The title of this blog must be imitated in the character Janice's voice from "Friends" to fully internalize the experience this conference has given me. Repeat after me:

OH.......MY..........GOD!

This has been one of the most positive life-changing quantum leap encounters I've ever shared with such powerful fellow pioneers and revolutionaries in my life. While we're on the topic of Hollywood characters, allow me to also imitate DiCaprio's dramatic interpretation of Howard Hughes and also emphasize the take home positive mantra of this conference:

It's the way of the future.

It's the way of the future.

It's the way of the future.

(Repeat indefinitely.....)

Don't laugh too hard though. It's the truth.

Every key speaker was brilliant. Every attendee beautiful and unique. Every drumbeat resonating in the drumming circle rich and full of life. Every lunch and snack break coordinated by the great and talented Laura Mittman delicious, nutritious, and blood-type friendly! This entire weekend has been a dream come true!

I have to give a special shout out to a brilliant, humble, and humorous person who is also my roommate at the conference, Tom Greenfield (British columnist and soon-to-be Master Fellow IfHI). Getting to know Tom has been an enriching event for me. If you ever get a chance to meet him, consider yourself in amazing company.

Gosh, I don't even know where to begin really. If I had the time to blog about each day, I would have already recorded every beautiful detail of this experience in more depth than I can do now....but as the weeks go on, I will no doubt reflect on the details of the enhanced life and renewed spirit for learning and re-learning basic biomedical science (biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, pathology, to name a few) and quest for truth that brings us as a global community one step closer to discovering the delicacy of our individuality with these scientific processes.

The most important take home message Dr. D reiterated to us was that we should not allow ourselves to be limited by belief systems. This includes the diet as a belief system. It's not perfect and there is so much more to learn, but we as a group can continue to discover more of these truths using the studies and theories that Dr. D's research (among the thousands of other researchers that have contributed to this subject) has provided as our guide in this maze of information being discovered day by day.

Here's my take home message for anyone reading this blog who has experienced increased health and happiness since they have discovered this new way of life and thinking about healing that D'Adamo's book library or website has brought to you:

+++++Do whatever it takes to get here for the next conference, Wyndham Buttes Resort in Tempe, AZ, on April 20, 2007. Do it for yourself and for all the great individuals around you whether you like them or not, whether they religiously follow BTD recommendations or not, whether they think this is a bunch of crap or not. This is real. There is a sense of peace once you've encapsulated it. Now the only person standing in your way from changing the world is you.+++++

And as a side note to Jim, fellow MN blogger....start saving right now for 2007; you better be here next time around or I'm going to come to Moorehead myself and drag you down here by your earlobes.