Love, the holy grail of life. We hunger for it. We yearn to know ourselves as lovable. We long to regard ourselves as loving. We crave basking in the unmatchable deep contentment and security of being loved. We search for love in a myriad of ways. Yet love often eludes us, while simultaneously it is all around us and inside of us wanting expression. It's soft whisper in our ear or deafening scream from the depth of our soul begs for our attention. It is vital to our self-esteem. It is our birthright and our natural state of being. It is an essential key to manifesting what we deeply desire. It is the natural substance that the universe is made of. Love, the holy grail of life.

On this St. Valentine's Day I invite you to ripple your love to those you care about, including YOU.

Extend your love to others:

• Identify 3-5 people you love. Call them and tell them specifically what you value and love about them.
• If you have a significant other, ask him/her in what ways they would like to be loved and appreciated. The conversation is an act of love in and of itself! Commit to honoring your partner's requests over the coming weeks and months and watch your love blossom.
• Perform an act of loving service for a loved one (run an errand, handle a task, etc.).
• Offer a warm hug, or a neck, head or foot rub.

I am pleased to announce in the last two weeks that I have reached two milestones in my life.

Master Certified Coach: The International Coach Federation (ICF) has granted me their highest coaching designation, Master Certified Coach. I am deeply grateful to my many clients, mentors, teachers, and collaborators who have supported me in earning this prestigious designation. I am grateful to the ICF (coachfederation.org) for their relentless efforts of maintaining pristine standards and ethics and their pursuit of making coaching recognized as a viable profession worthy of engagement.

Hendricks Apprentice Graduate: I have completed a two-year apprentice program with Drs. Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks, internationally recognized relationship experts and leaders in the field of mind-body integration (hendricks.com). This journey has been filled with love, play, and deep learning. It has shifted me into the expression of my potential in unexpected and delightful ways. Thank you Katie and Gay for your brilliance, for living in your creative genius, and especially for walking the talk. Big gratitude to my Apprentice Buddies for your unmatchable love, friendship, and for being awesome playmates.

For you, my clients and readers of my newsletter, this means I bring you greater expertise and offer you the possibility of more joy and fun on your personal/spiritual journey. I invite you to explore my coaching and workshop services.

This is the first workshop in the Imagination Made Real series, an innovative system designed to support you in manifesting all that you desire. March 17, 2007.

We begin the Imagination Made Real journey with life purpose, as it is central to your happiness. When you are aligned with your Life Purpose you will have a:

• Beacon to guide you in your daily actions and your life decisions, both small and large.
• Solid and heartfelt place from which you can set inspiring and satisfying intentions and goals.
• Deeper level of appreciation for yourself, embracing more fully your Authentic Self, who you really are at the core.

“There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer; No disease that enough love cannot heal; No door that enough love will not open; No gulf that enough love will not bridge; No wall that enough love will not throw down; No sin that enough love will not redeem.

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, How hopeless the outlook, How great the mistake; A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all. If only you could love enough you would be the happiest And most powerful being in the world.” ~Emmett Fox