Do you know one of the ways you can recognize that you truly love someone? I know I love someone when the only thought or the simple view of that person being happy is making me happy and smile, even if the source of happiness has nothing to do with me and even if that person doesn’t even know I thought or saw him/her…

My dear family HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Can you believe how lucky we are to take these steps all together as we move from one year to another? Really I see it as a walk we all are taking together on this journey we call life. Day after day I decide to look ahead envisioning where I desire to go in my life, my goals, the things I want to see change, evolve, disappear, grow… Keeping my eyes up allows me to dream and to have faith. Sometimes, especially when we are in a transition time, we look back at what we did, what we were, what impact it has had on us today. That allows us to measure our actions and decisions. And then, there’s the present, now, how I walk now, my actions today, my thoughts, my feelings, what I do with my talents, my time, and my life. My friends, I want to thank you, because if it wasn’t for being able to look around and see you, walking all around me, I would be the most unhappy, selfish and lost person on this life journey.

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).

It might be hard to imagine, but every single day you guys are at the center of the Your Favorite Enemies activities, at the center of our hearts and at the center of our common and personal journeys. It’s hard to imagine because you see us only on the screen of a computer… we are much bigger in real life! Really! 😉 It’s hard to imagine because it’s not so common to be searching actively to be exposed to others, to let others deeply impact our lives, to invite people from a completely different country or culture to see and participate in our daily life, to think of people we may never meet and to try our best to DO SOMETHING to give the best to them… not so common BUT it exists!!! The proof is YOU did this so many times for us and we are doing it for you.

Hey my dear family, my friends, my inspiration…

If only you were a little bat sneaking in the studio, the YFE HQ, the La Fabrik t-shirt making area and our Atelier where my partner and I are crafting jewelry, you would FLIP OUT to see everything that is going on, boiling and ready to explode, emerging from dedicated labour and a passionate will to build bridges to unite all of us together. Every day, I’m just so amazed at what I see blooming in front of my eyes…