In this personal monologue, Mary Schiller—who now calls herself Marie while living in Paris—reflects on her first weeks in the city, describing everyday encounters such as visiting a museum, admiring pastries, watching shopkeepers open their stores, strolling through a park, and greeting a homeless person. She connects these moments to a deeper sense of belonging and humanity, noting that beauty in ordinary life reveals our place in the larger tapestry of existence. Drawing on conversations with more than 40 Three Principles coaches, she observes that the Three Principles are evident not only in explicit coaching but also in art (e.g., Van Gogh), architecture, clothing choices, trees, and even discarded trash. Her central message is that sharing the Three Principles does not require formal teaching; it can be expressed simply by being present, creating, or following spontaneous inspiration—like roller‑skating when the urge arises. She frames life as a collective, ongoing expression of humanity, encouraging viewers to live a "Life with a capital L" through everyday actions.
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Hi there, this is Mary Shiller, author and coach, and as I have started calling myself as of 3 weeks ago, Marie in Paris. I was thinking about the fact that it's the weekend tomorrow, and I was considering what I might want to do, and I realized that I hadn't been to a museum yet since I moved here 3 weeks ago. And I got to thinking, you know, why do people like going to museums? Why do they like to see beautiful artwork? And I realized, you know, it seems to me that people want to see beautiful artwork because— people are so friendly here, it's so lovely— people want to see beautiful artwork because they want to feel a sense of their own connection, humanity, you know, their place in this thing that we call life. And I also started thinking, you know, I can feel my place in this life in any setting at all. I can feel it when I walk into a patisserie here and look at the beautifully made desserts and pastries and breads. And I can feel it as I watch the shopkeepers get their shops open this morning and doing repairs. And I walked past a restaurant where people were busy in the kitchen getting things ready for patrons to come in later, and I can feel it then. And I can feel it when I'm strolling through my neighborhood park. I can feel it when I see a homeless person here, and when I tell him bonsoir and he answers bonsoir back. And I also started thinking about the fact that I've been talking with a lot of people these last couple of weeks. It's been just an amazing experience. I've spoken to more than 40 Three Principles Coaches, and it's been incredible because Each one of them has had such a beautiful, beautiful energy about them and clearly has so much to share with the world. And you know, there's really no difference, it seems to me, between sharing the Three Principles and going to see a Van Gogh painting, you know. Van Gogh didn't know about quote-unquote the three principles, but what the three principles point to is clearly visible in his artwork. It's visible in a woman who might pass me on the street who has carefully chosen her wardrobe for the day. It's visible to me in the architecture of these buildings. It's visible to me in the way the trees behind me have been planted. It's visible even in the occasional piece of trash on the sidewalk. That's evidence of humanity. And I guess my point for, for this video is really that if you have a desire to share what the three principles have revealed to you, you don't have to do it by talking about the principles. You don't have to do it by becoming a coach. You can do it simply by being, simply by doing what you're inspired to do. If you're inspired to create something, create something. If you're inspired to go roller skating like the guy who just went by me, go roller skating. You know, that Life with a capital L isn't just something that we live individually, but it's something we are living collectively, and it expresses itself every moment of every day in everything. So I hope this video finds you well today, and I love you very much, and I hope you're having a beautiful, beautiful life. Talk to you again soon. Bye now.
