Living Awe-Fully

Cracked Wide Open "Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you." ~ Oprah Winfrey There are moments in life that crack us wide open. Moments so profound, so raw, so unexpected that they shift everything we thought we knew. Some of these moments are breathtaking - standing at the edge of a cliff, watching a sunrise paint the sky with colors we didn’t know existed. Others are brutal - heartbreak, loss, a challenge so great we wonder if we’ll ever find our way through. But in both, there is awe. Awe in the beauty. Awe in the mess. Awe in the resilience we find when we thought we had none left. I have lived a life of extremes, with hardship, reckless adventure and deep healing. I have stood at the top of mountains, danced with wild abandon, lost everything and started over. I have loved fiercely, failed spectacularly, and somehow, always found my way back to wonder. This book is a collection of stories - some hilarious, some heartbreaking, all true. They are snapshots of a life lived extraordinarily; not because it was perfect, but because I chose to embrace it fully. You’ll find stories of facing fear head-on, of dancing until my feet ached, of falling in love in the most unexpected ways. You’ll hear about the moments that shook me to my core, the ones that made me question everything, and the ones that stitched me back together again. This isn’t a guidebook with step-by-step instructions on how to live your best life. I don’t believe in those. Life isn’t a formula, it’s an experience. And if there’s anything I hope this book offers you, is that you don’t have to wait for permission to embrace it. Read this book any way you want: from beginning to end, or find a chapter title that tickles your fancy. Heck, go to the end and work backwards if that’s your thing. Remember one thing… live now! Because life, this wild, beautiful, messy thing, is happening right now. And it is meant to be lived.