Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Doing what you love
Gina Gallo, doing what she loves
In an interview with Worthwhile Magazine, Gina Gallo, of Gallo of Sonoma – one of California’s premier wineries – says that wine does make itself. "Once I find the right block in the vineyard, there is very little you have to do from a viticulture standpoint. Because that block naturally manages itself. The dynamics of the terroir – the soil, the climate, the natural habitat around it – will just naturally make that block special. In that way, it will make itself. You just have to find it." She says that she loves making wine, feeling that she is contributing something to people's lives. A bottle on the table for a meal between friends helps to create the most enjoyable experience.
She says wine makes itself. From the growing of the vine to putting the right ingredients together, then it's down to nature to take its course. This is also true in many other aspects of life; put the right ingredients together and watch nature perform its miracles. It's the combination of people, being in the right place at the right time, sewing seeds and then going with the flow as your efforts are rewarded because........because you are on track with your life. When we are 'not on track', then that is when we experience life as tough.
Gina Gallo has found her path in life by following her grandfather's footsteps with their family owned business. With a string of awards to their name, she has learnt that you have to have a passion and a love for what you do. She's on a mission to find that. She loves being outside to be amongst the grapes and in the bail room. That’s the part that really draws her because she is always moving on. Se says " You are watching something really grow and evolve. I mean, it’s alive. Wine is alive."
All our situations are alive. Without being too philosophical about this, we are all ingredients in the biggest scheme of things. We contribute to each other's lives. As with wine making, we want the best combination of ingredients, and when it's all put together with love, we can experience the most amazing growth and development in our life.
If you do what you love, you will love what you do. And when there's love, your activities and efforts come from the heart. When you're living in your heart, then you're following your Purpose. When you are following your Purpose or heart-felt desire you are bringing your best to the world for you and everyone to enjoy or benefit from. This is when everything seems to fall into place and we are 'going with the flow'. Your instincts can tell you if you are on track. Ask yourself, are amazing things coming your way easily without effort? Does life feel like you're pushing water up a hill or are you experiencing life as an adventure that seems to unfold for you? Are you happy and fulfilled?
You can help yourself find that special place where things fall into place and you love what you do. You can manage this by doing what you love. To find this, you need to ask your heart......not your head. What is in your heart? Where are your passions?
Cheers to Gina for following her heart.
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