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The last couple of months have been an exploration of and in awesomeness.  What it is, how to obtain it, how to maintain it, how to maximize it.  I have the Awesomeness Fest to thank for that.  Four days of growing, dancing, laughing and camaraderie in a tropical island paradise.  I’m still glowing from it. [...]

My grandfather, George Derr, was at Pearl Harbor 70 years ago today – a handsome young man going about his daily routine until the sunny Hawaiian skies came crashing down. He made it out alive, but was the only person on his deck to do so.  The question of ‘why them and not me?’ probably [...]

It’s just me, saying hello.  I think you’re pretty great and hope you have a super fantastical weekend. We’re celebrating Adam’s birthday (The Big 3-0) this weekend, which means we’ll be eating vegan avocado chocolate cake and chocolate peanut butter pie: Then opening up gifts and watching celebratory kung fu movies. How about you?  Muppet’s [...]

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship. ~Amelia Earhart I am admittedly an odd duck with probably far too many random hobbies and a bizarre sense of adventure. And [...]

As I mentioned previously, I attended Awesomeness Fest this year – a grand party of learning, sunshine, hugging strangers and personal development.  With speakers like Vishen Lakhiani, Lisa Nichols and Lynne Twist, it’s easy to see how the tribe couldn’t help but walk away feeling transformed. But let’s geek out over the other awesomeness that wasn’t [...]

I’m hopping on an airplane, Maui-bound for the one and only Awesomeness Fest!!! Accompanied by H-Town homegirl in awesomeness Courtenay, we’ll be basking in the Hawaiian sun, eating fresh poke, paddle boarding and having your mind blown by some of the most spectacular thought leaders and personal development gurus.  Basically, my head is about to [...]

All this weekend, I’ve been thinking ‘one week ago right now I was…’: Loving the West Texas 10 hour drive In Marfa, TX Trying to out-eat the Blue Bell ice cream cone drips in front of Frama Singing happy birthday to an old lady in a country church on Easter Sunday Loving a quiet morning [...]

“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of someone’s life with perfection” ~The Baghavad Gita