24 Hours of Silence

Not sure if life has been creating a chaotic spin in the last month or what but here’s what I do know... we need a break.  A break from the craziness, a break from thinking, a break from scheduled activity, a break from commitments.

Imagine giving yourself a gift of 24 hours of silence?  What would that be like?  What’s the thought of it like? 

“No way –  I would die” or  “That would be heaven” or something in between?

Having done this before, I can tell you I came out of my 24 hours of silence feeling rejuvenated, refreshed, really got CLEAR about who I am and how I felt.  It was the best gift I could have received. 

So here is my challenge to you if you “want it all to stop” – find a place to go for 24 hours all by yourself.  Yes, really!  It could be a friends’ house, a hotel, a B and B, camping... whatever your heart desires.  And don’t talk to anyone, don’t bring any work, don’t schedule anything and allow yourself to see what happens. 

I’m checking myself into this gorgeous B and B on the lake next month... just me and my journal and my yoga mat... I can’t wait... ahhhh!

Check out new blog entries to find out more about how The e-Spot™ is shaping up.

Check out our new enSpirational Story featuring June Cockwell, of HIPPY Oakville

Help my friend Jeanette give a life back to her family.

Tragedy hits us just when we least expect it.  Here is a note from my friend Jeanette – please support her.  I’ve just placed my order.

10 Days ago my  Sister Angela(29) and  my brother in-law Marc(29)  were attacked  in front of their house in South Africa.  Angela was shot in the leg and Marc was shot 3 times and through a miracle is a live.  Tragically, he faces the rest of his life in a wheelchair as his spinal cord was damaged.

Marc will be going to a rehabilitation center for a minimum of three months to learn how to live life as a paraplegic.   Even though they have a medical aid, only a portion of the cost of  rehabilitation will be paid.  Over and above that there are medication  costs, remodelling of their home, refitting of his car so that he will be  able to drive again one day and loss of income.

I am trying to raise funds to help Marc and Angela with all the expenses they are faced with.  If you would like to help us by ordering some of the  yummy dishes that I am offering it would mean so much to us.

Savoury Pies  $6.50  each  These are individual pies and are made with a  delicious home made flaky pastry,  They are delicious and a quick and  easy meal solution for busy days.  The pies will be frozen and can be kept in the freezer for up to one year.  

Beef and Vegetable
Chicken and Mushroom  
Asparagus and Cheese
Spinach and Feta Cheese  

Soup  $12.00   serves  4  Comes in a 750L container to make 1L.  Can  be kept in the freezer for 6 months but you'll want to eat it sooner because  it is so good!!

Glazed Ginger and Carrot soup
Curried Pear  Soup

Bobotie $20.00 serves 4 -  6  A wonderful South African Beef meat loaf with all  the flavours of the Orient (curry, turmeric, cumin, coriander, chutney etc) if you don't like raisins  and you want to order this dish please  let me know, I can omit the raisins.  Comes frozen and you can keep it in  the freezer for up to a year.

Koeksisters   (a twisted deepfried dough drenched in a syrup flavoured with orange  and cinnamon) as traditionally South African as you can  get.

1/2 dozen  $7.50
1 dozen  $15.00

Shortbread   $12.00
Lavender shortbread
Caramel  shortbread

Contact Jeanette at 905 592-0002 or at bbugler@cogeco.ca.  If you order by June 4^th, your order will be ready by June 13.

Personal Renewal Circle for Mothers

My good friend Trish Petersen, life coach and founder of Leap Into Life Inc. is hosting an incredible group coaching circle for mothers who want rejuvenation in their lives.  It is a 6 week program starting at the end of June and will be held in a gorgeous log cabin in Mississauga, Ontario.  For more information, check this out and contact Trish directly.  She will truly help transform your life.

Personal Reflection

My good friend Anne Day, founder of Company of Women, reminded me recently that “when one door closes, another one opens YET the hallway in the middle SUCKS”.  How true is that?  I am right in the middle of the hallway now, feeling uncomfortable and yet knowing it is the best place for me. Being uncomfortable is the place of extreme growth.  In this hallway, I am in the midst of the two businesses I am running and I feel overwhelmed, very conscious of how much I DO NOT know and sometimes a little lost.  I can honestly say that this is such a great place for me because it is so new.  Here, I get to explore how to get un-overwhelmed, learn from experts and allow for direction and answers to show up in my life because I have no answers right now.  This edge.. this edge right here... I’ve never been here before.  I encourage you to be fully aware (without judgement) of what edge you are willing to explore.  Let me know what the view is like there...