SoulFULLY Living Issue #105 - Remembering 9/11 & Skytran Behind The Big Black Curtain

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The Duality of Life...

At any given moment of time, there are both travesties and celebrations occurring simultaneously. Dark and light, difficulty and ease, deterioation and innovation all co-exist in this grand paradox called life. Which side is getting the majority of your attention?

Last Friday, September 11th marked the 8th Anniversary of the terrorist attack which stopped the world in our tracks. A new friend on Twitter inspired me to reflect on how I responded on this marked day (Today's feature article), behind "the big black curtain."

I believe, one of the reasons we're all so affected by this event is because it caused us to FEEL more deeply than we do in our everyday lives. Of course, these emotions vary person to person. For some on 9/11, it ignited anger, fear, sadness or depression. For others it was love, compassion, gratitude and hope. Hope that this event could wake the world up to more conscious living. Feelings, regardless of their orientation, give us a sense of ALIVENESS. And, that's something we all crave.

Be sure to watch the two video segments from the live Tony Robbins Life Mastery event I was attending (see below). One of the key takeaways for me that day was being reminded how LIFE (and the good in it!) is always happening, even when destruction seems more predominant.

This feeds into the second feature in today's ezine. As the world is reminded of 9/11, the financial meltdown a year ago, and the plethora of economic challenges -- there is also growth, innovation and collaboration being born and evolving each day.

Help me celebrate with my husband and the extraordinary team members and creators of Skytran, as they solidify one of their key alliances with NASA. You'll see this appears in the Magic Moment section as "The Little Couch That Could."

We can know for sure, there are also thousands of other entrepreneurs, brilliant minds, and dedicated souls working diligently somewhere -- behind a big black curtain -- on the creating a new future for us all.

This week's features...

Soulfully Being: Remembering 9/11 Behind The Big Black Curtain. Where were you on 9/11? Below you'll hear what unfolded for me...behind the big black curtain. A day we'll never forget.

Magic Moments: The Little Couch That Could. Who would've thought one little couch could play such an important role as dignataries, transit authories, government officials, congressmen and women, senators and corporate executives would come -- one-by-one to get inspired by a transportation Mary Allen solution that may soon change the world.

Wishing you much inner peace today and always.

Life Coach Mary, CPCC, MCC

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Remembering 9/11 Behind The Big Black Curtain

It was about 3:45 am in Hawaii, when I received a phone call in our hotel room.

In my semi-conscious state, a friend shared the news: "The World Trade Center had been attacked by an airplane and it is all over the news."

My first thought, "Doesn't this only happen in the movies? This can't be real."

I hadn't yet turned on the light. I resisted the urge to turn on the television.

For one, my two roommates and I were all crewing a Tony Robbins' Life Mastery program in Hawaii and we had to get up in a couple hours. We were already working on a less than optimal sleep regime. Secondly, my two roommates were sleeping soundly and they BOTH lived in New York. No doubt they would be in hysterics.

I could spare them the news for a couple hours...

I put my head on the pillow and closed my eyes. But, I couldn't get back to sleep.

A few minutes later, we received another phone call. Michelle's husband John called. His cousin worked in the World Trade Center, but fortunately had chosen to golf that morning and was spared. He urged us to turn on the television. We did.

In disbelief, we witnessed the second tower being hit.

About 30 minutes later we decided to get some sleep. We needed to be at our best.

1500 participants from 80 different countries, many from the New York and Boston areas (50 of whom had family members impacted directly), were attending Tony Robbins' 10 Day Life Mastery University program. It happened to be "Emotional Mastery Day." How appropriate.

I kept appreciating we were so many miles from the travesty, safe on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Then a wave of emotion came over me as I remembered my "just-ex-boyfriend" Domie Quintana was in New York. Was he okay?

I felt a dance within my being... "caught up in my personal emotions" while simultaneously wanting to be strong, especially because of my support role within the event.

(It was several hours later when I learned Domie was fine... and had filmed the second tower being hit on his own camera. Lordy!)

At 9am Hawaii time, the event began in a rather surreal and somber way.

I've never admired Tony Robbins' more as a leader.

Here's what he said in those first five minutes.

So much wisdom on this video.

Regardless of what happens in life... it is up to each of us to assign "meaning." That can be either positive or negative, empowering or debilitating. Neither is more "right," but some paths allows us to be of greater service to the world (and to ourselves).

And... what's most important is the actions we take as a result of the "meaning" we give something.

I also remember Tony sharing that if we want to acknowledge all the travesties in the world, we must also be willing to acknowledge all the goodness in the world. At any given moment there are 216,000 of babies being born each day. There are millions of people in love and making love, people laughing and people offering acts of kindness. Are we willing to take in ALL the world is offering?

It was beautiful to see 1500 people processing a wide array of emotions through exercises. Imagine having your own personal coach with you all day on 9/11. Plus 1500 people open to creating empowering lives.

Here's another snippet of how 9/11 impacted a few people at the event, and a glimpse of the transformations that occurred.

Most heart-wrenching was the woman who spoke with her fiance calling from the 101st Floor of the second World Trade Center tower at 8:56 am. (She later aided in raising millions for the 685 Cantor Fitzgerald families who lost their loved one that day.)

Later on, Tony supported two men - one Muslim and one Jewish - through a trans-formative process. (They went on together to bring Muslims and Jews together by speaking at mosques and synagogues.)

As the day continued, the energy and vibrancy of "Life Mastery" returned. Music, smiles and breakthroughs galore. By mid-afternoon the weight of the morning's news was largely in the past.

But, the rest of the world was deeply focused elsewhere.

As a volunteer crew member, my job required I spend time in the "green room" behind Tony's stage. A live feed of Tony "on stage" and the main room allowed us to see what was happening from behind the big black curtain.

Because of the tragedies of 9/11, security brought in a second television to stream "news" into the green room.

I'll never forget...

Standing in the green room, looking at both monitors simultaneously.

One screen replaying the airplanes crashing into the towers, smoke everywhere and heart-wrenching accounts of the chaos on the ground. Emotions filled my being. Tears coming to my eyes again and again. The visual images... horrifying.

Yet, all around me I could hear the vibrancy of life. It was all just on the other side of the big black curtain. 1500+ people acknowledging life, exploring their souls and embracing new empowering visions for themselves and the world. I could feel my own authentic joy, as I too, was a part of this extraordinary experience.

There there I was... living in the heart of the paradox. Witnessing devastation. Witnessing joy. All while witnessing the ever present inner peace within my being. How surreal.

And such is life.

At any given moment we can focus on tragedy. Or we can focus on life.

Either is on the other side of the big black curtain.

And... regardless of what we choose, underneath it all... is an all pervasive sense of inner peace. Never forget it's there.

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Soulful Inquiry

How did 9/11 positively impact the way you see the world today?

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Magic Moment

The Little Couch That Could

When John and I moved to southern California, two grey leather couches were put into storage. John had picked them up in a garage sale when he moved to Los Gatos years earlier. They almost didn't seem worth keeping.

Nearly 18 months later (why do we pay for storage?), it was time to clear out our beloved storage space. At the same time, John and the Skytran Team were setting up a 40 foot demonstration system at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA.

Immediately we saw a potential home for the two lowly couches...Building 14 at NASA Ames.

Surely visitors coming to NASA to see the revolutionary genuis of Skytran - would need a place to sit.

The team created a "living room" like space, surrounded by big black curtains. It made the perfect venue to offer a compelling presentation about current day transportation connundrums --- traffic, energy consumption, emissions, environmental impact and safety --- and an innovative solution >>> Skytran's high speed, maglev system (no emissions, inexpensive to build/maintain/use, safe, etc.)

As the grand finale, the big black curtains would part -- and even the biggest skeptic would fall in love with the sight before their eyes.

Here's what they see...(although it also moves!)

Skytran Vehicle

March 20, 2009 marked the date of the first ever presentation. The leading edge county supervisor of Marin bubbled over with enthusiasm. Also in the photo...

Skytran Team - Marin2
Clark Foster, NASA, Robert, Marin, Chris Perkins
and my husband, John Cole.
NOTE: Matching overcoats for the team.

Here's John meeting with another councilman from Marin County.

Skytran - John Marin Guy

And, of course...we couldn't miss the opportunity to snap a photo of ourselves with the main attraction.

Skytran w Mary and John
Mary and John

Since then, the "little couch that could" has served diligently in each and every presentation. Dignataries from all over the world have nestled back into its comfort. John made me promise I wouldn't reveal their identities...just yet.

Leading transit authories, government officials, congressmen (and women), senators, their aides and corporate executives have all sat in "the little couch that could."

You'd recognize many names, and those scheduled for their own private viewing of a transportation solution that may soon change the world.

You may be wondering...if these pictures of Skytran were taken in March 2009, why are we just getting to see them?

Well, just a couple weeks ago Skytran and NASA solidified their relationship. Here's the press release:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2009/09-112AR.html

For everyone...this truly is a magic moment. Of course, there are many more to come. And "the little couch that could" can't wait to tell you WHO has joined an elite group of visionaries as they do their part to make the world a better place.

Moving forward, the team decided they'd invite the most prominent and recognized names, including governors, senators and celebrities to sign the couch. Who knows...maybe one day, it'll be donated to the Smithsonian Institute.

Share a Magic Moment email: mary@lifecoachmary.com

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