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An Evening with Rower Roz Savage

Roz Savage became the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean in June 2010. In October, she, will make her first appearance in the Twin Cities to present her story of dreams, adventure and sustainability. She will speak at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at Sound Mind Body Healing Center in Eagan, MN. As part of a 12-city speaking tour of the U.S. and Canada, she hopes to raise funds for her environmental mission and next adventure: a solo row across the Indian Ocean in 2011. If … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: inspiration, motivation

Spiritual Inspiration When I Needed It Most

By Gina Kopera Leave a Comment

Life has a way of playing by its own terms. Just when we think we have everything under control, life seems to find a way to alter our course. Trust me, I know firsthand. At 28, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Although I would later learn that M.S. ran in my family, the initial diagnosis came as a complete shock. The business I had worked four hard years to develop - a nail salon with an accompanying gift shop - was finally coming together and my rolodex of clients was expanding … [Read more...]

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Walking With Still Feet

By Lynn Andrews Leave a Comment

As we walk daily within our creative souls, we walk before the gods that we have worshipped within ourselves, be they great painters, musicians, writers, Jesus, Buddha, or the Great Spirit. When you walk at the highest levels of your consciousness, then your feet will be still. You realize that there is no need for haste. You realize that your heart is full and that all of who you are breathes with the fires of creation. Where does the sense of urgency that you feel in life come from? That … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: energy, inspiration

Inspiration and Motivation

By Alan Cohen Leave a Comment

I saw a video about a high school student named Jed who was failing his classes and getting into trouble. His parents, teachers and counselors tried hard to motivate him to stay in school and succeed, but their efforts were to no avail. Nothing they did could get Jed out of his rut.Then Jed discovered a bird sanctuary that rehabilitated injured hawks and birds of prey and released them back into the wild. Something about this work stirred Jed, and he began to visit the sanctuary every day after … [Read more...]

Category: Columns Tags: bliss, inspiration, joy, motivation