Greetings!

I've never watched football, and maybe have been to one Superbowl party in my life, but I have seen Jerry Maguire about 15 times and Remember the Titans about 50! Although the sport played a main character, the films were really about love, which is much more my jam.

On the surface, the massive Freedom Convoy happening with our neighbors to the north might seem inconvenient at the least, and threatening at the most - big bad truckers make for scary characters! - especially if you are only hearing about it from the mainstream media. But if you listen to people on the ground in Ottowa you will find folks like this diverse group whose photo the New York Times deemed were far-right, or people of color who finally feel like they are being heard like this woman explains, or this government data scientist who walked the streets to see for himself what was happening and discovered they were not a "monstrous faceless occupying mob." In other words, you will see a very, very different story. (Here is an entire IG account that will disprove the "racist" narrative about who is there).

No matter what you feel about the issue, when viewed through the lens of and reported by the participants and witnesses of the event themselves, this movement of peaceful protest, building community and igniting national pride is beyond inspiring and inclusive, and it is not just about the truckers at all. It is invoking a unity among Canadians of every background that I have seen many say they have never before experienced. This Candadian trucker explains how since he's been there he's "cried like 978 times, probably more" and that "You can feel the love in the air man, I mean it man....it's something with my broken English I cannot put into words."

With Valentine's Day approaching, remember that romantic love is not the only kind. Our lives are about how we experience love 24/7, 365 days of the year; how we engage with each other, whether friends, family, teammates or strangers alike. And when we embody and show ourselves love, that will always be reflected in the world around us, especially in our jobs, since that is where we spend much if not most of our time and energy. I touched on this theme as the featured expert this week in an article on Bored Panda about toxic work situations that apparently went "viral." You can read my insights about how you can avoid them interspersed after stories #3,6 and 9 or you can see the condensed version on my FB page.

Today's PGG highlights the importance of operating from your heart; the PGG Video of the Week are some thoughts about peace and love I filmed at the site of Woodstock <3. This week's Instagram post is how I often show myself some love. And today's PGG Vibe of the Week is Talking Heads' This Must Be the Place.

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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! I LOVE YOU ALL <3
Kristina

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