When I was a little girl, I used to dream of visiting castles and horse back riding through emerald green fields along cliff sides and through Sherwood forest type settings.

This was inspired by British grandparents (from London), my love of Robbin Hood as well as the book Scarlett (the sequel to Gone with the Wind).

Back in those days, they were merely fantasies I'd entertain in my mind and hardly had a thought these dreams could come true and one day I'd be here, living my dreams to the fullest.

As a child we had very little money, my parents built our home deep in the forest miles away from everyone, to be more connected with nature and possibly so we didn't have to interact with the hectic stresses like other people in society. We had a garden, a wood stove to cook and heat our home and my mother always made our clothing and all meals with her own hands. As result of this, I had found solace in practicing yoga, hiking, swimming in the rivers and reading adventure fantasy and mystery novels from a young age.

The power of the mind is what fascinates me deeply more then anything these days. As soon as we allow a single thought into our mind, we are already on our way to creating the material manifestation in our lives. Most people go around doing this unconsciously, therefore are creating a life by default and wondering why things are turning out this way.