gmv-0-0">Perhaps we can show others what it means to BE and LIVE the miracle.</span></div></div></div>Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-75983200383179038642021-11-12T11:15:00.003-05:002021-11-12T11:15:53.410-05:00Greater Meaning<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp_325TaGU1SPh9zda5YsMUyaKM_Z8wgGhb8pxBauIa4ygP_6kazJNEHRDQP8gRL_FTDXYUhD-IL5t4o5IRNC6YEdB9Ba363pQocys0wEz4phgGg0O7vbnvFckNrwe3MynySBNELVLIQ/s2048/Photo+2019-08-17%252C+10+11+04+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp_325TaGU1SPh9zda5YsMUyaKM_Z8wgGhb8pxBauIa4ygP_6kazJNEHRDQP8gRL_FTDXYUhD-IL5t4o5IRNC6YEdB9Ba363pQocys0wEz4phgGg0O7vbnvFckNrwe3MynySBNELVLIQ/w400-h400/Photo+2019-08-17%252C+10+11+04+AM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">What will bring greater meaning to my life?</span></p><div data-draftjs-conductor-fragment="{"blocks":[{"key":"d29e1","text":"What will bring greater meaning to my life?","type":"blockquote","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"67vu1","text":"I recall years ago standing on the edge of one of Canada's most prestigious construction projects: The ROM, interviewing the builder for an upcoming Globe and Mail column. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"cq689","text":"The cranes above teetered.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"992i6","text":"Sparks from welders flamed.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2ud0m","text":"White puff clouds steamed.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"eharg","text":"A shudder rocked from within. It was in that moment that I heard a whisper emanating from the depths of my soul:","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"9p26c","text":"\"What will bring greater meaning to my life?\"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":45,"style":"ITALIC"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"2s52","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"1jl1h","text":"This singular question binds every human being, regardless of geography, gender or pigment. We all seek greater meaning in our lives. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bjeo1","text":"We want to know our lives mattered.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"497cr","text":"We desire answers from the universe.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"c7mdg","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"bvhdo","text":"They say that in the few moments before our death the answer to life's greatest riddle will be revealed. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5tf2e","text":"\"What will bring greater meaning to my life?\" ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[{"offset":0,"length":46,"style":"ITALIC"}],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"b1780","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6a5ih","text":"Back to the edge of that wondrous museum, overlooking the Toronto horizon. 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I looked up. The line between Heaven and earth blurred. ","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a825k","text":"Holding a woman's hand on bended knee.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"43jpt","text":"Scribing words in the hills of Tuscany.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"60pcj","text":"Guiding actors through a soulful screenplay.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"6jjhm","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"eq0i","text":"The \"way\" was but a distant whisper... uncannily prescient.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"b8lut","text":"A spark.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"a75qm","text":"A flash.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"f3q3j","text":"A hope.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"174qa","text":"","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}},{"key":"5d8o9","text":"As I sit here twenty odd years later sharing these wondrous words with you, dear reader, glancing up at the novels I've written, scanning the storyboards and scrawled pages of a recent screenplay I conceived, a smile warms my heart for the life I left behind.","type":"unstyled","depth":0,"inlineStyleRanges":[],"entityRanges":[],"data":{}}],"entityMap":{"0":{"type":"wix-draft-plugin-image","mutability":"IMMUTABLE","data":{"config":{"alignment":"left","size":"small","showTitle":true,"showDescription":true,"textWrap":"wrap"},"src":{"id":"13b0a3_659fd087ce8e4831810119ac5b53dc7a~mv2.jpg","height":749,"width":538,"original_file_name":"26230103_1715174601860011_4290033035077479741_n_edited.jpg","file_name":"13b0a3_659fd087ce8e4831810119ac5b53dc7a~mv2.jpg"}}}},"VERSION":"8.58.3"}" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="d20np-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="d20np-0-0"><span data-offset-key="d20np-0-0">I recall years ago standing on the edge of one of Canada's most prestigious construction projects: The ROM, interviewing the builder for an upcoming Globe and Mail column. </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="6ak6m-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6ak6m-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6ak6m-0-0">The cranes above teetered.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="ei277-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ei277-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ei277-0-0">Sparks from welders flamed.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="54slp-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="54slp-0-0"><span data-offset-key="54slp-0-0">White puff clouds steamed.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="8kfkv-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8kfkv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8kfkv-0-0">A shudder rocked from within. It was in that moment that I heard a whisper emanating from the depths of my soul:</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="9kmbc-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="9kmbc-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9kmbc-0-0" style="font-style: italic;">"What will bring greater meaning to my life?"</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="549hj-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="549hj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="549hj-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="530hv-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="530hv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="530hv-0-0">This singular question binds every human being, regardless of geography, gender or pigment. We all seek greater meaning in our lives. </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="3eno2-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3eno2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3eno2-0-0">We want to know our lives mattered.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="ap6a9-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ap6a9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ap6a9-0-0">We desire answers from the universe.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="b5qp3-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b5qp3-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b5qp3-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="a0mpl-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="a0mpl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a0mpl-0-0">They say that in the few moments before our death the answer to life's greatest riddle will be revealed. </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="38tag-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="38tag-0-0"><span data-offset-key="38tag-0-0" style="font-style: italic;">"What will bring greater meaning to my life?" </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="5o7nv-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5o7nv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5o7nv-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="1kh73-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1kh73-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1kh73-0-0">Back to the edge of that wondrous museum, overlooking the Toronto horizon. I found myself opening my heart for the first time in my life.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="cjele-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cjele-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cjele-0-0">Tears pooled.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="3orvh-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3orvh-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3orvh-0-0">My heart pounded.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="45t1f-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="45t1f-0-0"><span data-offset-key="45t1f-0-0">My body ached.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="1g8kp-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1g8kp-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1g8kp-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="buv6h-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="buv6h-0-0"><span data-offset-key="buv6h-0-0">I hunched over, seemingly in significant pain. A tribe of executive onlookers sporting Armani suits cast me smoldering stares. It was the first time that I allowed myself the appearance of public vulnerability... like most men, it was an unrecognizable behavior, an unwanted visitor. All I could do was turn the other cheek and gaze across the distant horizon. A wind howled through towering skyscrapers... a familiar voice echoed across the stars:</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="ajsjd-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ajsjd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ajsjd-0-0" style="font-style: italic;">"What will bring greater meaning to my life?" </span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ajsjd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b73kh-0-0"><br /></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ajsjd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b73kh-0-0">The answer revealed itself as a silent whisper within: </span><span data-offset-key="b73kh-0-1" style="font-style: italic;">"Service to others."</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="3b56i-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3b56i-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3b56i-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="27ht4-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="27ht4-0-0"><span data-offset-key="27ht4-0-0">The key word in this self-revelation is "others"... no longer serving my ego but rather, listening to another fellow human being... really listening with the intent to understand "others" - their soul's deepest desire.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="alb57-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="alb57-0-0"><span data-offset-key="alb57-0-0" style="font-style: italic;">"What will bring greater meaning to my life?" </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="8cpps-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8cpps-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8cpps-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="p4hl-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="p4hl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="p4hl-0-0">It was as if I was suddenly propelled into my future self. I looked up. The line between Heaven and earth blurred. </span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="8rqo9-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8rqo9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8rqo9-0-0">Holding a woman's hand on bended knee.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="at3dt-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="at3dt-0-0"><span data-offset-key="at3dt-0-0">Scribing words in the hills of Tuscany.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="fgno5-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fgno5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fgno5-0-0">Guiding actors through a soulful screenplay.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="eo6hi-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="eo6hi-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eo6hi-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="bf2pt-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="bf2pt-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bf2pt-0-0">The "way" was but a distant whisper... uncannily prescient.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="256oq-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="256oq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="256oq-0-0">A spark.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="2o8k3-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2o8k3-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2o8k3-0-0">A flash.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="60d8q-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="60d8q-0-0"><span data-offset-key="60d8q-0-0">A hope.</span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="cs9ip-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="cs9ip-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cs9ip-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="_25Ehb _3qYRK Zn7O0 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" data-block="true" data-editor="editor" data-offset-key="6rec5-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6rec5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6rec5-0-0">As I sit here twenty odd years later sharing these wondrous words with you, dear reader, glancing up at the novels I've written, scanning the storyboards and scrawled pages of a recent screenplay I conceived, a smile warms my heart for the life I left behind.</span></div></div></div>Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-76140191085838985992018-10-23T10:03:00.001-04:002018-10-23T10:03:11.064-04:00Rewrite Your Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">"Write as though it was your last word."
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<blockquote class="rich-content-editor_quote__pjZF7 rich-content-editor_blockStyleSpacing__j7VHc _3d6jW blog-quote-border-color" data-block="true" data-editor="8rs1k" data-offset-key="3p91i-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 60px; margin-top: 15px; orphans: 2; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; quotes: none; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<h3 class="rich-content-editor_headerThree__1pddf rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 blog-post-title-font _2ze0T _1y9HY" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span data-offset-key="3p91i-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-text="true" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's only when you choose to close that old play list; the tune you've been replaying that you begin the next uplifting chapter of your life. </span></span></h3>
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<blockquote class="rich-content-editor_quote__pjZF7 rich-content-editor_blockStyleSpacing__j7VHc _3d6jW blog-quote-border-color" data-block="true" data-editor="8rs1k" data-offset-key="3sc3l-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 60px; margin-top: 15px; orphans: 2; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; quotes: none; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<h3 class="rich-content-editor_headerThree__1pddf rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 blog-post-title-font _2ze0T _1y9HY" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span data-offset-key="3sc3l-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-text="true" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's time to let go of the past and release the energy that no longer serves your higher self. You've poured enough into others. It's time to fill yourself up.</span></span></h3>
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<blockquote class="rich-content-editor_quote__pjZF7 rich-content-editor_blockStyleSpacing__j7VHc _3d6jW blog-quote-border-color" data-block="true" data-editor="8rs1k" data-offset-key="dggt-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(247, 37, 37); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 60px; margin-top: 15px; orphans: 2; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; quotes: none; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span data-offset-key="dggt-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-text="true" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here's the thing. Sometimes we win and other times we lose. So what! Cut loose the energy of expectations. The 'others' don't need to see your genius. Love without limits knowing that it may not be received.</span></span></h3>
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<h3 class="rich-content-editor_headerThree__1pddf rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 blog-post-title-font _2ze0T _1y9HY" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span data-offset-key="5ec2n-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-text="true" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Change is a catalyst for growth and growth is the only evidence of life. </span></span></h3>
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<li class="rich-content-editor_unorderedList__W4uRE rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 _14s5m _1lxt9 A68_f public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="8rs1k" data-offset-key="7hk49-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 29px; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7hk49-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<h3 class="rich-content-editor_headerThree__1pddf rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 blog-post-title-font _2ze0T _1y9HY" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span data-offset-key="7hk49-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-text="true" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Close the doors to the past. </span></span></h3>
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<li class="rich-content-editor_unorderedList__W4uRE rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 _14s5m _1lxt9 A68_f public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="8rs1k" data-offset-key="1cgfn-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 29px; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1cgfn-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<h3 class="rich-content-editor_headerThree__1pddf rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 blog-post-title-font _2ze0T _1y9HY" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span data-offset-key="1cgfn-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-text="true" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clear the clutter. </span></span></h3>
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<li class="rich-content-editor_unorderedList__W4uRE rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 _14s5m _1lxt9 A68_f public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="8rs1k" data-offset-key="bigh9-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 29px; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="bigh9-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<h3 class="rich-content-editor_headerThree__1pddf rich-content-editor_elementSpacing__2hXa7 blog-post-title-font _2ze0T _1y9HY" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span data-offset-key="bigh9-0-0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-text="true" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: raleway,sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 33px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: invert; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sweep away the dust. </span></span></h3>
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screeches in a blissful night. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Another “live” video promises
you the secrets to success. Fuck I detest those videos!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">A relentless friend calls for
the 17th time begging you to try her next batch of Kool-Aid. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">No matter how hard you attempt
to go within the world you and I find ourselves coexisting in makes it virtually
impossible to find inner peace. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">We have created a society that
breeds external validation. It exists at the foundation of the very fabric of
our reality. It claims, buzzes and shouts from every rooftop. Is there no
escaping it? </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">~ The seduction?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">~ The delusion?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Perhaps, there exists a wisp of
hope glimmering deep with you. A place that once upon a time bellowed like a
fire breathing dragon. You lived as a Samurai slashing your way through the
jungle of disbelief. With your super cape drifting freely from your shoulders
you leaped any obstacle in a single bound. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">What was this super power that
you possessed and where did it originate? </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">It was the JOY of YOU. You were the one that sparked your soul.
You loved being you. You found pleasure in the simple things like:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">~ A walk in nature. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">~ Losing yourself in a great
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">~ Witnessing the miracle of
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">The JOY of YOU overflowed like
a frothy latte. It carried you along a river of curiosity. Every new discovery
imprinted a smile upon your reddish cheeks. And, just like gravity you were
your own unstoppable force. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">The JOY of YOU could be seen
across the sky. It beamed into the heavens and cascaded upon the earth like a
soft spring rain. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">You didn’t rely on thousands of
“likes” to reveal the truth of who you are and you didn’t need to bask in a sea
of shopping malls to swim in oceans of sheer bliss. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">The JOY of YOU was a beacon in
the darkness. It attracted lost souls and helped them find their way. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">The JOY of YOU is your
‘passion’ and your ‘light force’ that pulls the world together. No one and
certainly no thing can touch the beauty of your soul in a way that you can. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Perhaps it’s time to silence
the unwanted sound in the streets, press the ‘mute’ button and visit with an
old friend - the wisest part of you, your soul. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0cm;">Smile as you embrace your true
self for you will have rediscovered the JOY of YOU. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">"The greatest gift we can give a fellow human being is the
realization of WHY we are here."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">~ Gerry Visca</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">As I approach my 50th year on this earth, I've arrived at
a deeper realization that we spend a third of it unconsciously living it. Think
about it.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">We build. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">We chase. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">We consume. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">We live unconsciously as 'doing machines' instead of
helping one another remember that we are 'human beings.' Each one of us was
born with a deeper purpose, a light that was meant to scorch the skies. How do
we begin to unwrap this 'gift'? By asking and living the question: Why am I here?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">In the end, what our soul truly craves is peace and an
inner knowing of why we are here. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Throughout my journey of inspiring 1 Million WHY's in
this precious world I have arrived at a deeper understanding that the greatest
gift we can present a fellow human being is the acceptance of our soul's true
purpose. When we collectively choose to unite and define a new ROI for the
world, one where we Reach Out and Inspire one another, we will elevate
humanities deeper reason for being.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">As an 18-time transformational author and inspirational
speaker, the energy from my audiences reveal that we have forgotten what it
means to simply 'be'. When you arrive at the realization that your deeper WHY
is an inspired 'way of being' you will choose to invest your precious time in 'being
what you seek'.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A great way to ignite
this deeper awareness is to simply decide what you want others to experience. When
this profound insight ignited my soul I chose to become 'inspirational'. This
is what I truly wanted for others; to be 'in-spirit' with their life purpose. With
every inspired action the 'WAY' revealed itself with greater clarity and
purpose. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">Your WHY ignites the WAY.</span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Somewhere along mankind's quest to exert its dominion
upon the world, we have forsaken our gift of 'being human'. One only needs to
look up from their buzzing devices to witness the so-called 'connection age' we
have created is 'disconnecting' us all from one another and from the 'truth' of
who we really are and what we are meant to be. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Why does this matter? From the many Why Time sessions I
experience with a fellow human being; a one-on-one conversation with their
soul, people share with me that they are overwhelmed and seeking a greater
sense of inner peace. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Someone dear to me recently passed away. They
had spent their whole life living as a 'doing machine' and in the last few
words his soul whispered to me: "Gerry, what did it all mean? Did my life
matter?"<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I closed my eyes and
pressed a hand to his heart and whispered in return the many ways his 'light
force' had made an impact on me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">I believe we have all been given the 'gift of
life' to realize our soul's true purpose. In my new transformational novel: Why
am i here? I define 'time' as the gift of life in the present moment. Looking
up and asking yourself: 'Why am I here?' is the first step; the invitation to
the party and the bigger picture of your one precious life. The invitation
invites a deeper awareness into your very being that we are so much more than
physical bodies roaming the earth. Along your wondrous journey, you may even
arrive at a deeper realization that all of us are here to 'be more' than just a
tribe of shopping mall builders. Somehow, I would like to think that the last
thought just before I leave this earth won't be if I paid the bills on time! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">It is time we inspire one another to unwrap
our hidden gifts; the passion and purpose that we all knew at a young age.
That's what I love most about children, they are our greatest teachers. They
are like a fresh snowfall, pure and unstained by the imprint of society telling
them to 'do more'. There exists a purity and inner knowing of why their soul is
truly here. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">It's time for humanity to return to this inner
knowing and the realization of our true purpose. Contrary to what you have been
conditioned to believe, each one of us is born with a deeper WHY that I define as
the World Helped by You. Our education system and corporate enterprise has done
very little to nurture this gift so it's up to all of us to create a world of
meaning and purpose. A world that is free to explore what it means to know WHY!
This is the gift we need to unwrap and it starts now with you in the present
moment asking and living the only question that truly matters in the end. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Why am I here? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">"Life isn't about asking How.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">Life is about knowing Why!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">~ Gerry Visca</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We
emerge into this world whole and complete yet somewhere along the way we begin
to complicate our lives. We de-evolve from 'human beings' into 'human doings' -
always pursuing, climbing and chasing more. Throughout our quest for power and
control we seem to have lost sight of who we truly are and more importantly,
why we are here.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Each one
of us exists with a defined reason for being. Every human being that has ever
walked this earth has a profound stitch to sew into the fabric of life. We've
lost sight that we're all connected at a deeper level and it's through this
awareness that we will discover mankind's true reason for existence. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The past
11 years of my life represent the most fulfilling chapter. I have learned the
art of simplicity. While my inspiration has reached deeper levels of
understanding, the way that I live my deeper Why has become simplified. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I have a
saying that I share with Why Timers (people that receive the gift of one-on-one
Why Time with me - a profound conversation with their soul): </span><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">Your Why ignites the
way. </span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">The way is the inspired
means of experiencing and living through your Why. So, what is this Why? I
define it as the World Helped by You. I'm not talking about the 'surface-based'
Why that changes with the seasons or the pursuit of some shiny new object. Your
deeper Why is not some goal, financial metric or even your kids for that matter.
Your Why is your soul's way of realizing its deeper<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>impact on the world. It's your true reason
for being and it's time that you remember who you are and why you're here.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So, why
even write about it? It's quite simple. For mankind to truly thrive and realize
all that we are meant to become in this universe then we need to collectively
Reach Out and Inspire others with a deeper understanding of why each one of us
is here. This is the new ROI that I'm on fire to inspire. Contrary to what you
might think, building more shopping malls isn't going to get us to the
'promised land'. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Where do
we begin? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I've
become a big fan of simplified processes. There is a theory to everything. Einstein's
equation for energy is: E=MC2 and Gerry Visca's simplified version for igniting
one's deeper Why is: </span><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">[Passion + Purpose = Outcome]</span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Years
ago, when I had the privilege of 'rebranding' organizations I focused on
getting to the heart of the matter. Why do you exist? served as my foundation
for reconnecting the 'human beings' that sit day in and day out within the
cubicles (the employees) and the one's they serve (the clients and customers). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A human
being is quite simply a 'being' not a 'doing' machine. We have allowed
ourselves to become defined by 'doing more'. The inner peace, happiness and fulfillment
that we truly seek is only achieved through a deeper sense of 'being' and it's
time we inspire one another to reconnect to it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If
you've chosen to pause and read these words then you've accepted the invitation
to a deeper sense of awareness for why you're really here. Igniting the deeper
Why begins with remembering who you truly are.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">What is your joy? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">What lights you up? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I call
that "Your Passion". It's your inner GPS that keeps you on course and
trust me, it's easy to lose yourself in this 'noisy' and 'disconnected' age. The
late Steve Jobs said it best: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"If
you're not passion about who you are and what you do then others won't feel it."</i><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">What are your unique
gifts? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">What service will you
give freely to others? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">I call that "Your
Purpose" and every human being has a profound verse to contribute to the
world. Most of us are simply unaware that we're even unaware! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">What do you want others
to experience?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">I call that "Your
Outcome". Here's the thing, if you don't love the 'Outcomes' in your life
then you're not living your Passion and Purpose.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So, why
does it even matter? The average human being will experience around 70 summers.
That's not a lot of time but then again, what is time? I define it as the
awareness of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">'gift of life'</i>
through the present moment and the more time you devote to 'being human' the
more you'll come to realize that the outcomes you are truly seeking are aligned
with what you want for others. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The
theory of Why is the World Helped by You.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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enter this world uniquely different, one-of-a-kind and imperfectly perfect. Our
parents grin with admiration and pride as they gaze upon their precious
creation. </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Upon
inhaling our first taste of fresh air something indefinable occurs and you hear
the words: “Hey, our little darling looks just like your dad!” Seconds later
without warning the doctor brands you with a slap on your ass and welcomes you
to the human race. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As
you lay there wrapped like a mummy in a swaddling blue blanket that thousands
of newborns wore before you, your first thought enters your consciousness:
“Perhaps I’m not so different after all.” </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Years
pass and you find a newly-pressed blue uniform resting at the foot of your bed.
You’re six years old and like most human beings, you have no idea who you
really are. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Moments
later, a bright yellow bus appears and you’re ushered to a private school where
hundreds of identical looking children stand before you and you feel as if
you’ve entered the “The Twilight Zone.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Single
aisle. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Draw
inside the lines. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Raise
your hand. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stand
in the corner. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wait
tour turn.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Is
this is the human race?” you ask yourself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A
strange sensation begins to expand within the depths of your very being.
Suddenly, everything around you is blurred. A sense of inner knowing begins to
emerge like a sleeping volcano. You want to leap and shout from the top of your
desk. You desire to break free from the shackles of your blue uniform. A
whisper within the oldest part of you, your Soul is nudging you to STAND OUT
from the crowd and declare with sheer determination that you are DIFFERENT! </span></span></div>
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room is silent. All you hear is the pounding of your heart. Everyone’s
eyes are deeply fixated on yours. You rise from your desk and gently raise a
leg. What follows is a defiant bellow from your inner self breaking free and
re-claiming your one precious life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You
FART. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As
the teacher drags you down the hallway tugging on your one ear. You smile with
sheer delight as you glimpse a vision of your future self, free, curious and
full of wonder for the world. </span></span></div>
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tuned for the release of Gerry Visca's newest non-spiritual guide to breaking
free from the norm. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;">"WHEN YOU STRIVE
TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE'S HEARTS </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;">YOU WIN THEM FOR A
LIFETIME."</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;">~ Gerry Visca</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A man named Harold woke up yesterday
and habitually turned on his phone while having his morning whiz. To his
surprise the social media icons had faded into the depths of the screen. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">That’s funny, must be the phone,</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"> Harold whispered to himself. No matter how
firmly he pressed the screen, nothing happened. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Harold got up and made his way to
the coffee maker which sat on the counter joyfully anticipating his arrival. As
the scent of freshly ground beans wafted into the air, Harold decided to check
his email but again to his bewilderment the little "mail symbol" that
typically rested along the bottom had vanished. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Did someone mess with my phone?</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"> Harold thought to himself. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Moments later, Harold decided to
switch to a more reliable source; the sleek laptop nestled comfortably upon his
desk. As he slowly opened the lid he let out a never-ending yawn. The
lights on the foot of the laptop flickered strangely as he took his first sip
of hot coffee. Like a moth to a flame, Harold leaned in for a closer look. As
he did so, the steaming beverage cascaded over the key board like a warm
waterfall. His laptop then let out a troubled sigh and one final beep advising
him and the world that it had had enough of this life. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Crap!</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"> Harold whispered loudly. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Later that morning as he made his
way to the local Starbucks and having no device to robotically stare at, even
as he walked, he felt a strange aura brewing in the air. Harold could not help
but notice that people around him were also looking up from their devices that
curiously must have stopped glowing and buzzing. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The infrared scanners at Starbucks
had also malfunctioned and evidently, no one was able to open their fancy apps.
Initially, this freaked Harold out, as he had been anticipating the "free
treat" he would soon be entitled to with a few more purchases. He regarded
how his life revolved, almost entirely, around this small rectangular device. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">Fascinating?</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"> He whispered into the wind.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The Barista sheepishly smiled at
Harold as she kindly advised him that their was no internet or debit services
so he would be forced to pay with cash. As if he had foreseen this day,
Harold had decided to put a few dollars into his wallet the night before. As he
whipped around, his friend Charles bumped into him and Harold's recently
cash-purchased Grande fell to the ground and exploded into a sea of dark
liquid. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">This morning is not
going the way I planned</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">,
Harold muttered to himself. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Little did Harold know he was not
alone. While he had counted sheep the previous night, the world decided to
change. The world that Harold knew, the one that his rational mind thought was
Real was an illusion. </span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">It’s
a World Without Web,</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"> he
whispered to himself. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">No internet. </span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">No social media. </span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">No
online or wireless access of any kind. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>As this realization dripped in,
Harold felt alone and even a bit afraid. But then something indefinable
occurred. A beautiful woman approached him and he found himself diving into the
most connected conversation of his life. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">“Did
you hear about the Web?” the woman asked. “It’s completely gone like it never
existed.” As Harold gazed upon the wondrous splendour before him a profound
realization stirred in the air. </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">This is the “CONNECTION” age we were meant to co-create,</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"> he thought to himself. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>With the illusory world on pause,
Harold found himself going about his life with a new sense of awareness. He
noticed people from all walks of life connecting with one another. He heard
laughter from children chiming in the wind as if for the first time. Meaningful
conversations lingered in boardrooms. He received actual phone calls from
actual human beings and spoke of things that mattered in life. This ripple
seemed to spread across the world like a brush fire.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>As Harold placed a fresh and crisp
copy of the Business Link onto his desk where his laptop once stood, he smiled
at the thought of the woman he met earlier that day and contemplated the
conversation they would have over tomorrow's morning coffee.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;">I
better put a few more bills in my wallet,</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #454545; margin: 0px;"> he thought to himself.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="color: black;">The month of <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">May has been the second most reflective moment of my life. The first was sitting in the hospital holding my daughters hand and watching her breathe. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">It all began <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">with my life partner Angela, choosing to spend a month a part. She always dreamed of traveling to Europe on her own. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">As I dropped her off at the Toronto airport on Monday night, I felt a bit like one of the male characters in the movie [Eat. Pray. Love]. Ironically, Angela even referenced the movie a few days later in one of her social media posts. I smiled. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Like a fast moving river, hundreds of thoughts swam through my mind. I’m sure you’ve experienced that turbulent current pulling you in all sorts of directions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Would this be the last time I see her? </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Will this be the start of something new that I need to embrace? </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">You’ve been there before G, I reminded myself. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">So as I tearfully drove away from the Airport's departure level, I decided to set an intention for the experience I wanted to feel. </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I called it MORE. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know what you’re thinking, bachelor and party time! Nothing would be further from the truth. That’s just not me. It never has been. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wanted to experience a MORE meaningful connection to ME. I decided to shut off much of the noise from the external world. I call that “unwanted sound.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I set the intention for MORE mindfulness in every action. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">What I’ve come to realize while being in a loving relationship is that it’s easy to lose the connection to the Soul of your True Self. I’m a big giver and lover of others closest to me that I sometimes forget to give MORE to myself. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">MORE is about falling back with arms open wide and catching myself. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">MORE is about noticing the imperfections and loving every facet of my being. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">MORE is about taking stock of the life I’ve consciously co-created. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">It’s now the 3rd Monday since Angela ventured onward towards fulfilling her bucket list. I kicked off this motivational morning with a 'run to the sun'. I meditated on my favourite rock along the stillness of the lake. As the great ball of fire pushed through the horizon, it ignited the morning sky with the most brilliant red and orange I had ever witnessed. It was in that moment where I felt connected to the 'oneness of my spirit' and my higher self. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">This month has been a profound and rich experience. I’ve learned to savour a deeper flavour for every moment. I’ve journeyed to the mountain of my Soul. Quite literally as I completed my newest novel titled: <b>“Why am I here?” </b> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I celebrated my nephews wedding, embraced my loving Mother and inspired a multitude of WHY TIME; a profound conversation with people's higher self. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I’ve prayed, smiled, laughed, cooked and observed the hidden meaning of MORE than ever before. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Angela gave me one of the greatest treasures that I lovingly unwrapped; the Gift of the Present Moment. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One of my favourite things to do is venture
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people, the popcorn and the experience of losing myself. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Earlier
this month, my life partner, Angela and I caught the flick: "I can only
imagine" based on the true story of Bart Millard; lead singer of MercyMe.
There was an inspiring connection that waffled through the aisles of
movie theatre number three that night. It was more than just buttery flavoured
popcorn that heightened my senses. The movie stirred a deeper sense of human
connection within the depths of my soul. </span></div>
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credits. As I stood up to make my way down the steep flight of steps, I whipped
around and caught an older man who had lost his footing and stumbled to his
knees. I couldn't help marvel at the way a dozen or so people, including
myself, rushed to his aid. It was in that moment that I experienced the
possibility for a deeper connection within the human race. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> For
years I've devoted my life to one of inspiration. I chose to transition from
the field of architecture; from building buildings to building up people. As
the Why Guy, I exist to inspire others to answer the only question that truly
matters: "Why am I here?" As a group of us lifted the older man to
his feet, I felt his spirit somehow elevating mine. In that moment I was
pleasantly reminded of the power of reaching out and inspiring one another. </span></div>
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man's deep blue eyes stirred my soul. As he gripped my arm tightly, we slowly
made our way down the steps and out into the hallway. Those of us surrounding
him, quietly cheered as the man proudly walked out the theatre doors. He gazed
deeply into my eyes and thanked me for my kindness and I returned the gesture
by thanking him for his gift of connection. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> That
night, I decided to capture this uplifting experience through the gift of the
written word. As a 17-time author and transformational novelist, I choose to
create the space to share these insights with you through a belief that we're
all connected and no one is meant to walk this earth alone. We live in a
connection age yet one only has to gaze upon a sea of buzzing devices to notice
that our world is more disconnected than ever. <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Imagine a world where people look up and intentionally strive to
connect with others.</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The outcomes would be limitless. A world that connects
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all of us. It's another reason why I appreciate publications like "The
Business Link". They help us look up and appreciate the verse that each
human being contributes to the story of humanity. The gift of connection is
about pausing to experience the daily miracles that present themselves in what
may appear in seemingly insignificant ways. The key is to become aware of
the significance of the "present moment". </span></div>
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and see another human being for who they really are. Feel your spirit
connecting with theirs. It's one thing to connect with people's minds however,
it's quite another to forge a bond with their heart. We deepen our connection
with others by listening with the intent to understand versus replying. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> The
world craves deeper connection now more than ever. It starts with a belief that
all of us are here to help one another connect to something far greater than building
more shopping malls. We are here to connect to the light of one another. Every
single human being on this planet has a gift to weave into the very fabric of
life. Every stitch is a connection to the quilt of humanity. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> So,
as the opening credits for the next cinematic adventure begins, I smile at the
phrase that fills up the screen and stirs my heart: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> "See
the Big Picture..." </span></div>
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When I chose to set out in a path of inspiration back in the later part of 2007, I published 10 inspirational quotes. </div>
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Little did I know at the time that each one of these “mantras” would have a profound impact on my life. </div>
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The first step towards nurturing profound change starts with planting the seed of an idea. </div>
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It’s one thing for me to write these words and quite another to live them. </div>
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The quote I published two years after the seed was planted was:</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">“Nurture your career and your relationships and experience results.”</span></div>
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The next 9 years that followed consisted of nurturing the seeds I had planted. I chose to be for others the very thing I was seeking: Inspiration. </div>
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It’s what I wanted others to experience so I poured myself into nurturing those around me and that led to a bountiful life filled with Love, Passion, Creativity and Inspiration. </div>
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<li>Surround yourself with a TRIBE that knows WHY they are here. I define the deeper WHY as the World Helped by You. </li>
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<li>Seek out those that live with greater Passion and Purpose knowing that the Outcome they seek is also seeking them. </li>
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A TRIBE that knows WHY is an unstoppable force. Their light becomes a beacon for the World and their intention streaks across the universe. </div>
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<li>Nurture the seeds you planted long ago with your belief that you are meant for more. </li>
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<li>Wash over them with a profound sense of love and joy. </li>
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<li>Cast a light upon their unique gifts for others to marvel. </li>
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<li>Comfort them when the energy of fear and disbelief takes its grip upon their life force causing them to feel lost and alone. </li>
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Nurture your WHY TRIBE and bask in the growth of your relationships knowing that they have created the profound results that is your life. </div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-13014362486489196422018-02-26T10:51:00.003-05:002018-02-26T10:51:40.340-05:00The BIGGER Picture <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18.0pt;">"THE BIGGER PICTURE" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18.0pt;">~ Gerry Visca</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It's 3:11am and I’ve woken up, yet again, in a cold sweat convinced that
I am meant to see the bigger picture that dwells below the surface. As I boil
the kettle for my early morning tea, I sit in my studio pondering the words for
my next article.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As I look down, visions of my past as a global speaker swirl in my mind
delivering content that I believed, at the time, was essential. I see
myself on stage giving a talk in Istanbul
on the 'Disruptors of Innovation'. The tea swirls and moments later, I'm
transported to Quebec
where I'm inspiring a global audience on the 'Power of Creativity'. A few more
swirls and I'm swept up into the snow-capped peaks of British Columbia
delivering one of thousands of talks on building a 'Brand Experience' in order
to connect with the hearts of customers.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As I sit in my red chair gazing at the 16 published books resting on the
shelf and the unedited manuscript of my latest transformational novel: Why am I
here? I ponder a thought:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"Why is the world still so
disconnected?"</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Let's get real about what we all need to ask ourselves. As heads of
nations continue to bury their heads in the sands of time can we honestly say
that we're better off? Have we arrived at the ultimate destination as a species
that is supposedly "self aware"? Are we who we are meant to be and is
the delusional pursuit for "more" truly changing the world and our lives?
Will the aisles of yet another shopping mall guide us to the promised land?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And as I write these words mass media continues to innovate on new ways
of ushering in fear by telling us how we should live our lives.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Like seeds blowing aimlessly in the wind, the concept of "Democracy"
and "Free Will" continues to take us further down the rabbit hole.
It's all just another system of control isn’t it? </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, I ground myself in the only question, I believe, matters: Why am I
here?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Answer:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> To wake up the world to answering
the only question that matters.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Imagine all of humanity truly becoming "self aware". Fear no
longer has a place in our hearts and minds as we each exist to reach out and
inspire one another. We actually have a shot at surviving as a species instead
of wiping each other out.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">When we collectively strive to ignite the deeper WHY, that I define as
the World Helped by You, in one another, then we awaken the oldest part of
ourselves, our Soul's true Purpose.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Is this not why we are truly here; too look up and elevate the human
race to a new level of consciousness?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Here's the thing; we all have a choice. We can continue exerting our
dominance over nature, searching for the answer within the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lines of Code</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Technology </i>and
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">AI</i> or we can CONNECT with people's
hearts and help one another look up, rise to the surface and become all we were
meant to be.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We are human BEINGS yet we continue to allow ourselves to be defined by
DOING more. It's only through the acceptance of our deeper reason for BEING
that we ignite our Soul's hidden Purpose, the one below the surface. It's the
collective realization for the truth of who we really are that gives birth to
an inspired way of BEING.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The answers to the bigger question doesn't come from a weekend workshop
that promises success in six easy steps. It's not found in the external world.
Like an iceberg, it's true potential dwells below the surface.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">How do we get there? We decide to collectively create a world through
Love and like the herbs in my tea, the energy of Fear that no longer serves our
higher selves, will ultimately dissolve. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So, before you turn the page, consider turning off the noise, "the
unwanted sound" and instead, choose to listen to the only voice that
matters, the one that connects you to the bigger picture and that rests deep
within your heart:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Why am I here?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18.0pt;">"When you finally decide who
you crave to BE, the universe enters the ring and conspires in your favour."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One my favourite all-time movies is Nacho
Libre featuring the talented Jack Black. I recently introduced this flick over
the holidays to my life partner Angela Kontgen, a meditation coach. As the Why
Guy, I just couldn't help but extract the deeper learning's from this fun
little film. So raise the curtain, turn off your cell phones and sit back
in your seats with some savoury popcorn as I reveal some of the life lessons
from Nacho Libre. </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Chancho, when you are a man, sometimes
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here's the great thing about life. You get to
choose how you want to live and what you want to be when you grow up. It's far
too easy to follow the crowd and try and conform just so you don't stand out.
Well, perhaps there's a deeper part of you that is ready to ZIG when the rest
of the world ZAGS! It's OK to stand out and defy the system. You get one shot
at life and then the bell goes off and the match is over. So, why not make it
the life you've always dreamed of. Lead with the things that bring you a deeper
sense of joy. We call that, living your passion. Let down your guard and throw
on some stretchy pants and go have some fun. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Life
Lesson No. 2: Forget the Doing! </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Maybe I'm not meant for these duties...Maybe
I need to find some new duties..." ~ Nacho </span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The disconnect within human beings is that we
get really defined by the "DOing" aspects of our lives when the true
path to fulfillment is through "BEing." I love the expression:
"Be what you seek." Here's the thing about your deeper WHY which I
define as the World Helped by You, the one thing you're seeking most is also
seeking you. Look at your life right now. If you had one year to live, would
you honestly be DOing the same things you've been doing? The key is to run
towards your goal. Don't look back. Keep your head up high and embrace the
gifts you're meant to receive. According to Nacho Libre, <i>"Maybe it's
time to get a better duty!"</i> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Life
Lesson No. 3: Taste the Glory </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Don't you want a little taste of the
glory? See what it tastes like!" ~ Nacho </span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most people are afraid of change yet, it's
only through change that we truly discover who we were meant to be.
'Discomfort' leads to growth whereas 'comfort' suppresses the passion for the
soul. A great way to savour your desired life is to taste it. You don't need to
see the whole picture, you just need to leap into the ring with both feet. It's
the first step that will get you onto the path of truly living your best life.
Look up, open your heart and marvel at all of the wondrous glory that awaits
you. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Life
Lesson No. 4: Feel the fear </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Tonight, I felt something deeper inside
me that I never felt before!" ~ Nacho </span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What you focus on expands. That's just the law
of the universe. You always have two choices. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1) Live with Fear</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2) Live with Love </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These two emotions cannot co-exist in the ring
of your mind simultaneously. Winners choose to love everything and everyone
around them. See everyone that has ever crossed your path as being one your
greatest teachers putting you onto your desired path. It's OK to feel the fear.
The key is to not let it stop you from lacing up your boots and thrusting
yourself into the ring of life. Feel the fear but smile as you do it anyway.
When FEAR enters the ring, Face Everything and Rise. </span></div>
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Lesson No. 5: Find your Eagle Power </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"So, what you're saying to me is if I eat
this yolk my moves will become the best in the world..." ~ Nacho </span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is one of my favourite scenes, as our
hero Nacho climbs up the side of a cliff in search of an Eagle's egg. He
believes that the yolk will enhance his wrestling moves. Inside each one of us
lives a super power that I define as: "Your Purpose." It's your
unique gifts that truly bring out the best in you. You don't need any
confirmation from the external world. (or golden eggs for that matter!) Your
super power dwells within. That's the only place you'll find it. Forget about
the next "workshop" (unless it's a WHY Weekend!) The only mountain
you need to climb is the one to your heart. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Listen to the whisper. It may be difficult to
hear among the noisy spectators that continually scream at you, but rest
assured that it lives and breathes inside of you. I call it your 'fiery
dragon'. It's your passion and it gets you leaping out of bed and into the ring
of life. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is your time to soar with the eagles and
make your mark on the world. You no longer need to criticize and judge others
from the stands. This your time to be who you were meant to be. You need to get
off the sidelines, take chances on life, face your fears, shine your glory and
become the performer of your one precious life.</span></div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-20869194597424990362017-12-11T12:48:00.001-05:002017-12-11T12:48:56.545-05:00The BIG BANG! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"It doesn't matter where you currently are but in the direction you are moving in."</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">~ Why Guy, Gerry Visca</span></b></div>
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As we roll out into a New Year, along with it comes limitless possibility.<br />
A time to release the energy of the previous twelve months.<br />
A time to reflect on 'Why' you are truly here.<br />
A time to kick start the dreams you promised yourself a long time ago.</div>
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So, what explosion of purpose will burst out of you? What will be your 'Big Bang'?<br />
How will you serve others with the gifts that were imprinted upon your cells, a lifetime<br />
ago? The New Year is but a moment in time. That is the great thing about the universe we<br />
find ourselves in. Everything expands from a single moment. When these powerful<br />
moments collide, greatness is unleashed across the stars.</div>
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As one who exists to inspire others, I've witnessed the miracle of life and the seed of<br />
potential that lives and breathes within all of humanity. My heart has heard the<br />
thunderous roar of people coming to life and bursting with new levels of passion and<br />
purpose.</div>
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I've experienced the miracle of a child crushing her fears and eradicating a disease<br />
that ravished her spirit.I've marvelled at the thousands of souls who've heard their wake-up call towards truly living their one precious life!</div>
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I've danced in the joyous realization of people igniting their deeper, driving Why<br />
(Their true reason for being).</div>
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When we all reach out and inspire others to see their light, we illuminate the heavens like<br />
a burst of fireworks on the 4th of July. When we consciously unite we ignite the greatness<br />
that bellows in people's hearts. When we selflessly pour ourselves into others, we light<br />
the sacred fire that forges a world inspired.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What will be your 'Big Bang'?</span><br />
For some, it will be the deeper realization of 'Why' they truly exist. Not what they are<br />
meant to do, but who they are meant to be. For others, they'll learn to crush the fear that<br />
held them back for a lifetime. They will overflow with explosive levels of love for where<br />
they are heading. </div>
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Perhaps, your 'Big Bang' will stem from deciding to take 100%<br />
responsibility for the life you desire to create.<br />
The change you are seeking is seeking you. It starts with lighting the 'big fire'<br />
within your heart. Like anything great, it expands from sheer will and persistence. It<br />
won't happen someday but rather in the present moment. It's something you 'must do'<br />
with the little time you have left on this earth.</div>
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Your 'Big Bang' will create a chain reaction. It will ripple out across the fields like<br />
a brush fire. Everyone around you will feel the heat from your flame and be inspired to<br />
do the same.</div>
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We are here, now in this time to elevate one another to look up from our<br />
delusional digital worlds onto a sea of true greatness. We don't exist in isolation but<br />
rather, as a collaborative spirit on a quest to understand the true nature of our universe.<br />
We'll thrive when we listen with the intent to understand the hidden promises that linger<br />
in our hearts.Your legacy will echo across the stars and influence generations to come. </div>
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Is that not why we are here? To make an impact of profound change?<br />
When you start with the end in mind, you will come to appreciate that even the smallest<br />
action can tip the scales of humanity.</div>
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Your 'Big Bang' is the voice we all need to hear. It will thunder in our hearts and it will<br />
awaken our spirit from a deep slumber. Your belief in something far greater than yourself,<br />
will expand our minds and inflate our soul. Your sails will carry us across a sea of<br />
unbridled possibility. Your light will illuminate the true way and the path that will bring<br />
you utter bliss.</div>
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When you surrender to the need to have all the 'I's' dotted and the 'T's' crossed you<br />
will humble yourself and steer into the direction of relentless humility. Your<br />
'imperfection' is what makes this journey so 'perfect'.</div>
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When you commit to always being a student of life, you'll never stop learning and<br />
dreaming among the cosmos. That is where you've always belonged, dancing among the<br />
stars and shooting across the heavens.<br />
This is your year for explosive growth.<br />
This is your time to decide you're worthy of more.<br />
This is your legacy so make it one we'll never forget.<br />
Don't just spark a match, ignite the fire.<br />
Let winds carry the promises you sang and above all, inspire us with a 'Big Bang!'</div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-88121964938376952202017-11-24T10:56:00.002-05:002017-11-24T10:56:45.738-05:00Be the Light <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;">"Be the light" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;">"When we all Reach Out and
Inspire others we create a new ROI for the world."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18pt; margin: 0px;">~ Gerry Visca</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I would like to share with you some
energy from my new upcoming transformational novel called: "Why am I
here?" I define this deeper 'Why' as the World Helped by You. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Inside each one us is a calling to our higher
purpose, the light of our true selves. In this so-called "Connection
Age" that we find ourselves living in, one only needs to look around and
notice how "DISconnected" we truly are. We don't seem to look up any
more. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I don't know about you but, somehow
I don't think the "Bigger Picture" for humanity was to build more
shopping malls, do you?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>As we approach the final month of
the year we all have a unique opportunity to embrace the light of our true
potential. What is this light? It's people's true self, the real self, the soft
chewy centre that intuitively knows its passion and purpose. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I'm not talking about the DISconnected 'self'
that hides behind flat screens and pursues visions of grandeur through five
easy steps. I'm referring to the self, that wants to contribute to the growth
of humanity. Isn't that why we're all here? <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I've often said that you don't need
to know what the hell you're doing! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I
think I even wrote a book about it.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>However, you do need to know Why! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It's the deeper Why that lives and breathes
inside of you, that will turn on the lights this holiday season. The first step
is to believe that you are here for a much bigger reason. Trust in your unique
gifts to reach out and inspire others, to find their light. </div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So, why write about it? Twas the
night before publishing when I could have drifted off to sleep. But something
was stirring inside me. The light that drives my deeper Why, my reason for
being was turned on. </div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Not too long ago in a distant land
far, far away. I chose to become what I was seeking. Throughout my wondrous
journey towards the light, I arrived at a profound understanding that the very
thing I was seeking was exactly what I wanted for others, "inspiration."
I've come to appreciate the power of this word, "inspiration" which
essentially means: "in-spirited" with one's life purpose. </div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The times when you felt most
inspired was when you felt the power of your inner light. It turned you on! You
heard the faint whispers of your 'inner self', the oldest part of you, your
soul. It spoke the language you abandoned a long time ago on your quest for
success. So, what is this language? It's your passion, the things that bring
you joy and your purpose, your contribution to others. And when you combine them
you create the <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>meaningful outcomes in
your life.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It has been said that our deeper
purpose is revealed to us, seconds before our death. I say, why the hell wait
for that defining moment. Act now. Do whatever it takes to ignite your bigger
dream. Surround yourself with people that won't let you dim your light.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Perhaps, it's time to strike off the 'ankle
biters' from your Christmas list.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Give
away your unique gifts, freely to the world. Trust me, it's the greatest
present they will ever unwrap.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>What I know for certain, is a light
of unbridled possibility, dwells within your soul.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It burns deeply inside of you like a fiery
dragon. When you release it, your greatness will scorch the skies like a thousand
fireworks.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Your light will burn in our
hearts and it will inspire us to pick up the torch and dash to the finish line.
Your light is what the world needs now, more than ever. When you choose to be
the light, you crush the fear and you allow the love to flood your heart.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Here's the thing. You, my reader,
mean the world to me.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I know what
happens when you turn on that light. It will radiate out like a brush fire and
inspire everyone else around you to "look up" and light their flame.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So, are you ready? Let's light this
candle.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Why are you truly here, now, in this place at this point in time? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">It’s a great question to kick off this journey. Then again, it’s the only question in the end that truly matters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Why not invest the time now to truly uncover the answer? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">What I know for certain is seconds before our death, a higher source reveals the answer in all its glory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">What follows all depends on how you chose to step into and live this question in the present. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">So, like every human being on the planet, you have a choice to uncover the answer to the universe’s most profound question. “Why am I here?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">It’s the foundation of all questions and the access to every answer that follows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">How much longer will you dodge this bullet? Will you wait until the end or will you choose to really start living through it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">We’re the only species that’s been given the greatest gift. The privilege and the ability to ask and live this one question. “Why am I here?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">You’ll soon realize that a ‘noisy’ world filled with theme parks, surgery treats and shopping malls cannot give you the answer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Think about all the time you have walked this earth. Where did all of your life force flow? How much energy was allocated towards climbing the mountain of success? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">If you’re fortunate you might be granted another gift of experiencing 70 summers in your lifetime. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Imagine savouring every delicious moment with a new found awareness of your life’s true purpose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">So, do you really want to answer the question “Why am I here?” It will require a new form of conscious thinking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Like anything worth pursuing it may create new levels of discomfort. But here’s the thing, if you keep doing the same thing you’ve been doing you’ll continue living with the same results. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">You don’t exist to simply pay the bills. You don’t need “more stuff” to occupy the limitless space of your mind. You are a being of light and possibility. Say that five times fast! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Let the world’s fill your heart and soul. Know that you’re not alone on this wondrous journey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">So, park the SUV in someone else’s 3-car garage. Begin removing all the layers of complexity you’ve unconsciously built. Wrap yourself with the greatest “unwrapped” gift of all time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Begin living with a deeper sense of purpose. Bask in the sunlight of knowing “Why you are here.” </span></div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-73667906319804192662017-10-21T17:31:00.000-04:002017-10-21T17:31:31.314-04:00Don’t take yourself so damn seriously!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Seriously, do those closest to you really get the deeper essence of who<span class="text_exposed_show"> you truly are? </span><br />
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Do they thrust you high up into the clouds or do they weigh you down for fear of being left behind? <br />
Do you feel alone on your wondrous journey through life? Is your new-found purpose burning a whole in your chest?<br />
<br />
Here’s the thing. You’re the only one who really needs to get you.
You’re a first rate version of yourself. No one else needs to lift you
up. You are the maestro. You conduct the symphony.<br />
<br />
So why do we
all crave acceptance and external validation? Answer. We are human
beings. We all strive for deeper connection. We want to be seen and know
that our life mattered to others. <br />
I’ve often claimed that “I
Don’t Know What the HELL I’m Doing!” It’s why I wrote a book on the
subject. But I do know WHY. It’s my clarity of purpose that feeds my
soul and fuels the way. It’s my beacon. My distant light guiding me in.<br />
<br />
When you [focus] with laser precious on what you desire to experience
in your brief lifetime, you’ll create a shield of pure light that
surrounds and magnifies your deeper WHY.<br />
<br />
No one else needs to
think your way. Your dream will soon be realized and the World will be
Helped by You. That’s my definition of the deeper WHY that will shift
the world’s energy. <br />
So, in the words of the late and great Dr. Wayne Dyer, “Don’t take yourself so damn seriously!”<br /> Create your life the way it was intended to be. <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/whyguy?source=feed_text&story_id=1158450940921727"><span class="_5afx"><span class="_58cl _5afz">#</span><span class="_58cm">whyguy</span></span></a></div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-18933639205644543052017-09-25T09:23:00.002-04:002017-09-25T09:23:40.822-04:00Sounds of a Sunrise <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="_5yl5"><span>What is the sound that a sunrise creates? </span></span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5"><span>For the past 48 years of my life I lived completely unaware of this miraculous experience .
For the past several months I've conditioned a new habit of listening with the intent to understand the sounds of a sunrise. </span></span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5"><span>It starts off with a cool mist slowly hovering along the surface of the lake. You can hear the ripples of the distant waves.
You can hear the crickets as they conduct their final crescendo.
As the earth rotates it makes way for the first glimpse of the great ball of fire far in the distance...our sun. </span></span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5"><span>The earth is greeted by a faint fluttering from the wings of angels.
I witness the sounds of geese flowing in unison along the surface of the water as if to be taking their seats in the audience. </span></span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5"><span> The majestic ball of fire bursts through the horizon with a peaceful thrust.
Children's laughter chime in the wind. The water greets the rocky shore with a thundering kiss. </span></span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5"><span>The leaves on the trees that shelter me smile as they sway in the wind.
Suddenly it's as if all the sounds of the universe harmoniously flow as one heart beat. </span></span><br />
<span class="_5yl5"><span>One song. </span></span><br />
<span class="_5yl5"><span>One life.</span></span><br />
<span class="_5yl5"><span>One light that fills my heart. </span></span></div>
Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-66467888910189520312017-09-22T19:07:00.005-04:002017-09-22T19:07:59.915-04:00The Fire <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span data-offset-key="fo73p-0-0"><span data-text="true">I wanted to share with you all my speech to kick off the </span></span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="fo73p-1-0" spellcheck="false"><span data-offset-key="fo73p-1-0"><span data-text="true">Upper Canada College (UCC)</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="fo73p-2-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="fo73p-3-0" spellcheck="false"><span data-offset-key="fo73p-3-0"><span data-text="true">The Terry Fox Foundation</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="fo73p-4-0"><span data-text="true"> run today. Thank you </span></span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="fo73p-5-0" spellcheck="false"><span data-offset-key="fo73p-5-0"><span data-text="true">Jen Shin</span></span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="5pg8b-0-0"><span data-text="true">I call it: THE FIRE</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="8lgsv-0-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="8lgsv-0-0"><span data-text="true">What does Terry Fox represent for you?</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="bfs30-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="bfs30-0-0"><span data-text="true">Why do you run?</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="b95ua-0-0"><span data-text="true">You know what his life force means to me? That we are all connected and we are all one! We are here to elevate the human race and make it thrive. </span></span></div>
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<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="70qcs" data-offset-key="5gk96-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5gk96-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="5gk96-0-0"><span data-text="true">For me, Terry Fox represents [THE FIRE] that burns inside of us all. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6dm8h-0-0"><span data-text="true">He represents PASSION: The things that bring us joy. PURPOSE: How will you serve the world?</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1bouc-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="1bouc-0-0"><span data-text="true">Together, they create the outcomes we are all seeking. </span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="466fg-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="466fg-0-0"><span data-text="true">Together they create the [THE FIRE] that stirs our dragons.</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="73t7h-0-0">
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7lr26-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="7lr26-0-0"><span data-text="true">Terry Fox created a legacy that still burns brightly in our hearts. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="8bcrm-0-0"><span data-text="true">What is your fire?</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="epinm-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="epinm-0-0"><span data-text="true">What will you run for?</span></span></div>
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<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="70qcs" data-offset-key="1vmpn-0-0">
<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1vmpn-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="1vmpn-0-0"><span data-text="true">What will the world say about you years from now?</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="an32a-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="an32a-0-0"><span data-text="true">Will your passion scorch the skies?</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="88k0l-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="88k0l-0-0"><span data-text="true">Will your purpose light the way?</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="51tul-0-0">
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f6bpv-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="f6bpv-0-0"><span data-text="true">If my 17 year-old daughter Sophie were standing beside me she would say don't ever stop dreaming. Don't settle and never stop living your passion. </span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="58ibg-0-0">
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8kp6f-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="8kp6f-0-0"><span data-text="true">Last year at this time she wanted to run but she was laying in a hospital bed fighting for her life and with her FIRE fighting stage 3 cancer. She chose to run and kick cancer in the ass! </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="e2r7q-0-0"><span data-text="true">You run for her. For all of us. For a world free of DIS-EASE. Inside of you is a fire. We need to hear you roar. </span></span></div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-87455273150731104212017-09-20T11:03:00.000-04:002017-09-20T11:03:57.260-04:00Keep it Simple <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18.0pt;">"You don't need to know what
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<span style="font-family: Impact; font-size: 18.0pt;">You just need to simplify."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">W</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">hen did we allow complexity to dictate our lives? When
did it become acceptable to live with a sense of overwhelm? Were our ancestors
not raised with the mentality that less is truly more? I think perhaps our
modern world may have lost its way in the pursuit of more. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Simplicity is about developing the
capacity to savour less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ask yourself
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Where and how do you want to
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Where and how do you want to
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. What are the things that give you
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As I write these words, the Tuscan
Bells of Montespertoli chime 9 times signaling 9:00am. I just finished a
long contemplative walk through the olive groves. I converse with the trees as
they seem to rise and greet the morning sun. I witness a lovely lady smiling at
me from her balcony as she joyfully tends to her herbs. She greets me
with a simple 'Bonjourno' (good morning). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My life partner Angela and I decided
to return to the hills of Tuscany
for a consecutive year. I feel deeply rooted in these lands much like the olive
trees as if I am one with the soil. My mother grew up in Italy, a few
hours away from this simple paradise. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This return visit marked a memorable
milestone. We celebrated the launch of my new novel "Remembering Why"
A Wondrous Journey to Why We Exist. This is the first transformational novel in
my 16-book repertoire. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The words were inspired by my
experiences in Tuscany
last year and the enormity of the events that followed. The title
"Remembering Why" appears even more fitting as I simply soak in all
the senses that this heavenly place offered me. It reminded me just how brilliant
and brief life truly is. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Impact; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"We need to continually stretch ourselves and
become fascinated with the world around us." ~ Gerry Visca</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My 48 year journey on this earth has
been a wondrous journey learning how to develop the capacity to savour less. Everyone
of us has been presented with a treasure, the gift of limited time. We have a
choice to begin to remove the enormous 'complexity' we have unconsciously piled
onto our lives. There is a light at the top of the heap. We can decide to
allocate our life force to ONLY the things that light us up with joy. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Simplifying your life begins with
choosing to consciously throw out all the garbage in your mind through a daily
practice of clearing the mind. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
deeper levels of peace and fulfillment that all of man kind is ultimately seeking
will emerge when we simplify the contents of our mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You are the only one that can choose
to do the inner work, step into living these questions and become aware of your
higher self but you have to start deconstructing (breaking down and disassembling
what no longer serves you) in all aspects of your life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's funny, we are never taught this
at a young age or any age for that matter. We are immersed in a society that
strives to consume and pursue more. We have forgotten our true purpose which is
to elevate the human race and that my friends will come about when we choose to
BE (as in we are human beings) as opposed to unconsciously living as human
DOings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have somehow allowed life to pile
more crap upon us. Instead of living and creating life on our terms we choose
to bog ourselves down with endless TO-DO lists that bog down our minds and keep
us from focusing on only the things that truly matter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Life is meant to be lived through
greater levels of passion and purpose. Together, these two energies truly
create the meaningful outcomes we are all seeking: a path to inner peace,
harmony and fulfillment. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I hope this #whytime inspires you to
live the rest of your days with a greater sense of urgency for the one life
you've been given. </span></div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-41815382378398431132017-09-18T10:38:00.004-04:002017-09-18T10:54:13.083-04:00Why Write?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We don't just read and write books because it's cool.<br />
We read and write books because we are here to elevate the human
race...and the human race needs to ignite it's passion and purpose so we
can all create meaningful outcomes in our lives. <br />
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Everyone on this planet is seeking a connection to the deeper reason for their existence. <br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> Why Write inspiring works of art? <br /> Because when we connect to the heart we life the human spirit. <br /> <br />
Inspiration is about beauty, love and passion. When composed as a work
of art, inspired writing has the power to illuminate our heart and
connect us to the soul of the universe. <br /> <br /> Why do I write? Because I can and I have a desire to inspire 1 Million WHYs in our world. <br /> <br /> Why do you write? Because the world needs to remember your verse ans know that you mattered. <br /> <br /> Are you ready to write?</span></div>
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-78300996367099497212017-08-30T10:57:00.002-04:002017-08-30T10:57:10.465-04:00What will bring meaning to your life? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Take a moment and take stock of your life. Ask yourself, "What has brought me meaning thus far?"<br />Is it the house? <br />The new car?<br />The remodeled family room? <br />How about the past several visits to the shopping mall? <br /><br />I'm sure it wouldn't take long to "rationalize" how much joy your external world has presented you. <br /><br />If you dig a little deeper you would soon realize it's all just "rational lies."<br /><br />What if you took a deeper dive and had a conversation with your heart? What is the love that you are truly seeking?<br /><br />Now as you swim in a new ocean of belief ask yourself, "What will bring meaning to my life?" The path to true happiness, inner peace and fulfillment will never emerge from the external world. <br /><br />Deeper levels of meaning dwells within the light of your "inner being." It ascends from the stillness of your heart and breaks through the surface with arms thrust out wide. <br /><br />Breathe in the power of this moment that is your life. Soak in the wondrous power of your beating heart. <br /><br />Embrace new levels of gratitude for your soul's desire to awaken its spirit. Feel your inner light filling you up with new levels of love for yourself and everything around you. <br /><br />You've been gifted life and the exquisite opportunity to savour all that it has to offer. <br /><br />#whyguy #whytime</div>
Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-12501717389393724022017-08-28T10:11:00.001-04:002017-08-28T10:11:39.376-04:00What if you Remembered? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I can imagine the feeling when all of us remember our true calling in this world. <br />
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There is something far greater that surrounds us. We only need to believe that we are all meant for more.<br />
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A lifetime ago, our deeper purpose was imprinted in our cells. This <b>"light" </b>has never left our "being."<br />
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You felt this <b>"gift"</b> wrapping you around the age of 6. Somewhere along your journey, you forgot your way. Your <b>"true gifts"</b> remain unwrapped and dwell in the shadows of unrealized possibility. <br />
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Like most people, you've allowed the delusion of society to convince you of what is "real". You've lost sight of what truly matters. Your inner light will ignite your burning desire (<b>your passion</b>).<br />
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When you present your gift to others you are living your true purpose and you create the meaningful outcomes that your soul is seeking.<br />
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We are here for a finite moment in time. Our deeper reason for being is to help one another <b>"Remember Why" </b>we exist. <br />
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This deeper calling to your light does not exist in the realm of doing and achieving more. It lives through a deeper love for yourself, for every living thing and everyone around you.<br />
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I can imagine the feeling of everyone returning to their light.<br />
I cam imagine the feeling of Remembering Why. <br />
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Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-42558040746706808862017-08-20T10:21:00.001-04:002017-08-20T10:22:07.006-04:00X MARKS THE SPOT<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">What is the illusive treasure you are seeking? How will you know when you've arrived?</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">For the past several years you've sharpened your pick and polished your axe. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">Today, you may find yourself at a crossroad. You're asking yourself the BIGGER questions yet the answers are not coming to the surface. That's because they are buried deep within a place you've forgotten. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">Your long lost treasure is not found on a map. It's exists on the very spot you now stand. It's your light and all knowing inner being. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">You are the treasure. You have the gift but you need to rip off the ribbons that have held you down from bursting into your greatness. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">The only map you need is the one that will re-connect your heart with the soul of the universe. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">It's this "unison of hearts" that will reveal the missing piece. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">The treasure you seek is your "way of being." This shiny jewel can't be found in the "doing."</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">We're all connected and you'll soon discover that we're all seeking the same thing, the answer to the only question that matters: "WHY am I here?"</span></p>Gerry Viscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680550519465133077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184347371825340318.post-16157532059892150912017-08-16T12:06:00.004-04:002017-08-16T12:06:44.395-04:00The BIG Lie <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We live in a world where we are completely run by a need for external validation. I refer to this energy as our "outer being or demon." It thrives on the need to be recognized, validated and edified. <br />
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Somewhere between the age of 6 and 11 we allow society to thrust its grip on us and tell us what is real. <br />
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It's all bullshit! It's a big lie. We're not helping anyone by continually falling deeper into this realm of "disillusionment."<br />
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The only thing that matters is helping one another return to the "light" of our true being. This is how we will eliminate fear and silence the demon within that permeates our fragile world.<br />
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We're not here to win more titles, earn millions and consume more natural resources. This accumulation of more continues to ravage our world and our spirit. <br />
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We are here to thrive as a human species and we're being tested now more than ever as to our level of contribution. The question is, will we rise about our current way of being and help one another answer the only question that truly matters: <b>"Why am I here?"</b><br />
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The big lie is that you allow others to tell you that you're not good enough or not doing enough. You allow yourself to listen to the "noise of the crowd" that you don't have a purpose and you can't live your true passion. <br />
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You allow yourself to be influenced by the masses instead of listening to your heart. You wake up doing the same thing over and over hoping and wishing for things to change. This energy is not serving your higher self.<br />
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It's time to be true to yourself and honour your light.<br />
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The real truth is that inside of you lives and breathes a "fiery dragon", a spirit that is your burning passion. It has existed since the first breath you took. It desires to scorch the skies and play full out.<br />
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You are unique and one-of-a-kind. When you unleash your true light, the world will be a better place.<br />
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My recent autobiography titled "Influence" features 11 unique journey's of women inspiring change. It is an energy intended to inspire 11,000 new "Influencers" in the world. It is not intended to feed ego's. It's sole purpose is to ignite your light so you to can become a person of influence.<br />
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The deeper why that drives my publications are that we all have a light that shines deep within. I believe in the light of "everyday people doing extraordinary things."<br />
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The truth that influences my inspiration is my need and desire to forge a new <b>ROI</b> for humanity. One where we collectively choose to <b>R</b>each <b>O</b>ut and <b>I</b>nspire others.<br />
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Allow your truth to set your spirit free so you can soar into the heavens and cast your true light upon us all. <br />
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