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12/8/2016

Daniel Dolphin: Where Passion meets Purpose

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Daniel Dolphin and the Guardians of the Ocean Twitter page
It’s become my typical morning routine.  Cecil prepares my Bullet-proof coffee, I relax in my living room chair, and go through my social media on my IPhone before starting my work day. 

A couple of mornings ago, I happened to notice a new follower my Truly You Twitter page.  It was Daniel Dolphin!  Who wouldn’t be intrigued by that, so I had to look a little closer!  I can’t ignore it when any dolphin speaks to me, and certainly not Daniel!

You see, dolphins hold a very special place deep in my heart.  Maybe I didn’t even realize how deep until this connection happened and I began taking a more conscious look around me, here in our new home on Vancouver Island.  It has been an eye-opening couple of days.
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For anyone who doesn’t know, Shane was my dolphin-boy.  There was never any doubt that he loved dolphins, because even though he wasn’t able to communicate verbally, his eyes always told us what was on his mind and in his heart.  We’d known dolphins were his thing for a long time, all you had to do was follow the eye-gaze with tv, shopping, toys, magazines and stories.  Then listen for the hoot that would follow.  
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One of the pieces or artwork that Shane brought home for me for a Mother's Day gift.
In 2004 it was explained to us, by a very insightful little 10-year-old in a swimming pool in Winnipeg.  Shane had been chosen by the Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba to participate in Air Canada’s Dreams Take Flight that year.  Because we lived so far out of town and the flight for the one day trip to Disney World for a plane load of children with various life challenges, we were put up at the then Greenwood Inn in Winnipeg for the night before the trip.  Shane loved the water, he always had, and so the night before the flight we headed down to the pool for a few hours of swimming before bed. 

While in the pool, another ‘dream’ recipient named William attached himself to Cecil, Shane and I.  We actually don’t know what Williams last name was or where he was from, but he just connected to us and swam and played and chattered away.  He had a very big scar that ran the length of his chest and stomach, so we suspected that he may have had heart surgery, but we didn’t ask.  We just spent our time having fun together. 

After a while, William explained to Cecil, “You know why Shane likes to swim so much don’t you?”  We had to admit to William that we really didn’t know the answer to that, only that he did love to swim.  So, William clarified for us, “Well just listen to him.  When he laughs, he sounds just like a dolphin!” 

That was the first time we actually heard it for ourselves.  The unique combination of laughter and delighted squeal that was Shane’s way of telling all of us he was in his glory with whatever he was doing.  From that day on, we referred to him as our dolphin-boy, even though he’d given us lots of clues about his interest in them before.  Sometimes our teachers come in the form of little, health-challenged boys that pick up on things quicker than we as the distracted, over stretched adults ever do.
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Kind tribute to Shane from the team at Daniel Dolphin.
Shane passed away in 2009, but I’ve come to know that his love of all things dolphin was passed along to me before he died.  I’m just beginning to see how deeply, and as I look around my house, I am having an awakening myself, because I am seeing dolphins everywhere!  They are both reminders of Shane and sparks of inspiration and joy for me.  Through different spiritual belief systems and cultural philosophies, dolphins can represent many different things.  People who identify with the dolphin totem are usually peaceful and gentle, but with a deep inner strength.  They trust their instincts and intuition.  Dolphins live in harmony with their environment and practice love for each other, and have been witnessed helping the young and sick, even those of other species.  They have a well-earned reputation as protectors as they balance their animal nature with a higher intelligence.  They could teach our own human species a lot.

When we moved from Manitoba to Qualicum Beach this year, hours were spent sorting and choosing what items were coming with us, and which ones were not.  Whether I realized it at the time or not, except for a few of Shane’s personal ‘dolphin’ items that I gave to some of his friends and family, everything dolphin followed me here.  In fact, everything ocean is here surrounding me, and the lightbulb in my head is finally going on.

So back to Daniel Dolphin.  With the twitter follow, I had to look further, and realized that Daniel Dolphin is going to be “a 3D-animated adventure film for the whole family inspired by the bestselling novels of Sergio Bambaren.  Our goal is to push entertainment to a new level of audience participation and environmental awareness. Daniel Dolphin will share the larger message that we have to protect what we love: our oceans and each other.”  I felt the call to become involved, and through a donation to their fundraising page to support the next steps of the film’s development, I have done so.  I’m excited about it, and it just feels so right to me.

A couple of posts ago I shared that I have come to terms with accepting the fact that I will not be leaving my lineage in this world when I pass beyond it.  Shane was my only hope for that.  I am, however, committed to leaving a legacy with and for my chosen ‘kids’ and grandkids, the work I am able to do, the music that I write and the causes I choose to support.  This cause calls to me, just like my return to the coast after all the years in the prairies did.  Maybe there is a deeper connection even with that.  Maybe part of this move was to position me to be more actively involved in what is happening to our oceans, by seeing for myself what is going on around us.  Maybe Daniels’s voice will be the one that speaks to the children of today, who themselves are going to be the protectors of tomorrow, so that they will do a better job of taking care of Mother Earth and her oceans than we’ve managed to do so far.  I hope so, and I hope my discovery of Daniel will help me to be part of the change in the world that I wish to see. 

Maybe his story will spark an interest in you as well.  If it does, consider supporting this Canadian project and the possibilities that it holds.  If you were thinking of sending me a Christmas card or a gift this year, consider making a contribution to get this project off the ground instead by simply clicking here.  That would be a gift that would keep on giving if we could inspire the Guardians of tomorrow through our actions today. 



“Follow your dreams. Listen to the voice of your heart. Whatever others might tell you, never forget that you only live once, and that your dreams, big or small, are the biggest treasure that will guide your life to a wonderful destiny. Don’t let your fears stand in the way of your dreams.”
— Sergio Bambarén, Author of The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer

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12/28/2013

My passion for music!

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Over the holidays, I've found a little time to focus on things that I am passionate about...because isn't that what life is all about?

Our passions are clues to what our purpose is all about, and they are whispers from our souls that give us gentle reminders of what we came here to do. 

Like all of us, I too get lost in the busyness of everyday.  In the hustle and bustle of the expectations that we allow others to place on us, or even worse, that which we place upon ourselves.  This is my place to continually come back to myself...reminding me what it is in my life that inspires me to keep moving forward towards my own true destination...towards that which I was sent here to accomplish when the universe granted me this one, precious life.  What a world we live in where we have these venues and opportunities to reveal our truth to the world. What a blessing, what amazing magic!!!

Please enjoy my latest venture into ensuring that my passions are put out into the world to hopefully reach the people that need to hear the message and be healed by it in some small way.

Namaste

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