If you don't live your life, you don't get to see amazing things like this.

• I used to get angry instead of figuring out what the problem was
• I used to take too much medication
• I used to be scared of things
• I used to withdraw and say “no” a lot

Many things have happened in the past year(and preceding 11 years). These are a few of the significant events that pushed me to be a better person. Some people ask my how and why I am such a happy person. This addresses that as well! Here they are in chronological order -

“You are what you’re missing”

1. 2007 – The main thing that got me to wake up and get over my fears was having and beating cancer. That opened me up to seek means of possibility outside of my comfort area. That was only a start.
2. 2007 – Tony Robbins’ Ted Talk and “Get The Edge” program provided me with the knowledge that there is a life way more fun than what I had previously been living. It also taught me to explore the feelings that I feel and why I feel them, giving me more control over myself and ultimately letting me choose happy over anything else(it’s way more fun than sad or scared, right?)
3. 2007 – A conversation in which my friend Megan asked me over and over, “What do you get scared of?”. To which I finally responded, “I don’t know”. She also said “You are what you are missing”. The next week I found myself comfortably out of my comfort zone. I am forever thankful for that conversation.
4. 2008 – Benjamin Zanders’ Ted Talk and book, “The Art Of Possibility” taught me to believe in things again and be curious like a child. To simply BE. Favorite quote, “You can always find the answer to any problem within yourself”.
5. 2008 – Playing live music again. “Nothin’ like the ol’ life purpose that you haven’t done in 8 years!” – me, to myself, just now. Playing music for people is the greatest anything  I can feel. It combines my favorite things in life, Music and sharing. I spent years only HALF living my life purpose. That half has become whole and I am now musically complete.
6. 2009 – Happiness

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