msean

Male | 46 years old | Canada | Last updated 9/ 3/2008 12:59 am
My name is michael and I live, work and play in Whistler, Canada, Host venue for the 2010 winter Olympics. I’m an author and teacher in the area of personal growth, Meditation, and Spirituality. Over the last 20 years I’ve had the opportunity to train with some amazing individuals including Leonard Orr [father of the Rebirthing movement] and Deepak Chopra [Chopra Centre for Well Being in Carlsbad, California.] and most recently Stephen Wolinsky [founder of Quantum Psychology]. I love the worlds I dance in ~ conventional and not-so-conventional. Over the years I have pursued experiences and developed relationships with people who inspire and celebrate life to their maximum. My most recent book ZEN Shredding; is book about the pursuit of dreams, inspiration and change in life, a fusion of two different worlds Spirituality and Snowboarding [May 2008]. isbn: 142515887-0 http://www.trafford.com/07-2662 I continue to pursue my creativity and passions in life, while also searching for opportunities to actively make a difference in this world... For more information on whats going on in my world check out: http://www.zenshredding.com http://www.zenshredding.wordpress.com http://www.divinityonline.com
MY EXCHANGE ENTRIES:

In 1999 filmmaker Jeremy Gilley decided to try and establish the first ever Day of Peace with a fixed calendar date. In September 2001 the Member States of the United Nations unanimously adopted the first-ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence

I often get a sense that we undervalue the inherent wisdom we individually have in life. All too often we minimize this inner wisdom by deferring instead to outside sources for answers to our most important and meaningful questions about life and the world we live in.

In my experience when we begin to value our own innate wisdom by giving it our attention and trust, we end up not only cultivating the faith we have to our Self, but also in that practiced valuing, create the space for us to elevate the quality of our life experience itself.   Read more...

I recently bumped into a “story” of a story, that became a book...

“Not Quit What I Was Planning ~ six word memoirs by writers famous and obscure" by Larry Smith and Rachel Ferschleiser, was inspired by the legend/story of how someone challenged Hemingway to write a story in six words or less, his response:   Read more...

1) What aspirations do you have for your life that if pursued, could provide the preamble for more passion, inspiration and transformation in your life and the world you live in?

2) Do those dreams, desires, gifts, skills, and talents enhance and elevate the resilience you have too your own inner wisdom and the service you could provide to the one greater Earth community?   Read more...



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