Today I had my first Swedish massage… you know, the kind where you get naked and get rubbed all over with oil.

I’ve had Rolfing done a few times, but Rolfing doesn’t usually use oil; being lubed up is an interesting feeling, and makes the hands glide more smoothly over your skin. (The point of Rolfing is not to use friction-based motion, so the oil isn’t really required).

Okay, I do have to clarify — Barry has massaged me several times with the whole oil production (and he has Rolfed me several times too)… but I’m talking about a professional massage where I actually paid someone to use their years of expertise and training and give me the best their magic fingers can deliver.

The masseuse was Donna Schmid, who also runs the meditation group we attended last week. And that actually allowed her to use her intuition and previous experience with me to pinpoint some incredible things.

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Only humans have emotions, right? And only we are affected by other people’s energy (for instance, getting into a negative mood when surrounded by others who are giving off a negative vibe)?

I would have to say 100%, unequivocally, not.

In fact, I think (or rather, FEEL) that our emotions and energies are at a basic animal instinct level… which means, obviously, that our animal friends have those same instincts.

If you’ve spent a lot of time around animals, you probably agree with that. Most people who work or play with animals on a regular basis know these phenomena, and find it even more evident than our day-to-day interactions with people.

But it’s an important lesson that we can observe simply in animals, and apply to our communications with others.

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A long time ago, and for a long time — from the late 1980s to the early 2000s — I worked as a bartender. And I was a great bartender, because I’m always dedicated to doing my best (what’s the point of doing anything at all if you’re going to do it half-assed?)

During the mid ’90s or so, my friend Chris Sheppard (a famous DJ in Toronto that then became a musician in the dance bands BKS and Love Inc) used to do what he wanted… play what he wanted, when he wanted, how he wanted to.

He was the first person I ever heard mix New Order with AC/DC in the late ’80s. At the time I thought, “you can’t mix new wave with heavy rock”… but once I heard the results I opened my mind beyond the labels people were obsessed with back then, and stopped “shoulding on” people for the music they liked.

And I remember a song he used to play a lot in the dance music heyday of the ’90s, called “No Limit” by 2 Unlimited. It’s pretty cheesey, but here’s the video if you don’t remember it:

During the middle of the song, Chris would always turn down the volume and sing into the mic, “There’s no lyrics!” instead of “There’s no limit.”

If you listen to the song, you’ll know why he was saying that… but why the heck am I bringing this up now?

>>> CONTINUE READING Living a Life Without Limits…