Meaningful Connections

Ever wonder what it would be like being raised by blind parents?  Ever thought of how different things would be? According to Laura, life was unique but not much different than everyone else's. Her upcoming book, "Yes, My Parents Are Blind!", is a story about her mother growing up as the only blind child among seven siblings, about her father losing his sight in a tragic accident at the prime of his life, and about the two of them falling in love and learning to adapt to their blindness together. You can follow Laura Schriner in Facebook and through her blog http://lauraschriner.com

Ever wonder what it would be like being raised by blind parents?  Ever thought of how different things would be? According to Laura, life was unique but not much different than everyone else's. Her upcoming book, "Yes, My Parents Are Blind!", is a story about her mother growing up as the only blind child among seven siblings, about her father losing his sight in a tragic accident at the prime of his life, and about the two of them falling in love and learning to adapt to their blindness together. You can follow Laura Schriner in Facebook and through her blog http://lauraschriner.com

Serving and pleasing are separated by a fine line. For example, I thought that I was serving my mom by giving her a blank check every month without considering the consequences in my budget. Why would I do something like that in my own detriment? Because I needed to please her, I needed her approval, and I was terrified of disappointing her. It looked like I was being a good daughter, but the reality is that I was growing in resentment at the same time that I was disabling her. I created the false expectation that I could take care of her with unlimited resources. When my finances changed, I had to put her on a budget in order to survive. I wondered then, what's the difference between SERVING and PLEASING?  

Serving and pleasing are separated by a fine line. For example, I thought that I was serving my mom by giving her a blank check every month without considering the consequences in my budget. Why would I do something like that in my own detriment? Because I needed to please her, I needed her approval, and I was terrified of disappointing her. It looked like I was being a good daughter, but the reality is that I was growing in resentment at the same time that I was disabling her. I created the false expectation that I could take care of her with unlimited resources. When my finances changed, I had to put her on a budget in order to survive. I wondered then, what's the difference between SERVING and PLEASING?  

Jennifer defines "awakening" as a terminal condition for which there is no outside cure. In fact, she writes, "seeking outside remedies might even retard the process. It is impossible to become what you already are. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with you". In a society in which judgment reigns supreme, everyone has to have something wrong with them. For Jennifer the antidote is not drugs, surgery or a visit to the shrink, but a good dose of awareness. "The problem is, we have to stop pushing against everything we think is holding us back. Stop healing all the problems you don’t have in the first place". Jennifer Schuitemaker is a visionary Mentor Author Speaker. Born in the United States and educated in Europe, Jennifer was imprinted with a natural affinity for new thought and ways of thriving. Studying the teachings of both past and present masters, Jennifer combines that knowledge with her life experiences to become a highly educated and certified visionary in her own right. See more at: http://www.mindbling.guru 

Jennifer defines "awakening" as a terminal condition for which there is no outside cure. In fact, she writes, "seeking outside remedies might even retard the process. It is impossible to become what you already are. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with you". In a society in which judgment reigns supreme, everyone has to have something wrong with them. For Jennifer the antidote is not drugs, surgery or a visit to the shrink, but a good dose of awareness. "The problem is, we have to stop pushing against everything we think is holding us back. Stop healing all the problems you don’t have in the first place". Jennifer Schuitemaker is a visionary Mentor Author Speaker. Born in the United States and educated in Europe, Jennifer was imprinted with a natural affinity for new thought and ways of thriving. Studying the teachings of both past and present masters, Jennifer combines that knowledge with her life experiences to become a highly educated and certified visionary in her own right. See more at: http://www.mindbling.guru 

Catherine Be has traveled to India, Europe, Indonesia and China perusing her studies of spiritual philosophies. Her influences are Yoga, Ayurveda, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, Quantum Manifestation. She is a permaculturist, an Animal Rights, and Environmental Activist, Organic life style blogger, Urban Homesteader and the founder of a food movement. As a teacher of yoga and meditation, in person or at multimedia venues, she is an organic living artist. Accordine to Catherine, is "through green living and giving, organic lifestyle choices and challenges, we thrive in the powerful holistic art of universal harmony. Abundantly awake within the highest frequency of self, we enjoy the happiness of being connected to source, to each other, the earth, and within ourselves". She's launching a webinar the 3rd week of January 2015 about her new book "The E Diet: Environmental Diet and Awareness Plan", where she will provide effective tools to improve your quality of life and the well-being of the planet. For more information, email Catherine at catherine@catherinebe.com You can also follow her on Tweeter: https://twitter.com/catherinebe_ And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Catherine-Be/643895682292998  

Catherine Be has traveled to India, Europe, Indonesia and China perusing her studies of spiritual philosophies. Her influences are Yoga, Ayurveda, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, Quantum Manifestation. She is a permaculturist, an Animal Rights, and Environmental Activist, Organic life style blogger, Urban Homesteader and the founder of a food movement. As a teacher of yoga and meditation, in person or at multimedia venues, she is an organic living artist. Accordine to Catherine, is "through green living and giving, organic lifestyle choices and challenges, we thrive in the powerful holistic art of universal harmony. Abundantly awake within the highest frequency of self, we enjoy the happiness of being connected to source, to each other, the earth, and within ourselves". She's launching a webinar the 3rd week of January 2015 about her new book "The E Diet: Environmental Diet and Awareness Plan", where she will provide effective tools to improve your quality of life and the well-being of the planet. For more information, email Catherine at catherine@catherinebe.com You can also follow her on Tweeter: https://twitter.com/catherinebe_ And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Catherine-Be/643895682292998  

What if you had psychic abilities? Would you be afraid of letting anyone know about them? How many people can say they are intuitive but telling someone might be embarrassing or shocking to friends and family members? Coming Out of Your Psychic Closet: A Guide to Help Embrace Your Intuitive Consciousness came to life by Author Tanya Von Montague when she realized she was tired of hiding in her own psychic closet. Tanya found that by transforming fear of the unknown to a sacred space where you are comfortable in your own skin would be the key to creating a life of tranquility and joy. Through the mind, soul, heart and hand Tanya promotes divine intuitive consciousness one spirit at a time. Tanya Von Montague is a Psychic-Medium and motivational speaker that promotes self-love and strength for those who are ready to recognize their own hidden abilities. A single mother of two young daughters, Tanya takes pride in being a positive role model for young women and strives to help them honor the divine feminine and embrace female empowerment.  Busy avoiding her psychic talents, Tanya developed her love of writing and became a member of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) and has been a singer/songwriter for over 20 years. More about Tanya at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tanya-Von-Montague

What if you had psychic abilities? Would you be afraid of letting anyone know about them? How many people can say they are intuitive but telling someone might be embarrassing or shocking to friends and family members? Coming Out of Your Psychic Closet: A Guide to Help Embrace Your Intuitive Consciousness came to life by Author Tanya Von Montague when she realized she was tired of hiding in her own psychic closet. Tanya found that by transforming fear of the unknown to a sacred space where you are comfortable in your own skin would be the key to creating a life of tranquility and joy. Through the mind, soul, heart and hand Tanya promotes divine intuitive consciousness one spirit at a time. Tanya Von Montague is a Psychic-Medium and motivational speaker that promotes self-love and strength for those who are ready to recognize their own hidden abilities. A single mother of two young daughters, Tanya takes pride in being a positive role model for young women and strives to help them honor the divine feminine and embrace female empowerment.  Busy avoiding her psychic talents, Tanya developed her love of writing and became a member of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) and has been a singer/songwriter for over 20 years. More about Tanya at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tanya-Von-Montague

Judgement is nothing more than self-opinion; but why does it affect who's judged so badly? I concluded that it's because that person is BELIEVING that what's said about him/her IS TRUE. Is judgment a resistance to see ourselves—to take responsibility for what happens in our lives? Why is it that the people who claim to love us the most atend to judge us the most? Join the conversation with author Carl Bozeman. More about his publications at www.spiritual-intuition.com    

Carl has always been spiritually connected and driven to know the higher purposes of our existence on Earth. Over his lifetime he has sometimes felt haunted by the "otherness" of life we routinely fail to comprehend in the hustle and bustle of a very narrow view of awareness we all seem to accept as reality. That "otherness" is about which he writes. "Now is all there is and is the only point in time or space where we have total creative control and the ability to free ourselves from the junk of past thinking. The past, or history, has no reality other than that which we give it in our mind, in our thinking. Our ability to reincarnate our history and pull it forward into our present along with all the feelings and emotions we experienced is the part of the creative process that keeps us locked in with what we already have or are." I asked Carl, after reading this exerpt from his book On Being God, "Where do we derive our identity from if not from the past? He replied: "We are something else that knows no such (human) identity. It is the discovery of that (who you really are, before you were born) that will free you from all the crazy expectations of a world that believes it knows what is best for you." You can buy his books, "On Being God: Beyond Your Life's Purpose", "On Human Being: Loving & Living Without Purpose", and "Are You Listening? Addressing the Divine Within" in Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Carl-Bozeman/e/B002QHX9RQ Carl is also available on Twitter @CarlBozeman and Facebook.  

Cathrine Silver is a Certified Holistic Health Coach. She has a private practice in Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida. She also holds a degree in Speech Communication from the University of Washington an is graduated from the Institute for Integrated Nutrition and holds certifications in Reiki, Matrix Energetics and Grief Counseling. Cathy helps people in the areas of relationships, spirituality, career, physical activity, nutrition and loss. She will share with us the different techniques she uses to bring awareness into what's wrong in our lives in order to transcend insatisfaction, grief and stress.f "I always return somehow comforted by the waves (of peace) the Sunlight (of hope) and the trust (of God) that everything will be fine – once again." She is organizing a retreat next year called Soul to Soul in beautiful Ft Lauderdale FL. For more information visit http://www.soultosoulretreat.com

Greg is a tango DJ and dancer, writer, computer consultant, and university teacher. He recently moved from his hometown, New Jersey, to Florida, which gave him the opportunity to reinvent himself. This reinventing has inspired him to write again, meet new people, and even start a new business as a personal home watcher. "Life is beautiful, each day is there for you to seize and enjoy. Thats what i'm doing now and loving it more than every... I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings."

Most life coaches and authors would agree that authenticity is the key to a fulfilled life; but in practical terms, what does this mean? When we have to make a decision, how do we respond authentically? 1. Knowing what I want: Throughout life I never asked myself, “What do I want?”. I was too busy pleasing in turn my parents, teachers, boyfriends, husband and kids. I finally reached a tipping point at age 39, when the constant sense of dissatisfaction forced me to search for answers within. 2. Expressing what I want through unhesitant action: It’s more valuable to my evolution to act, either in reaction or in response to life circumstances, than to be paralyzed by the fear of making a mistake. 3. Developing a thick skin against judgment: I came to terms with the fact that people around me aren’t going to accept my new authentic self, that they are going to react out of fear of losing me, that they are going to fight to get my old self back.

Lynn Everard is an ordinary man who realized, after ending a 34-year-marriage, that the life he was used to for almost sixty years had to change. He began reading and learning about an invisible world that his mind wasn't aware of, and that only his heart could perceive. He was inspired to start a blog to share his journey of discovery and what he's learning with other men who are looking to expand their own consciousness. "At the conference [Writing from your Soul by HayHouse] I was struck by how few men there were as a percentage of the attendees. And I thought to myself that there were going to be a lot of women who were awakened and aware and very few men who were. I knew that for the world to truly change that men needed to change to. So I was given the idea for the blog" You can check out his blog in Wordpress: "EncouraMENt: The metaphysical for men and the women who love us" http://mentaphysical.com/

American fine art and fashion photographer, Mark Drew, will share with us the experience of manifesting his summer trip to Paris. Because in this show we only talk about life's experiences, I waited until he got to Paris to record this interview. Please be patient with the technological glitches and enjoy the wisdom from another ordinary person like you.  

Robin Joy is a minimalistic artist whose life experiences have forced her to let go of her fears and trust Life. Her story is proof that the Universe is always on our side pushing us toward a more peaceful and joyful state of being When she was left with nothing after being forced to close a successful business in Manhattan, she was able to survive by breathing through her fears, taking care of her body, and following her intuition. You can check Robin's beautiful and inspiring artwork at http://www.robinjoy.com/

Postcards to the Universe is a visual project using photography or art with handwritten manifestations using the Law of Attraction. It was created by author and professional photographer Melisa Caprio, who got inspired to put together this project few years ago at one the darkest points of her life. "We all wish for things to happen in our lives. We do it before we blow out the candles on our birthday cake. We do it before we pull on a wishbone. We do it before throwing coins in a fountain. But then the wish is gone, rarely thought of again, if ever.  And we go back to our daily lives; lives of stress, strain and struggle, nestled in our comfort zone that isn’t really all that comfortable. What if you had the Universe’s ear, where you could harness your own power, reach your full potential and tap into your deepest creativity, what then?". Compelled to participate? Visit Melisa's website and start making your dreams come true TODAY www.postcardstotheuniverse.com

Dan Venditti is an artist who has always been fascinated with the human form. That, coupled with a great interest in human nature, has formed his artistic style to reveal much about himself, the subject, and the observer. His Italian heritage, coupled with various European masters, both past and contemporary, has influenced his work in many aspects. But what brings him to our show is the love story that he lived and still experiences with his high school sweetheart Annette. Despite being separated by circumstances, they keep the flame alive through letters and poems, which he's getting ready to publish soon. Engagement poem: He remembered their touch the hands of someone from another time, when just holding them was enough to stop his breath.   The sweet touches, the warmth and moisture of them clasped on a summer night of promise. Holding tight. Unable to let go.   But they let go like a movie scene. Waving goodbye, wiping tears. Nothing left but his own hands now empty, left only to hold a hope.   There they are now.  Her hands. Moving in gestures, recounting all the stories and miles from there to here, to now.   Their lines hold the stories raised in hope, clasped in pain. They have brought lives to this place, held them, protected them.   I see them now.  Same and different. The hands that always kept my heart. A glimpse of something shining on a finger. A symbol.  A promise made long ago.   Ti amo, bella.