First we have a bunch of before+after retouching photos, which are transitions of the pieces on the way to becoming a finished work. Retouching is the start, take a look at the gallery

Next we have some gorgeous photos from Greg and myself’s Bouldering Experience in Niagara Glen.

Bouldering is a form of unassisted rock-climbing which focuses on not-overly-high climbs (6ft - 25ft or so) generally on big rocks and boulders. It is an amazing experience, being in nature, using one’s body as perfectly as one can manage to effortlessly (shyeah right ) elevate oneself is definitely interesting. Niagara Glen is a beautiful conservation area, and here’s some photos to demonstrate.

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Last but not least, I present to you a new Flare And Edge piece entitled ‘Connected Pause For Applause’ featuring the beautiful Lauren Potts photographed by the talented Ryan Visima.

Woo, ok, that’s enough visual goodness posted for today Up next… awesome events!

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What is not always clear is how powerful that concept is. If we expend some energy to get ourselves some food, it may help only us. If we invest some time, money and energy into raising amazing children; they can easily grow to become talented, rich or powerful people who provide us with awesome creations, food, love and all sorts of other things, especially in our later years. By helping them, we end up helping ourselves and the world (oftentimes, a lot more).

Let’s look at another example. There are many days that Arthur arrives at SpiritSentient with food. The food helps me tremendously but it ripples back to him almost immediately because after I’ve eaten I generally have improved drive, passion, energy, strength, mood, etc. After one simple meal, the two of us may proceed to accomplish more than some companies manage in a year (new endeavours, creations, employees, clients, etc.) Not only that, I”m often so grateful for the food, I”ll cook us both a meal and then clean up all the dishes if he doesn’t feel like helping. For a small investment of personal energy on our part, geared towards helping others, we can leverage massive, rewarding growth and aid for not only us, but many others.

Neale Donald Walsch refers to this as the multiplier effect where just helping oneself isn’t the most powerful leverage one can use. Helping tens or hundreds or thousands of others is, and it comes back to us that many times. It’s as if our own decisions, karma and energy are amplified. Throughout the years, many, many successful people have been quoted using the formula in interviews and books.

“A life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives.”
Jackie Robinson

“Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.”
Danny Thomas

“The wise person understands that his own happiness must include the happiness of others.”
Dennis Weaver

“If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.”
Dalai Lama

“In helping others, we shall help ourselves,
for whatever good we give out completes the circle
and comes back to us.”
Flora Edwards

“To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success.”
Henry Ford

“The more I help others to succeed, the more I succeed.”
Ray Kroc

“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.”
Brown, Les

…The list goes on.

If we want to do well in the world and feel good and accomplished and joyful and powerful; it may serve us well to look at others who have done this type of thing and see if there is any trend or pattern or guidance we can glean. Of course, observing confused, clueless people who have little to no experience to rely on and tons of heresay is also a method to consider… [grin] Perhaps experiment and experience and try things that successful people have done for yourself, maybe not exactly, but exercise some creativity. Many successful people started out by taking steps to help others first. If you’re able to sincerely and unattachedly do things to help others, you may find all kinds of doors opening and all kinds of rewards coming your way.

So, on that note… uh, help a brother out and donate to SpiritSentient.

(Yes, this whole article was simply a shameless plug to invite your support. Its beautiful )

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And there’s more!

Here’s some words regarding SpiritSentient’s Evolved Clothing. It touches on some of the key differences we like to focus on

Biggerized versions here and here.

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	Alyssa Bernal - Absolutely stunning covers, her style is very flowing, playful, honest… umm feminine Recommended Youtube - I’m Yours [Jason Mraz], Please Don’t Leave Me [Pink], Love Story [Taylor Swift]
	Richard Cheese - Creates fun/funny/skillful lounge version of pop/alt. songs. Many people have heard of this guy… Recommended - Chop Suey! [System Of A Down], Naughty Girl [Beyonce], Smells Like Teen Spirit [Nirvana], What’s My Age Again? [Blink182]
	Viktoria (Vika) Yermolyeva - Gah… stunning classically trainted pianist takes on all the best hard-rock, prog, metal, and alternative you can imagine. Her adaptations are truly beautiful, she catches every nuance, every solo, every bridge from the original band and incorporates it into her tablature. Can’t say enough good things… Wow. (Great to show people who can’t appreciate the beauty of harder music until its translated to piano or something Recommended - Fade To Black [Metallica], One [Metallica], Nutshell [Alice In Chains], Raining Blood [Slayer]
	Marié Digby - Talented chick built some great recognition covering various songs she likes (Lil Wayne ‘My Life’ — so unexpected :D) Recommended - Umbrella [Rhianna], My Life [The Game + Lil Wayne], What I’ve Done [Linkin Park], Love Hurts [Incubus]
	David Sides - Similar to Vika, David creates piano renditions of popular songs, but more in the vain of hip-hop and rnb. Recommended - Superstar [Lupe Fiasco], Dead And Gone [T.I.], Closer [Ne-Yo], The Climb [Miley Cyrus]
	Angie Aresenault - Canadian, played in Montreal + Toronto (Cameron House!) recently… Love her Muse cover. Recommended - Starlight [Muse], Human Stain [Kamelot]
	Adam Monroe - More polyrhythm piano, with absolutely killer vocals… love that he tackled a Tool single. Recommended - Vicarious [Tool], Message In A Bottle [Police], Everlong [Foo Fighters]
;	Andrew Carter - Solo cello covers. Hawtness and skills. Recommended - Skeletons [Yeah Yeah Yeahs], Bruises [Chairlift], Scenic World [Beirut]

And some one-offs that are really interesting…

	Suleman Mirza - Stunning Michael Jackson Imitation. And here’s a second by the Dance Group Jabbawockeez. Thought it’d be appropriate given the legend’s recent passing.
	Gary Jules - covering Tears For Fears Mad World
	Scissor Sisters - covering Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb
	Panic! At The Disco - covering Third Eye Blind’s Slow Motion
	Beth Orton - covering Five Stairstep’s Ooh Child
	Bob Marley - covering The Eagle’s Hotel California
	Annie Lennox - covering Bob Marley’s Waiting In Vain
	Ray Charles - covering the Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby
	Smashing Pumpkins - covering Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide
	Gnarls Barkley - covering Radiohead’s Reckoner
	Bruce Springsteen - covering Social Distortion’s Bad Luck
	Johnny Cash - covering U2’s One

Mmm… I love covers. A beautiful variety of spins and takes on already well-done songs. Love to know if you have anything to share… Enjoy!

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When I say you guys rock, I really mean it.

Humanity is extremely powerful, individually and collectively. There are tales (documented or otherwise) from all over the world, of people doing incredible, mind-blowing things. Hermits in remote places, monks, record-breakers, small tribes… They walk across hot coals, punch through concrete or wood and so on. How do these people seem to manage these seemingly superhuman feats? Well, if you were to speak to any of them, a common thread may show itself: they each have very little pride and ego.

They don’t use their abilities simply to show off or for personal gain unless they can see that it helps others and the greater good. Often they also teach that we can all perform the feats they do as well. My brother just got back from an invitation from teachers at a temple in China to study Tai Chi Chuan with them. He also has an invitation to Japan to study Aikido on the horizon. There is love for students to come & learn amazing things. The thing is, a good portion of the population really lets themselves be held back/down by pride and ego, and since that is the main block to acquiring these skills, it’s important to transcend that first; sort of like learning to crawl before we walk, or walk before we run. Now, some people would have you believe that this process takes years of study or hard work, but actually one can transcend all these issues and crap in an instant (I’m a good example of this ), as well as embrace a new way or form of personal power.

So if we say someone is cold, alone in a storm, and they wished to not feel miserable/uncomfortable, or they wish to manage their core temperature, or they want to manifest some miracle… this can actually be done! I’d recommend not becoming super-picky about how things happen - if a person can truly put aside ego, judgement & fear, and be open to learning, then all of a sudden maybe the wind dies, or maybe your hand goes numb. or maybe a car pulls up & offers you a ride. Anything can happpen and actually will if one is truly open to it. Still, everyone has their own path and time and focus, and of everyone who reads this only a certain portion will get it. They may understand it from the point of view of "The Secret" and "Law Of Attraction", they may get it through Christian Faith in miracles, or from a "We Are All One" connectedness, or even through a quantum physics understanding of the "Observer Effect" ,whatever the case, it was fun writing it.

Feel free to rock (cuz you guys rock) some feedback in the comments section.

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Chris is masterful at explaining how to live a life you love, often unconventionally, yet somehow practically and feasibly. He’s one of the most inspiring bloggers out there and his site’s been featured in all sorts of media publication (New York Times was a big one…)

He recently wrote an article called: All The Things You Don’t Need which I kind of wish I wrote, hehehe.

Highly recommended,
Wishing you all an awesome day.

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Christianity can be boiled down to “love thy God, and love thy neighbor as thyself”. Just like above, this sentence embodies the majority of what Christianity is about. In the same way, this post has many layers.

Sharing is fun might sound like the punchline to a Dr. Seuss book but it’s so much more.

Humanity is all about experience, and we can share so many. We can share happiness as well as sadness, abundance as well as lack, love as well as hate. Still, we are all sharing. When I was younger, I may have shared a lot of negativity. When people would talk to me, I might focus on some criticism or “flaw” but now, I’ve made a conscious decision to share more and more positivity with the world everyday. We can never really escape or step outside this “system” of sharing experiences. Every choice we make either puts something out into the world or absorbs something in. And so, everything is the pure and simple act of choosing what to share. It’s beautiful really.

I’m aware that this may seem a little out there or vague but if you think about it, you may see the truth in it. Every breath can be filled with stress, tension and aggression, or it can be relaxed, peaceful and tranquil.

Abundance
If you want to share abundance with the world, then truly enjoy and appreciate demonstrating it. For example, give something small to someone else. And really enjoy doing it. And buy something for yourself, without worrying at all about your financial situation. Just enjoy it. Share it with love.

Joy
If you want to share joy, then truly appreciate being joyous. Call up someone whom may or may not be expecting you, and share one or two good things about your day or life. It may truly surprise and touch them. Everyone loves a positive person, even if they think they don’t.

Appreciation
If you want to share praise and appreciation, make a decision to listen to someone. It can be someone you love to listen to, or someone you usually dismiss, or someone you’ve never heard of at all. And focus on one or two good things they’ve said or done. And give them feedback and recognition, in whatever way feels good.

It’s your choice
If you want to share negative things, call someone up and bitch about your day. Or go out with someone and try to manipulate them into paying for you. Because life’s just so hard. The choice is yours. Most people experience both. And it’s all sharing. And sharing is fun. That’s really the key thing; there’s no judgement between the positive and the negative. Because it’s all the same. It’s all the sharing of experiences.

After all, like Buddhism says, “we are all one”

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All my life, I’ve had awesome people around me to spend time with. My siblings are all amazing, and as children, we would always play all sorts of things together. Made-up games, sports, video-games, whatever. And each of us would bring more and more cool friends over to our house. Our house was like grand central station. It was always open and welcoming to everyone, and people were in and out the place like a hostel.

One thing that we’ve done for quite a few years, is something called ‘Sunday Sports,’ which as the name suggests, usually (but not always!) takes place on Sunday. The sports part of the name, is equally descriptive because that is what we play… ‘Sports.’ We’re never 100% sure what we’re going to play, and it doesn’t matter. It could be any sport: we’ve played soccer, football, frisbee, and whatever other standard games you might be used to. We’ve also played more creative games like zero-wall dodgeball, tandem-javelin, and pepper-your-friends-with-the-ball.

Some of the major differences between Sunday Sports and most other sports league, is that it is completely based on how people feel. No one is judged if they don’t show up (we may make the occasional good-natured joke :P), anyone can sit in or sit out from any game at any time. Everyone is completely flexible and there are no egos involved. We play with wonderful family and friends, and even when new people show up, they’re into the vibe as well. We’re all there with no agenda, a playful competitiveness, and a desire to have fun.
The vibe is so social that we have what we call, ‘pre-game’, ‘post-game’ and ‘half-time’ which are mainly just periods where we laugh + talk about everything under the sun, from our latest comedy finds on YouTube, to new personal bests and achievements in our lives, to awesome visions for the future. Sunday Sports Half-time Show has featured in the past, remote-control cars, paper plane contests, and gladiator battles, among other things - and all that is just tip of the iceberg.

It’s just pure fun

Sunday Sports, may seem foolish or pointless or weird and in a way it kind of is, but it feels like people may need to see something different, and isn’t the point of life to have fun?

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Order Now

An update on the status of the T-Shirts. We held off printing them to squeeze in some last minute orders, and it turned into an almost overwhelming response! We can literally feel the love people have for the design. So we’ve added them to the SpiritSentient Store and setup shipping and sizing order forms.

If you want a shirt, we’d really appreciate it if you placed your order here.

If you want one, we’d love it if you place an order.

Click here!

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