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September 01st, 2015

9/1/2015

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Announcing the 3rd Annual Rising Phoenix Awards

I’m excited to announce that today marks the beginning of the 3rd Annual Rising Phoenix Awards! Intentional Legacies began this program in 2013 and it has been an awesome experience that’s grown in size and impact each year. The annual Rising Phoenix Awards gather, share, and celebrate the stories of extraordinary Southeast Michigan residents who have risen from the ashes of major life transition(s) stronger than before, and then chose to do awesome things to help others. These awards celebrate our humanity, personal transformation, and the positive impact we can have on each other. From now until November 22, 2015, you can nominate someone in Southeast Michigan for a Rising Phoenix Award at www.risingphoenixawards.org.  Five awe-inspiring Michigan residents have already been nominated! We have also been blessed with four outstanding and reputable local judges so far this year: Cheyenne Luzynski - Leadership curriculum developer and instructor at Eastern Michigan University; Leo Rodriguez Moran - Leader in local Mankind Project organization; Neil Simon - Founder and CEO of The Leadership Forward Group; and Tahirih Ziegler - Executive Director of the Detroit Local Initiatives Support Corp.

If you are interested in our cause but don’t know a qualified nominee, there are lots of other ways you can become part of the Rising Phoenix community. From volunteering to help, to telling others about what we’re doing, attending the annual awards ceremony dinner, or supporting us with a sponsorship or donation – we’d love to hear from you. We are also seeking more judges. Overall, the Rising Phoenix Awards have brought together interesting and inspiring people from all over Southeast Michigan to create a fledging community of change agents that have done great things for their communities - and are inspiring others to do the same. Wanna learn more?  Check out our website at www.RisingPhoenixAwards.org, follow us on twitter at @risingphoenixmi, stop by for blog updates, or join us on facebook at facebook.com/intentional.legacies. Also, don’t forget to save the January 24th, 2016 date for our Annual Awards Dinner where we announce the winners! We all hit tough times from time to time, and we can all be Rising Phoenixes in those times. Blessings to you, and thanks so much for your interest in the Rising Phoenix Awards program. Let the nominations roll on in!

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A World of Rising Phoenixes

8/24/2015

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We can all be Rising Phoenixes.

Are you familiar with the legend of the Phoenix?  It's been around for centuries and it shows up in numerous ancient civilizations including the Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese. There are a few variations, but the basic idea is this: The Phoenix is a supernatural creature, living for 500 to 1000 years. Once that time is over, it builds its own funeral pyre, and throws itself into the flames. As it dies, it is reborn anew, and rises from the ashes to live another 1000 years. Alternatively, it lays an egg in the burning coals of the fire which hatches into a new Phoenix, and the life cycle repeats.  Why is phoenix lore so enduring? I think it's because it's a very powerful tale of renewal and rebirth - it ultimately is a tale of hope.

It is upon this tale of hope that we chose to create the annual Rising Phoenix Awards program, and I'm very excited that we'll be launching the 2015 campaign in the next few weeks.  Across Southeast Michigan there are countless examples of people that have endured the harshest of times and arose from the ashes to do really awesome things to help others in their communities!  With this program we recognize those people and celebrate their impact on our world.  You can get more info about the program by clicking here, and in the next couple of weeks you'll also be able to nominate candidates for 2015 awards here too.  During times of transition we can all be Rising Phoenixes.  Congratulations again to those nominated in 2013 and 2014, and I can't wait to see who shows up in 2015!

We're holding a contest for the best nickname for Rising Phoenix community members and I'm really excited to hear your ideas!  Community members are anyone that participates in or supports the program in any way - from following us on twitter to nominating someone to being a nominee, to being a judge, to sponsoring the program.  Please get creative and submit your ideas here between now and November 27th.  We're going to give Rising Phoenix coffee mugs with our brand new logo for the top twelve name suggestions, and we'll announce the final name from those on January 24th at the annual awards ceremony and banquet.  The first suggestion came in yesterday - it was "change agents".  I like it!

Blessings,

Cal



ps - Heather Shumaker wrote a good piece describing the legend of the Phoenix in more detail - you may enjoy it by clicking here.
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    Callan (Cal) Loo is an experienced, authentic, and creative participant in the journey of life. He’s something of a serial social entrepreneur, having co-founded The Intentional Living Collective, Intentional Legacies, Conscious Rites, The Rising Phoenix Awards, and The Village Wisdom Portal. He's a certified celebrant through the In-Sight institute, an officiant and priest, a certified personal legacy coach, a business legacy coach, a father of two amazing young adults, and a techie at heart that still also works part-time in the high-tech industry. Cal is passionate about helping others find peace, balance, and personal growth while navigating life's major transitions. After pursuing life and a career around the country, Cal is happy to now call Ann Arbor home and you can reach him at [email protected].

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