To be your authentic self is a phrase we all most likely have heard. The question is do we always have the capacity to let go of the many filters that can stop us from getting to that authentic place inside of ourselves?  

In a world that makes you want to never listen to the “news”, living your purpose with passion makes the sun shine a whole lot brighter each day.

As I have shared on the pages of this Victory Letter for the past couple of years, I have been digging deeper into my 40 year passion with gardening in a whole new way. Using my love and experience in the coaching world to discover how to inspire others to open their hearts and minds to all that is waiting in the dirt of the garden.

Tomorrow, we step into the Lunar New Year and the year of the Fire Horse. And I must say it rings a truth deep inside of me of how horses represent courage, freedom and independence that take me back to my childhood.

When I was just about 8, little did we know that a family visit to Missouri would end with us bringing a trailer full of pony’s home with us to California. 5 ponies to be exact. On all of our stops on the way home, my siblings and I would jump out of our station wagon and run back to check on them.

This morning many thoughts and words are churning through my head after the energy that came with last night’s Super Bowl. The music is continuing to ring with the promise that the words in Spanish represented. Most especially the final words on the video board everyone could clearly understand:

Love is more powerful than hate. 

Finding a love story that never fully came to life reminds us that even failed love shapes who we become.

Life doesn’t always go as planned, be it from the storms brought on by weather or other tragedies we experience. The storms can leave us feeling extremely vulnerable, fearful, and highly discouraged. Every major storm has the ability to change us because of the turbulence the storm brings, actually recalibrating the essence of our spirit.

I have mourned the loss of many legends over the years, but none has hit me with the grief like the recent passing of the Bob Weir. Bob known by those of us who loved him simply as Bobby, was a Musician, Songwriter, Collaborator, Founding Member of the Grateful Dead, and Humanitarian to name a few of his accolades.

One aspect of life I decided many years ago was that I would not let the cold of winter get me down. That’s why I decided to start growing flowers indoors. Something I came to realize was much easier, like anything in life when I had the right mindset, geared towards growing flowers.