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2. February 2010

by Matthew Ashdown ( MattiDude ) “Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy — because we will always want to have something else or something more.” - David Steindl-Rast One of the most [...]

Tears And Prayers For Haiti

18. January 2010

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“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal [...]

Freedom at Work!

11. January 2010

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Freedom @ Work! With today’s fast-paced society how will we cure one of the major influences of high stress levels, lack of passion, & poor health; “Burn Out Syndrome.” This was one of the questions we were exploring when I was at the Palomar5 Innovation Camp last year in Berlin (www.Palomar5.org). One of the answers… Meditation. Is [...]

A Recipe For 2010

28. December 2009

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Happy Holidays to you! This is a fun time. This is a time of celebration, laughter and gratitude. It has also been a time of financial expenditure for many. I am already seeing people worrying about the bills of 2010. I hope these words provide some insight for you stepping into 2010. Alot of my life was [...]

Holiday Humility

20. December 2009

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As many of you know, I recently returned from the Palomar5 experience in Berlin. After getting back from the intense 7 week creative binge, it took a couple weeks to get myself grounded and back into the flow of things in Victoria…..thus causing me to have a major lack in the financial sector. The last week [...]

Holiday Humility

20. December 2009

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As many of you know, I recently returned from the Palomar5 experience in Berlin. After getting back from the intense 7 week creative binge, it took a couple weeks to get myself grounded and back into the flow of things in Victoria…..thus causing me to have a major lack in the financial sector. The last week [...]

“Surrender”

5. December 2009

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Tonight we are having a party at my home called, “REVEAL – A Journey between Darkness and Light.” We have turned our house into a beautiful art gallery and live music venue. I will be reciting some of my poetry at the event this evening and thought I would share one of my poems with [...]

The Power of Community

4. December 2009

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Reflecting about my experience at Palomar5 and opinion about the power created when we go from being individuals to a community. Peace & Happy Blogs; BradiDude PS!!!!!!! It’s wintertime and it’s almost Holiday Present time….have you checked out our “GratiDude Hoodies” yet!? GratiDude Hoodies HERE!!!

Who is the Shrek?

4. December 2009

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BradiDude and I have always said that we want the media we create to be like the Shrek movies. Meaning, we are creating media that is appreciated by all generations, that makes people laugh and remember who they are. A few weeks ago I saw a comment on the Gratitude Dance . ”Who is the [...]

Softening the Inner Critic

25. November 2009

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Man, last night I was running around like a crazy chicken. Getting ready for a seminar in amongst all the other things I was doing. I got to the copy centre at about 5:30 pm, well in advance of the scheduled seminar time, to pick up the handouts for the class. “Sorry sir, but our [...]

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