SOAR in Authenticity
To SOAR is to rise rapidly above the usual level of ordinary. Once you do, there is no way back. You will never be same.
What would you like to rise above?
An old job that is not exciting you any more? An unfulfilled relationship that is not inspiring you any more? Perhaps you want to rise above old beliefs that are stopping you from doing what you have always wanted to do , your true calling?
Maybe you want to lift yourself from this frozen, paralysed mode and shoot up to your unlimited potential?
We all come to that point at least once in our lives. We call these moments: Transition Time. I love them! It is the time for Introspection, time for Reconvene with yourself at a much deeper level. In my book SOAR with Vulnerability I talk about Authenticity. What does it mean to be authentic? When was the last time you stopped to ask yourself these questions: Who am I? What am I suppose to do? What is my mission? What is my purpose? AM I living it? AM I being true to myself ? AM I being authentic, real with others? AM I living my truth or AM I just trying to please…over and over again?
Take a moment to find your centre. The place where there are no thoughts. There is no breathing, no mind, no emotions, no body, and still you are. Can you feel it? Can you feel that who you are is much more, and much bigger that your body?
Great! Now go and live it. Rise and Shine. Embrace your uniqueness in connectedness. In your uniqueness reside your greatness. There is no need to look for it any more. It is YOU. It’s been you all along.
Let your authentic uniqueness rise in its transparency, lightness and happiness.
I invite you to leave a comment about the particular transition you might be in right now. You will realize that you are not alone in that situation and that by sharing it, you will help someone else. Let’s get the SOAR Movement in gear!
When did the True Nature of the Soul Begin to Fade?
If you want to change your world, you need to change your consciousness. You want to move out from the world of Illusions and step into the word of Reality. The reality of who you really are. Your True Nature. Your hu-mane Ego will try to convince you otherwise but your soul knows better. The Pillars of Light are now here to help us remember. Just pay attention.
Bell Rock – December 2012
I took this picture,on the left, on December 22, 2012 and only saw the light after taking the picture. Climbing the Bell Rock of Sedona, I allowed myself to stop and listen. No particular reason for taking the picture at that moment, except for this strong energy I was feeling around me and in me. I knew I was surrounded by something much more powerful then the view.
To change our consciousness,we need to be aware and accept that we are all connected as Energies. It is your choice to stay in low density vibrations or to raise your vibrations. It is your thoughts, your beliefs, your judgements that are limiting your vibrations to expand. Change your thoughts and your beliefs and you will change your world.
The time is now. We are surrounded with Love. Accept the Truth of who you are and Let it BE.
Pillars of Light – January 2, 2015
Resolutions Everyone Breaks
What is a resolution? A decision or formal statement to do or not to do, to take action or not.
So why do we break our resolutions? This is such a no-brainer and I don’t know why no one talks about it. Here’s a famous quote:
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein
And this is exactly what we – human beings are doing every year through our New Year Resolutions ritual.
After partying all night on the 31st, you get up on the 1st and say: Ok no more indulgence, no more over eating, no more drinking, I will exercise every day, lose that weight, I will be more loving and more patient with my partner, I will get a new and better job, I will be more compassionate, more giving, I will stop smoking, become a vegetarian, take more time to relax, call my parents more often, write a book, bring my business to another level, and I could keep on going on and on…Quite, Get, Find, Join, Help, etc… Have you recognized yourself in one of these? Of course you have.
And why is it that 99% of us found ourselves at the end of the year with the same resolutions for the following year? You did not stop smoking, you did not become a vegetarian, you did not bring your business to another level, etc….
It is because you tried to be someone you are not. You tried to lose weight to please someone else NOT for you, you tried to call your parents out of guilt NOT out of love, you tried to stop smoking because everybody is bugging you to stop, etc. You made resolutions for things you din’t really want to do. You did not have a WHY for either one of them.
And until you know your WHY you are only forcing yourself against your natural path. So why don’t you let it go? Let those phony, superficial resolutions go and start feeling your true self, let your true calling show itself. It is time to recognize YOU and your purpose. Your WHY has been there all along but you have covered it with so much junk that you can’t see it or feel it any more.
Know that all the power is within you and through this power you can do or have anything you desire. Whatever you affirm and accept from within will become a part of your visible experience. Just listen and start making your list.
Not a list of resolutions; but a list of insights that you will manifest as a co-creator of your life.
What you need to do is just BE you. Be you in harmony with your true essence. When you are in harmony with your true essence, it is not complicated and it does not have to be difficult. On the contrary…everything flows!
Just listen, feel it, and let it be.
With Love
Merry Christmas – A Special Message
What is Christmas and what does it mean to you? What does it mean to be in the Christmas Spirit?
I see a lot of people filling out the malls, like the new mall around us at our house in Florida, crazy busy and so much traffic; everyone seems to want to get a last minute gift for a loved one.
Last minute shopping, last minute preparation, last minute decisions, last minute…..rushing, rushing, rushing!
When in reality the biggest gift of all that you can give does NOT need any preparation, or any rushing to. It is always there inside of you, for you to give.
You are the gift, you are Love! Boundless love to share and expand even more on this special time of the year. A celebration of love where our choice and ability to connect with others is amplified, where listening with our true heart, our true self comes naturally, allowing us to see the divine beauty in all and everyone.
The Light is in each one of us all-ways! Even in the most challenging family member, friend or colleague.
So why not try it just for today and see how it feels. Keep the judgements, the meaningless opinions, the contradictions, in a safety box for the day. And just be the Love that you are.
Listen more than you talk, give more than you receive, witness more than you act, be more than you do. Just be fully present in this incredible humane and universal connection.
You never know, you might discover something amazing and decide to keep on doing it for 2015.
Wishing you a wonderful magical day!
In Loving Light,
Suzanne
The Ultimate Book Lover’s Gift Guide 2014
Happy Holidays and Happy reading!
The Holidays are coming and you know what that means…..It is that time of year where you start looking for inspiring gift ideas to give to friends and family! Sure you can give gift cards or flowers but why not give something that is a bit more meaningful?
Everybody loves a good book! Whether you are looking for a unique hostess gift, something for the office gift exchange or the perfect gift to give to that someone special, a book is always well received.
To make it easier for you, we have put together the Ultimate Book Lover’s Gift Guide. There is something for everyone on your list. From Inspirational to fun reads and titles for the younger readers (or young at heart). And, hey, you may even find something for yourself!
Inspirational
Over iT – Mary Buchan
We all have an “iT” to get over, some challenge in life that seems difficult, if not impossible, to overcome. This may be a problem with health, a past trauma, or stressful situation in our finances or career. Sometimes the “iT” stems from broken relationships or negative judgments we’ve encountered during our journey. In this award winning book Mary combines lighthearted personal stories with ancient wisdom keys. She shares life-changing insights that will help you drive away the dark shadows from your life and break free from whatever is holding you back from your full potential. These keys transformed Mary and they can change your life! Great gift that can be bought here. Buy here
Million Dollar Moments – Deborah L. Hall
What if everything you’ve ever been taught is a lie? What if we’ve been living under false assumptions? How can we know for sure? How can we find the truth? Today’s internet bombards us with daily information creating cognitive dissonance as we struggle with who to trust and what to believe. Million Dollar Moments sorts through the noise of these mixed messages bringing usto the only possible truth: your own truth. In 5 minute bursts of brain change each day, Million Dollar Moments shows you the path to uncover and claim your truth. These daily gems of inspiration will illuminate your values regarding business, love, creativity, and resources while encouraging and supporting you to step into who YOU are! Need a quote for a presentation or a speech? You’ll find some gems on these pages. Need a boost for the day? Open the book randomly to any page and you’ll get the inspiration that is meant just for your eyes for that day. Buy here.
SOAR with Vulnerability – Suzanne Letourneau
This is your book. The book that is inside of you all-ways. We all have a story to tell. In mine, I share how the biggest turning point of my life has opened my heart to receiving the best gift of all – Vulnerability.
Vulnerability works hand in hand with Authenticity. And from the moment you experience your authenticity, your true self, you will not want to be anything else but authentic.
Vulnerability is about daring to be more than who you think you are. Get Curious. Be Outrageous. Buy here.
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Being French – Francois Roland
LOL;-) Living Out Loud – Veronica Tanzen
Thought Provoking
A God for All Seasons – Patti Tingen
Based on Ecclesiastes 3, A God for all Seasons takes the reader on a year long journey, month by month. Starting with winter, the book moves through the natural seasons of the year. Each chapter correlates with a month and offers personal testimony and insights for the various spiritual seasons that we all experience. The theme of the book is that God’s love and presence is with us through every time and every season of our lives. 2014 Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Silver Medal Winner in the Christian Non-Fiction Category. Great gift idea for the person of faith that can be bought directly on Amazon.– Buy here.
A River of Tears, The River of Hope – Orit Murad Rehany
A River of Tears The River of Hope centers on the saga of the Two Torah Scrolls, and of an fluent and thriving community living peacefully for 2600 years until World War II and the events of Nazism, anti-Semitism and hatred took place in the ancient region known as the Cradle of Civilization, or modern days Iraq.
A River of Tears The River of Hope follows the enchanting and fascinating Murad family. The Murad family brought to Israel a proud heritage to share with the world including the two Torah Scrolls of their beloved father and grandfather, Rabbi Ezra Murad.
Rabbi Murad’s two Torah Scrolls traveled with the family to Israel. While settling in Israel the Murad family showed us the most valuable elements of hope, drive, and determination as they continued to thrive in Israel and Canada. A River of Tears The River of Hope will welcome readers into the history of the Murad family and their amazing journey from a world filled with oppression and tyranny, to one supported by acceptance and support. Buy here.
Fun Reads
Are You Kidding Me? – Stacey Gustafson
My Life with an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives, a compilation of hilarious, surprising, and relatable stories. The book reached #4 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases list for its category during its debut week. Hop into your minivan and get ready to cruise through the crazies of Suburbia! Humorist Stacey Gustafson makes an entertaining tour guide in Are You Kidding Me?, a brash, voyeuristic peek inside the topsy-turvy world of suburban motherhood, midlife madness, and all points in between. If you’ve ever called SWAT on a neighbor, faked a heart attack in church, or pulled your hair out while questioning the sanity of your family, Stacey’s tongue-in-cheek brand of humor will resonate with you. Enjoy the ride and don’t forget to fasten your seat belt. Buy here.
Drink Wine and Giggle – Deb Mangolt & Julie Smethurst
(101 ways girlfriends can connect, have fun and be inspired) combines friendship and personal growth in a collection of easy-to-follow activities that have been tested and proven to turn girlfriend get-togethers into life-shifting experiences. The activities in DWAG include short projects, exercises or excursions. The book is divided into four sections—mind, body, soul and funny bone—with twenty-five activities in each. The perfect get-together companion, Drink Wine and Giggle uses the power of girlfriends to inspire women to get the life they deserve. Buy here.
Empowering
Empowered Women of Social Media
Empowered Women of Social Media – This book is perfect for the woman who is looking to find her VOICE. Finding ones voice means a deep self-discovery of life at its core. Read about women who have used Facebook, Google and Twitter to get support while they were going through breast cancer, midlife crisis and depression. Many women used social media to find their business path and create successful companies.Empowered Women of Social Media is a timeless collection of first time stories written by first time authors. Finding their voice meant writing their story, transcending pain and transforming their life. This book is for you if you are a woman who has been muted from abuse and violence, scared into silence from childhood trauma, or was simply raised to be seen not heard. This book will make a great gift. Buy here.
Inspirational Ways to Succeed with ADHD – Laurie Dupar
The fourth book in the best-selling ADHD Awareness Book Project series, Inspirational Ways to Succeed with ADHD: Real Life Stories and Strategies to Help You Thrive with ADHD is a one-of-a-kind informative and inspirational resource for people with ADHD containing over 100 strategies and stories to empower, enlighten, educate and entertain. Laurie Dupar of Coaching for ADHD asked 40 ADHD experts: “What is your best strategy or story to help people succeed?”Within these pages is that one tip, strategy, resource or story that is the answer or inspiration to help you succeed with ADHD! Buy here.
Find Your Self-Culture – Victoria Lorient-Faibish
Find Your “Self-Culture” takes you on a journey of case studies, exercises and teachings from Victoria Lorient-Faibish’s twenty years of working with clients in her busy practice as a Relationship Expert and Holistic Psychotherapist . Learn to move beyond depression and anxiety, rewire your brain towards profound joy and transform your inner bully into a supportive coach. Learn also how to set healthy boundaries while healing the hurt child within and moving past shame, anger and guilt. This empowering book will facilitate you breaking the cycle of family dysfunction and setting you on the path of self acceptance. Buy here
New Mom’s
It is Really 10 Months – Natalie Guenter & Kim Schenkelberg
No one ever tells you about all of the crap that happens to you when you’re pregnant. We are three thirty-something women who were fortunate enough to be pregnant at the same time. We began sharing our questions, fears, humor, and experiences through emails, which became a lifeline and virtual support group. We are here to tell you the good, the bad, and the ugly of our experiences. This book is for anyone who wants to have fun, who wants to laugh, who wants to know what it is like to be afraid for your baby, who doesn’t mind poking fun at herself, who can lay it all out there. Even if you never have any intention of being pregnant, you can laugh with us – or at us. Perfect for the mamma to be that can be bought directly from Amazon. Buy here.
Motherhood – JC Little
This is the universal story of motherhood, from the gentle moment of birth to the inevitable letting go. In the playful and poignant simplicity that is her signature style, JC Little has captured the tender bond between mother and child. Motherhood is a timeless picture-book for mothers, sons and daughters of all ages. Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. Buy here.
Greenmama: Giving your child a healthy start and a greener future – Manda Aufochs Gillespie
What are the most pressing problems facing new parents today? As the world has gotten increasingly complicated, so has parenting. Manda Aufochs Gillespie, The Green Mama, brings 20 years of green consulting, research, and lots of humour to a variety of topics that affect the health and well-being of our children. You’ll find help getting back to the basics at a time when the “basics” are being redefined: clean air, nutritious food, simple play, healthy indoor and outdoor environments, and less stuff.
The Green Mama helps parents become what they were always meant to be: experts on the care of their own children.
Children, Tween and Teens
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PickleWeas
What’s that playful PickleWeas
Story artist JCLittle has created a wacky, zany, super-fabu
Bonus: Flip the corners of the book to see a little animation, just for laffs. PickleWeas
Magelica’s Voyage 
– Louise Courey Nadeau
A Magical Fairy Tale about Believing in Yourself, Love and Positivity. The Perfect Gift for Children This Holiday!
Mercury in Retro Love – Janie Emaus
A story about crushes, conflicts and astrological PMS.
MERCURY IN RETRO LOVE follows Emma on her journey toward self-awareness. Her unflinching belief in astrology sets up more than a few roadblocks and threatens to derail her friendships with her best friends in the whole world. Available on Amazon. Buy here.
The Last Snowman – JC Little
“This afternoon it snowed. It was probably one of the last snows of the winter, so it was lovely sticky snow…perfect for making a snowman.” So begins the funny and poignant tale of a teenage girl and a dangerously tall snowman.
The LAST Snowman is a book with timeless appeal for children and adults alike. Award-winning story artist JC Little has playfully captured a tender “moment” in family life, marking the ephemeral grace between childhood and adolescence. Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle, and hardcover direct from the author. Buy here
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From our bookshelf to yours…Have a wonderful holiday season!
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 listen.
The 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
Please feel free to comment and send me your insights about the Unknown! Let’s start this new adventure and explore together.
Authenticity 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?
Authenticity 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 out!.
How 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!
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