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Jamie (starshyneproductions)

Name or Pseudonym:: Jamie

About Me:: I'm a life coach, Nia instructor, enthusiastic blogger and creative spirit.

Blog:: www.starshyneproductions.blogspot.com

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Flowing with the Go

A little while ago, I wrote about how I can obsess about solving problems and coming up with solutions and that instead I decided to let go and let the Universe offer some guidance. Well, did she ever. I thoroughly believe that we are consistently getting messages from the Universe. We just have to find our own way of listening.

One of the things I had been struggling with was what to focus on in terms of my business right now. As a woman with more ideas than I know what to do with, I was looking for some guiding light to set priorities by, something that both stirred my soul and would clearly serve and speak to my clients and my tribe.

So, I went to the bookstore to look for some magazines for my June Dreamboard. I wandered around looking at all sorts of different magazines, and there it was on the cover of Psychology Today: "Dare to Be Yourself," living an authentic life. Aha, eureka and all that jazz. In that moment I was reminded of how I always say the only reason we're here is to be ourselves. I realized that the people who are doing professional and personal work that I admire are all about authenticity. Heck, I have a picture by my desk that literally says, "Dare to be yourself"!

Clearly, this wasn't discovering something new. It was seeing something that was so core to my self, my work and my purpose that I wasn't actually conscious of it. Thank you, Universe, for the eye-opener!

In addition to this powerful aha, since I decided to stop pushing and decided to be more open to what was around me, a world of opportunity has opened up. I've had a new client show up out of the blue, made new and interesting connections and had several offers to collaborate on really exciting projects. There was lots of go to flow with!

And beneath it all, the personal call to me, the one that whispers gently and confidently in my ear, "Dare," is the clear and undeniable fact that I am deeply connected to the Universe and the work I do is soul work. Woo-woo or not, that's me, that's my worldview, and that's the way I'm living my life when I am the most joyful, the most powerful and the most myself.

Project 365 ~ Week 24

On Saturday I went to a really interesting workshop called House Heal by Sara Brown Crowder. Sara and I are both a part of the Riverdale Area Workshop Network. The workshop gave me a lot to think about in terms of my relationship with our house.

On Sunday my brother came into town - yay! We had a brunch at our place to belatedly celebrate his birthday and catch up since we don't see each other nearly enough. He's just at the edge of defending his thesis and soon will be Dr. Jay.

Duelling cameras! In our family, the cameras always come out! That's Shannon and my Mom over there going the other direction on the subway.

Justin snapped this shot of me, Jason and his girlfriend, Erin, as we were waiting for the subway.

Monday was a heavy-duty work day. The rain abounded, but I sure got lots done!

Tuesday I went to my naturopath. I'm rocking it out in the healing department!

Wednesday was our last Nia class of the season. We said goodbye to the space we've been teaching in, the Chapel, and came here to the Dance Studio to say hi and let the space know we'd be there in September. Isn't it inviting?

It was a really long week, so Thursday Justin and I treated ourselves and went out to dinner at our favourite local. Even though they are breaking with tradition and not having apricot beer this summer, we still had a good time.

Friday night Shannon and I had a fun time at Value Village. I assure you we came home with considerably less than this!

When I got home it was such a treat to see my hydrangeas blooming beautifully in the backyard.

Project 365 is my attempt to capture a year in my life through a photograph a day. On Saturday's I'll post the week's pics. At the end of the year, I'll create a video of all these precious moments. Feel free to participate at any time. Yours can be Project 347 or Project 292. It's up to you.

Inspiration: Celebrating Creations and Beginnings

One of the things that moves me most in this world is when people make something happen. It might be a painting or a dinner or a skirt or a party or a business or a book. Where once there was nothing, now a vision has come to life. It is miraculous.

Today I'm inspired to share with you some amazing people and what they are creating in the world. Some are new discoveries for me and some I've known all their lives.

Carrie & Danielle's Daily Q&A: As a coach, I know the power of a great question and these fabulous women inspire daily with their offerings. Contribute to the community discussion and/or use these as journal prompts to start your day!
Movie Moxie: If you love film and want to expand your viewing beyond the regular blockbusters, check out Movie Moxie. She provides awesome coverage of festivals and more and is the only film writer I know who is deeply committed to no spoilers!
Sacred Suzie's Full Moon Dreamboard: Suzie offers so much on her blog and her Etsy store, but what I wanted to share with you is her current venture in inspiring people to create dreamboards. You can collect your images throughout the month and on the full moon release your dreams into the world. Suzie inspires us to make magick!
Melba's Creating in the Midst: Melba is a force to be reckoned with in the world of Creative Bloggers. Now she's created a 12-week guide to support people in creating in the midst of their lives. She'll also be leading a blogging group through the book.
Jen's Right-Brain Business Plan: Jen is a coach and a creative and she has written an ebook designed to help us artistic types create a business plan that actually inspires and motivates us - a right-brain business plan.
Mindy's Wish Studio Blogzine: Mindy recently started this fabulous blogzine with inspiring contributors from the blogging community. This is a place to go to get inspired.
Jessie's Pet Portraits at Stray Dog Arts: Jessie is an incredibly talented artist and beautiful human being. Her intimate connection to the dogs she encounters can be seen in the artful and expressive way she paints their portraits. As well as commissioning paintings, you can purchase cards and prints of her work at her Etsy shop.
Romana's Finding Creativity in the World: Romana is a brand specialist who is committed to helping companies express themselves authentically. She also has a gift for discovering the most fascinating and thought-inspiring people, ideas, creations, you name it! Check out her blog to get the creative juices flowing.
And a new creative blogger emerges. Danette is a fellow coach, a Nia white belt and a creative dynamo. Check out her insightful posts and beautiful blog at The Drawing Board. You'll be hearing lots more from this woman!
And speaking of creating something wonderful in the world, check out Polly's PozVibes when you need a little boost of positivity in your day!
If you don't know my wonderful mentor Sunny yet, please stop by her blog and meet this generous, warm, soul-full woman who has made such a difference in my life.

I feel so blessed to know these creative, wonderful women. I hope you get to know them too!

Project 365 ~ Week 23

Last Saturday Justin & I went to visit his mom. I caught this wonderful moment when we were taking her little dog, Lisa, for a walk.

Sunday was cleaning and some time in teh garden where I discovered my peony had bloomed for the first time!

Poor Jinx wasn't thrilled to go for her yearly checkup this week. But she made it through - what a trooper.

The full moon arrived, so it was time to participate in Suzie's Dreamboard activity.

I went out for breakfast with a dear friend of mine and her wee one to a cool little spot called Morning Glory. Shockingly I forgot my camera so I, um, borrowed this pic from them. Thank you to all the lovely people here for being stand-ins. I really appreciate it.

My collage of the day. When I decided to open up to the Universe for guidance, amazing things began.

There's a new farmer's market in our neighbourhood. And as if the peony in our backyard wasn't glorious enough, look at these! We left the market with pear jam, pie and peonies! Today was sponsored by the letter P.

Justin snuck a picture when we were watching 1408. I am not so good with scary movies! Jinx doesn't seem bothered though.

It's always awesome finishing off the week with my sister Shannon. This week we went out for a yummy dinner. I even indulged in dessert - outrageous!

Project 365 is my attempt to capture a year in my life through a photograph a day. On Saturday's I'll post the week's pics. At the end of the year, I'll create a video of all these precious moments. Feel free to participate at any time. Yours can be Project 347 or Project 292. It's up to you.

Marvelous Meme

(1. wakerley woods, 2. Bare Raspberry, 3. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, 4. white on white, 5. Angelina Jolie, 6. hasselblad summer rain, 7. La Rue Mouffetard, Latin Quarter, Paris, 8. Raspberry - Swirl Cheesecake, 9. Another Year Wiser, 10. Sunset, 11. Dandelion Restaurant Ceiling, 12. Starshyne)

Daisies inspired me to try this beautiful meme. I had so much fun in the process! I hope you'll try it too. Here’s how you play:

Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search, using only the first page, choose an image, copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker.

The questions:

What is your first name?
What is your favorite food?
What high school did you attend?
What is your favorite color?
Who is your celebrity crush?
Favorite drink?
Dream vacation?
Favorite dessert?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you love most in life?
One word to describe you.
Your Flickr name.

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Whoops and Yay!

Made it! It was so much fun participating in NaBloPoMo this year. It led to lots of great inspiration and meeting wonderful new people.

The "whoops" is that I posted every day at starshyne productions, but I just noticed that I didn't always note that here. But I definitely did post every day :)

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At 7:50pm on November 21st, 2007, Jennic said…: Hello! I'd like to add you as my friend here.

What is Nia?

At 5:04pm on November 20th, 2007, Patricia Hunter said…: Hi Jamie! I've been reading and enjoying your blog in my blogline subscriptions and just thought I'd pop in here and say so! Hope your week is perfectly delightful.

At 1:06pm on November 19th, 2007, mmrilla said…: Hey, Jamie. I was reading through your front page at starshyne today, and I wanted to comment on practically everything. Rather than doing several comments on several posts, I thought I'd cheat a bit and do one big comment here.

I loved your post about getting your financial feet underneath you. I am right where you were when you left grad school: huge student loans, uncertainty about my credit rating, complete bafflement about the exact amounts, and no idea how long it will take to get everything taken care of. I was encouraged to see that you've found your ground, and I hope that I'll find mine too.

These days, I've also been thinking about my age. It sounds stupid, but I never really thought about what it means to age. I never understood why my parents would wonder at my ability to sit cross-legged, or to move and exist with ease. These days, I'm finding my joints are unexpectedly stiff, and my eyes are sporting some lovely crow's feet. I hate that I'm changing in a way that I can't control, but I recognize that this is the human condition. I'm unsure about how to be at peace with a body that is becoming less and less like the body I'm used to.

Anyway, I've been reading you every now and then since I started NaBloPoMo. I'll be checking in on you more. You have a lovely writing voice. :)

At 10:30am on November 18th, 2007, Jayne dArcy said…: Thanks, Jamie for the welcome. I need to get around more. :)

At 2:19pm on November 15th, 2007, daisies said…: hi jamie : ) so nice to meet you!!

At 9:00am on November 12th, 2007, Melissa said…: Hey, no problem. I love your blog. I am hoping some of the creativity here will rub off on me! :D

At 7:56pm on November 10th, 2007, Audra Silva said…: Well, my creativity didn't peek out from where it was hiding until today. I made a signature tag and a button for my blog lol.

At 3:22pm on November 10th, 2007, Ascender Rises Above said…: HI jamie; thanks for the comment. I am new here and feeling clueless how it works. this is a blog apart from my regular blog; and I post here inviting people to read my regular blog? (by the time I figure this out the month will be over!!)

At 7:13pm on November 9th, 2007, Lisa Clarke said…: Thanks for the welcome and the nice comment - polymer clay is a man-made sculpting material, sold under brand names like Sculpey and Fimo. I've been making things with it for 12 years now - it's pretty addicting!