Art, with no desire.

In a world increasingly marked by superficial identities and chaos, art stands as a beacon of authenticity and order. It transcends the fleeting, offering a profound medium for expression, reflection, and connection. Through the brushstrokes of a painting, the lyrics and melodies of a song, the beauty and intricacies of film, the lines of a sculpture, or the verses of a poem, art communicates the ineffable—emotions, thoughts, and experiences that often elude conventional language. It enables us to see beyond the surface, encouraging a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

Art serves as a mirror, reflecting the complexities of the human condition, and as a window, offering perspectives that might otherwise remain unseen. In the midst of chaos, it provides solace and coherence, a momentary escape that often leads to enduring insights. It has the power to challenge societal norms and inspire change, making it an indispensable tool in the fight against superficiality. Art fosters empathy, bridging gaps between diverse cultures and experiences, reminding us of our shared humanity.

Moreover, in a world obsessed with the immediate and the material, art reminds us of the value of the intangible. It encourages patience, critical thinking, and a deeper appreciation for beauty in all forms. In doing so, art acts as a counterbalance to the chaos in shallow waters, guiding us toward a more meaningful and considered existence. Its importance cannot be overstated; for in a world craving depth and connection, art is both a refuge and a catalyst for genuine understanding and transformation.

The Light

In our daily lives, the spaces we inhabit become more than just physical locations—they are repositories of energy, both positive and negative. This energy can influence our mood, health, and overall well-being. Kevin Semeniuk, a renowned healer, has crafted an innovative solution to purify these spaces, called "The Light". This liquid smudge spray is a modern alternative to traditional smudging practices, which involve burning sacred herbs to cleanse a space of negative energy.

"The Light" embodies the essence of these age-old rituals in a convenient, smoke-free spray, making it accessible to everyone, regardless of their living situation. By incorporating this liquid smudge spray into your daily routine, you can clear your home and workspace of unwanted energies, fostering a harmonious environment that supports mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual growth.

Utilizing "The Light" is not only about removing negativity; it's an act of inviting positivity and Light into your life. As we navigate through challenging times, having a sanctuary of positive energy becomes crucial for our resilience and inner peace. Kevin Semeniuk's creation offers a simple yet profound tool for maintaining a purified space, where our spirits can soar and thrive. Embrace the transformative power of "The Light" and embark on a journey towards a more balanced and uplifted existence.

Desperately Seeking.

First, tell us your name, where you’re from, and where you live?

Hey, my name is Meghan, I’m originally from Smoky Lake, Alberta, and I live in Edmonton.

How long have you been creating with food, and what motivated you to pursue this expression as a career?

I began creating with food when I was a kid and found early on that food makes people feel good. I met my now husband, who loves hot sauce, so I started messing around with recipes and it turned out that I loved it too. My business began organically, through word of mouth and repeat customers.

How has been staying true to your own vision contributed to your success? - Are there any downsides in doing so?

I stopped caring early on about how to get followers on social media, and just did my thing. I find its pretty easy to see through people, and I am definitely not someone that can pretend anything. It may have its negative effects, I mean I’m sure it does, but I don’t live any other way.

Do you have any influences that drive your creativity?

Any mom out there, pursuing her dream while raising a family drives me. Meeting people that love our products drives me. Having the ability and complete decision-making power to help local organizations drives me.

What is your greatest joy in creating?

Seeing people get so excited about our sauces; it never gets old.

What does your audience/consumer base mean to you?

I wouldn’t be in business without every single person that has chosen to spend money on something I made. I am fully aware of this, and I take it very seriously.

What inspires you to get out of bed each day?

My family.

When you're not creating how do you spend your time?

Ha-ha cleaning, and spending time with my family.

What is the base of your creative process like?

I’m not sure, inspiration comes to me from nowhere most of the time. In the middle of doing something completely off topic.

What are you working on next?

Ha-ha you’ll see!

Is there anything else you’d like to share? Upcoming release dates, new projects... anything.

I have lots to share, but I am not going to…yet.

Thanks for sharing your time, we look forward to all that is to come from you.

Thanks for having me!

https://instagram.com/desperatelyseekinghotsauce?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
https://www.facebook.com/DesperatelySeekingHotSauce?mibextid=LQQJ4d

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Peace, More Love.

RZ Rhymeztein.

First, tell us your name, where you’re from and where you live?

My name is RZ Rhymeztein and I was born in Washington, USA, and raised in BC, Canada, since I was like four. I currently live in BC. 

How long have you been making music, and how much of the process do you have a part in when it comes to the entirety of a song?

It’s a long story lol. I’ve been making music since I was a baby. We had drums and a piano, my older brother let me hit them and make noises, and then around 1994 I started writing my own rock and roll songs. I started releasing music under the name RZ Rhymeztein in 2010. I create my own beats, write my own lyrics, record and master my albums, plus create my own artwork for the music. I do have to add that a lot of my process also comes from outside inspiration from around the universe. 

How has staying true to your own vision contributed to your journey? - Are there any downsides in doing so?

I feel it has contributed to my journey by allowing me to be able to look in the mirror and not feel like I did something that went against my vision. I enjoy knowing that I stay true to myself when making my music because I always looked up to my future self as being humbly self-righteous. Sticking to your vision is also in long term a very valuable marketing factor as fans who last long want to follow a genuine artist over time. Some downsides might be not having certain listeners wanting to hear my music because I don’t sell my soul creating songs that go against my own morals.

What are some of the influences that drive your creativity?

My biggest influence is my mother. She is one of the hardest working people I know, with the biggest heart and is also a very creative artist. My father is also a big influence from always having an upbeat attitude and quick wit; he was also the first person to get me a musical instrument, lessons, and a jam spot for my band to create music. 
I’m also influenced by Snoop Dogg, Eminem, KRS-One, NWA, Rakim, Run DMC, Gang Starr, and Sublime, just to name a few; and I’m also influenced by many local, and worldwide, graffiti artists.

What is your greatest joy in making music?

My greatest joy making music is when I hear something that just hits right. It will usually be a melody or a lyric that gives me butterflies the first time hearing, saying, or creating it.

Do you have any fears that challenge you when you’re creating?

I try not to allow fear to get involved when making music nowadays. Music and art is one of my happy places, and if fear enters my creative process I just don’t roll with it. I just keep focused on a path of happiness when creating music currently. I have created a process and formula that is very relaxing to work through so that I enjoy the process and the music comes out that way too. 

What’s your writing process like and how important are lyrics to you?

My writing process is kinda simple but highly developed individually advanced. I used to write rhymes on paper then when cell phones came out, I started using them. 
I try to make my lyrics easy to read in a rhythmic pattern. I will usually start listening to beats I make then I’ll just sing to them and come up with a chorus. After the chorus I start right away on a verse or set a time to create the verses. I then practice going over the lyrics for a couple days then I record the song.
Lyrics are very important to me because one of the main reasons I started to rhyme was because I really liked how much you can say in a hip-hop song compared to a rock and roll song. I also feel that lyrics are a very powerful part of music and life, as words hold incredible amounts of power and so they must be used very wisely. 

What does your audience mean to you?

My audience means a lot of things to me. They are the ears who pay attention to my words, visions, and ideas. They also give me the feedback on my music that helps me elevate in so many ways. I truly feel that my audience, over time, has helped to shape my music through all their creative criticism and support. They help give me more purpose when making my music and I want to connect with them all as much as I can to show them how much their support means to me and the success of my music.

What inspires you to get out of bed each day?

Knowing that I am given time to be alive on this magical planet, in this epic universe, with so many people who love me. Having the ability to create and enjoy all the wonderful things life has to offer.

When you're not making music how do you spend your time?

I spend lots of time with my loved ones, or creating art, working other jobs, school, researching, and watching funny media mainly.

What’s coming up next for you?

I would say another album for summer of 2023, new merch website, graphic design career, and hopefully get back on a decent tour to showcase some of my new music. 

Is there anything else you’d like to share? Upcoming release dates, recent/new projects... anything.

Yes, for sure, my new album “Legend Has It” just released on all digital platforms in March 2023, and just working on my next album, mostly creating the beats for it at the moment. 

Thanks for sharing your time, we look forward to all that is to come from you.

Thanks so much for having me. I truly appreciate this experience. Much love! 

 
https://www.instagram.com/rzrhymeztein/
https://www.youtube.com/therealrz
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6KwjyAknYODlZXM4AvpuIR?si=xGt340BqQvyExRLN_fr3aQ&nd=1

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Peace, More Love.

Glory & The Making of A Saint

Edwin, in even his wildest dreams, could not have imagined the path he was soon to walk, and the friends he would make along the way. Unbeknownst to him, he was setting out on a journey that would forever change his life and time as he knew it, while accompanied by magic, a few new friends, and the gentle guidance from Love. There is no favor in this life, and Edwin was sure to find out why.

"This is a story about courage, and adventure, love and friendship, forgiveness, family, and lessons in relationship with trust. It is clever and kind, and it will leave you at peace." - Author Note

Love Unconditional.

I get these glimpses in motion of Love Unconditional, and if I’m lucky enough I get to sit in it for a little while, oftentimes bringing such elation to my heart and Being in whole, that it makes me cry. I’m certain, if there was just one cure for all of the meanness in this world, it is that, Love Unconditional.

Be kind out there. Take care of each other. We all need it. We all need that tenderness of care and confirmation that we haven’t been forgotten.

I see you.

Peace & Love on Earth.

Be Human.

The day is going to come for us all when our time is complete and we are called to leave this world; when we are asked to part ways with those that we Love, but more importantly, those that Love us. Be gentle and kind with the world around you, time provided is so incredibly short and it won’t be long before it is up.

Just be alive, be human, be fair, Love.

War.

War is many things; it’s what is to come for a mother holding her lifeless child, it is the darkness we all have to face within, it is the battlefield, it’s the dance, it’s the song of the heart, it is so many things, but for so many right now it is the inner-world and what we’re willing to face, what we conquer, what we find an ally in, and what we make peace with. War isn’t always about endings, it is often about new beginnings, but what will fall in order for the new to take its place?

I Am. Love.

Peace on Earth.

The Light.

There is so much happening in our world that has set out to interfere with The Light. It is layered in distraction and disconnect, and it will do everything it can to pull you away from yourself and out of the space of Love. Do not be fooled by the noise, there is no greater ally to life than Love, and there is no more purposeful contribution to the world in service to Love than your kindness. Recognize all discomfort thrust upon you as an attempt to create separation from Source, Divine - Love. You are The Light.

Peace on Earth

Love, Always.

How Brave Are You.

How brave are you.

How brave are you for rising each day with a broken heart and near exhausted body and mind. For doing your best to remain Human in the face of all that the world throws your way.
How brave are you for not giving up when that is all you want to do. For smiling when your inner world is crumbling.
How brave are you for finding just enough strength to surrender and trust. For believing, even when hope is an often daunting task.
How brave are you for not giving up on Love. For being vulnerable even when you’re terrified of being hurt.
How brave are you for being you. For never quitting on yourself, even when you think you already have.
How brave are you.

Hope.

I wrote this in 2014, and was reminded of it today. As I approach the release of my 4th novel, I thought it was a fitting reminder for me, and even that much more with this next novel being so firmly planted in the journey of Hope and Love.

“HOPE is our greatest bond and our most common companion.

Ever since I was a little boy I've always looked to the stars for that ONE; that one star blazing across the night sky, right in my moment of pleading to be noticed.

I've always felt as though I was missing pieces, and that my intention wasn't meeting my purpose. Whether it was my environment or circumstance or simply growing pains, I've spent a lot of my life feeling somewhat lost and it's never helped that I kept missing that one shooting star, meant for me, acknowledging my being. What I've learned though, is that if we listen closely, from within, from our heart, from our soul, our spirit, the universe is always talking and it's always doing its best to guide us to where we belong; the moment.

The number 15 has been with me since I was young; on the back of my jersey, on my number plate, on the door of an apartment in a movie...really just anywhere I could fit it in or it could jump out at me. It was everywhere and it belonged to ME. It took me a long time and a lot of heartache and discomfort to finally understand that sometimes the universe can't just give us that shooting star right when we need to see it, nor can it pick us up from the collar of our shirt and drop us where we bleed to belong; but what it can do, is give us the number 15.

The number 15 took on a whole other meaning once I realized this. I still see it everywhere, anywhere, and it always feels warm, it feels right, and most of all, it feels like I've been noticed; and the beautiful thing is, I don't need the clear night sky in order to see it.

I have since started my own brand and publishing company by the name of 'Fifteen for HOPE', where I will always feel noticed, filled with love, and most of all, full of HOPE.

We are always where we are meant to be; the proof is in the moment. Bless.”

Understand This.

Understand this. You are all welcome here; the pain, the suffering, the sadness, the despair, the longing, and the sorrow. Even the darkness may come, draped and smothered in fear, but your time is limited, enjoy it, because you will not strip me of this Light, my Light, this Love; it is my say when it is time for you to go. Understand this.

Now, come, leave your muddy boots at the door, and come rest your tired heart.

“Can you imagine just how long I have been made an enemy to life, simply because most are so afraid to meet me that they work tirelessly trying to avoid me at all cost?” Death questioned gently before casually sipping on her tea.

Life.

It is hard. It is hard some days just to put your feet on the floor. I know this well. It is hard to muster a smile. It is a struggle to keep your head above water. Oh why can’t someone just see me. Why can’t someone enter my space, take note of me and tend to me simply because I am worthy of being saved. Life is trying. It is lonely. It is an arduous process of becoming and unbecoming. It is failure meets faith, time and over again. It is painstaking heartache for the Soul purpose of facing forgiveness in all directions, inward and out. It is the darkness seeking to fulfill the temptation of a heart once not well just to smother it in despair. It is glory and grace, it is divine, and it is unlike anything we will know again. It is but one chance to unfold as untethered and messy as can be. It is life. It is time comprised of moments that we are consistently choosing from which we allow to shape us. It is traumatic. It is stunning. It is terrifying. It is life, it is unlike anything we will know again, and I encourage you to seek the celebration in it all.

May Love be with you as you work to find your way.

Peace on Earth.

Peace & Love

Please try to keep in mind as you move throughout your day, your moments, your practices, and your fights within to find peace, that this day is all that you have, and there is nothing ahead nor anything behind that has been placed on your path to burden this day. This day is anew, like a child first breathing the air of this world, this day is your grand welcoming home and your arrival into The Light. There is no darkness to battle, no pressure to tame, there is only you and the grace from which you rose that sits waiting in your heart and in the calling of your name.

Peace be with you.

Love & Boundaries

I was asked my thoughts on Love and boundaries, and how I see the role of each in relationship with another. 

“See, here’s the rub… and I’m not sure it’s to be expected that we Love like The Almighty Creator, I mean how could we, but if unconditional Love is the goal, if that plays into our role as Human-Beings and Ascension, then what does that look like with boundaries? Is it the giving, or what we often perceive as being the “over-giving” of Love that warrants having to pull back or create restrictions, or is it the lack of reciprocation that creates the desire for boundaries? Either way, boundaries indicate some level of an imbalance between two, but more commonly, just one. If the duty here with my time is to be of service and to do so through Love, then that is the objective, and anything outside of that would be a call on the Ego, which is seeking gratification and fulfillment from something outside of Love, God, Creator, Divine. Or it is a power play by Ego for control over another, rooted in resentment for a lack-of or imbalance in receiving equal to or greater than?

Love shouldn’t be taxed for character. You Love, and then you manage the relationship, of whatever capacity. So ask yourself - am I unsafe in this environment, or do I feel like I am not able to Love all the way because… - and maybe it’s as simple as you feeling like you’re not able to Love with all the power of your Being because someone’s character is not able to receive it how you picture it should be, or how others may more typically receive your Love. We must Love people where they stand. And remember, being Human is not easy, for anyone, but Love and Character are not the same. We can Love and still not be aligned with character or behaviour. We Love the person, not the behaviour. That is ego seeking fulfillment, and it’s a damn tough lesson to get beyond because we’ve been groomed to believe that Love equals compatibility, and that there are degrees of Love, when in fact it is just one thing…Love.”

ONE

There is an awful disservice in the idea that we are not responsible for how we make each other feel or how others react to the things we say. It is a beautiful thing, surely, to occupy a space within where you find solace and comfort, regardless of the stirrings in the world around you, but that does not dismiss the responsibility we share in bringing comfort and Love to that same world around us. There is a wild lack of accountability in how thoughtless we are when dealing with each other and how self-serving we have become in our approach to life and our relationship with it, often neglecting our world and the wellbeing of others. We are misshaping the mental and emotional body’s in one another and in turn, hardening the heart, The Guide; it’s no wonder we’re lost. Our purpose is in Love, I won’t hear it any other way, and we must understand that there is only ONE Love, unconditional by design, and that all else are masks being worn by ego in effort to disguise the desires of character.
This Life is not to be lived through the eyes of one, but through the eyes of many, of all, in service to ONE, and when done so with Love we share a common and unshakable ground.

An apple is not shit because you have a distaste for apples, it simply doesn’t align with your taste; try to understand this.

Peace, more Love
Be kind, always.

“It’s time to go now, dear,” she started, softly, as I looked up at her.
“Now, you must remember, they are going to try and fill you with anger, and even hatred. They are going to try and fill you with fear, and they are going to try and rob you of your humanity…but you must remember, in even the darkest of moments, I am with you, always,” she explained, smiling gently as she held my hand.

“Is it going to hurt?” I asked.

“It will, yes,” she replied simply.

“Am I going to be okay?” I returned.

“You’re going to be great,” she insisted, still smiling.

Magic.

Have we stopped working to create magic? Have we become so consumed by the darkness of this world that we are now blind to the Light?

Deep in the heart of every-ONE there was placed a seed of intention for purpose in service to time here on Earth. That seed was labeled ‘Creation’ at the dawn of Human Being coming into form, with access granted only through Love. Creator calls it wonder, curiosity, but most commonly Creator calls it Magic, for it is from where the unseen becomes visible.

Duty asks only that we try.

Love.

We all harness the same freedom of choice, coupled with a life path often set out before us as a guide to purpose. Each single journey is sacred and integral to the collective community, regardless of it being light or dark in the eyes of judgment. All acts of lessening the value of another are attempts made by the darkness to further separation and stifle the Light. The darkness being the one who wears a thousand masks, and the Light being the one who wears but One... Love.
Trust only in Love.