Are you Living Life? Or, is Life Living You? A Tribute to Les Martens

My business partner and friend, Phil Martens, will celebrate the life of his father Dr. Les Martens today with his family and friends close by.  A perfect time to reflect on life and life's journey.  I will be there in spirit.

Les was an accomplished man, he lived life by his plan. At 72 Martens was too young to die but at the same time, I don't think he had any regrets - I think he did life his way!  Dr. Martens was an investor and owner of 501FIT - Thank you Les!

501FIT client Tim DePrey is playing Les' piano today at the memorial service at MacPhail Music.  Les' piano was donated to MacPhail. Thank you Tim!

In closing, Dr. Les Martens wrote me a thank you card days before he passed away which I will cherish forever - I sent him some flowers and a silly duck that sang songs to brighten his last days - he wrote....  "Diana, Flowers are beautiful!  Thanx  AND The lil ducky is cute and most amuzing.  Thanks for Thinking of Me. ~ Les"    - Les, you are most welcome!  I will be there today in spirit! Peace be with you always Les!

Are you living life?  Is life living you?

Are you following your life's passion? 
Are you an influence to others in life?

What Does Freedom Mean to Me? You?

As we celebrate another year of Independence, let's reflect on what "freedom" means to us individually.  Is freedom simply living in the USA or is there a deeper meaning?

I moved to MN in 2004. Who moves to MN in December? ME!  I did not know anyone, had never even been to MN before yet decided to uproot myself from life as I knew it to test myself.  What would I miss out on if I did not go?  
  

Then, freedom was about having options and the personal means to choose.  Freedom meant I could take care of myself; that I had the financial means on my own to afford myself options and choices without barriers - freedom was the right to experience life.

Now, freedom is still about choice, options and the right to experience life but is no longer tied to financial means to fund those choices but rather freedom is personal awareness, inner authority empowering me with the voice to trust and honor myself first.

What did I risk missing out on if I did not come to MN?

INNER FREEDOM!

WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU?