Ha ha! I LOVE this title! As usual...this blog and this title came to me from a conversation I had with a friend. (: We were talking about how we so often discredit the skills that come most naturally to us, usually for these reasons:

What happens when you Micro-manage your life?

What if you could take a big can of gold paint and splash a brilliant shine on your whole life - the dull, the necessary and the not-so-pleasant? Well...believe it or not, I think that's EXACTLY what happens when you infuse your life with even a little passion, love and adventure. Even if you can only do a little bit - who cares?

Hi Everyone (:

This is a weird concept, huh? Freedom is typically something that is taken away from you, but not in this case. This blog is all about our personal freedom, and how whether we have it or not is our choice, our responsibility.

I was talking to my friend yesterday at lunch and she said these words to me..."Tam, I sit there all day long and feel my wasted potential." I think I stopped chewing, mid-bite. I reached down and grabbed my checkbook (the only "paper" I had) and wrote her statement down, word for word.

My favorite subject of all time...the one I get THE MOST passionate about...is the individual voice and believing in it. Nothing saddens me more than to learn of someone who thinks they are nothing special, nothing to write home about. WE ALL are someone to write home about. Each of us has a unique combination of skills and interests that no one else has.

I had a hard time the other night, feeling like I should have a better grasp on the world, a better understanding of how to determine what's right, what plan I should follow, etc. It bothered me that I am almost 40, I've kinda been spiritual all my life, and I do what I do - I felt like I should have more answers, that things should be more clear.

To answer this question accurately, we need new tools. We are not our jobs, our family and friends, nor are we that which is expected of us by others. We are something much deeper, greater and more valuable. But if we cannot use the circumstances of our lives to point to who we are, then what?