The trouble with Fairy Tales.

I remember when I was a little girl, I had big dreams. I came from a very modest home with a mom & dad who worked hard to feed and clothe us. There was not much money left over for extravagant purchases - although they always did seem to find the money to make our lives special in so many ways. We were loved and we lacked for nothing that was important. I also remember at some point becoming aware of people and communities that in my mind were wealthy. My dream was to someday live in one of those communities and I remember not only focusing on that - but actually believing it would come true. That I was Cinderalla and would some day find my prince and live in a castle.

There was no money for college and I really didn't have the support system at the time that would help me find the resources to help me get that degree so I went to work right out of high school. I learned alot. Perhaps a college degree would have somehow made my journey easier and more profitable - but looking back, I wouldn't trade my life for anyone else's.

I have succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. I've been able to use my gift for writing, I have worked for some amazing companies and I've had the joy of working with inspiring mentors. And I feel even greater things await just over the horizon. Life has so much possibility.

I did find that Prince and I did live in the community I had dreamed of as a child - and it was great. For a good long time. But the trouble with fairy tales is that every story comes to an end. The good news is that there is always another book with another story to dream into being. 

I have so many instances of what they now call "the law of attraction" in my life that I truly believe you create your own life - you dream it into being. As one dream is realized, the process of creating something new begins again.  You have the power to make all those molecules swirling around you into a grand dream come true. All it takes is intention, belief, and action.

As Mary Manin Morrissey says, “Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.” 

Think. Believe. Do. And watch the magic happen.

Taking Flight.

I am heading East to the place where I was born to visit with my dad. We are in flight. Soaring above the clouds, held up by the simple grace of the Divine.

And so it is with life. We have the power within to fly as high as our dreams will take us. All it takes is just a tiny spark of courage, a belief that anything is possible, and of course, Divine guidance and support. This guidance is always available to us as vessels of Divine energy. But we need to seek it out.


Listen to that still, small voice in your heart. Perhaps it is asking you to leap into the unknown. Know that you will be supported by a loving energy as you try out your new wings. And as you take flight, you will soar to unimaginable heights. You will see wonders you never dreamed possible. You will connect with amazing people who will share their gifts with you - and you will share your gifts with them. And you will be transformed.

Do not be afraid. Life awaits you with open arms. It is waiting for you to give of yourself. To break out of that box you've put yourself in. It will support you every step of the way. I can say that because I know this to be true - it happened to me.

I made that leap a little over a year ago.  I stared into the abyss for a while and decided to explore the darkness. To make the leap so I could see what lay beyond the great unknown. I was curious to be sure and told myself it would be an adventure of a lifetime. And it was all that and more.

For someone on the far side of 50, this was not an easy leap to make. But that still, soft voice deep within my soul urged me on ... and I knew I would be ok. More than ok. I would become someone brand new!

So I jumped into the darkness.

And what did I find? I found a new world that opened its heart to me. I found joy, wisdom, prairies filled with cattle and horses, sunsets that can take your breath away, amazing new friends, crazy new music, cotton growing in the fields, my own special equine best friend. But even more startling, I found that the darkness was really only there so I could light the way with my own special light. And what a magnificent light it's turned out to be. It greets me at dawn and invites me to share in the adventure of a new day. And it melts softly from a fiery sunset into a brillilant field of stars so close you feel you can at last touch them.

My journey into the unknown gently set me down in Texas. It is truly a magical place for me to be at this point in my life.

So do not be afraid. Without change, life cannot exist. If we are to believe what the sages tell us ... we are all just living the dream we create moment by moment. Why not dream in technicolor? Be brave. Surprise yourself. Feel the adrenaline that comes with living life to the fullest. You of all people can do it. Your life will be richer because you not only found your wings - you used them to fly!



There are no demons in the darkness. Only specks of light, each illuminating a new adventure that awaits you. Go ahead. LEAP! Your incredible future awaits.