2019 The Year of New Stories

In past blogs, I’ve written about discovering real treasures to report on and I’m excited to share with you a story about a man by the name of John Easterling or better known as “Amazon John”, founder of the Amazon Herbs Company.  I met John several years ago in Minneapolis/St. Paul when he began a world tour promoting his medicinal herbs.  Not long after beginning my own Spiritual journey experiencing Native American Ceremonies, I was invited by my friend, Dr. Tom Weaver to help prepare and participate in a sweat lodge ceremony honoring Amazon John as he embarked on his promotional tour.  John is a leading expert in the healing properties of the powerful herbs and botanicals found in the Amazon Rainforest.  I encourage you to watch this interview with john as he describes his fascinating journey into the Amazon Rainforest in search of Inca artifact treasures like a modern-day Indiana Jones if you will.  Stories such as this one is what prompts us to embark on our own personal journeys of health and wellbeing.  The stories we tell others are what gives life meaning and purpose and ultimately become our self-fulfilling prophecies.  Become aware of the stories you tell others and you’ll begin to understand how your life has unfolded thus far.  Whatever story you tell others are likely to repeat themselves in the future.   Yes, different places, with different people, but with a similar theme and outcome.  If this is true and you don’t like the story you are telling others, then perhaps it’s time to change your story.  Change begins by getting out of your comfort zone.  If what’s happening in the world infuriates you, great!  Do something about it.  Write a letter to your congressman, get out in the streets and protest, get angry, be heard, be seen, be yourself.  Whatever you do, do it responsibly.  2019 is The Year of New Stories, preparing us for a Vision of Peace in 2020.  But let us not get all wound up around the axle of time because the NOW moment is the only thing that is real.  The past is behind us and the future is just a dream.  What kind of change do you wish to experience in the future.  In the now moment is where the magic happens, where your story is unfolding.   Now is the time to go out into the world and start filling others’ G.A.S. Tanks and see what happens to your life.  I guarantee you one thing; your life will be different.  Your Tank will be filled, and you’ll have different stories to tell others in years to come.  Stories filled with serendipitous encounters with strangers that before would have terrified you, but now energizes you.  I know, it all sounds too easy, but what if?   What if, a change of life is just a thought away?  I’m here to tell you it is!  A thought is just the beginning, the next step is to Be the voice.  The final step is action.   Write that letter, write your book, teach the class, enroll in that class you are interested in, or volunteer in your community.  x>