{"id":648,"date":"2010-07-06T12:24:32","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T19:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celiamcbride.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2010-07-06T12:38:11","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T19:38:11","slug":"more-swami-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celiamcbride.com\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"More Swami Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dearest Readers,<\/p>\n<p>Sitting here in an air-conditioned coffee shop staring out at the corner  of 7th Ave. and West 39th St. in New York City has me reflecting on the  incredible adventure I&#8217;ve been on for the last four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Apple is the last leg of the &#8220;road trip&#8221; portion of my time away  from home and I&#8217;m only here for a few days before I head to Montreal  for the birth of my eldest sister&#8217;s first child. Coming to NYC seemed  like a fitting way to transition from one to the other.<\/p>\n<p>How I love New York. The buzz of this city is unlike anything else in  the world. It&#8217;s intense and it can be exhausting, especially in 38C  temperatures, but I&#8217;m a show biz junkie and this city fills the cups of  my dreams.<\/p>\n<p>As a kid, I used to fantasize about living here and being a dancer. When  I come here now that wide-eyed, big-dreaming little girl is in heaven.<\/p>\n<p>I have had a couple of plays produced in New York by <a href=\"http:\/\/thelookingglasstheatre.homestead.com\/\">Looking Glass Theatre<\/a> and despite the fact that it&#8217;s an off-off-off-off-off (keep  going&#8230;) -Broadway company it was a thrill nonetheless. I&#8217;m here to  have fun but that won&#8217;t stop me from looking for ways to create business  opportunities at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Already I&#8217;ve been guided to a potential future opportunity and it  happened \u00a0totally by &#8220;accident&#8221;. I was wandering the streets this  morning looking for an Internet cafe, turning corners at random and  following intuitive leads. I found myself on a quiet street with  red-brick buildings and large trees providing glorious shade. I suddenly  felt very peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>Up ahead I saw a sign. &#8220;No way,&#8221; I said out loud. It was a sign for the  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sivananda.org\/ny\/\">Sivananda Yoga Center<\/a>, New York chapter.<\/p>\n<p>In case you haven&#8217;t been reading these posts, I just finished leading a  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celiamcbride.com\/?page_id=58\">course<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/sivanandabahamas.org\/\">Sivananda Yoga Retreat<\/a> on Paradise Island not two weeks  ago!<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, I found a little plastic card with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ganesha\">Ganesha&#8217;s<\/a> image on it  at the place where I&#8217;m staying. When I turned it over to read the back  it said, &#8220;Sivananda Yoga Retreat, Paradise Island.&#8221; What are the  chances?<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, they&#8217;re pretty good.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m taking these signs as Higher Guidance. Why not pitch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celiamcbride.com\/?page_id=444\">Cultivate Your Courage<\/a> to the New York Center? \u00a0After all, if I can make it here I&#8217;ll  make it anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Inspiring Message of the Day:<\/em><\/strong> When you devote your life to serving your  Gurus they will serve you right back.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #888888;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dearest Readers, Sitting here in an air-conditioned coffee shop staring out at the corner of 7th Ave. and West 39th St. in New York City has me reflecting on the incredible adventure I&#8217;ve been on for the last four weeks. 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