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Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Then Love the One You're With (Sunday, May 12, 2013)
It’s Mother’s Day and I’m lucky – I have a Mom who cares. Some people don’t have it this way. Whether by circumstance, intention or luck of the draw, theirs isn’t/wasn’t the Hallmark kind of Mom. And it must be tough to hear all about that wonderful, unconditional acceptance when you’ve never experienced it. I believe though that all of us have someone out there who thinks we’re special. It may be a friend, lover, brother, daughter who loves us for who we are. Yeah, they’re not a mother…See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: You Learn From Those You Like (Saturday, May 4, 2013)
Rita Pierson*, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, “They don't pay me to like the kids.” Her response: “Kids don't learn from people they don’t like.’” A blunt but true message about the authenticity of children that also rings true of adults who have re-claimed their genuineness. When you have the courage to step into yourself, you lose the desire and need to hang out with people who rub you the wrong way even though they may be influential, wealthy, and/or connected.*Watch…See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Forget About "How"
Most of us have dreams we want to fulfill. Once discovered and defined, we go after them. Where challenges have arisen for me, is in the execution – the rollout if you like – of “how” I’m getting to said destination. I plan what steps I should take and proceed accordingly. When things are not unfolding as I think they should, frustration and disappointment result. Main tip here? Forget about the “how” and let the flow of circumstances and people that enter your life take you along instead…See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Break the Mold (Sunday, April 21, 2013)
I went to the opera last night – something I’m not a fan of, not into, but my mom was in town and is an opera buff so we went to Barber of Seville. Guess what? It was funny, entertaining and Rossini’s music is easy on the ears. I may even go see another performance… Interesting to move from, “I don’t like” and “I’d never do that”, to “I’d like to try that again.” Makes me wonder what else I’ve missed enjoying because “It’s not for me.” Time to break the mold, don’t you think?Take care,KitaSee More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Sometimes the Unreasonable is the Answer (Saturday, April 13, 2013)
If only it were this easy. Logic spells out all the advantages for you to take a certain path – whether it involves a job, a relationship, a move, or your health. Reason, of course, agrees and your road ahead is perfectly clear. But something inside tells you otherwise. There’s no safety net here only the sense of being unreasonable in the eyes of the world. Be you. When you seize the day, you may also be jumping off a cliff.Take care,Kita See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Life is Not Negotiated; it Just Happens (Saturday, April 6, 2013)
There was a time when I sought the answer to the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” No matter how much I thought, read or prayed about it, my mind gave me no satisfactory response. As if reason could reconcile such a great mystery. It can’t. And here is where you leave the realm of the senses to enter the realm of the mystical – the place of heart and soul in which life’s mysteries and miracles can be found. Not to be understood but to be felt and believed.Take…See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: We're in This Together (Friday, March 29, 2013)
It’s been a busy week finishing up client work and meeting up with friends and family here before heading to my Mom’s for Easter weekend. Whether it’s a new business prospect meeting, catching up with a girlfriend, having breakfast with one of my sons, running into an acquaintance on the street, exchanging a word with the barista, the operative word is “community”. How satisfying it is to reach out and receive an affirmation of “who you are” in response: a word, a smile, a nod, a knowing …See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Separateness Versus Getting Involved (Saturday, March 23, 2013)
There’s been a lot of discussion lately on why people get involved – particularly in situations where someone else is being bullied or attacked. Should they intervene or leave well enough alone? There’s a moral argument to this of course but I maintain that our technology of faceless emailing, disembodied Facebooking and tweeting has made for a culture of general separateness. We’re present but not really. The act of being face-to-face is decreasing, and with it the feelings of empathy…See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: My Colors are Showing (Saturday, March 16, 2013)
It is with deep disappointment and concern that I read of the Conservative government’s decision to close down the world-renowned freshwater research station in Northern Ontario at the end of this month. The Fisheries Department says the work being done there no longer fits with its core mandate. Sure, research into mercury, carbon, silver nanoparticles (new contaminants) and effects of climate change on fish (trout in this case) no longer fits with an economic mandate – this government’s…See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: You Don't have to Eat the Leftovers (Saturday, March 9, 2013)
Eighty-one year old actor Olympia Dukakis was quoted recently as saying, “…There’s a lot of leftover stuff at the back of the refrigerator; you don’t have to eat it.” We all have leftover stuff that we can pick at or we can make the decision to toss it and focus on getting something fresh. It’s like trying to decide to be happy. We all have this choice too. Take care,KitaSee More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: March into Spring (Saturday, March 2, 2013)
There’s a certain weariness that comes with living through a cold, icy, windy, snowy, and generally relentless winter. Though it steels you for challenges to come, it also steals away some vital energy and spark in us, doesn’t it? Just when we’ve had more than enough, March appears and rescues us. And like an old friend, I call out, “Hey, March. It’s good to have you back.” Take care,KitaSee More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Categorization (Saturday, February 16, 2013)
Our left brain is so logical and efficient. It conveniently slots people, places and things according to what we see and hear based on our beliefs, previous associations and assumptions. Very tidy. No muss or fuss. And how short-sighted and sad that the measure of a person is sometimes dictated by their clothes, their speech and their mannerisms. With this kind of categorization, their heart and its generosity, kindness and compassion doesn’t stand a chance in our eyes. Take care,KitaSee More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: A Dad and his Daughter (Saturday, February 9, 2013)
I volunteered to talk to a creative advertising class at our local college this past week as my agency colleagues had other commitments. It was a pleasure to be in the classroom again with such interested and interesting students. One of them has Down syndrome, and in the course of the evening when class work was assigned, a fellow student sat down beside her to help out. He introduced himself to me when I walked over, “I’m Jessie’s Dad. Just making sure she’s okay with creating her…See More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: We are the 1% (Saturday, February 2, 2013)
I have to support a comment I read today about the 1% who are extremely wealthy versus the 99% who are not. It’s all relative. Compared to walking miles to fetch water; eating one meal a day if lucky; sleeping on a dirt floor and knowing it’s probable you’ll have HIV Aids if you live to adulthood, we are definitely part of the 1% on this planet. All I have to worry about these days is wind chill and that’s nothing in the great scheme of things.Take care,KitaSee More
Kita Szpak posted a blog postKita's Gentle Message: Wabi-Sabi (Saturday, January 26, 2013)
No, it’s not a Japanese dish but a world-view – embracing the authentic by accepting the fact that nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect. This perspective may seem to underscore insecurity but I am very encouraged by the importance imperfection plays in this equation. The acceptance of imperfection in a person, in a place, in a situation – in yourself - goes a long way to making it an easier world for all of us.Take care,KitaSee More
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Kita's Gentle Message: Go Ahead Think of Yourself (Friday, May 24, 2013)
Sometimes when we’re too agreeable and readily defer to someone else’s preferences, we can lose ourselves in the process. Overriding our needs continually to please – not rock the boat, will eventually cause personal emotional and physical fallout. As the saying goes, “You can’t please everyone.” So don’t try to or you’ll lose yourself. And that would be a true loss for this planet.
Take care,…
Posted on May 24, 2013 at 2:11pm
Kita's Gentle Message: Let ICC Rule (Friday, May 17, 2013)
Let your individuality, curiosity and creativity rule this long weekend. Answer your "what if I..." with "I'm doing it. You coming?" And if they're not, it won't matter. You're doing it anyway.
Have fun,
Kita
Posted on May 17, 2013 at 11:38am
Kita's Gentle Message: Then Love the One You're With (Sunday, May 12, 2013)
It’s Mother’s Day and I’m lucky – I have a Mom who cares. Some people don’t have it this way. Whether by circumstance, intention or luck of the draw, theirs isn’t/wasn’t the Hallmark kind of Mom. And it must be tough to hear all about that wonderful, unconditional acceptance when you’ve never experienced it. I believe though that all of us have someone out there who thinks we’re special. It may be a friend, lover, brother, daughter who loves us for who we are. …
ContinuePosted on May 12, 2013 at 8:34am
Kita's Gentle Message: You Learn From Those You Like (Saturday, May 4, 2013)
Rita Pierson*, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, “They don't pay me to like the kids.” Her response: “Kids don't learn from people they don’t like.’” A blunt but true message about the authenticity of children that also rings true of adults who have re-claimed their genuineness. When you have the courage to step into yourself, you lose the desire and need to hang out with people who rub you the wrong way even though they may be influential,…
ContinuePosted on May 4, 2013 at 12:30pm
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