I love this quote by Uta Hagen:

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

As for me, I grew up feeling extraordinary. First in the awkward, fumbling way like most little people do when they begin to discover their new world. Then, in my teens, in a lost, isolated Am I the only one who ponders, noodles over, and builds castles on the air on every thought, person, and thing? kind of way. I didn't see my curiousity as a gift, but rather as feeling all alone in my mind.

The earliest sign I can find of the next shift in my life comes from a journal entry in my early 20's. (I have journaled nearly all of my life.) I wrote about noticing the scenery on my drive to work that morning, and wondered who had walked the earth generations ago before the highways were laid down. On and on, I kept amusing myself with these new thoughts that when I reached the office, I wanted to grandly bounce through the door happily shouting to my co-workers, Isn't life wonderful? (That was the best description I had at the time.) I didn't know it then, but it was time, and my spirit was waking up.

Like a baby discovering her legs & learning to walk for the first time, I was curious, excited, and relieved (like a long-awaited journey home), and wanted to get where I thought I was going, right away. For years, I subsconsciously (or mindfully?) scribbled Inspire Me Higher on napkins, and along the margins of papers and books. My family & friends at the time were by no stretch spiritual, inspirational, or self-exploring, so I was on my own. Growing pains of life situations threatened to keep me down, yet somehow my inner light was growing brighter. I couldn't describe my restlessness at the time, but it was a life-long, aching feeling of This is it? What's missing? Who am I?

It wasn't until this (still-evolving) conscious journey that I began to understand who I am (aligning who I've been to who I want to be), what my born-gifts (talents & passion) are in this lifetime, and how I can serve others (teaching with love, gratitude, inspiration), that my spirit began to transcend and I fell into step with myself. Now in my 40's, I am eternally amazed & excited at the people, earth, and things around me, more so than when I was 13.

I believe having unshakable faith in whatever it is you hold higher than yourself makes our life journeys so much prettier.

One love - for all each other. That's all it takes. ♥

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INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS & WEBSITES
I love these. They make me think, cry, smile, ohh, and ahh.

6 DEGREES OF SEPARATION
We are all connected to one another and should be good to each other as we would be to ourselves. Every pay-it-forward, act of kindness or person we meet is a ripple effect of some enchanted serendipity that was created and placed in our path at exactly the right place at exactly the right time.

QUOTES
Many of my aha! moments have been inspired by a quote, a random comment, or a post-it note taped to my bathroom mirror. See if you find one of your twinkle moments here!

MY BLOG
What you put out into the world comes back to you. And so, my spirit plant seeds & sing songs as much as I can.