July 17, 2010 - Emerson said in his essay on Compensation: The changes which break up at short intervals the prosperity of men are advertisements of a nature whose law is growth. 
July 15, 2010 – It’s never surprising but always an event when a Smooth Jazz superstar reaches the number one position on our TOP 30 Countdown. Case in point David Benoit’s new album ‘Earthglow’ has just produced our new number one tune with ‘Will’s Chill.’ 
July 17, 2010 - I believe in being the best you can be. It isn’t always easy, sometimes we end up on a slippery slope no matter what, sometimes, one too many glasses of wine can blur the line between smart and not so smart, sometimes our deep-seated crap just gets in the way. But I try anyway. 
July 15, 2010 – Smooth Jazz Now is pleased to announce the addition of ‘The Digital Guy’ a very popular radio show by veteran musician and broadcaster Bruce Nazarian. The two hour program will debut on Wednesday July 21st from 3-5PM, it’s regular time slot, and will be repeated the following Saturday at 10AM. 
July 17, 2010 - When you hear people say meditation, there is a great chance that you will often think of Buddhist monks humming with their hands on their large beads. You will also imagine bald people in yellow robes reaching enlightenment. 
July 17, 2010 - Many would say yes, meditation takes up too much time!
July 17, 2010 - Spiritual awakening refers to soul awakening, self-development, and self-transformation, leading to a balanced and integrated life, internal joy and a more fulfilling spiritual life purpose. 
July 15, 2010 - “It's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.” This anonymous line from an e-mail packed with insightful gems sums up exactly what I’ve been feeling lately. 
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Put the Olympic Discipline in Your Spirituality
Olympic Athletes can’t break appointments with themselves; procrastination is not a verb to them and most of all that “light at the end of the tunnel?” Well, lets just say, they’re holding it in their right hand. They’re feeling it baby! They believe! |
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I know some athletes are sometimes surprised at their medal wins, even telling the media “I thought I was going to lose,” but seriously they didn’t wake up at four in the morning everyday just to get a jump on the sun. Anyone with this kind of discipline has already won. They work tirelessly because they’ve found something they truly care about. A goal is nothing unless you really care about it. A good self help book can give you inspiration for two weeks or months until we forget about how much we care about that goal. Luckily, there is always something around the corner to make us care about it again. The Olympics has done that for me. It’s sometimes difficult to care about certain things and hard work is not on my cuddle-list but information changes everything, it always gives us different perspectives. I may not become a gold medal meditator but I can sure as hell do much better. The winter games gave me loads of information and they made me care. |
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Years ago I was involved in a Medicine Buddha workshop at Vancouver’s Zuru Ling centre. Luckily, I arrived at the same time as the facilitor, the Ven. Zasep Rinpoche. As we both loaded the elevator I asked him, “Well, sharing an elevator with you must be good luck?” to which he quitely responded, “Only if you believe it is.” It was a simple answer that, like last night’s revelation, was another reminder that sometimes the steps in the formula are not that difficult to remember but the implimentation is where things get all crazy. Olympic athletes can’t compete unless they believe in themselves. That’s why they do the hard work, that’s why in a sense it’s not so hard or at least they don’t fight it. Remember how easy it is to break appointments with your self. Need to meditate? Maybe after American idol and by then it’s easy to fall asleep on the couch. |
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Watching Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette win a Bronze medal last night, just a few days after her mother died, inspired me to work harder. I watched a special on American skier Lindsey Vonn who was nursing a badly bruised and swollen right shin, which almost took her out of competition but still she competed and won a gold and bronze medal. The olympics are filled with that sort of dicipline and belief. They just get it done. I’ve been moved to tears more than a few times since the games started which reminded me that I really cared about what these athletes had accomplished. Interestingly, I was quiet surprised by this since I’d kind of given up on watching sports years ago. One of my mentors once told me, “Always stop and place the closest of attention to the happy tears in your life.” He was right. Those tears tell us what we care about. I saw great value in this kind of Olympic discipline and I want to pursue that special juice that makes a person do whatever it takes to reach a goal. So my spirituality has been given a boost. Lets’ see if I can reach the podium. – by John Beaudin |
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February 26, 2010 – I have never watched the Olympics very much, that’s until this year. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m a proud Canadian and we are hosting the games. It could be because our medal count is looking tastier by the day or simply, national pride aside, the spirit and discipline all these athletes display.
