LIVE Magazine Vol 6, #153, April5, 2013

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I Believe In Sparks. Do You?
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are
are
those
those
small
small
ignitions
ignitions
of
of
inspiration
inspiration
that
that
can
can
fan
fan
into
into
big
big
changes,
changes,
new
new
directions,
directions,
or
or
fresh
fresh
works.
works.
They
They
come
come
from
from
deep
deep
down
down
inside
inside
you,
you,
yet
yet
make
make
your
your
body
body
and
and
mind
mind
shake
shake
with
with
the
the
excitement
excitement
of
of
the
the
possibilities.
possibilities.
These
These
are
are
soul
soul
sparks.
sparks.
We
We
are
are
a
piece
piece
of
of
the
the
universe
universe
and
and
the
the
most
most
powerful
powerful
force
force
within
within
that
that
universe
universe
is
is
the
the
human
human soul on
on
FIRE.
FIRE.
—
John
John
Johnson
Johnson
There
There
are
are
different
different
types
types
of
of
soul
soul
sparks.
sparks.
Some
Some
of
of
the
the key
key
ones
ones
include
include
personal,
personal,
relationship,
relationship,
leadership,
leadership,
and
and
career.
career.
.
These
These
are
are
ones
ones
that
that
you
you
own.
own.
They
They
are
are
the
the
ones
ones
that
that
inspire
inspire
your
your
initiatives
initiatives
in
in
your
your
work
work
outside
outside
of
of
work.
work.
Personal
Personal
soul
soul
sparks
sparks
could
could
be
be
community
community
activities,
activities,
writing
writing
projects,
projects,
or
or
other
other
things
things
that
that
are,
are,
well,
well,
personal.
personal.
They
They
make
make
you
you
unique
unique
in
in
what
what
you
you
do
do
and
and
say
say
and
and
deliver
deliver
personal
personal
satisfaction
satisfaction
and
and
a
true
true
sense
sense
of
of
meaning.
meaning.
.
Relationships
Relationships
encompass
encompass
many
many
things
things
from
from
your
your
spouse,
spouse,
partner,
partner, friends,
friends,
and
and
others.
others.
These
These
are
are
the
the
people
people who
who
make
make
you
you
better
better
and
and
you
you
them.
them.
When
When
you
you
talk
talk
to
to
them,
them,
there
there
is
is
a
fire
fire
that
that
goes
goes
off
off
inside.
inside.
It
It
may
may
not
not
happen
happen
every
every
time,
time,
but
but
they
they
are
are
the
the
people
people
that
that
hold
hold
you
you
up
up
when
when
you
you
need
need
support;
support;
love
love
you
you
when
when
you
you
are
are
down;
down;
and
and
challenge
challenge
you
you
when
when
you
you
are
are
sliding
sliding
by.
by.
.
These
These
are
are
the
the
ones
ones
that
that
give
give
you
you
that
that
sense
sense
of
of
direction
direction
in
in
where
where
to
to
lead,
lead,
initiative,
initiative,
or
or
team.
team.
Leadership
Leadership
soul
soul
sparks
sparks enliven
enliven
your
your
passion
passion
to
to
move
move things
things
forward,
forward,
upward,
upward,
over
over
the
the
humps,
humps,
and
and
across
across
the
the
distances.
distances.
.
Doing
Doing
work
work
is
is
a
part
part
of
of
our
our
lives.
lives.
Finding
Finding
work
work
that
that
thrills
thrills
us
us
is
is
always
always
the
the
challenge.
challenge.
Career
Career
soul
soul
sparks
sparks
are
are
those
those
moments
moments
we
we
come
come
across
across
that
that
ticks
ticks
off
off
something
something
inside
inside
in
in
which,
which,
when
when
we
we
pull
pull
on
on
it,
it,
it
it
turns
turns
into
into
something
something
we
we
want
want
to
to
spend
spend
our
our
working
working
hours
hours
doing,
doing,
fully
fully
and
and
passionately.
passionately.
Career
Career
soul
soul
sparks
sparks
happen
happen
during
during
our
our
professional
professional
life,
life,
setting
setting
a new
new
direction
direction
at
at
times.
times.
They
They
keep
keep
our
our
work
work
on
on
a purposeful
purposeful
track,
track,
rather
rather
just
just
running
running
around
around
in
in
lifeless
lifeless
circles.
circles.
.
We
We
need
need
them.
them.
In
In
fact,
fact,
we
we
cannot
cannot
really
really
live
live
without
without
them.
them.
If
If
you
you
are
are
feeling
feeling
sparksparklessless
or
or
soul-less,
soul-less,
then
then
you
you
need
need
to
to
re-position
re-position
yourself
yourself
to
to
experience
experience
them,
them,
listen
listen
to
to
them,
them,
and
and
act
act
on
on
them.
them.
And,
And,
that
that
is
is
part
part
of
of
what
what
we
we
need
need
to
to
do.
do.
We
We
need
need
to
to
position
position
ourselves
ourselves
in
in
order
order to
to
experience
experience
soul
soul
sparks.
sparks.
Positioning
Positioning
can
can
be
be
simple
simple
things
things
from
from
reading,
reading,
meditating,
meditating,
going
going
to
to
lectures,
lectures,
etc.
etc.
Being
Being
present
present
is
is
only
only
part
part
of
of
the
the
formula;
formula;
the
the
other
other
part
part
is
is
recognizing
recognizing
them
them
and
and
doing
doing
something
something
with
with
them.
them.
It
It
becomes
becomes
our
our
choice
choice
on
on
how
how
we
we
work
work
with
with
them.
them.
Few
Few
people,
people,
in
in
my
my
experience,
experience,
have
have
all
all
four
four
soul
soul
sparks
sparks
going
going
at
at
the
the
same
same
time,
time, yet
yet
we
we
should
should
continuously
continuously
try
try
to
to
place
place
ourselves
ourselves
in
in
position
position
to
to
experience
experience
the
the
sparks.
sparks.
For
For
every
every
soul
soul
spark
spark
we
we
gain,
gain,
the
the
better
better
our
our
life
life
–
and
and
the
the
lives
lives
around
around
us
us
–
will
will
be.
be.
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