February 2014 Vol 1 | Page 5

Letter from the Editor NO LIMITS Peace, Wholeness, Being Still . . . life’s great treasures. For a long time I lost the sense of how awesome I was -- my identity, my sense of self. I didn’t realize I had everything I needed, so I was always looking for external approval. The vibrant, ambitious me I once was had been buried by life circumstances and other people’s opinions. So, though I still had a smile, I was a silent sufferer; I had become a shell of myself. In 2011, I went through a ‘circumcision’ of sorts. It was a period of time where I had to put down my non-productive busyness and really just be quiet so I could understand the seemingly radical, uncomfortable changes that had invaded that season of my life. Deliberately taking that time with pen and notepad in hand in my quiet time, afforded me the opportunity to get back to the real me; it was a time of tremendous healing. Once I came through that time period, I was elated to rediscover me! When we know how awesome we are, we can decide what we will and won’t accept; and who or what we will allow in our space. We won’t allow people to define us for their own purposes. Oh to live life in full color! What freedom! Living a Limitless Life. Last year I recounted a story I heard years ago about piranhas and little fish that were placed in the same container with a divider separating the piranha from the tiny fish. 30 days later, the divider was removed, but the fish still would only go to the part of the container where the divider used to be even though they now had access to the full container. Recently, I personally experienced that limits are often perception. I am finding when I look closer at perceived limits and take on a paradigm shift, there are actually no limits there – how awesome is that! February is International Boost Self Esteem month. We invite you to discover (or rediscover) the real you, be awesome, expand your boundaries, and live life in full color. Tibay Trans4orm Magazine, Life a Full, Authentic Life | February 2014 5