Celebrating Working Women
Yesterday was International Women’s Day. I think we should celebrate each other everyday, so although I’m a day late, I still wanted to share this video with all of you. It was first brought to my attention by my good…
Svaha Spirit Series~The power of vulnerability
This talk by Brene Brown resonated deeply with me. It is the spark that ignited me to write Authentically Yours, earlier this month. Some lines that really stood out for me: “Courage, the original definition of courage when it first…
A Day In The Life of ME
Santa reads my posts! I know this because I received a Flip video camera for Christmas this year after posting about it here on Tara Cronica. Yay! I’m just getting acquainted with it, but I thought for fun I would…
Expectations
I learned that having expectations at this time of year is not wise. I used to expect that all of my family would be able to get together for Christmas and that when we were all together it would be…
Just One of Life’s Mysteries
Life is full of mystery. Or is it? It occurs to me that maybe there really is no mystery at all. It just seems mysterious because we don’t understand parts of it. But that is the fun part really. If…
Brilliant Marketing
I am always fascinated by the art of marketing. Yes, I said art. I think you have to be very creative to come up with a brilliant marketing campaign. You may have noticed my interest in marketing by the fact…
Svaha Spirit Series ~ I Am Everyone
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSE!!!!! This little video was a commercial for Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. It is really simple and so is the message but the truth it holds is quite profound I think. Allow this thought…
Svaha Spirit Series ~ Kindness
Remember Amy Krouse Rosenthal? She created the video “The Beckoning of Lovely” which I featured here some time ago. Amy is a New York Times bestselling author of books for children and grown-ups. Amy’s web site bio page reads: “Her…
Greed’ll getcha!
A sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole – and then greed gets the better of him. The lesson here is stick to stealing chocolate bars I think. I mean, he could have gone back in for a soda…
This Too Shall Pass ~ OK Go
It’s one of Tracy’s favourite sayings, “this too shall pass” and a very wise one I think. I find myself quoting it to my son quite a bit when he is going through a trying time and I can’t think…
The Story of Bottled Water
Yes, I know I’ve harped on this one before, but I just bought a plastic bottle of water at the gym recently and I need a way to purge myself of the guilt. I do normally use a stainless steel…
Svaha Spirit Series ~ The Beckoning of Lovely
Amy Krouse Rosenthal reaches out to the universe in this short but expanding film, a follow up to her debut short “17 things i made.” Go here http://www.whoisamy.wordpress.com to submit your lovely thing.
Do you have a secret?
I think we all have secrets; some we are aware of and keep closely hidden and others that are so subtle we don’t even realize we have them. I have been a fan of Frank Warren’s postsecrets for some time…
Svaha Spirit Series ~ Inspired Bicycles
This video at once makes my butt pucker and has me ooing and awing. I’m struck at how amazing humans are when they push themselves to do things others would see as impossible. Filmed over the period of a few…
My Mom’s on Facebook
The other day my son James wrote the following on my Facebook wall: James – so i was reading this article on msn bc and it was the “top 10 reasons u should unfriend sumone on FB” guess what number…
Svaha Spirit Series ~ Validation
“Validation” is a fable about the magic of free parking. Starring TJ Thyne & Vicki Davis. Writer/Director/Composer – Kurt Kuenne. Winner – Best Narrative Short, Cleveland Int’l Film Festival, Winner – Jury Award, Gen Art Chicago Film Festival, Winner –…
The Bottled Water Fairytale
My husband grumbles about how wrong it is to have to pay for water. “Water belongs to every creature on our planet, it shouldn’t be a commodity that people profit from, and it’s all just bottled tap water anyway” –…
500 Years of Female Portraits
The year my son graduated from high school I put together a video for him of clips from his school years, beginning with kindergarten and set to music. I began the video by using each years school picture he…
Have you met TED?
TED is a favourite of mine and is a huge source of inspiration to me regularly. In case you have not yet met TED, let me introduce you: TED is owned by The Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation. The…
I Gotta Feeling!
This song by the Black Eyed Peas has been a big hit this past summer. It’s special to me too because Tracy and I heard it for the first time during her stay with me here in Vernon in July. …