We are currently on I-81 just north of Roanoke, Virginia, a busy north south route that extends from the Canada-US border to Florida. I am sure many Canadian snowbirds have tested this route on their way to escape the chill of the great white north. The temperature has been steadily climbing the further south we travel now sitting at a balmy 18.5 degrees.
Our road tour started off with a blast and our inaugural ME FIRST Retreat on Saturday, March 6th. This was followed by a day in NYC with friend and fellow coach, Janet Wise, and a visit with Josee-Anne Maurais, a Montrealer now living the ‘the city’. We walked the streets of midtown between Grand Central Station and Central Park. The world joined us, everyone enjoying the first vestiges of spring. Fortunately it was Sunday and our focus was being with friends – this kept my desire to some day shop in NYC at bay!
Traveling poses its own challenges as we have to visit Starbuck’s or Panero’s to access e-mail. The environments are often busy and noisy. Makes me realize how much I appreciate the quiet of my own office and how challenging it is to work in a crowd. I have empathy for those cubicle dwellers of large corporations where privacy comes at a premium.
As we so often do, we are having a cleanse day today – a day of not eating solids and enjoying our gentle Isagenix process. Always makes me feel so much better especially after a few days of eating more or eating differently than normal. And it means not having to eat fast food along the way – never a favorite of mine.
In an hour we will decide whether to stop for the night or continue on to Tennessee. We have now been in the car for just short of 8 hours, and we are 4-5 hours away from our final destination. We will stretch, breathe and check our fatigue levels before we continue.
What have I been learning as we go, bringing ME FIRST to new audiences? I have begun to understand just how important this work is as we observe the reaction others have to the program and witness the changes that are occurring in ME FIRST participants. Each time Jim and I facilitate the material something different happens, aspects of the program become clearer, the material grows. I know from a deep place of knowing that this is how I am supposed to play in the world.
As we begin our Tennessee tour, I am holding the intention that events are well attended with all the perfect people and that the journey we have embarked on continues to unfold in wondrous ways.
Until next time…
Betty