Love your visual and think it’s appropriate. I’ll load that one into the memory banks and call on it when I need it.

Thanks Ken.

In my mind, I picture you two fun flying in a plane, flying across a choppy sea. A sudden wicked storm kicks up, you’re low on fuel and overweight, you’re losing altitude and you think you’re going to crash into the deep sea. The situation has nothing to do with you the pilot or the plane, it’s the weather. Naturally you’re concerned and tight and almost frozen with fear. Then you realize, you can lighten your load and regain altitude if you throw all the things you thought were important, but really don’t need, out the door. You do. Your plane skims the white caps and suddenly rips skyward. You glide home. You’re safe again, you replace your jettisoned stuff later.

No regrets, and now, when stories are told and challenges present, you’re not a tourist, you’re a veteran. People turn to and are attracted to veterans. You just upped your value.

Cheers Matt – Rock ON.

GIANT hugs!!!

You can ask Lani and Benn about my inner-debate on what to do with this post. I have another post that I once debated and didn’t post. I plan on using it this summer (a year after I wrote it). Opening yourself to the prying eyes of internet users everywhere is a weird feeling, but as I said, I promised myself an openness to my readers. I was paid back a million fold in stories from friends, strangers, and agents all over the map. Hearing those stories made me more hopefully than I may have been on my own, only to reinforce the idea that opening up is never a bad idea.

Mr. Brand, I wish you the best at being you. I know you are one of those people that is consistently reinventing themselves in the slightest of ways – tweaking and perfected everyday. That attitude is one I look up to.

I’m passionate and compassionate, but feel free to spank me if and when I need a wake-up call.

Cheers Lani, thanks for you kind words.

Karma or whatever you choose to call it is real.