Stay Alert For The Good!/ Restez Alerte Pour Le Bon!

Last week , I was interviewed by a local artist for a podcast related to an upcoming book fair.  He asked me about my personal story, especially the bits about my transformational journey and that serendipitous meeting that changed my life forever: a surprise meeting with a psychic on the streets of New York who literally stopped me on the street and told me to quit my job as a lawyer and to start writing.

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Trying to manifest something ( or someone?) Let go of the how…

You must let go of the “how.”   The what? The way your desire or manifestation will come to you…as most of the time, the Universal source has great things in mind for us, bigger and better things that we could conceive or dream for ourselves.

I know, I know.  That sounds close to impossible, to let go of “how” things will show up, but the truth is that it is necessary,  especially  for some of us who try to “control” the outcomes in all aspects of their lives.  But here’s the rub:

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How Dior was part of my personal evolution and awakening/ L’Influence de Dior sur mon Éveil

I had the privilege of being offered a private visit of the Christian Dior exhibit at the Montreal McCord Museum last week before its official opening, as a close childhood friend was featured as a model in one of the iconic Dior dresses, the Bella gown.  For the record, my friend Pascale looks stunning in that dress, just like one of the original Dior models.

During the first few minutes of my visit, I did feel a tad conflicted about the exhibit.  Does displaying this kind of rarified luxury and opulence make sense in these current times? After capturing a glimpse of the beautiful dresses, the exquisite fabrics and the seeing the vintage video footing and witnessing all the research that went into it, the answer came as a resounding yes.  Right now, we all need to escape reality and to dream.  And this is precisely what beauty allows us to do.

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