Learning new things continues to inspire me. I started Free Spirit Crystals in 1991 and began an entirely new phase of learning - about life, about Spirit, about healing, about being, about opening my mind and allowing for the possiblity that anything can happen. That expansion has given me the opportunity to live a life I never could have imagined. What if I had decided, for security sake, to continue in food service management for the rest of my life and forsake my inner voice which called me to change? I would have never experienced the amazing process of awakening, of shedding the past and outgrowing my childhood conditioning. I would have never given myself the freedom to move towards my spirit, to create a new life inspired by a quest to evolve. I would have been poorer for not having met all the wonderful people; I would not have all these beautiful friends and amazing teachers in my life. I would not have the inner strength that I cultivated through my unfolding and I would not be who I am today had I ignored the restless feelings that prodded me to leave behind the familiar and chance the unknown. I am so grateful to Spirit for Its diligence in not giving up on me so that I wouldn't give up on myself. I continue to learn something every day, whether that is a life lesson, a new fact about stones or how to maneuver more easily through computer-dom and I do it with an enthusiastic longing that propels me to continually challenge myself. Oh, I still get my days when all I want to do is sit around in my pajamas, eat and watch mindless television but those days are fewer and not as much fun as they used to be. I'm turning 59 this year and feeling that urgency to learn and grow as much as I can for the next few decades because I don't want to leave here knowing that I could have finished one more thing if I had just tried a tiny bit harder. I'm loving this wonderful life that I've been given; it's a ride that I cherish, a ride that I hope will make a difference in this world, a ride unlike any one else's. Let go of the reins, take off the seat belt, untie the tethers of the past and take your own wild, uninhibited ride.........WooHoo!

Welcome to the Free Spirit Crystals blog

Hey everyone, this is my very first attempt at blogging! It's not that I haven't wanted to, it's just that I needed to get over my fear of being blogger friendly. You see, computers used to scare me (used to?!?). I don't understand how they work and so I avoided all the wonderful ways to communicate with you. Now, thanks to a lot of urging from my teacher, Theresa Reed, I am in blogland.

I hope to regale you with the newest stones, layouts, healing techniques, personal experiences with my work and educational opportunities. Since I have Gemini rising, this really is the perfect venue for me and I hope we can make a connection through the ethers that will take us beyond our fears and self expectations.

I hope you enjoy this blog as much as I will enjoy writing it. Let me know what kind of information you are interested in and I'll do my best to get it to you. This is my year of ideas and expansion according to my astrology chart so, other than my weight, I'm hoping to expand in all areas of my life. So, let's gooooooooo!

Here's to your free spirit, Diane

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