A Sunday Morning Playlist - Volume 021

I was watching “The Dirt” over the weekend on Netflix.
It’s a Mötley Crüe biopic which was pretty entertaining in a terrible and predictable movie kind of way.

It reminded me of being a kid in the late 80’s/mid 90’s before the Internet!  When you waited for your favourite videos to play on MuchMusic or MTV and record it on your VCR.  I hours spent sitting in front of the television waiting for my favourite videos to hit the rotation or Rap City / The Wedge.

This is a nostalgic video playlist from the earliest memories of my parents playing Portuguese music to my older sisters playing metal and new wave to being a teenager in the mid/late 90’s listening to hip-hop, alternative and electronic. For better or worse ;)

Playlist: A Sunday Morning Playlist 021

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A Sunday Morning Playlist - Emotional Endurance

“EMOTIONAL ENDURANCE”

STRETCH YOURSELF
PHYSICALLY
EMOTIONALLY
MENTALLY
SPIRITUALLY 
EVERYDAY.

FIND SOMETHING YOU LOVE TO DO
GROW A DEEP BELIEF
ENJOY THE UPS AND DOWNS
CONNECT WITH THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT
OWN THE STORY YOU TELL.

PLAY THE LONG GAME 
IT'S WORTH IT.

STRENGTH AND VULNERABILITY PURPOSEFULLY.

A Sunday Morning Playlist - Volume 021
re:make / re:imagine / re:mix
Link: https://bit.ly/2TbJe0D

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A Sunday Morning Playlist - Curated By Stephen Peeters

I’m super honoured to have my good friend Stephen Peeters curate the latest “A Sunday Morning Playlist”.

I met Stephen and his wife Marianne a couple of years ago. They’d recently moved from Belgium.
It takes a lot of guts to leave a great life near your family and transplant yourself into a completely different culture.

Stephen is a real thoughtful, intelligent and empathetic leader. We’ve had many amazing life conversations over a few beers (sometimes more than a few). One of the coolest and humblest people you could meet so it was a no brainer to ask him to put a playlist together.

Stephen’s playlist in is a pretty chill and eclectic mix with a few odes to great Belgian artists blended in.

Spotify Link
https://spoti.fi/2SRfgid

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A Sunday Morning Playlist - Curated by Graeme Mathieson

I’m super honoured to have my friend and creative extraordinaire Graeme Matheson curate A Sunday Morning Playlist.

Graeme is a creative, cool and thoughtful leader. Kind of guy you can have some deep conversations and throw a few drinks back with. Graeme is the creative director of one of the best media agencies in Toronto, captain of the long running Hoolies soccer squad and the uber talented deejay Gramera responsible for co-creating some of the most influential musical night in Toronto (Rebel Hop, Stolen Souls).

Graeme has dug into his vast crates of amazing music and put together an amazing playlist around some of his favourites spanning no limits.

Graeme’s words:

“Traveling across the decades, and through distant places, a little eclectic musical journey. No genres and every genre here, and all music for the soul.”

Playlist link
https://spoti.fi/2EuTOf3

Rebel Hop
https://www.facebook.com/rebelhopTO/

Graeme Mathieson

Graeme Mathieson

A Sunday Morning Playlist - Curated by Alysa Scanzano

I'm honoured to have the first curated playlist be put together by Alysa Scanzano.
Alysa is one of the most courageous, genuine, intelligent and funny people I know.
A creative CEO, entrepreneur and actress; she's always up to something interesting across North America.

Thankful for the great friendship, partnership and conversations we have in calling each other every day to be seen more and follow an ambitious path.

This playlist represents Alysa's passion for discovering fresh and exciting hip hop and r'n'b artists.

Playlist Link:
https://spoti.fi/2tpZj8h

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A SUNDAY MORNING PLAYLIST - 007

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I started to make these playlists a few weeks ago with the intention of sharing music I’ve been rediscovering and discovering lately.  Mostly it was to stick to do something fun and consistent for 52 Sunday’s regardless of where I am in the world. 

I’ve been thinking about how I want to turn this into something more community minded which I will be starting in January and hitting you up to get involved in the next few weeks.

To actually get a few artists who’s music I’ve tagged, message me to tell me how much they like the concept and want to create their own Sunday Morning Playlist for me has been such a cool surprise.

Playlist link below…
https://spoti.fi/2SCSieO

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Taking responsibility for the narrative you’ve created
when you attract complicated people and situations into your world.

”Just a little smoke rather than the house burning down.
Go elbow to elbow with someone who is already complete.
You are so worthy of someone who is well suited to support and respect that”.

~Leah Beth Pacifico

Align your energy around people who are able to
meet you where you are rather than those
who create complicated narratives and situations.

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A SUNDAY MORNING PLAYLIST - VOL.004

Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
Flying high
Flying high
In the summer sky
Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
Flying high
Flying high
gently pass on by
Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
Flying high
Flying high
am i going to die
Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
Flying high
Flying high
take me on your flight

Two years ago today I was getting out of the hospital after having surgery for a neuroendocrine pancreatic tumour.

About a week later I received my biopsy results which revealed that they had found cancer but had successfully removed it during the surgery.  Kind of like the worst and best moment at once.  A huge sense of relief and then waves of guilt over that I had it too easy compared to other people who had had cancer.

Such a weird thing to choose suffering over being grateful in this moment when you’re one of the lucky ones. I spent the next few months in significant pain recovering from the surgery.  Physically it was bad but mentally much worse.  Sleeping two hours a night, night sweats almost nightly, no workouts and the stress of putting my coaching practice on hold.

It did give me a lot of time to think about this whole being grateful vs suffering thing that I was experiencing which I could now see popping up in so many areas of my life.  I struggled with this conversation for quite a while but eventually it started to shift my perspective around my purpose, relationships, well-being, money, ego and how I was showing up everywhere. 

I started to develop a much more powerful relationship to manifestation, spirit and being more responsible for my energy leaks much more consistently.

I am coming through the most intense period of my own growth over the last 8 months which had been a major shit show in a few moments, lol but mostly an incredible journey that’s brought amazing people and opportunities my way and gearing up for an adventurous 2019.

Earlier this week I had my routine CT scan I do every six months to monitor any changes, which have come back clear. Shoutout to all the staff, nurses and doctors @thepmcf and United Health Network family in Toronto for the incredible work they do.  Forever grateful!

I barely think about that experience anymore. It just doesn’t have any energy but was reminded by a friend this week that maybe I should. From the perspective of gratitude and that if you can overcome this than everything else is always within reach. 🖤🖤🖤

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You've been somebody long enough. You spent the first half of your life becoming somebody. Now you can work on becoming nobody, which is really somebody. For when you become nobody there is no tension, no pretense, no one trying to be anyone or anything. The natural state of the mind shines through unobstructed - and the natural state of the mind is pure love.

- Ram Dass

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