Am I at ease at this moment?
This past year, my life has been like a roller coaster overcoming many challenges (I will come back to that word later in my post): health issues (of my partner), buy and sell of two houses which have caused three different moves (and you all know what a move implies, right?), multiple visits to the hospital for my elderly mother (540 km away) , and more recently the loss of my beloved Skye. As you go go go, you do not necessarily take the time to BE in the moment, in the present. So I just reopened Eckhart Tolle’s book Practicing the Power of Now. He says: Presence is the key to Freedom, so you can only be free now. This sits so well! I found myself alone (not lonely) for the past 15 days and it reminded me of my days in Barbados. Time of reflection, time to witness my mental and emotional state. Am I in the moment? How do I feel? What do I feel? Why? What thoughts do I have? Why? I came to re-member Acceptance of what is, without judging it. I have to admit, it is not all-ways easy. I am guilty of it too. I found myself with a particular thought, and just reacted on it. The feeling that you get is usually never good. Being the witness of your thoughts, allows for peace and stops you in an action-reaction attitude. As the past lives inside of you, you can either react from there or act from the present.. You will definitely get a different outcome. When challenges present itself, I now like to call them Destinations. I understand that each breath that I take, each move that I make is my Destination. Let’s embrace and...
Read MoreThe Unknown is so so much better!
In my book SOAR with Vulnerability I talk about the “Security of the Unknown versus the Security of the Known“. As you read this simple phrase, don’t you feel the limitation of the second option? For me it is so huge. Imagine if you would live in the known all the time?! How boring it would be. No more discovery to make, no more exploration, no more adventure, no more wondering or questioning, no more opportunity to grow and expand. You know it all after all! You have already created this comfort zone space where there is no more place for anything else. Your blackboard is filled with formulas and information, beliefs and habits that define your life. On the other side, the Unknown is the most exciting and creative playground. There are no rules or limitations of what can be done. The sky is the limit! And of course it is LOL. As you let anything and everything that wants to unfold, unfold. You are called to step outside of your comfort zone? It is because you can. When you engage in the playground of the unknown, it creates different and stimulating experiences for expansion. Expansion to your ultimate place of knowing. So next time before saying no to a new experience, embrace the opportunity to get closer to your higher knowing. Until then, be happy and excited to say: I don’t know. Below, you can listen to the Audio Preface of my book http://www.suzanneletourneau.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SOAR-Audio-Preface.mp4 Please feel free to comment and send me your insights about the Unknown! Let’s start this new adventure and explore...
Read MoreAuthenticity in our Social Life!
I found this interesting video and I thought I would share it with you. I am inviting you to share your comments below. I feel it goes hand in hand with my previous post about Authenticity. On top of hiding behind this tempered glass, are we all hiding behind our computers, our Facebook page, our IPhone, our Pinterest photos, etc…Are we really and truly connecting? When was the last time you picked up the phone to connect with an old friend or a family member? When was the last time you went on your roller blades, your bicycle or just went for a walk? What about sharing a non-interrupted face to face conversation with someone? Take a look below. Do you recognize yourself? ...
Read MoreAuthenticity is the New Sexy!
If that is true, why is there so many people still hiding behind this big tempered glass? Honestly I don’t know why! But what I do know, is that the people who are still standing behind that glass are the ones missing on their lives, their gifts, their blessings and true love. Not true love as finding the perfect mate or soul mate but as finding their true selves. The true meaning of embracing your Authentic Vulnerability is about being transparent at all time. Transparent means to be clear, honest, integrous and in full harmony with who you are. Not some of the time but ALL of the time. It is about being true/transparent to yourself at all time. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were invited to a party, family reunion, business event, etc….where your true self did not want to go? It doesn’t matter why. What matters is that your true self did not want to participate in this particular life experience. Nevertheless you put up your suit, entered your tempered glass and went along for the ride. Not listening to your higher self and your intuition, you went along pretending that you wanted to be there, pretending to enjoy a situation or even people that you did not feel like being with at this particular moment. Oye! Why? Why do we do this? Why do we this to ourself and to others? Why do we go against the grain of our natural beingness? I can promise you that from the moment you stop playing that game, your whole surrounding will change along with you. I dare you to be Authentic, Transparent and Outrageous and give it to yourself once. At least once and let me know how it turned...
Read MoreHow to Get Over It?
My last post is still lingering in me and probably will, for many more days if not, weeks to come. In the meantime Life must go on! And part of this life is to overcome our own limitations, boundaries, fears, challenges, crisis and doubts. Doubts about ourselves, our reasons of being here, our purpose, our true mission. Mary Buchan, Author of the forthcoming book OVER IT, explains it so well in her book, as she has overcome her own IT. Mary dedicates her book to women everywhere who are committed to overcoming any circumstances that keep them from being their authentic selves. “You are overcomers. You are mothers and wives and sisters. You are business women and homemakers and dreamers. Your are visionaries and volunteers. You are artists and musicians and poets and advocates for creating the best possible world” she says. Mary Buchan is an author, a singer, a songwriter, a nurse, a coach, a wife, a mother, a MidlifestyleRNventor. She is conducting a Book Blog Hop right now and she is inviting you to join her. By clicking this link you will be able to listen to the second part of an interview I was so privileged to have with Mary. Please do not hesitate to email her at: mary@marybuchan.com to find out how she did it! Click the picture...
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