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My life is my message.
- Mahatma Ghandi


Can you remember when you learned how to balance on two wheels? It was exhilarating and unexplainable at the same time. You can’t describe balance. You can’t use words to give someone the experience of balance. It just is and one minute after not understanding how- you suddenly experience balance. You get it. You feel liberated by having grasped something that sends chills down your spine. You ride and ride and experience a joy that transcends time and space. Where is that joy? Where is that unexplainable soul freeing exuberating feeling that unlocks your inner child? Are you tapped into this in your life? Do you allow yourself the freedom to explore this in your life?

A good friend of mine always says to those things that are intangible gifts that if we could bottle it up and sell it we could be millionaires. It’s so true. If we could bottle up the moment of grasping something, of attaining a new quality or an Aha moment we would have eternal bliss. The feelings that go with these moments are so exciting and life giving. So why don’t we create more of them? Why are we so hesitant to live out loud and to try new things? If the life you lead is your message than what are you waiting for? Lead a life that inspires you and in turn it will inspire others.

This is the potential of our life. We have ability to live in joy all the time yet we are so worried, stressed, busy, spun out or consumed with getting it right that we lose sight of the simplistic nature that feeds our soul. We grew up and grew out of the things that were the primary source of our joy and laughter. Being an adult doesn’t mean you have to forget who you are. Strip away the things that block you from experiencing life. Because you only have the life you led to leave behind. How do you want to be remembered? Keep untangling the busy-ness and the consumed mind. Step outside of your schedule and do something that challenges your reality. The moments in your life that you break free from your own limitations are the moments that will be remembered and treasured.


Today I am grateful for my play days in Carlsbad. I feel so much joy just thinking about it.