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By Colette Baron-Reid [ 8 Jan 2010 | 12 Comments | 4,403 views]
Avatar and Messages From Spirit (part two)

In Avatar and Messages From Spirit (part one), I introduce the Avatar movie, cite it as a spiritual masterpiece and promise to, in this article – part two of the series – examine the basic spiritual foundations upon which I believe Avatar is predicated.

Though there are the obvious messages of unity, interconnectedness, the plea to honor Mother Earth and Father Sky there are a plethora of more subtle omens, messages and oracular guidances.

Again, if you are walking a spiritual path – if you are working on remembering your divinity – …

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By Colette Baron-Reid [ 4 Jan 2010 | 25 Comments | 2,991 views]
Avatar and Messages From Spirit (part one)

Rarely…and I mean rarely…do I make a statement like this;

If you have one spiritual bone in your body you must see the Avatar movie.

I open with this call to action because a surprising number of people I know communicated to me they were not planning to see Avatar.

The excuses were comprised mostly of “it’s too ‘Hollywood’, too predictable and too much like a video game because of all the computer graphics”, etc.

How they could make that determination after seeing the Avatar trailer (which I watched at least one hundred times …

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By Colette Baron-Reid [ 16 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | 320 views]
OMG!!! Chocolate is GOOD For You…Literally!

It is on rare occasion I will say, “I told you so”.
 And this is one of those occasions.
Those who are familiar with my work know I am diligent in my research of the merging of science and spirituality.
And those who are familiar with my  work also know I am diligent in my research for the perfect piece of chocolate.
To that end, I now carry OMG!!! chocolate bark in my online store. It’s one of the best tasting chocolates I’ve ever had.
Created by gourmet chef Kim Lewis, OMG!!! chocolate bark ranks …

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By Colette Baron-Reid [ 13 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | 1,082 views]
The Danger of a Single Story – Chimamanda Adichie

In Ladies and Gentlemen; Allow me to introduce you to TED, I give a call to action to spend some time on the website TED, encouraging you to learn, share and reconnect.
Who would I be if I didn’t participate in the same?
To that end, allow me to introduce you to Chimamanda Adichie.
In her speech, The Danger of a Single Story,  Chimamanda tells of the perils of perpetuating and believing just one “story” about a situation, place or people.
In a sometimes funny, sometimes poignant but always charming manner, Chimamanda shares different …

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By Colette Baron-Reid [ 11 Dec 2009 | 4 Comments | 470 views]
Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to TED

 
On the Internet these days there are billions of videos we could spend our time watching. And there is some great stuff out there.
But on a website named, simply, TED all the videos world changing and life altering.
TED’s mission statement is simple: Spreading ideas.
Additionally, TED is self-described only as “…a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading”.
So, because of the simplicity, it may, at first glance, appear TED wouldn’t have a great deal to offer.
 Nothing could be farther from the truth.
A second look at TED and you’ll find videos of …

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