I am so grateful to have spent this summer’s Awakening Your Joy Potential retreat with this beautiful and brightly shining bunch of humans! 💖🙏

When we connect to our true joy…

our hearts open,

our defenses soften,

those things that disconnect us from ourselves and one another melt away,

we are able to turn our pain into something purposeful,

we open up a wellspring of love inside of us that is otherwise clogged from our blame, self-criticism, judgments of others, and complaining,

we get to see and receive the gifts available to us inside of everyone and everything,

we relax and give ourselves and others permission to be human,

we take ourselves and our lives more lightly,

we tap back into our kindness and goodness,

we become more creative and collaborative,

we reclaim our playful spirits,

laughter returns,

hierarchy dissolves,

possibilities open up,

inspiration flows,

and we remember how much more we can do and be together and how much more FUN we can have along the way.

It’s so easy to limit our own joy, kindness, generosity, and expressions of love — based on the joy and love we see expressed in others. My most heartfelt acknowledgement, deepest thanks, and abundant love to everyone pictured here and to ALL of you who are expanding beyond that and raising the baseline of positive possibilities, individually and collectively, for the greater good of all!

Keep shining your beautiful light! XO