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Become a Better Listener

Listening is complex. In its simplest form its something my dog can do. Effectual listening, however, requires more than your physical presence. It requires you to engage your heart and mind to understand not only my words but the part of myself I am communicating to you. Being heard, with this type of care, is essential.  Are you a good communicator?...

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Cigarette

Wouldn't it be nice if love was like in a Hollywood romantic comedy? All it would take to fix a dysfunctional or broken relationship would be a crazy scheme. But real life doesn't work out that way. The love we invest into what we intuitively desire the most often does not return to us like we expect and hope. After watching this short film, consider:...

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Not Evelyn Cho

When a delivery man shows up at her door with a package for Evelyn Cho, Sarah sees an opportunity. Could this mistake be the start of something good? Armed with a credit card and an internet connection Sarah decides that not being Evelyn Cho might be just the life she’s been looking for. But how far is too far and will she be okay when she realizes...

Have you ever wanted to start life over again? I did. This is my story. I'm the third of four children. From all outward aspects, we were the average suburban family, living outside a large city in eastern Canada. But we were not a perfect family - we had our "hidden secrets," and our "we don't ever talk about that" situations. What people...

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Fly Away

Watch the Fly Away Prequel for a greater understanding of "Fly Away". What do angels have to do with love? Why do love songs so often deal with flying, wings, leaping up towards the sky? Unlike other emotions, which are merely horizontal, love could be considered vertical: It reaches up as well as out. Although we can find contentment in horizontal...

There’s been a lot of people finding inspiration from books this past year. In the wake of Julie and Julia there’s one woman making over a dress a day on a $1 budget, and another who’s committed to wearing one dress every day for a year.  Not surprisingly,   Elizabeth Gilbert’s best seller, and now major motion picture Eat, Pray, Love...

I’d like you to think for a moment about the world we live in. I think you would agree with me that something about this world seems not quite right. In fact, many things about it don’t seem right at all. Amid glimpses of hope, honor, love, and charity, we also witness evil, injustice, hatred, and sadness. When we take a step back and behold...