Be True to Yourself

Today's Food:

Breakfast:
32 ounces lemon water
1 apple

Late Lunch:
non-raw at Le Pain Quotidien
Mediterranean Platter with small bowls of humuus, baba ganoush and tablouleh, with sundried tomatoes; organic breads: walnut, wheat, bagette
a little organic chocolate spread and marmalade

8 ounces water
32 ounces lemon water

What are the dreams you dream for yourself?
Today I went to a funeral for my dearest friend's sister. She died way too young. But she lived her life with utmost joy, passion and purpose every day. Her name was Judy. What struck me, in listening to everyone speak about her, from her precious husband, to her children; from her parents to all of her siblings, was how "unstoppable" she was. What struck me about that was how she believed in herself from a young age, even while understanding the "curves" life throws us. Judy bathed herself in wonder and gratitude every day. It was like she said, "This is who I am, world, and as long as I stay true to that, I can do what I came here to do and breathe it all in."
Judy loved music and nature and colors and places and people and her husband and her two boys and every single thing life offers us. My friend Jessica, her sister, said to me that Judy was always the one to say, "Let's hop on our bikes and go catch the sunrise," or, "We can't miss this fabulous yoga class." What Judy got from life came from what she put into each breath she took.
By the way, Judy loved to experience great food; a wonderful trait that runs in my friend's family (and mine). Her relationship with food was like all of her other relationships; loving, ecstatic, adventuress and delicious.
I am left with this today: Be true to yourself. Do what you have come here to do. If there is anything, from your past or present that is stopping you in that process, identify it and make a commitment to get the guidance you need to transform it so that you can shine.
Each of us has a message to bring to the world.
Judy's was clear, as she inspired everyone who touched her about how to live a passionate life; no matter what.
What is your message? Please write in and share...
and know that the world is just waiting for you to bring it out!
Judy, thank you for being here and for inspiring me.