MANIFESTO (noun) a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature (verb) To issue such a declaration

1. The crazy Colombian’s personal manifesto A walk Along my Garden’s path

2. MANIFESTO n. pl. manifestoes or manifestos A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature. intr.v. manifestoed, manifestoing, manifestoes To issue such a declaration.

3. Thank you for joining me in a walk along my garden’s path. Along the garden of life, there's A path that presents a collection of core values, thoughts and aspirations. Above all else, I value your humanity; I think that ideas are meant to be shared, not owned; AND I aspire to be your coach and help you get the life that you deserve.

4. Have neither too much nor too little, for neitherextreme is healthy.

5. STEP 1: I SEEKBALANCE Garden Balance - distraction behaviour courtesy of flickr.com/what_i_see Every human body yearns for and thrives in a state of inner balance, inner peace. This feeling of serenity provides a reference point; it increases our awareness of, and decreases our tolerance for, the imbalances we normally experience Dan Millman

6. I’ll tell you my story, and you’ll tell me yours. Through the power of story-telling we will connect and understand each other.

7. STEP 2: I YEARN FOR CONNECTION Under the Red Tree courtesy of flickr.com/ajawin

8. I seek not perfection but aim instead for excellence. Such is the price we must all pay for a fully engaged life.

9. STEP 3: I SETTLE FOR EXCELLENCE Up close and personal with Daisy courtesy of flickr.com/aussiegall

10. The descent to hell is littered with good intentions, whilst the path to heaven is paved with good actions. Always give before you receive and you will find heaven on earth.

11. STEP 4: I AIM TO SERVE Home growncourtesy of flickr.com/s2art

12. Be here Now, for there are No Ordinary Moments.

13. STEP 5: I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU They put me here to try to make the world bettercourtesy offlickr.com/nosha

14. The habit of daily giving creates a life of eternal joy.

15. STEP 6: KINDNESS IS MY CURRENCY Eclipse of a teardrop courtesy offlickr.com/ajawin

16. To live fully requires continuous growth. My goal is to help you achieve a full life.

17. STEP 7: I SUPPORT GROWTH Proseks greenhousecourtesy offlickr.com/wendypiersall

18. Thank you for giving me a little of your most valuable possession: Your Time! Your attention. Yourself?

19. Now is your turn… Please write your own manifesto – you know, those few things you stand for. Just write them down in the comments section below

20. This manifesto is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia license . This means that as long as you give attribution* to me as the author, you can Copy, Distribute, Display and Modify it for commercial or non-commercial purpose. Special thanks to the following people for their generosity in sharing their works of art under an equally generous license: :mrMark: lepiaf.geo aussiegall s2art nosha Wendy Piersall (@eMom) pareerica ktylerconk * For you to reuse or redistribute any part of this manifesto, you must attribute its origin to The crazy Colombian, and add a link to crazycolombian.com