Gratitude before we get too far down the road

Me in my Rumi dance shirt from
Fed By Threads

Let me give props to some folks who brought me here. Not but a couple of weeks ago my good, long-time (didn't want to write old) friend Kacey moved me to attend an African dance class at The Movement Shala. This dance, yoga and sometimes photography studio also houses another amazing business, Fed By Threads.
This class was bursting with amazing women, a few men and beautiful energy. Before it got started there were a few conversations and greetings. A woman–darn, I wish I knew her name–mentioned she was going to the World Domination Summit. What?! I want to know more about that! I recognized one name from the list of speakers she mentioned, Danielle LaPorte. I had already signed up to receive Danielle's daily Truthbombs in my inbox.
Once I had some quiet time with the laptop, I searched online for the World Domination Summit and was floored by what I found. This was no nutty, conspiracy theorist convention. This was an organized and professional meeting of creative, courageous, wholehearted people. Right away I signed up to be notified when tickets go on sale for next year's event.
WDS lead me to the mastermind behind the event, Chris Guillebeau. I devoured his book The Art on Non-Conformity in a few days (thank you Pima County Public Library for having the digital download!) before moving onto his $100 Startup.
All of the messages I have been getting from random conversations, the Truthbombs, Chris Brogan's emails (turns out, he spoke at WDS), Chris Guillebeau's books and more have all supported my wish to transform into something more. One of the transforming projects I have in mind is this blog.
So, thank you, Universe. Thank you lady at The Movement Shala. Thank you, Kacey (she's been encouraging me to follow my bliss for a long, long time). Thanks, Chris & Chris and Danielle. Thanks also to my father who passed away last year but who's loving encouragement still rings in my heart and mind. xoxo