1 00:00:11,439 --> 00:00:12,980 Hi, and welcome KCIW 2 00:00:13,279 --> 00:00:15,804 listeners at one hundred point seven l LPFM 3 00:00:16,265 --> 00:00:18,984 or online at kciw.org, 4 00:00:18,984 --> 00:00:19,885 Brookings, Oregon. 5 00:00:20,345 --> 00:00:22,824 Hi to our syndicated listeners as well at 6 00:00:22,824 --> 00:00:23,324 KZZH 7 00:00:24,105 --> 00:00:27,404 ninety six point seven FM, access Humboldt, Eureka, 8 00:00:27,464 --> 00:00:27,964 California, 9 00:00:28,399 --> 00:00:31,460 and a special, special welcome. Brand new listeners 10 00:00:31,519 --> 00:00:33,460 of k s k q 11 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,579 eighty nine point five FM, Ashland, 12 00:00:37,119 --> 00:00:40,659 and ninety four point one FM, Medford, Oregon. 13 00:00:40,719 --> 00:00:41,939 Welcome new listeners. 14 00:00:42,354 --> 00:00:45,475 So this is Joyously Free Radio with me, 15 00:00:45,475 --> 00:00:46,375 Joni Lindenmayer, 16 00:00:46,835 --> 00:00:49,075 the best selling author of None Better, an 17 00:00:49,075 --> 00:00:52,674 amazing love story and coauthor of Joyously Free 18 00:00:52,674 --> 00:00:55,475 and Healing Religious Hurts. I'm so glad that 19 00:00:55,475 --> 00:00:57,015 you are tuning in today. 20 00:00:57,590 --> 00:00:59,269 So a little bit about me. I'm a 21 00:00:59,269 --> 00:01:01,989 resident of Harbor, Oregon, a retired high school 22 00:01:01,989 --> 00:01:04,390 teacher, a recent author who has published three 23 00:01:04,390 --> 00:01:07,189 books in two years, and just recently, with 24 00:01:07,189 --> 00:01:09,750 my friend and film producer, Mike Gorse, created 25 00:01:09,750 --> 00:01:11,290 a short film called Wowzer. 26 00:01:11,725 --> 00:01:13,885 Mike and I are so excited that it 27 00:01:13,885 --> 00:01:15,885 has been selected to be shown at the 28 00:01:15,885 --> 00:01:19,344 LA Indie Short Film Festival this May. Truly 29 00:01:19,805 --> 00:01:20,305 wowzer. 30 00:01:20,765 --> 00:01:22,365 But most of all, out of all of 31 00:01:22,365 --> 00:01:24,924 this, I love life and love being the 32 00:01:24,924 --> 00:01:28,510 producer and host of this high energy, joyously 33 00:01:28,650 --> 00:01:29,709 free radio, 34 00:01:30,250 --> 00:01:32,730 gay dio show so named by Will and 35 00:01:32,730 --> 00:01:35,230 Viv. This show talks about LGBTQ 36 00:01:35,609 --> 00:01:38,189 plus stories and tips along with religion, 37 00:01:38,490 --> 00:01:40,990 church, faith, spirituality, and joy. 38 00:01:41,564 --> 00:01:44,204 Simply said, the purpose of the show is 39 00:01:44,204 --> 00:01:47,805 to share, radiate, and spread abundant joy and 40 00:01:47,805 --> 00:01:50,625 freedom, hence the title joyously free. 41 00:01:51,244 --> 00:01:53,004 It is also the title of my second 42 00:01:53,004 --> 00:01:55,679 book that I coauthored with Elizabeth Ann Atkins 43 00:01:55,819 --> 00:01:57,679 of Two Sisters Writing and Publishing. 44 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:00,060 So as in my life, as in this 45 00:02:00,060 --> 00:02:02,479 radio broadcast, there will be no hate speech, 46 00:02:03,019 --> 00:02:05,899 no hate behaviors, and no bullying. It will 47 00:02:05,899 --> 00:02:07,280 be blasted with courage, 48 00:02:07,765 --> 00:02:08,985 confidence, and collaboration, 49 00:02:09,364 --> 00:02:10,344 the three c's. 50 00:02:10,724 --> 00:02:13,384 Today, we're gonna sparkle and seek understanding, 51 00:02:13,844 --> 00:02:15,844 think out of the box or no boxes 52 00:02:15,844 --> 00:02:17,844 at all, and be open minded as an 53 00:02:17,844 --> 00:02:18,664 open parachute. 54 00:02:19,125 --> 00:02:21,379 So let's begin our day with a morning 55 00:02:21,379 --> 00:02:21,879 salutation, 56 00:02:22,180 --> 00:02:24,259 or if it's in the evening, an evening 57 00:02:24,259 --> 00:02:24,759 salutation. 58 00:02:25,460 --> 00:02:26,759 It's a brand new day, 59 00:02:27,699 --> 00:02:30,340 never been lived before. That's gonna be your 60 00:02:30,340 --> 00:02:32,740 response. Let's try it one more time. It's 61 00:02:32,740 --> 00:02:35,800 a brand new day. Never been lived before. 62 00:02:36,224 --> 00:02:38,224 Wow. I love it. My speaker is right 63 00:02:38,224 --> 00:02:39,585 on it. My friend is right on it, 64 00:02:39,585 --> 00:02:41,264 and you're gonna get to meet Guylin in 65 00:02:41,264 --> 00:02:44,064 just a second. But with every radio show 66 00:02:44,064 --> 00:02:46,085 I do, let's start with a prayer. 67 00:02:46,865 --> 00:02:48,000 Let's open our hearts, 68 00:02:48,879 --> 00:02:51,120 asking the Divine to shine light on our 69 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:51,620 community 70 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,060 and our world. 71 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,419 I excitedly believe in hope, 72 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,580 in the power of the spiritual, 73 00:02:58,960 --> 00:02:59,939 and that Jesus, 74 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,284 God, Spirit, whatever name you put on a 75 00:03:03,284 --> 00:03:06,164 higher being is always with me and always 76 00:03:06,164 --> 00:03:06,905 with you. 77 00:03:07,444 --> 00:03:08,745 So be not afraid 78 00:03:09,044 --> 00:03:09,864 or troubled, 79 00:03:10,644 --> 00:03:11,864 saddened or depressed. 80 00:03:12,644 --> 00:03:15,364 Joy and peace are an internal expression of 81 00:03:15,364 --> 00:03:16,344 love and harmony 82 00:03:16,644 --> 00:03:19,379 that is already within us. We only have 83 00:03:19,379 --> 00:03:21,800 to reach deep within and let it out, 84 00:03:21,939 --> 00:03:23,159 share it with others. 85 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:25,319 Let's center ourselves. 86 00:03:26,580 --> 00:03:28,520 Take a big deep breath in 87 00:03:29,780 --> 00:03:30,680 with the good 88 00:03:31,780 --> 00:03:33,224 and out with doubt. 89 00:03:34,504 --> 00:03:37,165 Again, breathe in through your nose with hope 90 00:03:38,585 --> 00:03:41,784 and out from your mouth with fears and 91 00:03:41,784 --> 00:03:42,284 anxiety. 92 00:03:43,784 --> 00:03:46,344 Last one, take a big, big deep breath 93 00:03:46,344 --> 00:03:47,325 in with joy 94 00:03:47,990 --> 00:03:50,870 and out with any worry or despair or 95 00:03:50,870 --> 00:03:51,370 anxiousness. 96 00:03:52,629 --> 00:03:55,370 In the name of mother Earth, creator God, 97 00:03:55,590 --> 00:03:57,909 Jesus redeemer, and the blowing winds of the 98 00:03:57,909 --> 00:04:01,444 Holy Spirit, we say, hi, light. Hi, love. 99 00:04:01,664 --> 00:04:03,444 Hi, Jesus. God's spirit. 100 00:04:03,745 --> 00:04:05,525 Thank you for being with us today. 101 00:04:06,544 --> 00:04:08,864 Well, for the reading today, I had this 102 00:04:08,864 --> 00:04:10,864 in my prayer corner this morning, and it 103 00:04:10,864 --> 00:04:12,944 was a quote that that I just picked 104 00:04:12,944 --> 00:04:14,384 up somewhere. I don't even know where I 105 00:04:14,384 --> 00:04:17,410 got it, but here it is. Enjoy the 106 00:04:17,410 --> 00:04:18,310 little things. 107 00:04:19,410 --> 00:04:21,410 I loved reading that this morning, and there's 108 00:04:21,410 --> 00:04:23,350 flowers all around, and it's decorated, 109 00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:26,529 and it's enjoy the little things. And when 110 00:04:26,529 --> 00:04:28,514 I looked at that and read that, I 111 00:04:28,514 --> 00:04:30,274 just put a it put a smile on 112 00:04:30,274 --> 00:04:32,915 my face because how often we can go 113 00:04:32,915 --> 00:04:35,495 through the day being not grateful, 114 00:04:36,115 --> 00:04:37,574 taking things for granted, 115 00:04:37,954 --> 00:04:40,454 and not enjoying the birds in the sky 116 00:04:40,699 --> 00:04:41,519 or the clouds in the 117 00:04:41,819 --> 00:04:44,139 sky or the green grass or the the 118 00:04:44,139 --> 00:04:46,639 beautiful pancake you might have had for breakfast, 119 00:04:46,779 --> 00:04:49,600 but it's the little things that can make 120 00:04:49,740 --> 00:04:51,899 big things happen in your life, and and 121 00:04:51,899 --> 00:04:54,220 it's just an internal feeling of connected with 122 00:04:54,220 --> 00:04:55,839 a connection with a spirit. 123 00:04:56,384 --> 00:04:58,704 So I ask that all of you reflect 124 00:04:58,704 --> 00:05:01,024 on that today. What are some little things 125 00:05:01,024 --> 00:05:03,185 that you enjoy and you can be grateful 126 00:05:03,185 --> 00:05:03,685 for? 127 00:05:04,704 --> 00:05:07,185 Let us end by saying, lifting up our 128 00:05:07,185 --> 00:05:08,324 friends and our family. 129 00:05:08,625 --> 00:05:11,699 Lord, god, whomever you are, please 130 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,199 provide your divine guidance and healing all day 131 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:15,939 for us. 132 00:05:16,319 --> 00:05:18,560 Thank you, holy one, for hearing and being 133 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,899 with us throughout our entire day. 134 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,060 Bless us to do your will. 135 00:05:23,865 --> 00:05:24,365 Amen. 136 00:05:24,745 --> 00:05:26,044 Amen. Amen. 137 00:05:26,504 --> 00:05:28,824 Enjoying the little things. So we have a 138 00:05:28,824 --> 00:05:31,625 speaker today, a presenter, a friend, a neighbor 139 00:05:31,625 --> 00:05:33,805 of mine I've known for a few years 140 00:05:34,264 --> 00:05:36,425 that is going going to excite us with 141 00:05:36,425 --> 00:05:38,959 more than little things. Let me introduce you 142 00:05:38,959 --> 00:05:39,939 to Ghilan 143 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:41,860 Lane. 144 00:05:42,319 --> 00:05:44,899 Ghilan Lane. She is an orchidist. 145 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,120 She made that word up just a few 146 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,220 minutes ago, also known as a horticulturist, 147 00:05:49,759 --> 00:05:52,399 but she is the orchid goddess. And that's 148 00:05:52,399 --> 00:05:55,415 our topic today, orchid goddess. And I we 149 00:05:55,415 --> 00:05:58,134 have this beautiful orchid. Oh my goodness. Thank 150 00:05:58,134 --> 00:05:59,814 you for bringing this. Are you gonna be 151 00:05:59,814 --> 00:06:01,975 able to describe this for us today? Yeah. 152 00:06:01,975 --> 00:06:04,774 After she tells me what to say. Okay. 153 00:06:04,774 --> 00:06:06,774 Okay. I love it. I love it. So 154 00:06:06,774 --> 00:06:09,120 first off, how are you today, Gailin? Wonderful. 155 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,000 I'm just thrilled to be here and and 156 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,860 work with you and talk with you 157 00:06:14,319 --> 00:06:15,300 and share 158 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:19,199 some amazing truths that I've discovered in the 159 00:06:19,199 --> 00:06:20,180 world of orchids. 160 00:06:20,535 --> 00:06:23,095 Awesome. Awesome. And and as we're talking and 161 00:06:23,095 --> 00:06:25,754 we're gonna have a conversation, easygoing conversation, 162 00:06:26,055 --> 00:06:29,574 I picture myself standing in your your your, 163 00:06:29,975 --> 00:06:30,475 greenhouse 164 00:06:31,095 --> 00:06:33,735 Oh, yes. All the orchids around and just 165 00:06:33,735 --> 00:06:35,595 the beauty of each one individually. 166 00:06:36,269 --> 00:06:37,870 So well, tell us a little bit about 167 00:06:37,870 --> 00:06:39,629 you, and then let we'll jump into the 168 00:06:39,629 --> 00:06:41,629 orchid part. Tell us, where are you from? 169 00:06:41,629 --> 00:06:42,829 Well What what have you done in your 170 00:06:42,829 --> 00:06:44,269 life? I have to say I grew up 171 00:06:44,269 --> 00:06:45,089 in the Midwest, 172 00:06:46,589 --> 00:06:48,370 a preacher's daughter. Oh. 173 00:06:49,229 --> 00:06:50,769 And I had such 174 00:06:51,264 --> 00:06:51,764 evangelistic 175 00:06:52,144 --> 00:06:53,285 ideals about 176 00:06:53,664 --> 00:06:55,904 what it was to be a Christian, what 177 00:06:55,904 --> 00:06:57,584 it was to be a member of a 178 00:06:57,584 --> 00:06:58,084 church, 179 00:06:58,704 --> 00:07:01,125 and carrying that into the community. 180 00:07:01,504 --> 00:07:04,164 Mhmm. I had a deep, 181 00:07:04,865 --> 00:07:05,365 dark 182 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:06,979 secret. Oh. 183 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,680 And I think about the time that I 184 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:10,979 was 12 years old, 185 00:07:11,599 --> 00:07:11,759 I, 186 00:07:13,439 --> 00:07:16,000 I took my paper route, took a break 187 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,379 at the town park, 188 00:07:18,095 --> 00:07:19,314 sat on a swing, 189 00:07:19,935 --> 00:07:21,714 and prayed to God 190 00:07:22,254 --> 00:07:25,154 to take my life. Oh my golly, Skyland. 191 00:07:25,295 --> 00:07:28,355 I was so afraid that I was 192 00:07:29,214 --> 00:07:29,714 abnormal. 193 00:07:30,175 --> 00:07:32,370 Oh. Not like my girlfriends 194 00:07:33,069 --> 00:07:34,610 and not like my boyfriend 195 00:07:35,069 --> 00:07:39,069 at school and certainly not like anyone in 196 00:07:39,069 --> 00:07:39,810 my family. 197 00:07:40,829 --> 00:07:42,290 And that was an early, 198 00:07:43,389 --> 00:07:45,944 dark secret that followed me right on through 199 00:07:45,944 --> 00:07:48,665 college. All be done. And I started out 200 00:07:48,665 --> 00:07:49,404 in college, 201 00:07:50,105 --> 00:07:51,564 in religious education. 202 00:07:53,064 --> 00:07:55,245 And I went to a a church 203 00:07:55,705 --> 00:07:57,004 school in the Midwest, 204 00:07:57,740 --> 00:07:59,660 and I had a good time because I 205 00:07:59,660 --> 00:08:01,360 was out of my home life 206 00:08:01,740 --> 00:08:02,560 into the 207 00:08:03,180 --> 00:08:03,500 the, 208 00:08:04,220 --> 00:08:07,199 the academic life Mhmm. Where you are actually 209 00:08:07,259 --> 00:08:09,039 taught to question everything. 210 00:08:09,339 --> 00:08:12,504 Mhmm. Well, that's that's fun, and it's liberating. 211 00:08:12,884 --> 00:08:13,384 Mhmm. 212 00:08:13,685 --> 00:08:15,764 But if you have a deep dark secret, 213 00:08:15,764 --> 00:08:17,925 you still have to be careful. Oh my 214 00:08:17,925 --> 00:08:19,224 god. You know, you have to 215 00:08:19,685 --> 00:08:21,925 decide what you can share and what you 216 00:08:21,925 --> 00:08:25,240 absolutely cannot share. Mhmm. And that took me 217 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,080 to a place where I was no longer 218 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:27,740 an artist. 219 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:30,379 I was no longer an athlete, 220 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,740 and I became boy crazy. Oh. 221 00:08:34,279 --> 00:08:35,419 And my whole 222 00:08:35,924 --> 00:08:37,785 part among the academics 223 00:08:38,325 --> 00:08:40,024 was to find boyfriends. 224 00:08:40,565 --> 00:08:42,105 The more, the better. 225 00:08:42,965 --> 00:08:45,924 Oh, boy. Oh, boy. And from that point 226 00:08:45,924 --> 00:08:49,205 on, I I went to nursing school to 227 00:08:49,205 --> 00:08:49,950 be a nurse. 228 00:08:50,750 --> 00:08:52,910 And when I was at the University of 229 00:08:52,910 --> 00:08:55,410 Washington, I met my future husband. 230 00:08:56,029 --> 00:08:58,350 And I was married for about three and 231 00:08:58,350 --> 00:08:59,169 a half years, 232 00:08:59,629 --> 00:09:01,090 and I had a daughter, 233 00:09:01,549 --> 00:09:02,769 a wonderful daughter. 234 00:09:03,309 --> 00:09:03,809 And 235 00:09:04,394 --> 00:09:06,634 my husband and I decided to go our 236 00:09:06,634 --> 00:09:09,695 different ways Mhmm. Because I finally told him 237 00:09:10,154 --> 00:09:12,654 why I wasn't really interested in 238 00:09:13,274 --> 00:09:16,554 sex with a man. Uh-huh. And that turned 239 00:09:16,554 --> 00:09:19,115 everything in my life upside down. And was 240 00:09:19,115 --> 00:09:21,659 that the dark secret all throughout? That was 241 00:09:21,659 --> 00:09:24,139 it. And and the other part of it 242 00:09:24,299 --> 00:09:26,940 well, it came true. What came true was 243 00:09:26,940 --> 00:09:28,000 I'm going to die. 244 00:09:28,459 --> 00:09:31,419 Uh-huh. Because in my social life, I could 245 00:09:31,419 --> 00:09:32,320 not be 246 00:09:32,804 --> 00:09:33,945 myself. Mhmm. 247 00:09:34,725 --> 00:09:35,225 So 248 00:09:35,524 --> 00:09:36,825 becoming a nurse 249 00:09:37,284 --> 00:09:37,784 was, 250 00:09:38,164 --> 00:09:38,825 a difficult, 251 00:09:40,804 --> 00:09:43,924 program because my my husband was a med 252 00:09:43,924 --> 00:09:46,985 student. But after that, I I went into 253 00:09:47,730 --> 00:09:50,129 social work and did that for a few 254 00:09:50,129 --> 00:09:50,629 years. 255 00:09:51,090 --> 00:09:53,570 But I did have a a mental and 256 00:09:53,570 --> 00:09:54,710 emotional breakdown 257 00:09:55,169 --> 00:09:55,669 because 258 00:09:56,210 --> 00:09:57,669 what I was considering, 259 00:09:58,769 --> 00:09:59,909 church and Christianity 260 00:10:00,370 --> 00:10:01,029 to be, 261 00:10:01,464 --> 00:10:03,304 I no longer felt that I was a 262 00:10:03,304 --> 00:10:04,445 part of that circle 263 00:10:04,985 --> 00:10:07,164 because I was absolutely positive. 264 00:10:07,784 --> 00:10:10,205 Even though I'm thinking about, 265 00:10:11,304 --> 00:10:13,565 outing myself to certain people, 266 00:10:14,024 --> 00:10:15,404 I was going to 267 00:10:16,529 --> 00:10:17,429 be disqualified 268 00:10:17,889 --> 00:10:18,710 at my job. 269 00:10:19,490 --> 00:10:21,750 So working in for the state of California, 270 00:10:21,970 --> 00:10:24,450 I knew that if that truth came out, 271 00:10:24,450 --> 00:10:26,470 I could say goodbye to my livelihood. 272 00:10:26,850 --> 00:10:29,029 Wow. And I was raising my daughter. 273 00:10:29,730 --> 00:10:31,509 And so it was. 274 00:10:31,945 --> 00:10:32,845 Oh, the fear. 275 00:10:33,464 --> 00:10:34,764 Not only the fear, 276 00:10:35,384 --> 00:10:37,884 but I was always a goody two shoes 277 00:10:37,945 --> 00:10:40,284 growing up. I did all the right things 278 00:10:40,664 --> 00:10:42,764 and didn't do the wrong things, 279 00:10:43,144 --> 00:10:46,480 and it did not pay off. Mhmm. It 280 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,639 did not matter. Mhmm. My result of at 281 00:10:50,639 --> 00:10:52,639 the of the feeling like I was at 282 00:10:52,639 --> 00:10:53,299 the bottom 283 00:10:53,919 --> 00:10:56,179 of the basement of the society. 284 00:10:56,639 --> 00:10:57,139 Uh-huh. 285 00:10:57,519 --> 00:10:58,419 And I didn't 286 00:10:59,839 --> 00:11:00,580 I became 287 00:11:01,894 --> 00:11:04,315 so so on the outside of life, 288 00:11:04,855 --> 00:11:06,774 and I didn't really know how to carry 289 00:11:06,774 --> 00:11:09,735 that Mhmm. Because I was always in the 290 00:11:09,735 --> 00:11:11,894 in the know, in the right place at 291 00:11:11,894 --> 00:11:12,794 the right time. 292 00:11:13,174 --> 00:11:15,034 So I went for a long time 293 00:11:15,419 --> 00:11:17,360 stumbling around trying to find 294 00:11:18,379 --> 00:11:19,120 what was, 295 00:11:20,139 --> 00:11:20,639 worthwhile. 296 00:11:21,019 --> 00:11:21,519 Mhmm. 297 00:11:21,899 --> 00:11:22,860 Mhmm. So, 298 00:11:24,299 --> 00:11:25,679 I got into landscaping 299 00:11:26,460 --> 00:11:28,240 because I didn't have to think. 300 00:11:28,804 --> 00:11:30,345 I just worked. 301 00:11:31,205 --> 00:11:33,384 And that way, I was able to, 302 00:11:34,085 --> 00:11:35,865 raise my family. And I, 303 00:11:37,845 --> 00:11:40,964 actually adopted two other children Wow. A boy 304 00:11:40,964 --> 00:11:42,964 and a girl. And so I had three 305 00:11:42,964 --> 00:11:43,464 children 306 00:11:43,790 --> 00:11:45,710 to raise, and that was that was a 307 00:11:45,710 --> 00:11:46,769 wonderful experience. 308 00:11:47,230 --> 00:11:49,809 So I'm picturing this. Single mom, 309 00:11:50,429 --> 00:11:51,250 three children, 310 00:11:51,870 --> 00:11:52,769 a landscaper 311 00:11:53,309 --> 00:11:54,210 in California, 312 00:11:55,070 --> 00:11:56,129 and you're feeling 313 00:11:56,590 --> 00:11:59,774 what? What are you feeling now? I'm feeling 314 00:11:59,774 --> 00:12:03,154 like maybe I'm in a safe place. Wow. 315 00:12:04,095 --> 00:12:05,955 But what I did was 316 00:12:06,335 --> 00:12:08,434 I decided to take my family 317 00:12:09,054 --> 00:12:11,375 over to the Hawaiian Islands, and I could 318 00:12:11,375 --> 00:12:12,915 do that kind of work 319 00:12:13,279 --> 00:12:15,600 over there. Oh. So we moved to the 320 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:16,340 Big Island, 321 00:12:17,279 --> 00:12:20,259 and I went to work doing landscaping 322 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:21,220 there. 323 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:25,040 And the most poignant thing where you feel 324 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,040 like you're led to a certain part of 325 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:27,779 your life, 326 00:12:28,355 --> 00:12:30,855 The first time I really felt led 327 00:12:31,235 --> 00:12:32,694 was when I was, 328 00:12:33,554 --> 00:12:36,034 planting a lot of plants and making the 329 00:12:36,034 --> 00:12:37,414 scenery just perfect. 330 00:12:37,875 --> 00:12:40,214 I went to the the local nursery 331 00:12:40,789 --> 00:12:43,750 and was shopping around for different plants to 332 00:12:43,750 --> 00:12:45,990 plant, things that I didn't know too much 333 00:12:45,990 --> 00:12:46,490 about. 334 00:12:46,870 --> 00:12:48,789 Well, the person who was helping me with 335 00:12:48,789 --> 00:12:51,829 that said to me, hey, why don't you 336 00:12:51,829 --> 00:12:53,370 try some of these orchids? 337 00:12:53,945 --> 00:12:56,105 Let me show you these orchids that will 338 00:12:56,105 --> 00:12:56,605 grow 339 00:12:57,384 --> 00:12:58,684 in in your landscape. 340 00:12:59,865 --> 00:13:02,205 And I said, oh, excuse me. 341 00:13:03,065 --> 00:13:04,125 Nothing doing. 342 00:13:05,225 --> 00:13:08,230 And and she was taken back. And she 343 00:13:08,230 --> 00:13:10,949 says, well, why? Why are you so against 344 00:13:10,949 --> 00:13:13,209 that? I said, let me tell you. 345 00:13:13,829 --> 00:13:15,690 These things are so beautiful 346 00:13:16,470 --> 00:13:17,769 that if I start 347 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:19,049 incorporating 348 00:13:19,429 --> 00:13:20,809 them in my work, 349 00:13:21,794 --> 00:13:22,934 I will eventually 350 00:13:23,875 --> 00:13:25,014 quit my job 351 00:13:25,475 --> 00:13:28,034 to do nothing but growing orchids. I love 352 00:13:28,034 --> 00:13:30,034 it. No wonder you're the orchid goddess. Well 353 00:13:30,115 --> 00:13:33,154 and I like my job. I like being 354 00:13:33,154 --> 00:13:33,654 a 355 00:13:34,220 --> 00:13:36,960 a landscaper and working in Mhmm. In Hawaii. 356 00:13:37,019 --> 00:13:40,220 And I certainly didn't want anything to do 357 00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:41,840 with those seductive flowers. 358 00:13:43,259 --> 00:13:45,200 And they really are because 359 00:13:45,580 --> 00:13:48,399 the way they open up is with their 360 00:13:48,485 --> 00:13:49,285 their center 361 00:13:49,685 --> 00:13:52,585 Mhmm. The most exposed that it can possibly 362 00:13:52,644 --> 00:13:54,825 be. The petals are 363 00:13:55,845 --> 00:13:58,904 just staying flat and letting the center 364 00:13:59,524 --> 00:14:00,504 do the storytelling 365 00:14:01,045 --> 00:14:02,105 of that plant, 366 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,600 and they do tell stories. And if anybody 367 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,120 out there is listening right now, if you 368 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,279 have an orchid, look at your orchid as 369 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:11,519 you're listening to Gylen here. Sure. Oh my 370 00:14:11,519 --> 00:14:13,919 gosh. Your descriptions are fabulous. Keep on going 371 00:14:13,919 --> 00:14:15,940 here, girl. Okay. Well, 372 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:17,059 so 373 00:14:17,445 --> 00:14:18,504 it turned out 374 00:14:18,884 --> 00:14:19,684 that I, 375 00:14:20,325 --> 00:14:22,105 I had a an opportunity 376 00:14:22,485 --> 00:14:24,024 to be a a landscaper 377 00:14:24,565 --> 00:14:27,625 at a in a a very expensive estate. 378 00:14:28,085 --> 00:14:30,504 They built me a gardener's house, and they 379 00:14:30,565 --> 00:14:31,945 they, were so 380 00:14:32,620 --> 00:14:35,579 excited about having me just be their their 381 00:14:35,579 --> 00:14:36,079 person. 382 00:14:36,779 --> 00:14:39,120 And I realized that they're 383 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,439 Baptist and very strict. 384 00:14:41,980 --> 00:14:44,399 And as much as I wanted that job 385 00:14:45,384 --> 00:14:47,884 because it was security, you know, 386 00:14:48,264 --> 00:14:49,644 I realized that 387 00:14:50,184 --> 00:14:53,784 if anybody were to find out about my 388 00:14:53,784 --> 00:14:55,164 life and who I am, 389 00:14:55,865 --> 00:14:58,264 then I would lose that job. And I 390 00:14:58,264 --> 00:15:00,524 did not wanna lose any more jobs 391 00:15:01,429 --> 00:15:02,889 because of my secret. 392 00:15:03,990 --> 00:15:06,389 And so, I mean, I was living with 393 00:15:06,389 --> 00:15:07,769 a woman at the time, 394 00:15:08,389 --> 00:15:10,570 but she was my cousin. 395 00:15:11,190 --> 00:15:13,990 Oh. Cousin. You had to put a different 396 00:15:13,990 --> 00:15:16,445 name on that, didn't he? Yes. A different 397 00:15:16,445 --> 00:15:19,725 label. Societies, pressures. Yes. It was okay that 398 00:15:19,725 --> 00:15:22,865 I was raising daughters and a son, but 399 00:15:23,164 --> 00:15:23,664 not 400 00:15:24,125 --> 00:15:27,825 not okay Mhmm. To have a woman partner. 401 00:15:28,125 --> 00:15:30,304 Mhmm. So I turned it down. 402 00:15:30,919 --> 00:15:31,579 My daughters 403 00:15:31,879 --> 00:15:34,039 wanted to live back on the Mainland, and 404 00:15:34,039 --> 00:15:37,419 we moved back. Okay. But, you know, spirit 405 00:15:37,799 --> 00:15:40,120 guides us if we let that be, if 406 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,779 we have even a kernel of faith 407 00:15:43,595 --> 00:15:46,095 that there is power and love 408 00:15:46,955 --> 00:15:47,934 more more 409 00:15:49,035 --> 00:15:51,915 amazing the more you allow yourself to experience 410 00:15:51,915 --> 00:15:54,175 it in any way that you do. 411 00:15:54,634 --> 00:15:57,055 I I allow myself to experience 412 00:15:58,470 --> 00:15:58,970 guidance, 413 00:15:59,509 --> 00:16:02,230 kicking and screaming Mhmm. And saying, oh, no, 414 00:16:02,230 --> 00:16:02,730 no. 415 00:16:03,110 --> 00:16:04,470 But not, you know, I don't 416 00:16:05,910 --> 00:16:08,090 I give in once in a while. Okay. 417 00:16:08,550 --> 00:16:11,210 I was led to another landscape, 418 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:13,139 job 419 00:16:14,125 --> 00:16:15,985 in, Carmel, California. 420 00:16:17,404 --> 00:16:17,904 And 421 00:16:18,445 --> 00:16:21,345 while I was working on this big project 422 00:16:21,404 --> 00:16:23,345 there, I noticed two 423 00:16:23,644 --> 00:16:26,225 large greenhouses in the back 40. 424 00:16:27,330 --> 00:16:30,129 And I tippy toed over there one time 425 00:16:30,129 --> 00:16:31,029 and looked in. 426 00:16:32,210 --> 00:16:34,690 And the woman of the house of the 427 00:16:34,690 --> 00:16:35,649 ex of the, 428 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:37,029 estate 429 00:16:37,649 --> 00:16:40,470 greeted me, and I said, oh my god. 430 00:16:40,995 --> 00:16:45,154 Just almost acres of orchids growing side by 431 00:16:45,154 --> 00:16:47,095 side. Only orchids. 432 00:16:47,475 --> 00:16:50,355 Only orchids. Oh my gosh. It took me 433 00:16:50,355 --> 00:16:53,554 back. And before I could even censor my 434 00:16:53,554 --> 00:16:55,415 thoughts and my words, I said 435 00:16:56,490 --> 00:16:59,050 to Kit, what that was her name. I 436 00:16:59,050 --> 00:17:01,610 said, you know, if you would teach me 437 00:17:01,610 --> 00:17:02,910 how to grow these, 438 00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:04,750 I would, 439 00:17:05,529 --> 00:17:07,630 do the landscaping for free. 440 00:17:08,654 --> 00:17:10,815 And I would even pay you to teach 441 00:17:10,815 --> 00:17:12,994 me. And she said, oh, well. 442 00:17:14,575 --> 00:17:16,674 It just seems that I need 443 00:17:17,055 --> 00:17:20,115 extra help. How about if I teach you 444 00:17:20,630 --> 00:17:21,769 and, also, 445 00:17:22,230 --> 00:17:23,210 I'll pay you? 446 00:17:24,549 --> 00:17:27,110 That sounds sweet. So there we were. Oh 447 00:17:27,110 --> 00:17:27,610 my 448 00:17:28,150 --> 00:17:30,789 goodness. Be. And so there I was immersed 449 00:17:30,789 --> 00:17:32,570 in this amazing greenhouses, 450 00:17:33,095 --> 00:17:34,795 two green large greenhouses, 451 00:17:35,414 --> 00:17:37,035 about an acre each, 452 00:17:37,575 --> 00:17:40,954 that I was suddenly surrounded by orchids 453 00:17:41,335 --> 00:17:43,115 in all stages of life. 454 00:17:43,494 --> 00:17:46,075 Little tiny seedlings in a flask 455 00:17:46,429 --> 00:17:48,049 that are sent from the laboratory 456 00:17:48,910 --> 00:17:49,410 and, 457 00:17:50,589 --> 00:17:52,509 orchids that are, like, a year old, and 458 00:17:52,509 --> 00:17:55,169 they're only in two inch sized pots. And 459 00:17:55,390 --> 00:17:59,105 all those things, I saw, and I literally 460 00:17:59,325 --> 00:18:02,525 fell in love. Mhmm. I was goofy. Wow. 461 00:18:02,525 --> 00:18:05,184 There was nothing else I wanted to do. 462 00:18:05,244 --> 00:18:05,744 Wow. 463 00:18:06,285 --> 00:18:08,865 And because of that That's joyously 464 00:18:09,164 --> 00:18:12,279 free. It is. And the the thing about 465 00:18:12,279 --> 00:18:12,779 spirit 466 00:18:13,079 --> 00:18:14,539 leading me to the orchids, 467 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,419 I was led to the best grower 468 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:18,940 in all of California. 469 00:18:19,559 --> 00:18:22,200 Wow. She had so many awards for her 470 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:22,700 breeders 471 00:18:23,079 --> 00:18:25,399 and all of these things. And there I 472 00:18:25,399 --> 00:18:29,184 was being taught. Awesome. Awesome guile. And so 473 00:18:29,184 --> 00:18:32,005 what happened from there? Well, from there, I 474 00:18:32,144 --> 00:18:34,325 I worked there in, California, 475 00:18:35,025 --> 00:18:35,525 and 476 00:18:35,904 --> 00:18:37,125 the the owner 477 00:18:37,664 --> 00:18:39,445 offered to sell me the business. 478 00:18:41,319 --> 00:18:43,500 But there was so much competition. 479 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,440 There were so many other places that were 480 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,740 growing orchids, selling them, and the utilities 481 00:18:50,039 --> 00:18:53,179 for growing orchids in those particular greenhouses 482 00:18:53,865 --> 00:18:58,105 was really, really expensive Mhmm. Like 17¢ 483 00:18:58,105 --> 00:18:58,845 per kilowatt 484 00:18:59,305 --> 00:18:59,805 hour. 485 00:19:00,184 --> 00:19:01,065 I don't want, 486 00:19:01,464 --> 00:19:03,785 to bore you anymore with this, but I 487 00:19:03,785 --> 00:19:06,204 decided to move to Oregon Okay. 488 00:19:06,599 --> 00:19:09,000 And to buy some land Okay. And then 489 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,140 put up my greenhouses 490 00:19:10,519 --> 00:19:11,660 and then start, 491 00:19:12,679 --> 00:19:13,339 a world 492 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,539 working in them and serving the plants. 493 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,440 And in some many regards, they serve me 494 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,445 too. Oh. So if I were to tell 495 00:19:22,445 --> 00:19:23,825 you the first thing 496 00:19:24,285 --> 00:19:26,525 that I can say about orchids and my 497 00:19:26,525 --> 00:19:28,545 first experience, and you at home 498 00:19:29,005 --> 00:19:31,105 may find this true for you, 499 00:19:31,805 --> 00:19:33,424 orchids are indiscriminate 500 00:19:33,725 --> 00:19:34,650 about love. 501 00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:38,009 You know, if we if we hold on 502 00:19:38,009 --> 00:19:40,730 to the notion that god is love and 503 00:19:40,730 --> 00:19:41,710 that the universe 504 00:19:42,330 --> 00:19:42,830 really 505 00:19:43,289 --> 00:19:44,910 gives us so many opportunities 506 00:19:45,450 --> 00:19:46,109 to experience 507 00:19:46,410 --> 00:19:46,910 love, 508 00:19:47,545 --> 00:19:49,805 I noticed that orchids are indiscriminate. 509 00:19:50,345 --> 00:19:51,644 Well, how about that? 510 00:19:52,105 --> 00:19:55,484 You know, us people are usually pretty selective 511 00:19:55,704 --> 00:19:57,785 about who we love and who we let 512 00:19:57,785 --> 00:19:58,445 love us 513 00:19:58,984 --> 00:20:01,704 because there's a lot of survival or whatever 514 00:20:01,704 --> 00:20:03,829 there is attached to it. 515 00:20:04,609 --> 00:20:05,109 But 516 00:20:05,890 --> 00:20:07,910 I could tell you the way I I 517 00:20:07,970 --> 00:20:11,089 realized this was when I would put my 518 00:20:11,089 --> 00:20:11,589 hand 519 00:20:11,890 --> 00:20:14,869 over a leaf and then my other hand 520 00:20:15,085 --> 00:20:17,005 on the bottom of that leaf Mhmm. And 521 00:20:17,005 --> 00:20:18,384 just feel the energy. 522 00:20:19,005 --> 00:20:21,025 And if I close my eyes, 523 00:20:21,725 --> 00:20:23,585 these auras of color 524 00:20:24,125 --> 00:20:25,025 and beauty 525 00:20:25,565 --> 00:20:26,545 and sustainability 526 00:20:27,005 --> 00:20:27,505 and 527 00:20:27,884 --> 00:20:30,869 endurance is the word I'm thinking of. That's 528 00:20:30,869 --> 00:20:33,369 what I started to experience, and I thought, 529 00:20:33,509 --> 00:20:35,529 there's a reason I'm here 530 00:20:35,910 --> 00:20:38,070 doing this, and there's a reason I was 531 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:38,570 taught 532 00:20:39,029 --> 00:20:40,009 about God 533 00:20:40,390 --> 00:20:42,650 and Jesus and all of that. 534 00:20:43,115 --> 00:20:45,615 I had to learn to come around 535 00:20:46,234 --> 00:20:47,375 to a new truth. 536 00:20:47,674 --> 00:20:49,775 Oh, wow. Oh, wow. And listeners, 537 00:20:50,154 --> 00:20:52,315 Guylin just now held the leaf of an 538 00:20:52,315 --> 00:20:54,555 orchid plant sitting here on our table, and 539 00:20:54,555 --> 00:20:56,654 you can see in her sparkly eyes 540 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,940 that something was going on in her. 541 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,820 Well, there's something going on with these two 542 00:21:02,599 --> 00:21:03,099 because 543 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,359 the the circle of love goes in and 544 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,579 through us and around us. There's almost no 545 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,224 place or no vibration that doesn't have it. 546 00:21:12,464 --> 00:21:15,025 It's just a willingness to tune in like 547 00:21:15,025 --> 00:21:16,325 we do to our radio. 548 00:21:16,785 --> 00:21:19,525 How about that? That's awesome, Gailin. That's awesome. 549 00:21:19,585 --> 00:21:21,184 Oh my and and the and the orchid 550 00:21:21,184 --> 00:21:23,025 sitting in front of us, would you describe 551 00:21:23,025 --> 00:21:23,684 the colors 552 00:21:23,984 --> 00:21:26,404 and and Well, the flowers are 553 00:21:26,944 --> 00:21:27,444 very 554 00:21:27,809 --> 00:21:28,309 clear 555 00:21:28,849 --> 00:21:31,329 white. The petals and and the outside of 556 00:21:31,329 --> 00:21:34,210 the flowers are clear white, and the center 557 00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:35,669 is a ruby red, 558 00:21:36,210 --> 00:21:37,829 and we call that the lip 559 00:21:38,210 --> 00:21:39,190 or the throat. 560 00:21:39,825 --> 00:21:40,964 And that's 561 00:21:41,345 --> 00:21:43,825 that's the main part. And I call this 562 00:21:43,825 --> 00:21:47,424 particular orchid jingle bells Oh. Because of the 563 00:21:47,424 --> 00:21:48,724 snow and the red, 564 00:21:49,105 --> 00:21:49,924 like Christmas. 565 00:21:50,464 --> 00:21:52,404 And the fun part is orchids, 566 00:21:52,944 --> 00:21:53,845 that we have 567 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:55,460 in The US 568 00:21:57,039 --> 00:21:58,660 tend to bloom in the wintertime. 569 00:21:59,039 --> 00:22:01,279 Mhmm. How good is that Mhmm. When we 570 00:22:01,279 --> 00:22:03,839 get the winter blues Mhmm. And the orchids 571 00:22:03,839 --> 00:22:05,940 are starting to open up and shine. 572 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,359 So there's a very, very powerful thing about 573 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:10,664 the the flowers. 574 00:22:11,204 --> 00:22:11,945 And so, 575 00:22:13,845 --> 00:22:14,825 yeah, they're 576 00:22:15,365 --> 00:22:17,384 they're small and they're large. 577 00:22:17,924 --> 00:22:20,565 The flowers grow. As they open up, they 578 00:22:20,565 --> 00:22:23,365 still begin to get bigger and bigger. That's 579 00:22:23,365 --> 00:22:26,330 new. That's something that's unique about orchids. 580 00:22:27,910 --> 00:22:29,830 Right on. Right on. You know? And and 581 00:22:29,830 --> 00:22:31,509 when I think about the orchids I have 582 00:22:31,509 --> 00:22:34,009 at home, Guylin, they have the air roots. 583 00:22:34,869 --> 00:22:36,549 Yeah. Would you talk a little bit about 584 00:22:36,549 --> 00:22:38,549 the air roots? I've always been curious about 585 00:22:38,549 --> 00:22:40,355 that because I never cut them. I just 586 00:22:40,355 --> 00:22:41,794 let them keep growing. Is that the best 587 00:22:41,794 --> 00:22:44,375 way to do that? Well, why not? Right. 588 00:22:44,595 --> 00:22:46,994 One thing that happens when people take their 589 00:22:46,994 --> 00:22:49,234 their orchids home from the store or the 590 00:22:49,234 --> 00:22:49,734 nursery, 591 00:22:50,194 --> 00:22:50,934 the orchid 592 00:22:51,394 --> 00:22:52,694 begins to acclimate 593 00:22:53,554 --> 00:22:56,250 to the way you you keep them, the 594 00:22:56,250 --> 00:22:58,090 way you treat them, the way you water 595 00:22:58,090 --> 00:22:58,910 them, the way 596 00:22:59,210 --> 00:23:01,450 you don't water them. All of the things 597 00:23:01,450 --> 00:23:04,029 that you do with orchids begins to, 598 00:23:04,650 --> 00:23:05,390 show up 599 00:23:05,930 --> 00:23:08,744 in a different and unique way. I've had 600 00:23:08,744 --> 00:23:11,644 people bring their orchids back to me saying, 601 00:23:11,865 --> 00:23:14,424 oh, my orchid's not doing much and because 602 00:23:14,424 --> 00:23:17,065 it's not blooming, would you mind taking this 603 00:23:17,065 --> 00:23:19,704 orchid back, reblooming it, and then I'll come 604 00:23:19,704 --> 00:23:22,210 and pick it up? Oh. I said, sure. 605 00:23:22,210 --> 00:23:24,549 You can pay x 8¢ a day. 606 00:23:24,849 --> 00:23:26,929 And then when it blooms, I'll bring it 607 00:23:26,929 --> 00:23:29,490 back to you. Wow. Wow. Gailin, you're not 608 00:23:29,490 --> 00:23:31,250 gonna believe how fast this time is going. 609 00:23:31,250 --> 00:23:33,730 Okay. Okay. So you've got one minute to 610 00:23:33,730 --> 00:23:35,774 give, like, the best tips in the world 611 00:23:35,774 --> 00:23:38,274 for the orchid world out there. Okay. 612 00:23:38,575 --> 00:23:40,514 Well, there are over 30,000 613 00:23:40,575 --> 00:23:42,115 known species of orchids. 614 00:23:42,815 --> 00:23:45,294 That's what we know about. That does not 615 00:23:45,294 --> 00:23:45,794 even 616 00:23:47,309 --> 00:23:48,529 talk about hybrids. 617 00:23:49,390 --> 00:23:51,730 Because of that, they're in the rainforest, 618 00:23:52,349 --> 00:23:54,589 and so many of the trees have been 619 00:23:54,589 --> 00:23:55,409 cut down. 620 00:23:55,789 --> 00:23:59,230 And there there's species in that area that 621 00:23:59,230 --> 00:24:02,544 we've never discovered. Mhmm. Mhmm. So 622 00:24:03,484 --> 00:24:06,924 I have to say that orchids don't die 623 00:24:06,924 --> 00:24:07,424 easily. 624 00:24:08,044 --> 00:24:09,825 There are orchids in bloom 625 00:24:10,125 --> 00:24:12,144 since 1842. 626 00:24:12,525 --> 00:24:15,184 Wow. Still blooming. Wow. Scientists 627 00:24:15,484 --> 00:24:15,984 have 628 00:24:16,349 --> 00:24:16,849 have 629 00:24:17,150 --> 00:24:17,650 taken 630 00:24:18,269 --> 00:24:21,230 a a a study that they came out 631 00:24:21,230 --> 00:24:21,890 with the 632 00:24:22,349 --> 00:24:25,230 the conclusions that orchids are in have an 633 00:24:25,230 --> 00:24:25,730 indeterminate 634 00:24:26,029 --> 00:24:26,529 lifespan. 635 00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:29,730 Love it. That's it. So 636 00:24:30,055 --> 00:24:32,634 they don't die. You have to kill them. 637 00:24:33,174 --> 00:24:35,595 Okay. I love it. I love it. 638 00:24:35,894 --> 00:24:38,214 That's pretty darn simple. And they'll give up 639 00:24:38,214 --> 00:24:41,255 their life to anybody, even me. Wow. I 640 00:24:41,255 --> 00:24:43,414 love that. I love that. You know? And 641 00:24:43,414 --> 00:24:44,714 they are just so beautiful. 642 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:45,779 They're companions 643 00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:48,559 for if if you can't keep a dog 644 00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:49,380 or a cat, 645 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,339 get an orchid. They are a companion. Cat. 646 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,099 That's a good one. They are a companion. 647 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:55,460 They are. Companion. 648 00:24:55,839 --> 00:24:56,980 Yes. And they respond. 649 00:24:57,484 --> 00:24:59,244 Right on. Right on. I I tell you, 650 00:24:59,244 --> 00:25:02,125 you are a wealth of of knowledge and 651 00:25:02,125 --> 00:25:02,625 spiritual 652 00:25:04,045 --> 00:25:06,205 I hope to be. Guidance and And know 653 00:25:06,205 --> 00:25:08,525 that there's so much I don't know. And 654 00:25:08,525 --> 00:25:10,605 the exciting part is that I get to 655 00:25:10,605 --> 00:25:11,505 keep studying. 656 00:25:11,809 --> 00:25:14,289 I get to keep learning, and they're good 657 00:25:14,289 --> 00:25:14,789 teachers. 658 00:25:15,169 --> 00:25:15,669 Absolutely. 659 00:25:15,970 --> 00:25:17,990 And I tell you, you are as vibrant 660 00:25:18,130 --> 00:25:21,250 and gorgeous as the orchids are. Okay. You 661 00:25:21,250 --> 00:25:23,250 you you just sparkle with your energy in 662 00:25:23,250 --> 00:25:24,894 your life, and I I wanna thank you 663 00:25:24,894 --> 00:25:27,055 immensely for coming on the radio show and 664 00:25:27,055 --> 00:25:29,295 talking about this. I hope that the local 665 00:25:29,295 --> 00:25:31,295 community will get to see and meet more 666 00:25:31,295 --> 00:25:33,454 about you and your work. I'm going to 667 00:25:33,454 --> 00:25:35,695 be teaching workshops as soon as I can 668 00:25:35,695 --> 00:25:38,494 get them scheduled. Awesome. Okay. So stay tuned 669 00:25:38,494 --> 00:25:39,315 for that, everybody. 670 00:25:39,710 --> 00:25:41,869 Thank you, beautiful listeners on this gorgeous coast 671 00:25:41,869 --> 00:25:44,349 of Southern Oregon and Northern California and the 672 00:25:44,349 --> 00:25:46,670 majestic Rogue Valley for being with us today 673 00:25:46,670 --> 00:25:49,410 on the joyously free manner, learning about orchids, 674 00:25:49,470 --> 00:25:52,190 learning about Guylin Lane. She has inspired me. 675 00:25:52,190 --> 00:25:54,015 I hope she's done the same with you, 676 00:25:54,095 --> 00:25:56,255 given you some tips, some joys, some loves, 677 00:25:56,255 --> 00:25:58,755 connecting life with orchid beautifulness. 678 00:25:59,855 --> 00:26:01,615 You know, this this is the way Joyously 679 00:26:01,615 --> 00:26:03,474 Free works with me. Joni Lindenmeier, 680 00:26:04,095 --> 00:26:06,595 always always finding new people and new adventures. 681 00:26:06,894 --> 00:26:08,894 I wanna thank the team. Mike Gorse on 682 00:26:08,894 --> 00:26:11,269 the radio today doing the sound. We have 683 00:26:11,269 --> 00:26:13,670 Tom Bozak, Candice, and Rose for always making 684 00:26:13,670 --> 00:26:16,150 this happen. It's thanks to Steve Van Cleve 685 00:26:16,150 --> 00:26:18,549 and Sally and Todd for sponsoring this radio 686 00:26:18,549 --> 00:26:21,429 show called joyously free. We wanna say thank 687 00:26:21,429 --> 00:26:23,210 you, the listeners, KCIW, 688 00:26:23,829 --> 00:26:24,329 KZZH, 689 00:26:25,024 --> 00:26:27,744 k s k q for tuning in, for 690 00:26:27,744 --> 00:26:30,384 taking the opportunity to learn something new, to 691 00:26:30,384 --> 00:26:31,984 be a part of something that can grow 692 00:26:31,984 --> 00:26:33,984 your life even better and better. We look 693 00:26:33,984 --> 00:26:35,984 forward to a beautiful days, and we wanna 694 00:26:35,984 --> 00:26:36,960 end by saying 695 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,859 smile big and wear bright colors. 696 00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:41,539 Thank you, Gailin. 697 00:26:42,159 --> 00:26:43,919 Thank you. It's been a joy to be 698 00:26:43,919 --> 00:26:46,159 with you. Thank you, Joni. Thank you. Thank 699 00:26:46,159 --> 00:26:46,899 you. Oh, 700 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:47,940 beautiful.