Zen Shreding

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Zen Shredding

• Insights, Questions and Confessions of a
  Meditator and Novice Snowboarder on the pursuit
  of dreams, inspiration, passion and change.
• 
  msean symonds

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Zen n. The practice of seeing deeply into the
nature of things through direct experience and
awareness.
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Shredding n. A slang snowboarding term
describing the practice of tearing up the snow
surface with tact, skill, timing and
coordination
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In the course of your life you will ask yourself
many questions.
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To know the direction you are heading in life,
you just need to listen to the questions you
are asking/not asking yourself in every moment.
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I will practice asking myself questions that
are valuable, meaningful and inspiring.
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I will ask myself questions that engage the
mystery and magic of my own inner wisdom.
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I will ask myself questions that only my Soul
can answer.
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Sometimes when you ask questions you will receive
a right response to every situation as it occurs
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and other times you might need to sit with
those questions, to accept the unresolved
questions of your life unconditionally as part
of the mystery of your life experience.
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Most of us spend our lives seeking
answers outside our self or ask questions
dwelling only on the practical necessities of
life.
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and as a result live lives of mediocrity.
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As I practice asking questions of myself I
will learn to navigate the mystery of my Soul
and the journey of my life.
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Often those questions will be about
yourself
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and allow you to navigate your life experience
with more elegance and ease.
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To navigate the mystery of your life and Soul,
you need to ask questions if only for the
sake of asking.
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Where it comes down to the most important and
meaningful questions to ponder, the legacy of
your life itself will be the answer.
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Some of the most important
questions I can ask myself are
Who am I? What do I
want?
Why am I here?
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I must also remind myself to ask What am I
doing for others? How can I contribute more to
the Earth I live on?
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A speaker once said you can tell whether a
man is clever by his answers, but it his
questions that will show you his wisdom
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Many questions can lead to division... Lose
yourself in the ones that Unite.
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You are never too old or too young to pursue a
dream! A fulfilled life is the continued
realization of your dreams. Your intentions and
desires, however wild, are there to inspire you
they are the foundation of your dreams.
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What do you dream of being, doing or having?
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Take some lessons in life! We are all
intentionally hard wired for Nirvana. A lesson or
more with a good teacher on any subject will
gently support you in the direction of your most
treasured dreams.
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What do you want to learn?
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Its okay to fall in life! Pursuing happiness
often includes circumstances and situations that
make you feel derailed. Sometimes you just
need to stop, take a breath and recapture your
focus the pain if any, is only temporary.
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If you knew youd be successful, what would
you do?
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Slowliness is holiness! In your fifteen minute
sound bite of stardom, finishing first, fastest,
smartest, most skilled or best in the class will
last only as long as it takes for the universe
to catch on that its time your ego got refreshed
with a face shot of purifying fluffy snow!
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How can you make your life less competitive,
less busy?
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Trust and honor your body! A biological
intelligence exists within your body outweighing
the intellect of your cognitive mind. Let you
body ride the terrain of life. Look after it and
it will look after you.
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How can you honor your body with more reverence?
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Find balance in life! All areas of your life need
a certain amount of attention to be nurtured.
Balance allows you to navigate the diversity of
lifes challenges with greater ease.
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What areas of your life are calling for
balance or change?
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Be grateful for the small and big things in
life! including the lifty who smiles and
welcomes you all day long! There are good
things to be found in your life. These
situations deserve your fullest attention,
appreciation and gratitude.
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What do you have to be grateful for in your
life?
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You dont have to go to India to get
enlightened! The universe whispers to us
constantly through all experience. The greatest
lessons can be experienced on a bus, with a
friend, or in a conversation with a ten year old
on the beginners chairlift.
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How often do you listen to and honor the
messages in your life?
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Sometimes you need to say NO to life! A
choice to pass lessons on terrain generating too
much fear and anxiety and returning to the
comfort of the bunny hill sometimes becomes a
stepping stone of confidence and courage needed
for the next step/slope in life.
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Do you have nonsense in your life that you
need to say NO to?
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Courage is not the absence of fear! Its the
choice to take action in spite of fear. How come
the bunny hill seems soooo small now?
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What do you fear most in life?
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Sometimes you need to say YES to life! Life
is a paradox sometimes you need to step outside
the comfort of the bunny hill to say YES to
life moving forward, evolving your Self to the
next level.
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Suspending your present fears, what step(s)
could you make to change the destiny of your
present life?
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Acknowledge the significance of your smallest
achievements! They become the stepping stones of
your fondest memories and your greatest legacies.
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When you succeed in somethingdo you take the
time to acknowledge and celebrate your moment of
success?
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Spend more time in nature! There is a rhythm,
flow (and chairlift) in nature that connects us
to harmony. Spending time in the rhythm and
flow of nature allows our minds, bodies and Soul
to recalibrate to the very same power that
creates a baby or a galaxy of stars.
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When was the last time you went for a walk in
the park or looked for a shooting star in the
night sky?
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There will be moments when your life
experience will come together! A time occurs
when your dreams, desires and practice will merge
providing a sweet, fleeting moment of success and
fulfillment.
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Have you ever been happy for NO reason at all?
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Play is an all too often neglected
discipline! While the colour coding trail signage
of blue and black may lead to the greatest of
rushes on the ski hill, a return to the ease of
green will remind you just how far you have come.
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What can you do to play more?
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There is only one purpose in life the
continued expansion of happiness. According to
preference of skill green, blue and black are
flavours to be enjoyed and indulged.
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Do you surround yourself with people and
experiences that nurture your happiness and Soul?
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Were here to give and receive! Many people
who visit or live in Whistler (fill in your own
home town!) come to simply take
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What can you do to give back to this planet we
call Earth and home?
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Life is truly what you make it! Whether youre
four, twenty-four, or sixty-four, you will
always have the ability to learn something new.
To create an experience that provides growth,
transformation and pure joy.
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Who will you Be today?
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The greatest gift you have is life. The
perfect moment is now.
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You are not here to live an ordinary life. You
are here to discover your Self.
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You are here to rediscover the divinity that
lies within you, then you will live an
extraordinary life.
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What youve read is not as important as what
youve done. What youve done is not as important
as who youve been.
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The seed of divinity within you contains the
whole truth.
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Are you ready to remember?
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The Commitments
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I will practice taking care of my Self first.
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I will take care not to loose my Self in the
noise of my life.
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I will ask questions only my Soul can answer.
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I will immerse myself in the mystery of Who I Am.
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I will realize the divinity and perfection of
the One Spirit that dwells within me.
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I will listen to my life and my own inner wisdom.
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I will make choices that honor my Being and
realize my dreams.
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I will validate my Self by Who I Am Being not by
what I am doing.
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I will question all the assumptions I have
about myself and the world I live in.
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I will abandon who I was to become Who I Am.
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I will use the gifts I have been given to create
the dream I envision.
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I will work with vision I will live
with passion.
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I will accept Who I Am in every moment
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and practice compassion if I fail.
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I will Rediscover my Innocence
Express my Excellence, and
Serve Humanity!
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I will Be the change I want to see in this
world.
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I will remind myself to play
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often!
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