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A Case for Living With Soul (Instead of Purpose)

A Case for Living With Soul (Instead of Purpose)

by laurel5289 | Dec 28, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset

Image: Pastel and ink on paper • “Soul Singer” • Katy Ward A friend once told me: “the worst mistake anyone can make in life is to build someone else’s “ideal scene.” The “ideal scene” is the dreamed-up version of your life, where every part is a personal...
Podcast Interview: How to Integrate Sustainability Into Your Everyday Life

Podcast Interview: How to Integrate Sustainability Into Your Everyday Life

by laurel5289 | Jun 7, 2021 | Big Questions, Environment, Mindset, Sustainability

Questions covered in this show: How would you define ‘green’ or ‘sustainable?’ How does that affect how you live? How do you integrate it into your life? What drives you in this direction? What’s your WHY behind sustainability? Was there...
Want to Get People Talking About Your Business? Try This

Want to Get People Talking About Your Business? Try This

by laurel5289 | Feb 9, 2021 | Big Questions, Social Good

Pastel on paper by Katy Ward There’s one common breakdown I see with every brand I work with. The team is lit about their product or service… but the customers get a watered-down dose of that passion at best.  Why does this happen? Think about it – every...
How Covid Broke the Matrix… and How to Stay Unplugged (1 of 3)

How Covid Broke the Matrix… and How to Stay Unplugged (1 of 3)

by laurel5289 | Nov 11, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset

Breaking the Matrix 101 Part 1 of 3 in the Allegory of the Cave series.  Feature art by the McGill Library for Unsplash. Why does the holographic steak taste so good in The Matrix? There’s a scene in the film when Neo plugs back into the Matrix to have a conversation...
How to Know If You’re Building Your Ideal Life – Or Someone Else’s (2 of 3)

How to Know If You’re Building Your Ideal Life – Or Someone Else’s (2 of 3)

by laurel5289 | Nov 5, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset

Have you seen The Truman Show? It’s a film about a guy named Truman who lives in a simulated life that is completely predetermined and broadcasted to a TV audience. Truman has no idea his life is inside a TV set… and no idea that the reality he sees is not the reality...
The Grassroots Rebellion – Who’s Making Up What’s “Normal?” (3 of 3)

The Grassroots Rebellion – Who’s Making Up What’s “Normal?” (3 of 3)

by laurel5289 | Sep 3, 2020 | Big Questions, Environment, Social Good, Sustainability

Did you know that Einstein came up with Relativity by thinking about it for years? He started thinking about what would happen if you ran next to a beam of light when he was 16. After playing with concepts in his mind, he introduced a new framework for all of physics...
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