Hi my GOLDEN friend ,

Oh my goodness, I was about to head to bed tonight when I remembered I needed to send out this email! I've got a sore throat and some chills going on (BOOOO!), so I've got a steaming cup of herbal tea nearby as I write. I hope you are having a good week!

Recently I had the pleasure of chatting on a podcast with a friend I've made on Twitter ("X"). Melvin Edwards is a fellow writer, and when I stumbled across one of his books about his family story, set here in Texas, I knew we needed to be friends! 

Here is his official bio:
 

Melvin E. Edwards is a 6th-generation Texan, who was an award-winning newspaper reporter and columnist before entering the colorful and ambitious world of Texas politics. He started his career writing about Texas high school football and within a few short years, he was a speechwriter for the Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Texas.
 

He has written two award-winning books tracing generations of his Texas family back to its Republic of Texas days, making him one of the first African-American members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.
 

He has the rarest Myers-Briggs personality type in the world (INFJ), which could explain why he loves cowboy boots, hats, and baseball, and can imagine stories so big, they make even Texas seem small.
 

I invite you to listen to our conversation about being Late Bloomers, and how it can be both scary and exhilarating to be learning new things "at our age." :)

You can hear my tips for blooming in the podcast. If you are a regular reader, they will sound familiar to you, as I work through my Transformation GOLD Framework--live on air. 

There is something about LISTENING (vs. simply reading) that can offer new insight for our journeys. Sometimes, we are able to hear things our eyeballs miss.

I'm off to sleep, but I will be thinking of you and saying a prayer as I close my eyes. 

Give yourself permission to bloom. The world is waiting for you.

With love,

If you enjoyed the podcast, I hope you'll give Melvin a boost by sharing it and giving it a great rating! Feel free to share via social media, or even text it to a friend.