Hello my FTG friends! Last Monday morning, I was making my schedule out for the week—just the usual stuff. Then suddently I had a crazy idea, checked it out with hubby, and two hours later, I booked a flight. 

It wasn't "convenient." It wasn't easy doing all the stuff that had to be done in one day to make the trip possible:

• Cat things (remind me to tell you the story some other time about having to bathe six... SIX CATS in one afternoon 
• Packing 
• Cancel and reschedule several calls and appointments
• and did I mention... PACKING?! 

But I did it!

Early the next morning, I boarded a plane to one of my bucket-list destinations for a very different week than I could have ever seen coming. 

Click here for a video and read the full scoop! There are actually a few posts about this trip on Instagram and Facebook showing the breath-taking beauty of this place. I can definitely see a few new paintings inspired by this adventure! I'm just so grateful.

Bottom line, sometimes we just have to say YES when we get a crazy idea and life presents an open door—even with short notice and last-minute airfare. 

May we all have the courage to say YES more often, especially when it would be way too easy to just say no.
 

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Cheers to a great week, noticing the gifts that matter most. Feel free to share with a friend.

BOOK RELEASE DATE and other announcements plus the painting of the week are below!

Until next time...

To your gifts!

Angela

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10th Anniversary Edition Available by Pre-Order!

My editor and I have been working hard to finalize the 10th Anniversary edition of my book, Finding the Gift: Daily Meditations for Mindfulness. There's a lot more to making a book than most people realize, even with just a few updates. 

Eight pages are new featuring an afterword section with my reflections of the last ten years, PLUS readers' reflections from several of you, on what FTG has meant to you. (Thank you for your kind words!)  You will also receive a link to Bonus Meditations!

The official release is early October. I'm offering paperbacks as well as limited gift edition hardcover copies again. You can pre-order now directly from me (either format), and they will ship around the end of September. The 456 page paperback is $21.95 and the special edition hard cover is $34.95. Books can be personlized (stock up for gifts!) and a custom bookmark will be included for each book ordered directly from me. 
 

*Square online can only process one book format per order. If you want a paperback and a hardcover, you'll do that in separate orders, but it will ship together.

Thank you for sharing the last ten years with me! 

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