Dear Heaven Maker:
About 15 years ago I lead a Heaven on Earth workshop in Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada.
PEI is one of 10 Canadian provinces and it’s the birthplace of the nation so it has a very special place in the psyche of Canadians.
In the middle of the workshop a thought popped into my head, “Prince Edward Island is Canada’s First Heaven on Earth Province!”
This was such an outrageous thought that I immediately dismissed it.
But it came back, again, and again.
Finally I just said “OK,” and said out loud,
“Prince Edward Island is Canada’s First Heaven on Earth Province!”
I had no real idea what that meant other than I was making a declaration.
In the subsequent years it has taken on a life of its own as more and more people have joined in. (See below for a partial list of some of the people and organizations that are now promoting this.)
We keep on keeping on…putting it out there…talking to people…engaging.
And then, suddenly, the entire field jumped to a new level.
A week ago Saturday the local newspaper, the Charlottetown Guardian had this as it’s headline:
And there will be a new musical performed in PEI this summer called ‘Heaven to Me’.
I had nothing to do with either of these.
What this says to me is the Heaven on Earth IS showing up, on it’s own.
We’ve jumped to the next level.
So…keep on keeping on….keep on putting Heaven on Earth out there into our world….and watch for when it shows up on it’s own.
Thanks so much,
Martin
PS: Here’s a partial list of some of the Heaven on Earth projects underway on PEI.
- The Charlottetown Kiwanis Club has established the Heaven on Earth Leadership Award with a prize for every high school in the province. (Interview here)
- A tea merchant has created a Heaven on Earth Tea Blend that is now available across Canada. (Interview Here)
- The Kettle Black Café is now offering a Heaven on Earth coffee blend.
- A Heaven on Earth fundraiser has been held for Anderson House, a women’s shelter.
- A woman who owns two jewelry stores, Nessya’s, gives away a card with the 3 Heaven on Earth questions on it, with every purchase. She’s given away almost 10,000 of the cards.
- An indigenous AA group is reading excerpts from the book How To Achieve a Heaven on Earth in each meeting.
- The Prince Edward Island Business Women’s Association has held two workshops entitled: “A Bold Tomorrow: Co-Creating Heaven on Earth for Yourself, Your Work/Business and Prince Edward Island.”
- Four one-day Heaven on Earth workshops have been held at Rock Barra Retreat Centre.
- An evening Heaven on Earth workshop was held in Summerside.
- There is a Facebook Group: PEI Heaven on Earth.