If you had asked Wednesday “what was the highlight of the ARDA convention?” I would have gladly gushed about the positive attitude, renewed energy, increase in business. Triton Timeshare Software thrilled that the last month brought in more business than the whole previous year; the speed-lead concept energized new and established vendors; the food in the exhibit hall was really good…all that seemed prominent and important.  That was before I heard Consuelo Kickbush share her vision  and spiritual humanity at the Breakfast of Champions on Thursday morning. This was truly an epiphany for me, and I venture to say, many others.  What we do in our industry is provide rest. Rest for weary bodies and tired minds. And our new demographic of what we used to call minorities has worked long and hard to enjoy the fruits of their labors.  Now they are coming to spend that hard-earned time with us in a resort environment.  Consuelo talked about this, her pride of serving in the military, her growing up in the barrio and her return to do service for children through EASLeadership.  This breakfast was followed by a Diversity and Inclusion panel which furthered the discussion.  It is a shame that so few got to experience Consuelo’s spiritual motivation and the ensuing discussion.  Maybe next year we can blend in this sort of session earlier in the convention.