One Decision Can Change Your Life

Forty minutes out of town on a Friday night? My mind was caught up trying to make a decision as to whether or not I should take the trip north of Winnipeg to visit some new friends that I had recently met. I convinced myself that I would take the trip and the next thing I knew, I was in my car driving north on highway 7 on my way to Teulon, Manitoba. About forty minutes later, after a short drive down a gravel driveway, I found myself in complete paradise. As the sun beat down from the beautiful summer sky, I spent the next several hours in deep and inspiring conversation with my two new friends, Tracy and Maurice. Between the incredible conversations, the nature all around us and the canoe that we decided to immerse ourselves in, we found ourselves dreaming about new possibilities. We asked ourselves, “How amazing would it be to create a summer wellness festival on this site and bring together like-minded presenters to present on topical areas involving mind, body and soul”? What started as a canoe ride between three friends resulted in a wellness festival that is the first of its kind in Manitoba. We named it The I AM Festival.
Last year, we watched what was only a dream in our collective imagination take flight as we launched our first year of programing and brought together over 300 people to the Ignite Retreats property (10 minutes outside of Teulon). Now gearing up for our second year, the dream continues to expand as we add an extra full day of programming and many more exciting new ideas.
I can’t imagine what I would have missed out on if I hadn’t taken that forty minute drive up to Teulon on that summer night two years ago. When we listen to our inner intuition and act on its cues, we are met with new opportunities and miracles that otherwise would not have blessed our lives.