Artist. Meditator. Facilitator of the Feminine.
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I believe these three qualities have permeated above others and practicing and sharing them with you is simply my purpose in life. Of course, I could never be of service if these qualities didn't alchmemize through a deep journey here on Earth.
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MY STORY
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\n\n" I think you know me from TV" was how I would always introduce myself when someone mentioned that I looked familiar. (Not that it could've simply been the party we were both at the night before). Nope. Like so many North Americans, my entire identity and ego were tied to my work. And that happened for nearly 20 years.
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\n\nLuckily I found my true self and people now lovingly call me Sar. (Officially its Sarika Sehgal :)
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You will find me among the heartful.
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\n\nIt starts off pretty typical. As most of us do, I blindly travelled through my life - following society's rules. I worked hard for the approval of others and always got good grades in school. I went to university to become a doctor and kept up the facade of interest scoring myself a BSc. degree. Adding on a communications diploma, I had an effortless passage into the television world. Coming in as a guest and mere observer at a local station, someone happened to like my voice and before you know it I was interning, producing and ultimately landing on - air gigs right across the country. I was driven and ambitious. It took only 5 years to get back to Toronto and have my face plastered on billboards along the DVP. Amazing humans like Peter Mansbridge were all of a sudden my colleagues. I had my own team of producers and at the height of it all had three shows on television. Add to that - a surgeon husband, a penthouse, personal trainer, shopper, lots of makeup and a great. fake. smile.
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\n\nThe external world was shiny and bright,but I can't say i remember much about it. Most of it was a blur. There is one bit of foreshadowing that stands out. My subconscious was having a bit of fun and decided to pick out my screensaver on my work computer. It was an album cover of a Canadian band that read "Wake Up".
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\n\nIt took a decade but I did.
\n\nIt was inevitable that the existential crisis would be around the corner. And it was one question that sparked it all.
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\n\n"You have everything so why aren't you happy?"
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What was missing -- was everything - inside.
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\n\nI didn't know it at the time but my wise self took me out of the rat race and made me buy an "Around the world ticket" for a year. I left on a soul searching journey. I travelled far and wide. 15 countries and most continents.
\n\nThe pilgrimage was eye opening and because i gave myself time and space -- I started to flower. I saw the most exquisite lands and met genuine people living meaningful lives. And I always just wanted to know one thing from them,
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\n\n"What makes you happy?".
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\n\nPlaying with that question was so soul quenching that 1 year on the road became 4. Ha! I was learning so much. How to wake up slow, relax, laugh, be comfortable in my skin. And through it all, the most magical gift started to effortlessly bubble up.
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\n\nMy creativity.
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\n\nWho knew that something that was with me all along -- sitting right there at my fingertips -- would be the answer.
\n\nThrough my camera lens i could see what i was drawn to, what colours i liked and what mood i was in. It got me in touch with myself. A quiet and peaceful place that I could tap into anytime, anywhere, that no one could touch.
\n\nIt was and is 100 % authentic.
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Funny enough, this authenticity had a language. A feminine expression that had been repressed for so long.
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\n\nI was always rewarded for being ambitious, tough, strong (hard), serious and sharp (ouch!).
\n\nJust listening to these words, makes you realize how violent they can be.
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\n\nBut all that slipped away as the softness of life started to come through play, dignity & discovery.
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\n\nToday, my love affair with the arts has taught me more about myself than any job or human.
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\n\nFinding your true essence and that spark for life...through fun and play is your right.
\n\nThere really is a great truth out there for you to personally discover. .
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\n\nCreativity 'will' make you happy.
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It won't eradicate all your suffering (not even Jesus or Buddha had pain free earthly lives)
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