I am at peace in my future,
at peace with my flow,
in harmony with one,
fully in abundance
and filled with light.

~Mark Gehrke

Mandala creation inspired by a fresh snowy Colorado day.

If you like this mandala and would like to see more see my mandala slideshow page.

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~Rainer Maria Rilke

I just got turned on to Ingrid Michaelson and her new single, “Be OK”.  I like Ingrid’s simple style…and she’s playing an UKULELE!!  :0)  Makes me nostalgic for my sweet Kauai…

Not only is the song great, as a bonus Ingrid chose Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) as her charity of choice for proceeds from this song and the same titled CD.  Go Ingrid!  Way to make a difference…and give us the opportunity to do the same.  :0)

Ingrid asked her fans to send her photos of themselves with “Be OK” painted on their faces.  The response was so overwhelming that she decided to make a video montage with all the pictures.  This video is so new…exclusively at Border’s at the moment that I couldn’t post it here today.  …watch for it…

Here’s the news story around the song…hot off the press!

Renowned indie-folk sensation Ingrid Michaelson announced today the release of her new album, Be OK, as part of AmieStreet.com’s ongoing ”Download To Make A Difference” campaign.

Ms. Michaelson, whose music rose to prominence on television shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, has made her new album available for just $5 to benefit Stand Up To Cancer, a new initiative to raise philanthropic dollars for accelerating ground-breaking research.

“Stand Up To Cancer is bringing together the best and the brightest minds in cancer research, and I’m thrilled to be able to help support their mission through Amie Street’s Download To Make A Difference campaign,” said Ingrid Michaelson.

Starting today, fans can go to http://amiestreet.com/artist/ingrid-michaelson to download the album at the discounted $5 price, with Amie Street.com making a matching donation for each album purchased to support Stand Up To Cancer.

Stand Up To Cancer is founded on the belief that now, more than ever, there is sufficient knowledge of the basic science of cancer, and that the technologies are finally available to translate this knowledge into real advances in treatment and prevention. Today’s cancer scientists are on the verge of life-saving discoveries. But what they desperately need are the funds required to mount an all-out assault. Stand Up To Cancer is dedicated to providing this much-needed new source of cancer research funding.

Ms. Michaelson is the latest artist to release an album as part of Download to Make A Difference.  Earlier this year, indie group The Walkmen raised tens of thousands of dollars for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center through paid downloads of their album on AmieStreet.com.

*source:  glidemagazine.com

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Life is moving quickly,
feedback continuously looping
creation, co-creating
reflecting the infinite
being that we are.

- Blessings for the mirror

Mandala~ created from a photo of the Anahola River on Kauai.
Words inspired by Wayne’s Chenault’s post on Intent

~ Yun Wang

Have you ever considered how music could not only effect, but positively support your creativity?

Have you considered that the type of music you listen to while creating could either enhance your creative flow…or distract from it?

What if you were introduced to the harmonics of music in such a way that would increase the vibrational frequency of the creativity you’re creating in?
How might your work be heightened if you were listening to harmonics that actually release obstacles or blocks and throw the gates of infinite flow wide open for you to create from the deepest, most authentic places in your being?
The Sounds of Jonathan Goldman extend beyond the realms of music as most of us realize it.  Jonathan’s music touches that place deep inside, awakening the energy of creation, decoding the mystery of sacred sound, unlocking the truest potential for creation within each of us.

A well-known visionary artist, living in Boulder, CO recently shared his experience of listening to Jonathan’s music.  He said that the music inspires him to levels he hasn’t experienced with any other musical artist. Numerous other artists have also shared similar stories with us about the powerful effect this music has upon their creativity. Jonathan’s music enhances his process and helps with his creative flow.

Invite Jonathan Goldman’s music into your life experience today and let it transform the mundane…transcend to greater heights of receptivity and creative expression!

Please visit www.healingsounds.com to begin your creative journey with Jonathan Goldman’s music today!  (listen to clips, purchase CD’s, etc.)

Are you more left brained or right brained?

The Right Brain vs Left Brain test … do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

Its fun to see if you can get it to switch directions and interesting to see how you can change your thinking and your focus.

Which way did the dancer turn for you first?

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Here is a recent post from Jean that I really enjoyed.

Don’t Finish That
I have the sense that there are lots of people doing really great work…but they want to get it to a finished point before sharing it. Really? Sure about that?

In the age of participatory, nay, collaborative culture, as soon as something is finished it can’t be collaborative. If you want other people pitching in to make an idea work, software better, or actions more impactful…don’t dictate what should happen and push out what has been finished. Open with curiosity. Share vision and motivation…share ideas as rough sketches for group discussion. Collaboration doesn’t work as well if comes off as “I made this, now will you implement it?” *

Collaboration works better as “I had an idea, what would you do…? or would you help me figure out…?” And it can really work well with a bit of acknowledgment like, “You are such a whiz kid at x, and I was working on this idea related to that….could you help me think it through?” or “You are so well connected in z neighborhood/network, I would like to vision there. How do you think that could work?” So I encourage those of us in collaboration to stop finishing things. Let documents come alive–living documents invite collaboration… Let ideas and actions live.

*This worked better in pyramidal structures where authority or perceived authority can push things to happen. In collaborative culture, work is accomplished by attraction–the pull of an idea, person, thing, or vision. And the key to get in the door of collaboration is invitation. Don’t invite people to a party that is finished.

Are you finishing the party or nurturing co-creativity, collaboration and empowerment? What kind of culture do you flourish in?

~ Mark Gehrke

~ Mark Gehrke

Certified Dreamworker, Billie Ortiz joins us today to share how her dreams led her to become the Dreamworker she is today.

It’s going on 11 years since Billie first attended a dream meeting with others to unmask the messages in her dreams. Billie would have never guessed at that time that those dream meetings so long ago would lead her along this path of assisting others to their fullest potential through their dreams.

In this episode Billie shares stories of her unfolding journey and how her dreams continue to provide her with amazing information to live her life to the absolute fullest.

This is episode 1, in a 4 episode series.

Show Highlights:

• How did Billie discover Dreamwork?
• How insomnia, anxiety and confusion played a role in Billie’s discovery
• Billie’s dreams gave her the info & the courage she needed to shift her life’s focus
• How one particular day’s experience of getting to a training provided a HUGE “aha!” moment in Billie becoming a Dreamworker

**to understand the details around why there was a “riot police”/knight in shining armor in one of Billie’s stories, tune in to Episode 3 when it’s released!**

Please visit Billie’s website: www.wakeuptoyourdreams.com to learn more…and to begin your journey to understanding your dreams![ad#ad-2]

~Mark Gehrke

~ Mark Gehrke

The fact that this video is shot in an amazingly beautiful spot near Hadleigh Castle, in Essex, England is icing on the cake!

There’s a blank page before you…what will you “write”?…

My dream so bright, so clear
sun gleams in from the east
sharing with me the dream
that begins today.

Lightening any burden of the day
carry me through on wings of  gold.
The abundance of this day foretold
in dreams asleep and now awake.

The heart leaps for joy for
this merry crew of infinite beings.
Guide the way through this dream
while waking every wish comes true.

When stepping outside your path
unknowns become known
broadening your horizons.

Infinite blue vistas await
as far as the heart can imagine
open up  to all that you are.

Every thought and feeling
every experience is
interwoven like layers
of golden threads.