A message from Sandy. Some words of wisdom from the book Life Begins When You Do, by Mary Anne Radmacher.

She has a famous poem:

Walk to the edge.

Listen hard. Laugh. Play with abandon.

Practice wellness. Continue to learn.

Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends.

Lead or follow a leader. Do what you love.

Live as if this is all there is.

Your Life Begins When You Do:

Nearly everyone postpones things. How many times in our lives do we find ourselves saying, “When things slow down……when I finish my degree….when I have kids…..when I get married….when I get well…..when I marry…. when I divorce….. when I retire….when I get that promotion”………..whatever it is –you fill in the blank for whatever reason you have for postponing your life.

Maybe you think you are postponing the longings of your soul, until life aligns itself with your vision, but as it happens, life just goes along at the same remarkable consistent and disinterested cadence. Life is impartial. Your personal dreams, satisfactions, contentment, achievements, vision, fullness, passion, and aspirations begin when you begin.

Your purpose, that thing among the many to-dos of your days, is what you must do.

If you would dream it             BEGIN it

If you have an idea                 OPEN it

If you have a longing             ACKNOWLEDGE it

If there is a mission               COMMIT to it

If there is daring                     DO it

If there is love                          SPEAK it

If there is a resource             USE it

If there is abundance           SHARE it

Why wait another minute?  The life you’re waiting for…begins when you do.