#simpleeverydayjoys

When you’re on vacation, it’s not always ideal to spend the night working away on a laptop, but hey, I’m not complaining! Stress is a privilege!

Meeting Eckhart Tolle

Being able to meet Eckhart Tolle was such an amazing experience. His books "The Power of Now" and "New Earth", has truly transformed my life. Did I mentioned that after meeting him, I actually won the grand raffle prize at a charity event that I attended later on that night?

Featured on Oprah, translated into 33 languages and with an estimated 3 million copies sold in North America as of 2009, I highly recommend his books.  

I would like to share with you all one my favourite passages in his book regarding c h a n g e :

For some people, there is a sudden or gradual break with their past: their work, living situation, relationship—everything undergoes profound change. Some of the change may be initiated by themselves, not through an agonizing decision making process but by a sudden realization or recognition: This is what I have to do. The decision arrives ready-made, so to speak. It comes through awareness, not through thinking. You wake up one morning and you know what to do. Some people find themselves walking out of an insane work environment or living situation. So before you discover what is right for you on the external level, before you discover what works, what is compatible with the awakening consciousness, you may have to find out what is not right, what no longer works, what is incompatible with  your inner purpose.

Other kinds of change may suddenly come to you from without. A chance meeting brings new opportunity and expansion into your life. A long-standing obstacle or conflict dissolves. Your friends either go through this inner transformation with you or drift out of your life. Some relationships dissolve, others deepen. You may get laid off from your job, or you become an agent for positive change at your workplace.  Your spouse leaves you, or you reach a new level of intimacy. Some changes may look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.

There may be a period of insecurity and uncertainty. (But things will be okay!!)

When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.  It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change.

It’s beginning to feel like that amazing time of the year!

This is definitely a season of great joy! Family reunions, gifts, food, beautiful holiday decorations (holiday cups) and so forth. However, there are many people out there that may not be able to go home for the holidays, who cannot financially afford to buy gifts for their loved ones, and who struggle to have food on the table. So let us dig deep into our hearts and pockets this season and remember to help out those in need.

Greater Vancouver Food Bank (https://www.foodbank.bc.ca/get-involved/food-donations)

Covenant House Vancouver (http://covenanthousebc.org/donate/donate-items)

BC Children’s Hospital Foundation (http://www.bcchf.ca/donate/other-ways-to-give/christmas/)