Every once in a while, someone or something comes across your path that you cannot ignore.    Rarely,  you are in the right place at the right time with the right people.  When that moment  happens,  a piece of you that you never knew was there,  suddenly comes to life,  and then it  seems as though it had been there all along; waiting for you.  Often we don’t see moments as opportunities for something bigger than ourselves.  Occasionally,  there is an awareness that  something is stirring inside.   And once in a great while,  we take a deep breath and leap. This  is what happened in Telluride, Colorado in October of 2017.  Four women each filled with extraordinary dreams that had been awoken by surrounding themselves with others on the same mission,  shared a deeper vision.

Here’s the story: Two women sitting in the center of  what felt like a powerful energy vortex,  colorful and vibrant, meeting with the intention of  breaking bread together were joined by two other women coming off a gondola ride over the  peaks of Telluride.  Lively,  engaged discussions,  overflowing with ideas,  bright eyes and full  hearts.  It was a day that began with a chilly sunrise meditation and turned into the beginning  of so much more. Each of the four women had been filled up in their own way as a result of a  weekend retreat.  The retreat was an invitation to step away from the ordinary and into the  extraordinary.  To leave what they knew and to enter everything they wanted to know,  to feel and to be.  As each of the four women reflected on what they discovered brewing in their hearts  and souls over the weekend retreat,  a common theme prevailed.

It was too hard to ignore.  The energy of the mission these four women were drawn to play at a frequency that matched the energy of the mountain they were on.  The meal concluded with an understanding  that we were brought together to collectively share our gifts with the world.  A bond was  created and our passions burned stronger than our fears. We raised our glasses in a toast all agreeing that the power of a FULL POUR into ourselves has lifelong significant value.  When  we are full of energy,  gratitude,  love,  and belonging to something greater,  we can be more  for the people in our lives but most importantly for ourselves.  When that happens,  life begins.