Angela Smart Hetzel grew up on a farm in rural Alberta. It was there she gained a deep love of the earth, all things natural, and wide-open spaces. At age 3 she started her writing career, forcing her parents and grandparents to listen to the stories that went with her scribblings of nonsense. At age 10 she was already thinking about college, because she knew there were great things ahead. She has shelves full of notebooks of short stories and poetry she wrote all through her growing up years. She is now living her dream of becoming an Author. Angela is also a Motivational Speaker, Coach, LMT, and Energy Worker. She has a B.S. in Theater Arts, and Business Management from Southern Utah University. She has been a massage therapist for the last 23 years. She is passionate about learning and has applied that passion to the personal development field for the last 12 years. She has worked as an assistant facilitator/enrollment coordinator for women's empowerment trainings. She is known as the "Joy Lady" because her primary message is that joy is an everyday, conscious choice and anyone can have it if they choose. She is living happily ever after with her husband and 4 children in the wiles of Wyoming. Her children's books teach principles of personal development. Her first book "Wonderful" is about recognizing gifts and talents.