Reflection or incarnation. We all look at the mirror…

When was the last time the sunrise was only for you… 
and the sunset whispered goodbye to your heart as if no one else could hear…?

We just came back from an incredible week of vacation by the sea and I still can feel the ocean licking my toes and the boys throwing sand in my ears…(NOT the opposite !lol) We needed it so much… Looking back at the few days (not to mention the few months!) before we left, I am just in disbelief at all that we did insuch a short time! I think of Big Byrd as he flew all over Montreal to get all the elements, all the treasures that are a part of the SFCC official package (the Membership Card is just so cool… the pictures all with different quotes… DVD…and I won’t even mention everything else PLUS the special t-shirt crafted in our own “Fabrik” YFE shop… wait to see it… you will… euh… maybe take your meds for seizures ok?;)…lol). I had the chance to help Stephanie assemble the packages the night before the Bla Bla Bla and to sign many little notes again, every time feeling such a connection with you. During the night before the Bla Bla Bla, I also had another chance… To dye Jeff’s hair in pink!lol You have to know that Jeff HATES it when I have to put make up on him for videos so you can imagine when I had to dye his hair and wash it many times afterwards because it became more “beet” color than pink!LOL But he was so determined to surprise Sef! You have to see the rerun of that Bla Bla Bla because every moment was so surprising and filled with the love we all share. Of course, we spent the whole night awake preparing that Bla Bla Bla Live show as it included so many important things we wanted to offer you: the “Where Did We Loose Each Other” official video clip. the “Silence is Murder” human rights video, the retrospective of the sooooo crazy year 2011… images we all want engraved in our minds and in our hearts.

Right after the Bla Bla Bla I remember I was trying to prepare my luggage for the vacation but I was so tired that every movement I was doing was only making me turn in circles and move things uselessly…lol But it wasn’t OVER! We were heading that very same day to downtown Montreal to shoot a very important video clip with an incredible movie team. My energy all came back as soon as I saw the set, the costumes, the movie team, their energy. The excitement overpowered our lack of sleep! I lived a true blast during that video shoot as the team was so professional and they were directing us marvelously which was kind of strange as we usually control everything and direct things ourselves. It was nice to feel passionate artists team up with us to create something that will be eternal for all of us, for all of you, our family.

Once the video clip shooting was done we took a short 3 hour nap and we went to the airport to catch our plane, THE plane that would lead all the band and team to a dream destination, to rest, to have fun, to reinforce the strong bond we all have in our hearts for you, to give us a chance to savour the fruits of what we have all built together over the years.

I had soooooo much fun!!! I enjoyed every moment, I laughed, I shared my heart, I have learned life stories, I rested, I played volleyball, swam, did aqua gym, celebrated my birthday, danced, breathed all the salty air, caught all the sun on my SPF60 protected skin… And most of all I feel I grasped what was there for me, not letting anything slip between my fingers that could have been offered to me. On the very last day of vacation, here is what I wrote in my little personal notebook:”I see the sun birthing through the waters, from an ocean already tinted from a promising dawn… and as this light rises up allowing colors to come to life, inside of my heart I can hear : I love you.” That same evening, I saw the most incredible sunset, the sun resigning to disappear under the horizon… a horizon made of sky and clouds as we were flying 36000 feet above an infinite sea that was collecting every precious drop of sparkling red, purple and yellow that the sun was leaving behind.

Now were back and I know I’m ready for more, more surprises, more love, more challenges, more craziness, more sleepless nights accomplishing our dreams. Alex wrote something so encouraging as we were leaving and I want to share it with you. It talks about us, it talks about you, it talks about what each of us, you and me, can live the second we decide to believe it’s ours and we will NOT let it slip from our hands…

IT’S OURS!!! It’s mine!!!
It’s YOURS!!! Take it!:)

-Miss Isabel

“(…) root down and be fruitful. Not tomorrow. But now. It’s a choice. Everything goes back to that fundamental essence of the freedom we have: Freedom… Regardless of who deserves such blessing, freedom is the gift we all received from God… Not religion. And unconditional love is the embodiment of such gift. Freedom… A dirty word for those determined to live in the loneliness and the shadow caused by every illusion. Freedom… Abomination for those covering every single one of their well paced self-righteous footsteps with a prefabricated halo of artificial light, perfectly set to be victimized through the impersonation of a confused walk and a dazed lack of comprehension. We are all experiencing that freedom by every single spark and every single flash of truth that lights our vision through the night of our own fool’s paradise. Even if only for a second of a flash. Even if only for a second of a spark. Free…

The way you embrace the truth of your decisions, for good or for worst, will determine the nature of life; Reality or fantasy, whisper or climax. Either way, we’re all free. And the call up is for every single one of us, wide awake or living dead. It’s a daily decision, not the reminiscence of what used to be good, but the daily redefining incarnation of what it is, not what it feels, but really what it is, to BE… for what BEING is about ,truly… Some called that daily opportunity to BE an eternal second chance… me, I called it a graceful blessing to decide from which side of the mirror we want to look at our own life: reflection or incarnation. We all look at the mirror… Aren’t we all the same ;)”

-Alex

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  • Cassandra Bailey

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    Happy new year Isabel. Your vacation by the ocean sounds great. Your photos are stunning. I love being by the ocean – last year I got to be by the Pacific. Even though it was February and freezing – I still loved it. It is very rejuvenating to hear the sound and smell the salt and feel the power of it. I can still recall it all in my mind's ear, eye and nose! Thanks for sharing your experiences. It sounds great!

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  • Mary Beth's mom

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    Hi dearest Isabel!!!My head and heart are spinning as i try to come into this mindset you and Alex are writing from – somewhat caught in my pain, waiting for surgery to relieve me – and pushing past that darkness to see Light and embrace it more and more fully! It is as if you are extending a hand to me, poised to lift me up if I will take it – and the hand is not yours – it is God's own..thank you.. I will have to read this a few more times to let it soak in. "Unconditional love as the embodiment of the freedom God has given us" – becoming the incarnation of the Image we see in the mirror rather than a dull reflection – I long for this so much, and as you say, there are flashes and glimpses of it always available to us – as close as our next breath – waiting as gifts to simply be received – like the sunrises and sunsets you describe so powerfully! Each one precious and sustaining and enlivening for us – I pray TREMENDOUS blessings and joy for you all this Christmas season and a new year of ever-expanding joys and awakening! thank you…love and oceans of prayer always!! mom e

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