Grammy's tonight

Electric. That's how the Black Eyed Peas describe their feeling about the Grammy's tonight.

Colin Firth has played Mr. Darcy more than once. A spirit he resonates with. He connects with "it" when he is in the role.

Robert Redford found inspiration directing A River Runs Through It. And again in The Horse Whisperer. A part of his self stepped through the lens and spoke to the hearts in the audience.

When you find your passion it is both exciting and terrifying and challenging and peaceful all at the same time.

When you know your purpose you have intention. Direction. Fulfillment. Especially through the hardships and seemingly impossible difficulties that land in your path. When you connect with what God created you to do, you feel grounded. Determined. Thrilled. Expansive, in both thought and character.

What is my passion? What is my purpose? Today, we go exploring...

On to Act II

A fire in the fireplace. Sipping warm coffee and watching the snow fall in the fog outside. There is barely a touch of morning light beyond the distant mountains and I sit with peace and quiet.

Today it begins. A 90- day "program". Or a "re-program", if you will. A new chapter built on intention. It is time.

Time to get in shape. A half marathon in March in my hometown has enticed me to train, change my eating habits and actually get to the gym (especially in the icy weather).

Time to work FullTime. I am beginning this journey as a partime clerical assistant in a job that stretches my patience. Babysteps. I am rewriting my dream job and will work with a life coach to pursue it.

Time to revamp my relationships. I am letting go of toxic people in my life and adding a mentor, a mastermind group, and a support system of good friends (beinning with one, and adding...). And I will begin to date again.

It is a new year. The old me is discovering new paths. Old, as in I am reaching into my past and reaffirming my foundation. Who I was, at my core. It is who I have always been. I hibernated for many years. My core, my dreams, my values became someone elses while mine sat on a shelf, receiving glances every few years.
I decided to dust them off, reclaim them and commit to never letting them go. I am emerging.
Thus begins Act II. Scene One. Day 1.

(off to a rather good start, I'd say!)