Spring in Paris

On May 6th, I left Toronto with my two kids aged 19 and 23 to Israel. Im turning 50 this year and thought that I should celebrate this year and return to the country I was born in and haven't been back to for over 29 years. As an added bonus, I decided to add a stop over in Paris France to reconnect to the city I grew up in when I was betweenthe ages of 8-12.

On the way to Israel, we had a stop over in Paris of just over 5 hours. Wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, I decided to jump on the train for the 45 minute ride into Paris. When we found out that the cost was 49 Euros return ($75), my children questioned whether it was really worth it. I said, sure - we only live once and that's what money is for.

It was 12 am Toronto time. We jumped on the train and stopped at the Arc de Triomphe. We walked around and decided to walk over to the Eiffel Tower where we came across an open air market. My kids each bought a crepe made fresh and continued on to the Eiffel Tower. They were smiling from ear to ear. They were besides themselves with joy about being in Francing, tasting delicacies and taking advantage of every moment. We were exhausted by the time we had to hop on the train to return home (3:00 am) but that wasn't going to stop us from the satisifaction and inner joy of eating a crepe at the Eiffel Tower.

I am so glad I decided to take advantage of this stopover, teach my kids to enjoy each moment and experience the glow and satisfaction of the moment.

Effortless Prosperity

This weekend I took a course with Bijan, 3 times Mr. Universe, author and motivational speaker. In his course, Clear to Create, I learned a lot of what we are attached to in our lives.

When we are 'attached' we are in a 'do or die' mode. Things must work out the way we plan them. We try to control the situation or person and along the way suffer as we try to manipulate, control or walk on eggshells.

Bijan suggests that it is our purpose in life to be in joy. When we can let go of how situations need to be, then we can be happy, connected and excited about our life.

I was able to identify some areas in my life where I too am attached to an outcome. In this course I was able to release that belief and experienced joy that evening.

Where are you attached in your life?
What issues must turn out just the way you want them to?
Where can you let go of control?

Finding Inner Peace!

Many of my clients complain about not enjoying their life. They do what they are supposed to. They fulfill their obligations in their jobs, with their spouse, their parents, their children and their friends. Once they have completed that, they have no energy left to fulfill themselves.

What if one of your obligations while on this earth is to enjoy yourself? How would you be doing things differently?

Your mission, if you wish to accept it, is to find peace and joy every single day. This isn’t an everyday mission where you ‘do’ things, to get your closer to the goal. This mission is a special mission where you are going to ‘notice’ experiences to get closer to your goal. Begin by noticing:

**What you did today that made you laugh!
**What you did today that had you experience happiness and joy!
**The experiences that gave you pleasure!
**What you are grateful for!

You might even want to go to www.oprah.com and sign up for her seminar on Ekhart Tolle's Book the New Earth and learn through his guidance how to let go of all that creates suffering in your life and find your Inner Peace!

Send me a comment about what you noticed and learned. Can’t wait to hear from you.