The true story about who I am, Marie-Eve Boudreault, unfolds here so you know who’s behind the scene doing her best to give you high quality information on being happy and doing what we love – and to show you it’s possible because I actually lived a transformation to be happy again and live of what I love.

First, a funny but meaningful thing to mention, I don’t really like been called by my name. Why? I love words but at the same time we have to be careful with them because each time we put a name onto something, we label it. We put a meaning on it that can alienate what we name from its true essence. So my name gives a tag to who I am and I could be defined solely by it. But we’re all much more than all our labels; more than our names, our roles, our possessions and our age for examples.

Also when someone who is talking straight to me, not identifying me in a crowd of people, says something like “You know, Marie-Eve, you should blah blah”, I feel it can be belittling. I know my name and he knows it, what’s the point of telling it and asserting it on me, when we think about it? I love my first name, but I want to be true the “real me”, I don’t like limiting who I am and my possibilities.

With that first note I want to introduce that we have to pay attention to be authentic, if we separate ourselves of who we really are we limit ourselves, our ways to find happiness, how to do what really appeals to us and the response to all our needs.

I’ll do my best to convey the core of who I am as well as my life’s lessons on happiness and doing what we love using my words, because writing is a tool to express our reality, I can take my time to pick the right terms plus it can really move and inspire us.

Facts on Myself

Out of the chrysalis to butterfly : I stayed myself and overcame obstacles to be happier and do what I love, being an author and stay-at-home mom

On an Easter Sunday, I was born in Quebec, Canada. Right away you could wonder if the mix of Marie, Eve, and Easter could prepare for a life of Catholicism. For sure, I definitely was from a catholic family. Did I wanted to be a Sister? Not really literally and figuratively speaking, even though the main theme in my life is in all religions I know of, to follow my heart.

On beliefs, after many years of deliberation going from believing what I’m told to being agnostic because I could not bear many half-truths in religions (numerous experts have advanced that the Bible was manipulated to fit the version of some rulers, such as Constantine), I now feel that at the core there’s an intelligence presence behind the curtains that we might not understand. The best way I can explain It is that as I am consciousness, energy, that is in a body, a physical presence, as well the physical cosmos must have a spiritual essence behind it. We might not get it and understand it, but it’s true I can feel somewhat of a loving presence always there. Each one of us has to find out for himself.

My first language is French and I have two younger sisters. I still live in place full of nature in Quebec with my husband, it’s been seven years we’re together, and I have two boys, twins, who are turning 3 year old that I raise at home because it’s good for them. My studies led me to have a bachelor’s degree in sociology so I could understand, help myself and others do what we love and be blissful. I’m most of the time vegan because I don’t like to eat animal products when we can do without them. I like to hang out with friends and family, go in nature, do sports, listen to good lyrics along with rock music, and read on feel good and awareness subjects.

My favorite color is violet. I like to say it because it’s the way kids describe who they are and that rings true. Color has energy and you can tell what kind of energy this person identifies with. So I guess I’m a mix of bright blue and red, with a big place to emotions (yes, even though I’m trying to distance myself from the label I can’t hide I’m Emo), introvert thinking, Zen attitudes, love and passion. I don’t mind being bold and being myself, but at the same time I don’t want to hurt people, I just want to be true to myself and experience goodness in the world.

So you have an idea by now of my inner values, I’ve even got them tattooed as reminders to act upon them: Integrity, Justice, Love, Goodness, Truth, and Just be happy to be.

In between my birth and now, I am soon 30 year old, but as you know already I don’t identify with it, I’ve experienced a wide array of reality that was revolving around being happy and doing what we love.

My True Story about Being Happy and Doing What I Love

Be the Change You Wish to See in the World.

It’s my favorite quote ever I think, by Gandhi that inspires me so much (both his quote and him). I like the peaceful protest he brought and he really did things to make the world better, as I want to do.

This blog is on one part a first public attempt to let myself be who I am in truth and do what I love on a big stage – I was used to keep to myself, a bit part to protect myself because the less people know about you, the less they can hurt you I thought. Also, I didn’t want to share unhappiness to others and complain. But now I understand that I can’t be really hurt if I’m true to myself, close people love me for who I am anyways, and my experience can help a lot of people.

Because on the other part it’s about you too, how I can guide you with all my insights, might and experiences so you can be truly happy and do what you love too. I know at times it can be hard, harsh and you have to do it by yourself. But having support along the way is nice and warms up tough days!

On Happiness

I remember I was happy as a kid. I was close to my parents, had easy fun with my little world, friends and sister. Then I grew up and faced the big world, trying to fit in, be loved and all.

I’ve known not so much happy moments entangled in others. I’ll surely talk about it in others post because I’ve turned them around and they played a part in my redemption. I’ll just list that I’ve known : violence that shocked me, rejection, messed up relationships, a long mononucleosis that lasted one year, and difficulties in pregnancies – I lost a child and almost lost my twins, having to stay 4 months on bed rest – and lost my job because I was not there. But this led me to be a better person I think, really achieve what I want to do with my life and be happy once and for all – happy for good.

I’m not saying that I don’t have bad moments. At times I feel overwhelmed by all I have to do at home and with what I love. But for starter I take it on step at a time and I know I can enjoy bliss at every moment. And happiness is a relatively steady attainment. Studies have found that whether you face adversity or a major joyous moment, for the majority of cases you’ll return to about the state of happiness you had. Also, you can enhance your bliss with happiness practices, so if you know how to be very happy, you’ll return to that state that no matter what. It’s true I’m now in this case now.

Do What I Love for Work

I surfed on a wave on going everywhere and nowhere to work in what I love for a living – from a dolphin trainer dream to be an ER doctor. The first though I had on a career was around to be a professional athlete (maybe because my dad was a ski champion) and books (no explanation here but I loved reading and I was pretty good in school as was my mom). Then multiple dreams about career clashed, I listened to what I was told to do and did it my way afterwards – so it took me time to figure it out.

I now understand that the things to look out to find out what you love are to figure out what has always been with you in some way, is going well for you, fits with your values and you couldn’t do without.

Being injured for doing too much sport in my life, with 8 years of competitive swimming and about 10 of mixed martial arts, and at home with my kids, I resorted to writing a blog to fulfill my achievement needs. I really loved it and I remembered one of my dreams has always been writing a book – books, reading, writing have always been with me all my life. I’ve written ebooks, build many websites and blogs and now I’m onto an actual project of writing a book on Do What You Love in practice. I’m working to reach that dream and I genuinely love it, it feels great to have found my calling.

This is my true story so far, you’ll see much of it entwined in other posts (subscribe in the sidebar to receive them plus the bonuses) - please let me know if you’d like a particular topic covered,

Yours truly,

Me (Marie-Eve Boudreault)