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D e di c at e d t o y o ur j o ur n e y...

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M o z ell a P err y A d e mil u yi is a p o et, a gl o b al t hi n k er, w e alt h lit er a c y a d v o c at e, att or n e y, s p e a k er a n d c o a c h. T h o u g h ori gi n all y fr o m Mi a mi, Fl ori d a, s h e gr e w u p i n E ast Afri c a w h e n h er f at h er m o v e d t h e f a mil y t o U g a n d a i n 1 9 6 2 i n p urs uit of his dr e a m t o li v e a n d w or k o n t h e Afri c a n c o nti n e nt. Aft er cli m bi n g Mt. Kili m a nj ar o t o c el e br at e h er 5 0t h birt h d a y, M o z ell a w as i ns pir e d t o p u blis h h er first b o o k, L o v e Is A M o u nt ai n.

S h e is p assi o n at e a b o ut t e a c hi n g a n d i ns piri n g ot h ers t o e m br a c e cl arit y, c o nfi d e n c e a n d c o ur a g e t o li v e i n t h eir f ull est p ot e nti al. H er c o m p a n y, L o v e Is A M o u nt ai n ®, off ers w orl d wi d e, tr a nsf or m ati v e r etr e at e x p eri e n c es w h er e p arti ci p a nts e x pl or e a n d d esi g n n e w p ossi biliti es a n d c h a pt ers f or t h eir li v es. S h e b eli e v es i n t h e p o w er of i nt e nti o n, t h o u g hts, i m a gi n ati o n, a n d a cti o ns t o cr e at e i nt e nti o n al c h a n g e.

S h e l o v es t o writ e, hi k e m o u nt ai ns a n d is a n a vi d r e a d er. M o z ell a c a n b e r e a c h e d at

i nf o @l o v eis a m o u nt ai n. c o m.

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I ntr o d u cti o nA bi g, w ar m w el c o m e t o N o w Is T h e Ti m e: 5 2 St e ps O n Y o ur M o u nt ai n!

I m a gi n e a pr a cti c e t h at k e e ps y o u f o c us e d o n y o u a n d w h er e y o u ar e g oi n g … t h at a cts as a bl u e pri nt, a s pri n g b o ar d a n d a s o ur c e of i ns pir ati o n all i n o n e p a c k a g e. Ri g ht fr o m t h e st art, u n d erst a n d t h at it’s n ot n e c ess aril y a b o ut w h at I s a y or s h ar e al o n g t h e w a y. M y t h o u g hts m a y b e tri g g ers; h o w e v er, y o ur a ns w ers a n d dir e cti o n ar e wit hi n y o u - - t h e pr o c ess cr e at e d b y N o w Is T h e Ti m e: 5 2 St e ps O n Y o ur M o u nt ai n a cts as a g ui d e. It e n c o ur a g es y o u t o as k y o urs elf t h e q u esti o ns t h at h el p y o u a c c ess a n d r e c ei v e t h e v ast r es o ur c es a n d wis d o m t h at li e wit hi n.

F or o v er f ort y y e ars, I h a v e e m br a c e d s e v er al e m p o w eri n g pr a cti c es si n c e I w as first i ntr o d u c e d t o t h e p o w er of i m a gi n ati o n a n d t h o u g ht w h e n I w as 1 8 y e ars ol d. I k n o w w h at it’s li k e t o l o o k f or t h e m a gi c pill … t h e b o o k or pr o gr a m t h at m a k es it ‘ all b ett er’ or cl e ar er. I n e vit a bl y, it al w a ys, al w a ys b oil e d d o w n t o w h y I w as willi n g t o d o ‘t h e w or k’ a n d h o w I i nt e n d e d t o gi v e it m y f ull est att e nti o n as w ell as i n c or p or at e it i nt o m y d ail y rit u als as I s a w fit. As B u d d h a s ai d: “ N o o n e s a v es us b ut o urs el v es. N o o n e c a n a n d n o o n e m a y. W e o urs el v es m ust w al k t h e p at h.”

N o w Is T h e Ti m e is off er e d as a n or g a ni c t o ol t h at is ess e nti all y y o urs t o b uil d … t o bri n g s o m e f or m of str u ct ur e a n d fl o w t o y o ur pr o c ess … t o h el p y o u st a y i n cl os e t o u c h wit h y o ur n e e ds a n d w a nts – a n i nt er a cti v e pl a n t h at y o u cr e at e t o b e m or e c o ns ci o us of e v er yt hi n g ar o u n d y o u; t o dr e a m y o ur dr e a ms; t o r e mi n d y o urs elf t o b e still a n d k n o w ~ b eli e v e ~ a n d, t o t a k e t h e a cti o n st e ps t o a c hi e v e r es ults t h at y o u d efi n e.

W e c a n’t c o ntr ol e v er yt hi n g a n d w e d o n’t al w a ys r e c ei v e w h at w e b eli e v e w e w a nt - - y o u a n d I b ot h k n o w t h at. H o w e v er, w e c a n s e e k a b al a n c e b y c o pi n g a n d a c c e pti n g w h at w e c a n n ot c h a n g e ( T h e S er e nit y Pr a y er!) a n d b y h ar m o ni zi n g, w or ki n g wit h or s hifti n g w h at is b ef or e us. T h e k e y is k e e pi n g o ur i nt e nti o ns ~ o ur p ur p os es ~ cl e ar s o t h at w e ar e m o vi n g i n t h e dir e cti o n w e i nt e n d. A n d, w e m ust b e willi n g t o c o urs e - c orr e ct w h e n cir c u mst a n c es s u g g est it is ti m e t o d o s o.

O v er t h e n e xt 5 2 w e e ks, y o u ar e i n vit e d t o m o v e t hr o u g h a f u n, a n d d e e pl y r e w ar di n g j o ur n e y... li k e m o u nt ai n hi ki n g, y o u n e e d t o t a k e o n e st e p at a ti m e. It will h el p y o u f o c us o n y o ur d esir es a n d l o n gi n gs. T his j o ur n e y will h el p y o u g et cl os er t o w h er e y o u ar e h e a d e d a n d is d esi g n e d t o e n c o ur a g e y o u t o l e a d y o urs elf o n a d ail y, w e e kl y, m o m e nt b y m o m e nt a d v e nt ur e t o u c hi n g j ust a b o ut e v er y as p e ct of y o ur lif e.

Y o u st art ri g ht w h er e y o u ar e. W h e n y o u c arr y t h e e n er g y of w a nti n g t o k n o w a n d a cti v el y s e e ki n g a ns w ers, t h e y fi n d t h eir w a y t o y o u i n t h e sil e n c e of a n e arl y m or ni n g, w h e n y o u’r e dri vi n g or i n t h e s h o w er. W or ki n g wit h y o ur s u b c o ns ci o us mi n d is a k e y t o s u c c ess. O n e of m y f a v orit e ol d b o o ks o n t h e t o pi c of ‘ mi n d’ is T h e P o w er of Y o ur S u b c o ns ci o us Mi n d b y J os e p h M ur p h y. Ri g ht wit hi n y o ur o w n b ei n g is a v er y p o w erf ul s yst e m – h ar n ess t h at p o w er m or e c o ns ci o usl y.

L et’s b e gi n:R e m e m b er, t his is y o ur lif e a n d t h e ti m e y o u s p e n d wit h y o ur j o ur n al will b e f u n, i nf or m ati v e a n d s o r e w ar di n g! H e nr y D a vi d T h or e a u s ai d: “ T hi n gs d o n ot c h a n g e, w e c h a n g e” – s o h er e’s a n i d e a f or h o w t o st art. O n t h e l ast p a g es of y o ur j o ur n al d es cri b e w h at st e ps y o u i nt e n d t o t a k e t o m a k e t h e c h a n g es y o u wis h t o s e e i n y o ur w orl d. T h e n, o n t h e first f e w p a g es of y o ur j o ur n al st at e y o ur g o als. Writ e i n p e n cil b e c a us e if y o u’r e a n yt hi n g li k e m e, it’s gr e at t o r e dr aft a n d r efi n e y o ur i d e as. D efi n e ‘ w h y’ y o u ar e h er e a n d ‘ w h er e’ y o u ar e g oi n g. E v er y d a y, r e a d t his p a g e. W h e n y o u g et ‘l ost’ ( w e all d o o n c e i n a w hil e!) g o t o t h e l ast p a g es w h er e y o u d es cri b e d h o w y o u will c o m mit y o urs elf a n d r e affir m a n d r e a cti v at e w h at it is y o u will d o t o m o v e t o w ar d y o ur dr e a ms. T h e k e y h er e is t o st a y

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i nti m at el y a n d a cti v el y i n v ol v e d wit h t h e pr o c ess of y o ur o w n tr a nsf or m ati o n.

W h at t o d o n e xt:N o m att er w h e n y o u b e gi n, d et er mi n e t h at it will b e a n e w y e ar of c o ns ci o us b ei n g a n d a c c o m plis h e d d oi n g. As b est y o u c a n, fill it wit h l o v e, j o y, p e a c e, u n d erst a n di n g, f u n a n d a d v e nt ur e!!

As a n a d d e d b o n us, I h a v e pr o vi d e d a n a u di o v ersi o n of e a c h w e e k’s r e a di n g at t h e w e bsit ehtt p: / /j o ur n al.l o v eis a m o u nt ai n. c o m . W e i nt er a ct, l e ar n a n d gr o w t hr o u g h a h olisti c c o m bi n ati o n t h at i n cl u d es vis u al, a u di o a n d ki n est h eti c m o d els. T his j o ur n al pr o c ess all o ws y o u t o b al a n c e all t hr e e i n a w a y t h at w or ks s p e cifi c all y f or y o u.

A bs or b t h e s h ort r e a di n g o v er a h ot c u p of t e a or cr e a m y c o c o a … cr e ati n g a w ar m at m os p h er e t h at m a y i n cl u d e s o ot hi n g m usi c. R efl e ct, r es p o n d a n d a ct o n t h e r efl e cti o ns as oft e n as y o u c a n. M a k e n ot es, c a pt ur e i d e as a n d us e t h e e xtr a p a g es as a pl a c e t o st or e t h e tr e as ur es t h at c o m e t hr o u g h y o ur mi n d a n d h e art – es p e ci all y first t hi n g i n t h e m or ni n g!

H ol d t h e e n er g y of y o ur f o c us t hr o u g h o ut t h e w e e k. M a k e it a cr e ati v e w or k i n pr o gr ess – a s a cr e d ti m e a n d pl a c e s et asi d e t o h el p y o u n urt ur e a n d f e e d y o urs elf oft e n t hr o u g h o ut y o ur d a y. C a pt ur e y o ur pl a ns, d esi g ns a n d visi o n f or y o ur f ut ur e … a n d … d o n’t f or g et t o m o v e y o ur b o d y – d a n c e, w al k, r u n! R e m e m b er t his is Y O U R lif e: Us e y o ur i m a gi n ati v e p o w ers t o e x pl or e n e w p ossi biliti es.

T h e m or e y o u t hi n k a b o ut y o ur i nt e nt, l ess o ns, q u esti o ns, a ns w ers, a n d ot h er i d e as t h at c o m e u p; t h e m or e y o u will a c c o m plis h e a c h w e e k a n d t h er e aft er. D o t a k e w h at e v er a cti o n st e ps y o u n e e d t o m o v e t o w ar d y o ur g o als. B e y o n d t h e ‘ d oi n g’ l et y o ur f o c us als o r est i n h o w i nt er a cti n g wit h y o ur j o ur n al (s y n o n y m o us t o y o ur lif e!) all o ws y o u t o j ust ‘ b e’ i n t h e m o m e nts of r est, pl a y a n d sil e n c e t o o.

A n o pti o n al, b ut hi g hl y r e c o m m e n d e d i d e a is t o c oll a b or at e wit h a tr ust e d fri e n d a n d s c h e d ul e m o nt hl y t al k ti m e as a d diti o n al s u p p ort t o k e e p y o u e n g a g e d a n d o n tr a c k. Y o u mi g ht als o c o nsi d er a “j o ur n al cl u b” wit h a s m all gr o u p of li k e - mi n d e d w o m e n ( a n d br a v e m e n!). G at h er m o nt hl y t o c el e br at e lif e, e n c o ur a gi n g a n d h ol di n g e a c h ot h er a c c o u nt a bl e t o t a k e t h at n e xt st e p. E a c h o n e of y o u pr o vi di n g a n e w c h a pt er of l e ar ni n g i n t his b o o k w e c all lif e. E a c h o n e of y o u o n a gr e at q u est t o “ dis c o v er t h e p o w er of y o ur st or y ™” a n d t o k n o w t h at y o u c a n c o - cr e at e t h e c h a n g e y o u wis h t o s e e i n y o ur lif e a n d w orl d c o m m u nit y.

W e als o i n vit e y o u t o j oi n o ur gr o wi n g o nli n e c o m m u nit y at w w w. gl o b al w o m e nst or y cir cl e. c o m. S h ar e a st or y; i ns pir e y o urs elf a n d s o m e o n e els e t o o.

N o w tr ul y I S t h e ti m e t o cli m b t o y o ur m o u nt ai nt o p!

G o o n, b e br a v e a n d dr e a m – s pi n y o ur w or ds b eli e vi n g t h e y ar e t h e m a gi c t h at cr e at e g ol d.

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Reflections

W e e k o n e

Pr o mis esT his is t h e d a y … T HI S is t h e ti m e I will st o p s m o ki n g, I will n ot o v er e at, I will n ot pr o cr asti n at e, I will b e ki n d er a n d w ors hi p r e g ul arl y …t h er e ar e e n dl ess pr o mis es b ei n g m a d e all o v er o ur pl a n et e v er y d a y of t h e y e ar.

W e ar e m a ki n g t h e m t o G o d, o urs el v es, ot h ers … m a n y of us c el e br at e a n y ‘ n e w y e ar’ as t h e ti m e t o b e gi n a g ai n. W h at m a k es it s o h ar d t o sti c k wit h w h at w e i nt e n d t o h a p p e n ? W h y d o w e f ail, m or e oft e n t h a n n ot, t o gi v e p ersist e nt att e nti o n t o w h at e v er d et ails w e s a y m att er i n o ur li v es ? L et’s st art wit h t h e diff er e n c e b et w e e n att e nti o n a n d i nt e nti o n. I r e all y li k e t h e f oll o wi n g e x pl a n ati o n off er e d b y Mi c h a el Br o w n ( T h e Pr es e n c e Pr o c ess), “ O ur att e nti o n is t h e t o ol of o ur m e nt al b o d y a n d is t h e “ w h at” of o ur f o c us. O ur i nt e nti o n is t h e t o ol of o ur e m oti o n al b o d y a n d is t h e “ w h y” of o ur f o c us”. If y o u d o n ot h a v e a v er y, v er y str o n g e m oti o n ar o u n d t h e ‘ w h at’ – it will n ot b e d o n e. I b eli e v e it is b est y o u a bs ol ut el y i d e ntif y wit h ‘ w h y’ y o u c h o os e t o b e or t o d o b ef or e y o u c a n g ai n a n y tr u e tr a cti o n or m o m e nt u m t o g et t h e t as k a c c o m plis h e d.

S o, b ef or e y o u g et o v erl y e nt a n gl e d i n ‘ h o w’ y o u’r e g oi n g t o g et t h e ‘ w h at’ d o n e; y o u m ust f e el ‘ w h y’ it e v e n m att ers … or p ut y et a n ot h er w a y: d et er mi n e w h et h er it m att ers e n o u g h t o m a k e t h e n e c ess ar y s a crifi c es, a n d d o t h e r e q uir e d w or k t o r e a c h y o ur g o al. I k n o w I a m r e p e ati n g m ys elf …it is a p oi nt w ort h diss e cti n g! W h et h er ai mi n g f or t h e m o o n or s h o oti n g f or t h e st ars - - w h e n y o u fi g ur e t h e a b o v e o ut, y o u ar e w ell o n y o ur w a y t o a f ulfilli n g a n d s u c c essf ul y e ar.

1. W h at d o y o u i nt e n d f o r t h e s e n e xt 5 2 w e e k s ?

2. W h y d o e s t hi s m att e r ?

3. W rit e d o w n s o m e i d e a s o n w h at n e xt st e p s y o u n e e d t o t a k e t o g et “t h e r e ”.

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Reflections

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S er e nit y O n Y o ur M o u nt ai nM o u nt ai ns h ol d s o m e of t h e m ost p o w erf ul ‘ c hi’ ( e n er g y f or c e) o n e art h. I fi n d m o u nt ai n cli m bi n g e x hil ar ati n g …I t hi n k it is als o b e n efi ci al t o ‘j ust b e’ n e ar t h e m t o o. M o u nt ai ns lit er all y a n d m et a p h ori c all y c all us t o hi g h er gr o u n d. I b eli e v e s e e ki n g p e a c e a n d u n d erst a n di n g t hr o u g h a r el ati o ns hi p wit h o ur n at ur al w orl d e n h a n c es a n urt uri n g li n k. O ur p a c e is s o h e cti c – v a c ati o ns f e el t o o f ar a p art. I h a v e a l o n gst a n di n g h a bit of t a ki n g ti m e i n t h e A ut u m n f or p ers o n al w or k r etr e ats, t o pl a n f or t h e c o mi n g y e ar. It w as s o e as y t o pl a n a ‘ w or k’ r etr e at, t e n di n g t o all m y e xt er n al t hi n gs t o d o. Y et m y b o d y, mi n d a n d s o ul w er e pl e a di n g: “ W h at a b o ut m e ?” S o n o w, I st o p o n c e e v er y q u art er t o m ar k e a c h n e w s e as o n a n d c el e br at e m y lif e wit hi n it. I h a v e als o c o m mitt e d t o bri n gi n g w o m e n t o g et h er e a c h s e as o n t o f a cilit at e t h eir o w n s o ul j o ur n e y c el e br ati o ns i n di vi d u all y a n d c oll e cti v el y. I d o m y v er y b est t o cr e at e s p a c e a n d ti m e f or m ys elf – s o m eti m es al o n e, s o m eti m es wit h li k e -mi n d e d ot h ers. T h e k e y is t o p a us e, f e el, a n d b e wit h s elf. E nj o y t h e w ar mt h of t h e s u n, tr e es, fl o w ers a n d t h e m o o n i n a st ar -lit s k y. T h es e ar e a m o n gst m y f a v orit e t hi n gs – w h at ar e s o m e of y o urs ?

I p ut s er e nit y o n a n d i n m y m o u nt ai n ( m y lif e) as oft e n as I c a n. I h a v e a b us y, f ull lif e t o o a n d k n o w it t a k es d et er mi n ati o n t o m ai nt ai n b al a n c e. O n a d ail y b asis I cr e at e ‘ m e’ ti m es, I r efl e ct a n d pr a cti c e still n ess i n t h e q ui et. It’s s ust ai ni n g: e n er gi z es m y d a y a n d off ers c al m n ess at ni g ht. H o w s er e n e is y o ur m o u nt ai n ? It’s n e v er t o o l at e t o cr e at e rit u als t o h o n or a n d c el e br at e y o ur w h ol e s elf.

1. G r a b y o u r c al e n d a r a n d s c h e d ul e s o m e d ail y, w e e kl y a n d m o nt hl y “ m e ti m e ” ri g ht n o w.

2. W h at d o y o u n e e d o n a d ail y b a si s t o m a k e y o u f e el w h ol e a n d b al a n c e d ?

3. B e gi n t hi s w e e k t o e st a bli s h t h e diff e r e n c e.

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Dis c o v er T h e P o w er Of Y o ur St or y ™!W e’r e h e ari n g a l ot m or e a b o ut ‘st or y’ t h es e d a ys … a n d i n pl a c es t h at w e s o m eti m es l e ast e x p e ct. Ar e w e r e c o g ni zi n g m or e a n d m or e t h e v al u e of bri n gi n g t o li g ht o ur d e e p er d esir es, g o als a n d b eli efs a n d t h e p o w er t h at t h e y h ol d t o m ol d a n d s h a p e o ut c o m es, w h et h er w e l a b el t h os e o ut c o m es g o o d or b a d ? Ni g eri a n p o et a n d a ut h or B e n O kri s a ys t h at st ori es ar e mi g ht y a n d “ … w or k wit h all t h e i nt er n al m at eri als of t h e mi n d a n d s elf.” H e st at es t h at “ b e n e at h t h e w at ers of c o ns ci o us n ess” st ori es ar e alt eri n g o ur w orl d. I n a p ast L o v e Is A M o u nt ai n ® wi nt er r etr e at, s o m e w o n d erf ul w o m e n g at h er e d t o p o n d er, e x pr ess, s h ar e a n d a c k n o wl e d g e t h e c e ntr al r ol es st ori es h a v e h el d i n o ur li v es. E a c h of us h as st ori es t h at r a n g e fr o m c el e br at or y t o d e e pl y s a d a n d p ai nf ul – r e c o g ni zi n g t h at alt h o u g h w e c a n n ot c h a n g e w h at w as, w e c a n, n e v ert h el ess, cl ai m t h e c o ntr ol w e d o h a v e o v er o ur o w n t h o u g hts t o m o v e us t o w ar d n e w c h a pt ers f or o ur li v es. Vis u ali zi n g it i n y o ur mi n d is y o ur first st e p. I m a gi n e w a ki n g u p ‘ a cti v el y’ r e ali zi n g t h at e a c h d a y is a n e w d a y b ot h lit er all y a n d m et a p h ori c all y – t h at dr e a mi n g a n d e n visi o ni n g ar e p o w erf ul t o ols y o u c a n us e t o h el p cr e at e c h a n g e. F oll o w wit h p ur p os ef ul a cti o n st e ps. Dr e a m a n d t ell g o o d st ori es!

1. C r e at e a f u n, a cti o n - p a c k e d t al e t h at h a s y o u a c c o m pli s hi n g it all.

2. W rit e it o ut a s if it w e r e a pl a y o r a m o vi e.

3. N o w p r a cti c e s e ei n g it u nf ol d i n y o u r mi n d’’ s e y e. Y o u’ r e s h a r p e ni n g y o u r vi s u ali z ati o n s kill s.

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A Br e at hi n g Pl a c eI m a gi n e m y s ur pris e at s e ei n g t his si g n i n a p ar k. Cli c k, cli c k g o es m y c a m er a as I w o n d er e d at B B C’s i nt e nt. (It is a w o n d erf ul pr oj e ct, a n d n ot w h at I t o o k it t o m e a n at t h e ti m e!) It f elt li k e a n i n vit ati o n t o m e – I br e at h e i n a n d o ut, sl o wl y a n d d e e pl y. T h a n k y o u f or t his r e mi n d er. I g et t his …I l et g o. T his w as n ot a b o ut t h e a ut o m ati c br e at hs w e t a k e t o st a y ali v e. It is t h e br e at h t h at h as o ur f ull att e nti o n a n d a w ar e n ess: t h e br e at h t h at h el ps us f e el a s e ns e of w ell - b ei n g a n d ali v e n ess. Mi n df ul br e at hi n g - it is s o n at ur al a n d vit al t o o ur st at e of b ei n g. W e f or g et h o w e as y it is t o t a k e a d v a nt a g e of t h e m ost r e a dil y a v ail a bl e, i nt er n al s u p p ort s yst e m w e h a v e. As w e a p pr o a c h a n y b us y s e as o n t h at is s o f ull of h e cti c ‘t hi n gs’ w e m ust d o a n d pl a c es w e m ust g o; r e m e m b er t o b e w h er e y o u ar e wit h y o ur br e at h, y o ur c o m p a ni o n f or lif e.

Cr e at e w h at e v er si g ns y o u n e e d t o r e mi n d y o urs elf t h at t his, t o o, is a br e at hi n g pl a c e …. a n d als o r e m e m b er, B B C di d n’t i nt e n d m y i nt er pr et ati o n of t h eir si g n …l et’s j ust c all it o ur gift!

1. F e el w h at a d e e p mi n df ul b r e at h f e el s li k e i n t hi s v e r y m o m e nt.

2. A s y o u t a k e t h e n e xt t w o b r e at h s, q ui etl y s a y t h a n k y o u, t h a n k y o u.

3. P r a cti c e e v e r y d a y t hi s w e e k; it’ s a g r e at d ail y p r a cti c e.

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Gr atit u d eI r e c e ntl y r e a d a b e a utif ul si g n:

“ C o nt e nt m e nt is n ot t h e f ulfill m e nt of w h at y o u w a nt, b ut t h e r e ali z ati o n of h o w m u c h y o u alr e a d y h a v e.” ( A ut h or u n k n o w n) W o w …r e a d t h at a g ai n! It is o n e of lif e’s l ar g e l ess o ns b e a utif ull y e x pr ess e d i n a f e w s h ort t h o u g ht -pr o v o ki n g w or ds. Of c o urs e, w e will still w a nt f or m or e; h o w e v er, st o p pi n g a n d r e all y c o u nti n g all t h e g o o d alr e a d y i n o ur li v es h as its o w n r e w ar ds. I k e e p a gr atit u d e j o ur n al a n d writ e a b o ut t hi n gs, p e o pl e, a n d e x p eri e n c es I a m gr at ef ul f or at t h e e n d of e v er y d a y. ( O k a y, s o I s ki p a f e w d a ys!) It is a gr e at e x er cis e. G oi n g t o b e d f e eli n g t h a n kf ul e v e n h el ps y o u sl e e p b ett er! W h e n e m oti o ns ar e hi g h a n d t hi n gs ar e c h all e n gi n g, j ust r e m e m b er t h at q u ot e … c o nsi d er writi n g it d o w n o n a n i n d e x c ar d s o y o u c a n s e e it as a r e g ul ar r e mi n d er.

1. T hi n k b a c k o n y o u r l a st w e e k.

2. B e g r at ef ul f o r e v e r yt hi n g t h at w e nt w ell.

3. R e vi e w t h e l e s s o n s y o u l e a r n e d — M a k e a v o w.

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B al a n c e

T h e l a ws a n d pri n ci pl es of b al a n c e ar e d e m o nstr at e d e v er y w h er e w e l o o k. It’s a ct u all y a ‘ bi g’ w or d t o o...l o o k it u p a n d s e e h o w m u c h s p a c e it t a k es u p i n t h e di cti o n ar y. As ki n g o urs el v es h o w w e d efi n e b al a n c e i n o ur li v es c o ul d t a k e p a g es t o a ns w er. H o w e v er, it is a v er y w ort h w hil e a n d i ns piri n g e x er cis e. W e s e e k b al a n c e i n all t h e ar e as t h at m a k e u p o ur tr u e w e alt h – als o d efi n e d ar c h ai c all y as “ w ell - b ei n g”. Wit h o ut w ell -b ei n g, a n d b al a n c e, w h at is w e alt h ? T his w e e k, d et er mi n e h o w y o u n e e d t o b e a n d w h at y o u n e e d t o d o t o cr e at e a b al a n c e d lif e e a c h a n d e v er y d a y, w e e k a n d m o m e nt of t his y e ar. I m a gi n e w h at will u nf ol d if y o u t a k e a m o m e nt e a c h d a y, u ntil t h e y e ar’s e n d, t o r efl e ct o n w h at b al a n c e m e a ns f or y o u. T his m a y b e t h e st art of a n e w w a y of ‘ b ei n g’ i n y o ur w orl d.

1. L o o k b a c k at w h at y o u’ v e c o n si d e r e d a n d d et e r mi n e d o v e r t h e p a st f o u r w e e k s.

2. W h at c h a r a ct e ri sti c s c a n y o u li v e wit h d u ri n g t h e w e e k s a n d m o nt h s a h e a d ?

3. W rit e d o w n h o w y o u i nt e n d t o m a k e t hi s y e a r diff e r e nt. B e gi n n o w.

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St or yt ell er, J a z z P o etIt t a k es a l ot t o e m br a c e t h e c h a n g e w e s e e a n d f e el wit hi n o urs el v es. Oft e n, w e ar e j ust st e p pi n g u p a n d i nt o w h at is alr e a d y t h er e; w e h a v e b e e n w aiti n g f or o ur “ y es”. I a m n o w m or e c o mf ort a bl e s a yi n g, “ Y es, I a m t h at …” I a m a s p e a k er, writ er a n d p o et a n d s e e k t o i ns pir e a u di e n c es, es p e ci all y w o m e n, t o us e t h e cr e ati v e p o w er of st or y t o m a nif est i nt e nti o n al c h a n g e i n t h eir li v es. I a m u ni q u e a n d c el e br at e m ost f a c ets of m ys elf; h o w e v er, it w as a l o n g j o ur n e y g ai ni n g t h e c o nfi d e n c e t o affir m it. N o w is t h e ti m e t o gift y o urs elf wit h a c c e pt a n c e a n d c el e br ati o n of y o ur u ni q u e w a ys of b ei n g i n t h e w orl d. O n y o ur p at h, m ast er “t h e art of p ossi bilit y” ( B e nj a mi n Z a n d er) a n d r e ali z e c o m p etiti o n o nl y h ol ds y o u b a c k. C h o os e “li vi n g o v er hi di n g, b ei n g o v er t hi n ki n g, p arti ci p ati n g o v er o bs er vi n g a n d t hri vi n g o v er s ur vi vi n g.” ( M ar k N e p o) A n d, “ h ol d y o ur mirr or w h e n it is h a n d e d t o y o u, it is ti m e.” ( M o z ell a P err y A d e mil u yi)

1. T hi s w e e k, c o n si d e r w h o y o u a r e.

2. N o w n a m e t h e r ol e s y o u pl a y.

3. A r e t h e t w o i n ali g n m e nt ?

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W e e k ei g ht

Ri g ht, L eft A n d Wr o n g!H a v e y o u e v er b e e n s o ri g ht t h at y o u c o ul d n’t b e wr o n g ? It h a p p e n e d t o m e r e c e ntl y, o n e of m a n y u n c o mf ort a bl e m o m e nts! It is s o e as y t o s e e o nl y o n e p ers p e cti v e, o ur o w n. It c a n b e a c h all e n g e t o l o o k i n a n ot h er dir e cti o n a n d r e c o g ni z e t h at l eft mi g ht b e t h e a ns w er, n ot ri g ht. M or e oft e n t h a n n ot, w h e n f a mil y a n d fri e n ds c o m e t o g et h er, t h er e c o m es a ti m e w h e n o pi ni o ns ar e fl yi n g a n d w h at st art e d o ut as f u n, fri e n dl y c o n v ers ati o n n o w b e c o m es a r o ari n g, h e at e d d e b at e. B a c ki n g d o w n is j ust n ot a n o pti o n a n d w e fi n d o urs el v es c o m p eti n g f or t h e fi n al w or d. T h e n w e st o p a n d t hi n k, w h at w as t h at all a b o ut ? W as it w ort h t h e fr e n z y t o b e ri g ht, w h e n t h er e is n o ri g ht ? L o o ki n g b ot h w a ys m a k es us a w ar e t h at ‘it’ c a n c o m e fr o m a n y dir e cti o n; t h at w h at s h o ws u p mi g ht b e a n a ns w er or mi g ht h urt if w e ar e bli n dsi d e d. S ur e, st a n d o n y o ur st or y … a n d … all o w ot h ers t o st a n d o n t h eirs t o o. It is a us ef ul s af et y a n d s o ci al pr e c a uti o n - - it j ust m a k es m u c h m or e s e ns e t o l o o k b ot h w a ys.

1. A s y o u c h a n g e, y o u will b e c h all e n g e d — h o w d o y o u i nt e n d t o h a n dl e c o nf r o nt ati o n ?

2. T hi s w e e k, t r y st e p pi n g i nt o s o m e o n e el s e’ s s h o e s.

3. R e c o r d w h at y o u l e a r n e d.

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R est ori n g Y o ur R h yt h mA r e a di n g i n S ar a h B a n Br e at h n a c h’s Si m pl e A b u n d a n c e mirr ors w h at I p ers o n all y f e el a b o ut o ur i ntri c at e r el ati o ns hi p wit h n at ur e. It is a n a p pr e ci ati o n t h at is s h ar e d b y m a n y a cr oss o ur pl a n et – es p e ci all y i n c ult ur es t h at ar e e art h - b as e d. I n ess e n c e s h e s a ys t h at o ur p ers o n al w orl d s h o ul d h a v e its o w n s e ns e of b al a n c e as d e m o nstr at e d i n o ur n at ur al w orl d. “ T hi n k of t h e st e a d y, r e ass uri n g r h yt h m of t h e n at ur al w orl d – t h e e b b a n d fl o w of t h e ti d es, t h e r e c urri n g c y cl e of t h e f o ur s e as o ns, t h e m o nt hl y p h as es of t h e m o o n, a n d t h e d ail y pr o gr essi o n fr o m d a y i nt o ni g ht.” It d o es n’t t a k e m u c h f or us t o r e ali z e t h at n at ur e pr o vi d es p h e n o m e n al e x a m pl es r efl e cti n g t h e m o v e m e nt i n o ur i n di vi d u al li v es. W e’r e i n c o nst a nt fl u x e v e n w h e n w e t hi n k w e’r e b ei n g still.O n e of L o v e Is A M o u nt ai n’s s e as o n al r etr e ats – M et a m or p h osis – t a k es a p o p ul ar a n d m es m eri zi n g e x a m pl e fr o m t h e b utt erfl y. T h e wi nt er s e as o n wr a ps us u p i n a c o c o o n, t h at m a y a p p e ar t o b e i n a st at e of i n erti a a n d t h e n g e ntl y r el e as es us i nt o t h e n e w lif e w e c all s pri n g. N at ur e is s o i ntri g ui n g – m a k e h er t h e l o v e of y o ur lif e t o o!

1. W rit e d o w n t h e m aj o r s e a s o n s i n y o u r p a rt of t h e w o rl d.

2. H o w d o e s e a c h o n e aff e ct y o u ?

3. W h at d o e s t hi s c o n n e cti o n t e a c h y o u a b o ut y o u r lif e’ s e b b a n d fl o w.

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B ei n g C ar ef ulAt o n e p oi nt or a n ot h er i n all o ur li v es, t h e v er y t hi n g s o m e o n e t ol d us n ot t o d o, w e h a v e d o n e. A n d w h at t h e y t ell us w e d o n’t h a v e t h e a bilit y t o d o, w e j ust m ust. T h er e is s o m et hi n g a b o ut w ar ni n gs, r ul es a n d p ar a m et ers t h at t h a n kf ull y d o n ot al w a ys w or k. W e r e a d al ar mi n g st atisti cs a b o ut t h e v ol u m e of n e g ati v e a n d d a m a gi n g m ess a g es t o w hi c h c hil dr e n ar e e x p os e d. P ar e nts a n d t e a c h ers ar e oft e n t h e m ost g uilt y - t h e r es ults of m a ni p ul ati n g or s h a ki n g a c hil d’s e g o or c o nfi d e n c e c a n b e d e v ast ati n g: N o, c a n’t, b e c ar ef ul t his or t h at mi g ht h a p p e n – mi n d t h e g a p, y o u mi g ht f all i n it. If tr yi n g d o es n ot p os e a n y n e g ati v e si d e eff e cts, y o u c a n oft e n tr ust s o m e o n e cl os e t o y o u t o c o m e u p wit h s o m e a n y w a y.

W h at d o y o u d o ? Y o u p us h a h e a d – wit h o ut t h eir p er missi o n! Si d etr a c ki n g a littl e, it r e mi n ds m e of m y n e p h e w, J a m al’s i n n o c e nt ( ?) c hil d h o o d r et ort t o a n a d ult fri e n d of mi n e w h o w as tr yi n g t o c orr e ct hi m. H e r es p o n d e d t o h er “ Y o u’r e n ot t h e b oss of m e!” H m m m m ... a us ef ul ‘ a d ult p ositi o n’ t o k e e p i n mi n d. W h at if y o u f all ? W ell, br us h y o urs elf off a n d g et u p, cr y if y o u n e e d t o, c h a n g e or a dj ust y o ur c o urs e: gi v e y o urs elf ti m e t o r e gr o u p, t h e n j ust k e e p m o vi n g. B ei n g t o o c ar ef ul will n e v er g et y o u o ut t h e d o or a n d o n t h e p at h ( a n d c ert ai nl y n ot u p a m o u nt ai n!) N o w, I a m n ot s u g g esti n g y o u s h o ul d t hr o w c a uti o n t o t h e wi n d …t h e n a g ai n … G a p, w h at g a p ?

1. Li st o n e t hi n g f o r e a c h d a y of t hi s w e e k t h at y o u’ll “ st r et c h ” y o u r s elf t o a c c o m pli s h.

2. A c k n o wl e d g e t h e e x c u s e s of w h y y o u “ c a n’t o r “ s h o ul d n’t. ”

3. D o t h e m a n y w a y!

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W e e k el e v e n

C h a n g eBi g c h a n g es! If w e d o n ot g et t h at m ess a g e a n y w h er e els e, “ G ai a” ( N at ur e) c o nti n u es t o t ell us s o. K n o c k, k n o c k, ar e y o u t h er e ? Ar e w e list e ni n g ? S o m eti m es w e b e c o m e m ut e or l a c k u n d erst a n di n g as t o w h at M ot h er E art h is t elli n g us. B ei n g r e c e pti v e a n d h a vi n g a n e x p a n d e d c o ns ci o us n ess ar e b ot h a d esir e a n d a c h oi c e, n ot a n a c ci d e nt. Y et, s o m e w ait f or t h at ‘ a c ci d e nt’ t o h a p p e n. A dj usti n g o ur di als t o t h e ri g ht fr e q u e n ci es all o ws us t o h e ar a n d p er c ei v e b ett er, li k e fi n e -t u ni n g a r a di o. E v er yt hi n g, e a c h t hi n g is t al ki n g t o us – es p e ci all y t hr o u g h n at ur e. T h er e ar e m ess a g es w e l a b el ‘ g o o d’, o n es w e c o nsi d er ‘ b a d’ a n d c o m m u ni c ati o ns o ur ‘r a di os’ h a v e y et t o pi c k u p. T h er e is s o m u c h cl a m or a n d f ast - p a c e d m o v e m e nt as w e i nt er a ct i n o ur w orl d … a n d t h e n w e ar e f or c e d t o sl o w d o w n. S o m eti m es it’s o ur h e alt h, s o m eti m es t h e w e at h er. G ai a is cr e ati n g m a n y s hifts – m a n y of t h e m st o p pi n g us i n o ur tr a c ks – s o t h at w e m a y h e ar t h e v ol u m es of st or e d i nf or m ati o n, wis d o m a n d i nstr u cti o n t h at p o ur f ort h t hr o u g h still n ess. I r e all y li k e t h e p hr as e “it is w h at it is” a n d alt h o u g h w h at ‘is’ c a n h a v e m aj or i n c o n v e ni e n c es f or us, w e c a n c h o os e t o list e n d uri n g a n y d o w nti m e t h at c o m es o ur w a y.

1. N a m e a p e n di n g c h a n g e i n y o u r lif e.

2. E x p r e s s h o w y o u r e all y f e el a b o ut it.

3. W h y d o y o u n e e d t o a dj u st t o it; ( o r n ot ) h o w d o y o u i nt e n d t o e m b r a c e ( o r a v oi d ) it a n d w h at d o y o u n e e d t o d o ?

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W e e k t w el v e

T h e Ot h er Si d e Of T o m orr o wT h e wi nt er s e as o n h as str o n g m et a p h ori c al p ar all els t o t h e tr a nsiti o n ti m e w e c all d e at h.O ut er lif e oft e n s e e ms stri p p e d a w a y, l e a vi n g us c ol d, n a k e d a n d f e eli n g v ul n er a bl e. W e hi b er n at e – dr a w n t o w ar d t h e q ui et a n d s er e nit y of i n n er s a n ct u ari es. A r el e ntl ess r ai n y s e as o n c a n h a v e t h e s a m e eff e ct. D uri n g wi nt er, tr e es a p p e ar d e v oi d of all vit alit y, t h o u g h t h eir tr u n ks a n d br a n c h es r e a c h o ut li k e u nt o u c h e d s o uls. Wit h t h e pr o mis e of r e birt h a n d n e w lif e j ust ar o u n d t h e c or n er, t h e y will r et ur n a d or n e d a n d c el e br at e d i n a br a n d n e w s et of cl ot h es. M a n y of us h a v e fri e n ds a n d f a mil y w h o h a v e alr e a d y j o ur n e y e d t o “t h e ot h er si d e of wi nt er’s t o m orr o w.” Tr usti n g d e e pl y i n T h e Gr e at C y cl e of Lif e, I b eli e v e t h e m or e w e t al k a b o ut lif e’s s e as o ns a n d tr a nsiti o ns; t h e e asi er it ‘ m a y’ b e t o wit n ess t h e l e a v es sl o wl y dr o p a w a y. S o m eti m es, N at ur e u pr o ots a n e ntir e tr e e i n a s u d d e n s wirl of e v e nts … t h e s e e ds t a k e fli g ht a n d l a n d s oftl y, t a ki n g r o ot i n t h e u n k n o w n l a n d of o ur t o m orr o w. W e w at er o ur m e m ori es, n urt ur e o ur pr es e nt m o m e nts – a n d s pri n g will c o m e b a c k a g ai n! A li n e fr o m m y p o e m “ A n ot h er H ori z o n” e x pr ess es it t his w a y:

d a n ci n g f or w ar dI st e p o v er t h e e d g e …b e y o n d si g ht… a n d I j o yf ull yst art all o v era g ai n

1. H o w d o t h e s e a s o n s i n y o u r p a rt of t h e w o rl d r e mi n d y o u of y o u r lif e c y cl e s ?

2. M a k e a pl a n f o r c h a n g e s y o u will m a k e b a s e d u p o n e a c h s e a s o n.

3. R efl e ct o n w h o h a s l eft a n d w h at m e m o ri e s y o u c h e ri s h.

Reflections

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W e e k t hi rt e e n

W al ki n g Y o ur P at hI s o m eti m es w o n d er at m y o w n i nt er n al q u esti o ns … a m a z e d t h at aft er all t h es e y e ars (!) I p eri o di c all y as k s u c h b asi c, f u n d a m e nt al q u esti o ns a b o ut m y dir e cti o n. D o w e e v er st o p q u esti o ni n g t h e tr ut h a n d ‘ri g ht n ess’ of o ur p at hs ? At w h at p oi nt d o w e s a y, o k a y, t his is it … m y p at h …I’ m g o o d ri g ht h er e! J ust sit wit h t h es e q u esti o ns f or a mi n ut e … a n d, w hil e y o u’r e at it, t hr o w i n “ w h o a m I” a n d “ w h at a m I h er e f or.” O n e of m a n y r e as o ns I e m br a c e t h e gr e at o ut d o ors is si m pl y b e c a us e it f e els g o o d: cl e ars m y h e a d, o p e ns m y h e art a n d fills m y b o d y wit h e n er g y a n d e nt h usi as m. I b eli e v e e a c h s e as o n i nfl u e n c es o ur li v es i n u ni q u e a n d v er y s p e cifi c w a ys. S ur e, s o m e p e o pl e dis c o n n e ct fr o m n at ur e or e v e n s h u n t h e t h o u g ht of e x p eri e n ci n g ‘ w h at’s o ut t h er e’. Y o ur p at h is y o ur p at h, i n d o ors, o ut d o ors, i nt er n all y, e xt er n all y... w e c ert ai nl y h a v e m a n y c h oi c es. W h er e v er y o ur p at hs l e a d … d o r e m e m b er t o t a k e y o ur q u esti o ns wit h y o u.

1. W rit e d o w n y o u r m o st p r e s si n g q u e sti o n s a n d l o o k at t h e m e v e r y d a y t hi s w e e k.

2. C a pt u r e t h e i m p r e s si o n s a n d t h o u g ht s t h at c o m e t o y o u.

3. T a k e a w al k o ut si d e a n d c a r r y y o u r q u e sti o n s wit h y o u … a s k f o r a n d b e o p e n t o a n s w e r s.

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W e e k f o u rt e e n

Ti m e T o Pl a yY es, pl a y! W h e n is t h e l ast ti m e y o u pl a y e d ? H a v e y o u e v er h e ar d t h at i n a 2 4 - h o ur p eri o d it is r e c o m m e n d e d t o s p e n d 8 h o urs f or w or k (t h at’s e as y!) 8 h o urs f or sl e e p ( h m m m … c h all e n gi n g f or m a n y of us) a n d 8 h o urs f or pl a y ( o h r e all y ?!). Pl a y …f or ei g ht h o urs … m ost of us f all v er y s h ort. I c o u nt e d ti m e s p e nt wit h f a mil y, fri e n ds a n d m ys elf, t hr e w i n c o o ki n g as w ell a n d still di d n ot m a k e it. It m a k es y o u st o p a n d t hi n k t h o u g h. W h y d o w e str u g gl e wit h pl a y s o m u c h ? W h y d o w e f ail t o c ar v e o ut e n o u g h ‘ m e ti m e’ a n d ‘ us ti m e’ ? Gi v e n t h e d e m a n ds of t o d a y’s s o ci et y, it m a y n ot b e r e alisti c t o e x p e ct 8 h o urs of pl a y; h o w e v er, it is c ert ai nl y w ort h a tr y! I s o m eti m es arr a n g e m y d oll c oll e cti o n, pl a y wit h J a c ks (I’ m g o o d) a n d Pi c k U p Sti c ks (r e m e m b er t h os e ?) a n d b eli e v e it or n ot, fi n d s a nit y t h er e. I e nj o y ‘ w at c hi n g’ o ur f a mil y pl a yi n g M o n o p ol y - - I’ m t h e p art y p o o p er, it t a k es t o o l o n g t o pl a y. I a bs ol ut el y tr e as ur e t h e d wi n dli n g sit d o w n di n n er ti m es t o o. E v e n t h e n, t h es e ar e t o o s p or a di c t o c o u nt t o w ar d r e g ul ar pl a yti m e.W e si g h a n d c all t h e m t h e g o o d ol e’ d a ys …I s a y w e t a k e s o m e of t h e g o o d st uff b a c k! O n y o ur m ar ks, g et s et … g o cl ai m s o m e pl a yti m e.

1. L o o k at y o u r d ail y c al e n d a r f o r t hi s e nti r e w e e k a n d c a r v e o ut s o m e r e al pl a yti m e.

2. E a c h a n d e v e r y d a y m a k e s u r e y o u pl a y a n d “ w at c h ” y o u r s elf e nj o y t hi s s p e ci al ti m e.

3. C o m mit t o m a ki n g t hi s y o u r p r a cti c e — s c h e d ul e pl a y ti m e at l e a st a w e e k i n a d v a n c e.

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W e e k fift e e n

T h e M a n I n T h e Tr e e“ O n c e u p o n a ti m e” – t h es e f o ur w or ds ar e i m m e di at el y r el a xi n g, li k e m a gi c t h e y e n c o ur a g e us t o s ettl e i n f or st or y ti m e. I c el e br at e t h e f a nt asi es of f air y t al es, k ni g hts, c astl es, pri n c es a n d m a gi c al p oti o ns – t h e y i n vit e o ur mi n ds t o st e p i nt o e x p a nsi v e a d v e nt ur e. O ur i m a gi n ati o n is li k e a tr e as ur e c h est: l ots of g o o di es i nsi d e if y o u j ust k e e p di g gi n g. T h e e x pr essi o n of o ur o w n v oi c es i n cr e ati v e f or m li b er at es us fr o m t h e m u n d a n e. T h e m or e w e l et g o, t h e m or e w e h a v e t o gi v e. T h er e is a n artist i n e a c h of us. C h o os e y o ur ‘ c a n v as’ a n d e x pr ess y o urs elf o n it, i n it, ar o u n d a n d t hr o u g h it. O h, a n d b y t h e w a y … d o y o u s e e t h at ol d m a n i n t h e tr e e ?

a n d t h e st or y n e v er e n ds …

1. N a m e a n a rti sti c si d e of y o u r s elf —fi n d s o m et hi n g!

2. H o w d o y o u e x p r e s s it o r h o w c a n y o u e x p r e s s it ?

3. W h at c a n y o u d o, t hi s w e e k, t o m o v e cl o s e r t o b ei n g m o r e c r e ati v e ? B e t h e a rti st.

Reflections

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W e e k si xt e e n

St ori esGi v e n t h e o p p ort u nit y, w e r es p o n d w ell t o d e e p e x pl or ati o n of w h o w e ar e. H o w e v er, w e ar e m or e a c c ust o m e d t o i n q uiri es a b o ut o ur pr of essi o ns a n d a c c o m plis h m e nts a n d s o m eti m es dis c o v er t h at w e ar e i niti all y l ess o p e n t o s h ari n g t h e m or e p ers o n al l a n ds c a p es wit hi n o urs el v es. I h a v e b e e n d es cri b e d as “ a g ar d e n er of w o n d erf ul w o m e n.” I h el p t h e m d el v e i nt o t h eir i n di vi d u al a n d c oll e cti v e v oi c es usi n g b ot h t h e writt e n a n d s p o k e n w or d. O ur o ut er p ers o n a is s o d o mi n a nt t h at w e d o n ot al w a ys r e c o g ni z e a n d a c k n o wl e d g e t h e i n n er p art of o urs el v es. T o o oft e n, w e hi d e, s q u as h, i g n or e or si m pl y t a k e o ur tr u e e x pr essi o ns a n d f e eli n gs f or gr a nt e d. It t a k es s o m e q ui et ti m e … a w a y fr o m it all …t o f a c e w h at is r e al. H o w oft e n d o w e as k o urs el v es pr o bi n g q u esti o ns a n d t h e n t a k e t h e ti m e a ct u all y a ns w eri n g t h e m as o p e nl y a n d h o n estl y as w e c a n ? H o w oft e n d o w e s h ar e t h es e fi n di n gs wit h ot h ers ? It is ti m e t o l o o k d e e pl y i nt o y o ur o w n e y es a n d c el e br at e t h e st ori es t h er e!

1. W h at p a rt of y o u r s elf w o ul d y o u l o v e t o s h a r e m o r e oft e n, o r p e r h a p s f o r t h e fi r st ti m e ?

2. W h y w o ul d y o u d o s o a n d h o w w o ul d y o u e n vi si o n g oi n g a b o ut it ?

3. Pi c k 2 - 3 w a y s y o u c a n s h a r e y o u r st o r y wit h ot h e r s —l o o k f o r a bl o g o r g r o u p t h at off e r s m e a ni n gf ul c o nt ri b uti o n s. ( y e s, pl e a s e d o g o t o w w w. gl o b al w o m e n st o r y ci r cl e. c o m ) P a rti ci p at e a n d b e i n v ol v e d i n h el pi n g y o u r s elf a n d ot h e r s!

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W e e k s e v e nt e e n

H o w T o H a n dl e “ St uff ”Lit er all y a n d m et a p h ori c all y, d o g p o o p c a n b e q uit e a pr o bl e m - - s o m u c h s o, t h at citi es h a v e c o m e u p wit h t h eir o w n or di n a n c es o n j ust h o w t o ‘ h a n dl e’ it. W e all h a v e t o d e al wit h ‘ d o g p o o p’ i n o ur li v es, at o n e ti m e or a n ot h er, w h et h er y o u h a v e a d o g or n ot! D o w e pi c k it u p / b a g it a n d n e atl y t hr o w it a w a y i n t h e n e ar est r o y al d o g p o o p bi n ? Or, d o w e t a k e it h o m e wit h us ? W h at ar e y o ur r ul es a n d r e g ul ati o ns f or it ? D o y o u st e p o v er it a n d k e e p g oi n g … or d o y o u pl a y i n it f or a littl e w hil e …. u g h! P er h a ps if w e cr e at e o ur o w n dis p os al bi ns … a n d a f e w s yst e ms t o k e e p st uff i n c h e c k … w e c o ul d all k e e p o ur t h o u g hts r el ati v el y cl e ar ?!! S o, w h e n t h e d o g bit es, w h e n t h e b e es sti n g, w h e n y o u’r e f e eli n g s a d ….si m pl y r e m e m b er y o ur f a v orit e t hi n gs a n d t h e n y o u w o n’t f e el s o o o o o o o b a d! (I s o l o v e t h e S o u n d of M usi c!) S eri o usl y, t h o u g h … w e c o ul d all us e s o m e t o ols … a n d a littl e h u m or t o m a n a g e t h e st uff w e si m pl y m ust w or k o ur w a y t hr o u g h!

1. T hi n k o v e r t hi s p a st w e e k — w h at “ st uff ” di d y o u h a v e t o pl o w y o u r w a y t h r o u g h ?

2. D o y o u li k e h o w y o u h a n dl e d it ? If s o, r e m e m b e r w h at y o u di d w ell; if n ot, t hi n k t h r o u g h w h at c h oi c e s y o u c o ul d h a v e m a d e.

3. C r e at e a s y st e m, t hi s w e e k, f o r h o w y o u i nt e n d t o h a n dl e d o g p o o p! St a rt u si n g it, b e s e ri o u s.

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W e e k ei g ht e e n

P a m el aT o d a y w e fill e d y o ur kit c h e n wit h l a u g ht er a n d y o ur g ar d e n wit h l o v e. I t o o k a pi ct ur e of t h e m ur al a b o v e y o ur st o v e t o s h ar e a ti n y s a m pli n g of t h e vi br a nt c ol ors a n d cr e ati v e i d e as y o u br o u g ht t o lif e.

W e pl a nt e d p a nsi es a n d m ari g ol ds o utsi d e b e c a us e it w as a w a y t o fill t h e g a p a n d bri n g y o ur l o n el y g ar d e n b a c k t o lif e. W e w er e t h er e as y o u h a d b e e n m a n y s e as o ns b ef or e; pr e p ari n g y o ur fl o w er p ots f or t h e b ursti n g j o y t h at f oll o ws s pri n g ar o u n d. W e t hi n k t h e g ar d e n f airi es a p pr o v e d – w h at a m a gi c al pl a c e t o pl a y. W e f elt y o u w at c hi n g us, a n d di d o ur v er y b est … a y e ar is a v er y l o n g ti m e …is n’t it ? I t hi n k m ost of us ar e m or e c o mf ort a bl e wit h t h e t e ars w e s h e d al o n e. W e h ol d o ur gri ef i n sil e n c e, j ust b e hi n d o ur o p e n e y es a n d h urti n g h e arts. W e c h o os e t o t a k e it h o m e. Alt h o u g h n o o n e as k e d, I w as w o n d eri n g, d o fl o w ers si n g o v er t h er e ?

1. P a m el a w a s a d e a r f ri e n d — h a v e y o u l o st o n e r e c e ntl y ? W h at c a n y o u d o t hi s w e e k t o h o n o r a l o st f ri e n d s hi p, e v e n if t h e p e r s o n i s still ali v e ?

2. H o n o r t h e l a n d a r o u n d y o u — gi v e s o m et hi n g b a c k.

3. Fi n d s o m e o n e w h o n e e d s y o u r h el p w o r ki n g t h r o u g h a l o s s of s o m e ki n d. Gi v e of y o u r ti m e a n d y o u r s elf.

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W e e k ni n et e e n

T o S p e a k Or N ot T o S p e a k...It is oft e n a b attl e: d o I s a y it, d o I k e e p it t o m ys elf, d o I s a y it, d o I k e e p it t o m ys elf ?W h er e is t h e b al a n c e b et w e e n s h ari n g w h at y o u b eli e v e t o b e tr u e a n d h ol di n g it f or f e ar of off e n di n g a n ot h er ? A ut h or Mi c h a el Br o w n cl ai ms t h at w a ki n g ot h ers u p j ust b e c a us e w e c a n s e e t h e y ar e asl e e p is f o olis h, a n a ct of i nt erf er e n c e a n d arr o g a n c e. O u c h! H e s a ys sl e e p is n ot a mist a k e; it h as a p ur p os e. “ A s e e d sl e e ps u ntil it s pr o uts. It s pr o uts n ot o nl y b e c a us e it is r e a d y f or lif e b ut b e c a us e lif e all ar o u n d it is als o r e a d y t o i nti m at el y s u p p ort its a w a k e ni n g.” H e s h ar es t h at as ‘t e a c h ers’ i m p art t h eir l ess o ns w h e n w e ar e r e a d y; t h e y als o q ui c kl y st e p a w a y s o t h at w e c a n m a k e o ur c h oi c es al o n e. A b e a utif ul d o g w o o d tr e e i n m y g ar d e n s u g g ests t o m e: alt h o u g h o n e of m y fl o w er cl ust ers ‘l o o ks’ li k e it is o n t h e wr o n g p art of t h e tr u n k, it a ct u all y is w h er e it is s u p p os e d t o b e. W h at is o urs t o s h ar e, o urs t o s a y, or o urs t o sil e ntl y h ol d a n d k e e p ? W h er e d o y o u dr a w t h at li n e or h ol d t h at b al a n c e ?

W e’r e all j u g gli n g...

1. U s e e v e r y o p p o rt u nit y y o u c a n o v e r t h e n e xt s e v e n d a y s t o b e mi n df ul of w h at y o u s h a r e.

2. A r e y o u g o o d at t hi s b al a n c e ? W h y o r w h y n ot ?

3. D e v el o p s o m e “t o ol s ” o r “ s y st e m s ” t h at will h el p y o u m ai nt ai n a g o o d b al a n c e. St a rt u si n g t h e m e v e r y si n gl e d a y.

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W e e k t w e nt y

Cl e a n U p Ti m e!T h at’s ri g ht …s pri n g a n d cl e a ni n g j ust g o t o g et h er! L o o k cl os el y a n d y o u will dis c o v er m a n y l e v els of ‘ c oll e cti bl es’ y o u n o l o n g er n e e d i n y o ur lif e. Oft e n, w e li mit s pri n g - cl e a ni n g t o cl os ets a n d g etti n g ri d of t h e v ast a m o u nts of t hi n gs w e st or e u p t h at n o l o n g er s er v e us. T his is still g o o d – b esi d es, w h at w e d o l et g o of c o ul d b e of gr e at er b e n efit t o s o m e o n e els e. T h e n, t h er e is i n n er d e bris w e c a n als o r el e as e as w ell. N at ur e’s ti m e of r e n e w al off ers us a n o p p ort u nit y t o p ull o ut s o m e of o ur i nt er n al cl utt er t o o – t h o u g hts, i d e as, attit u d es, h ar d a n d h ar d e n e d f e eli n gs - y o u k n o w w h at I m e a n. D o n ot h a n g o n a n y l o n g er … cl utt er w h er e v er y o u m a y fi n d it l o o ks, s m ells a n d f e els t o xi c. W h at a s e ns e of a c c o m plis h m e nt t o mi mi c s pri n g a n d b e gi n a n e w i n y o ur o w n h o m e, y o ur o w n lif e. I d o n’t k n o w w h at y o ur pl a ns ar e f or t his w e e k, h o w e v er, if y o u c a n t a c kl e o n e or t w o t hi n gs, g et it d o n e, d o it n o w! St art t o d a y … n ot t o m orr o w …

1. S c h e d ul e ti m e t o cl e a r y o u r cl utt e r w h e r e v e r it m a y b e.

2. A littl e e a c h w e e k i s a g r e at h a bit t o c r e at e.

3. R e mi n d y o u r s elf h o w g o o d it f e el s t o b e i n c o nt r ol of y o u r st uff r at h e r t h a n o v e r w h el m e d b y it. E a r n s o m e “ st a r s, ” a ct n o w.

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W e e k t w e nt y - o n e

Lif e S a v er!H er e it is, y o u h a v e a br e a kf ast tr a y b ef or e y o u ( y o ur lif e) a n d o n it t h er e’s o at m e al, fr es h fr uit, O J a n d e v er yt hi n g els e t h at r e pr es e nts a h e alt h y, w h ol es o m e lif est yl e. E nt er t h e c o ntr a di cti o ns.

M a n y t hi n gs t h at ‘ kill’ us ar e s elf -i nfli ct e d. W e b uil d u p, w e t e ar d o w n, w e cl e a n u p, w e litt er, w e s a y w e b eli e v e i n o urs el v es, o ur s elf -t al k s u g g ests ot h er wis e.

S o w h at d o w e d o ? Is t h er e a m a gi c pill t o t a k e a w a y t h e eff e cts of b a d e ati n g h a bits, or a p oti o n t o m a k e c o nsist e nt n e g ati v e t h o u g hts dissi p at e ? Will a w or ks h o p, r etr e at or t h e n e xt gr e at b o o k b e t h e v e hi cl e t h at d eli v ers us t o o urs el v es ?

H e nr y D a vi d T h or e a u s ai d, “ T hi n gs d o n ot c h a n g e, w e c h a n g e” – B ut h o w ? R u mi t ells us “ E v er yt hi n g i n t h e U ni v ers e is wit hi n y o u. As k all fr o m y o urs elf.” – A n d t h e n w h at ? “ E v er y o n e t hi n ks of c h a n gi n g t h e w orl d, b ut n o o n e t hi n ks of c h a n gi n g hi ms elf” L e o T olst o y – W h y n ot ?

M y q u esti o ns ar e t o s u g g est t h at w e h e ar t h eir a d vi c e a n d t h e n di g a littl e d e e p er t o u n c o v er t h e tr u e m e a ni n g f or o urs el v es.

O n e c o nsist e nt k e y is a t hr e e -l ett er w or d: Y O U. J es us s ai d “t h e ki n g d o m of h e a v e n is wit hi n y o u.”

Is it tr u e t h at w h at w e s e e k li es wit hi n e a c h of us ?

“ N o o n e s a v es us b ut o urs el v es. N o o n e c a n a n d n o o n e m a y. W e o urs el v es m ust w al k t h e p at h.” B u d d h a

1. N a m e t h r e e b a d h a bit s y o u h a v e.

2. D e ci d e w h e n a n d h o w y o u will r el e a s e e a c h o n e of t h e m.

3. W h at h e alt hi e r h a bit s will r e pl a c e t h e m ?

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W e e k t w e nt y -t w o

L e a n O n M eLif e’s g usti n g wi n ds c a n bri n g d o w n e v e n t h e m ost d e e pl y r o ot e d. I n s pit e of m a n y o d ds, w e ar e oft e n a bl e t o h ol d o n – t h er e is s o m e o n e or s o m et hi n g t o c at c h us a n d k e e p us fr o m hitti n g t h e gr o u n d. T h e c o m bi n ati o n of t h e d e pt hs of o ur o w n b ei n g a n d f ait h a n d t h e p o w er of t h os e st a n di n g all ar o u n d us s a v es t h e d a y. T his mi g ht y tr e e o n m y w al ki n g p at h s h o w e d m e h o w h er fri e n ds, a n d t h e p art of h ers elf t h at j ust w o ul d n ot l et g o, s u p p ort e d h er. I st u di e d h er fr o m h e a d t o t o e a n d e x pr ess e d gr atit u d e t o all t h os e w h o t o u c h e d or h el d h er u p … a n d t h e y s mil e d t h at k n o wi n g s mil e: “t h at’s w h at tr e es ar e f or.” A n d, I t h a n k e d Mi g ht y Tr e e f or t his l ess o n … a n d c el e br at e d h er s u c c ess. K e e p y o ur ar ms o p e n …

1. E x p r e s s y o u r g r atit u d e i n w riti n g t o s o m e o n e w h o s u p p o rt s y o u — s u r p ri s e hi m o r h e r wit h a c a r d.

2. A c k n o wl e d g e a n d c el e b r at e y o u r s elf f o r t h e g o o d y o u d o i n t h e w o rl d.

3. H el p s o m e o n e t hi s w e e k.

Reflections

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W e e k t w e nt y -t h r e e

S o, W h at D o Y o u E x p e ct ?O n c e a fir ml y b eli e v e d t h o u g ht f ull y e nt ers o ur mi n ds, it b e c o m es c h all e n gi n g t o s e e t hi n gs ot h er wis e. F or e x a m pl e, t h e f e ar of a w o m a n w h o h as h a d m ulti pl e mis c arri a g es is t h at s h e will c o nti n u e t o r e p e at t his c y cl e. W h e n y o u r e a d t h e si g n a b o v e w h at w as y o ur first t h o u g ht ? B u m ps ar e g o o d, b u m ps ar e b a d, b u m ps c a n b e b ot h! ? C a n a n o bst a cl e t h at sl o ws us d o w n or st o ps us i n o ur tr a c ks h a v e a r e al p ositi v e m e a ni n g or p ur p os e ? Or, d o w e o nl y h alf b eli e v e t h e st at e m e nts w e all us e: “it will all w or k o ut f or t h e b est ?” S o m eti m es w e d o n ot r e all y k n o w w h at w e t hi n k a b o ut a p arti c ul ar c h all e n g e u ntil it st ar es b a c k at us. Pl at o s ai d, “ W h at w e e x p e ct, t h at w e s h all fi n d.” E v er y p at h h as b u m ps a h e a d; w e c all it ‘ g o o d’ w h e n t h er e ar e si g ns t h at w ar n us, a n d dis astr o us if w e d o n ot h a v e a cl u e w h at hit us. P er h a ps a “ yi el d” si g n m e a ns b e i n t h e m o m e nt wit h w h at is … H ol d o n f or t h e ri d e ….

1. T hi n k a b o ut t h e u p c o mi n g w e e k s o r m o nt h s —i n a n y gi v e n sit u ati o n, w h at a r e y o u r e x p e ct ati o n s ? B e cl e a r, d o y o u e x p e ct a g o o d o ut c o m e ?

2. T hi s w e e k p a y cl o s e att e nti o n t o w h at c o m e s f r o m y o u r t h o u g ht s a n d d et e r mi n e w h et h e r it i s i n ali g n m e nt wit h w h at y o u i nt e n d.

3. W rit e a f e w affi r m ati v e st at e m e nt s a b o ut w h at y o u d o w a nt a n d e x p e ct — w rit e t h e m a s if t h e y al r e a d y e xi st —t h e n r e a d t h e m e v e r y d a y t hi s w e e k.

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W e e k t w e nt y -f o u r

W h o A m I ?Y o u k n o w h o w y o u p ass s o m et hi n g r e p e at e dl y a n d t h e n d e ci d e y o u j ust m ust fi n d t h e u n d erl yi n g st or y b e hi n d it ? T h at is h o w I f elt a b o ut ‘ N e gr o M o u nt ai n’ i n W est er n M ar yl a n d …I k n e w t h er e h a d t o b e a st or y. It t ur ns o ut t h er e ar e t w o v ersi o ns – b ot h h a vi n g t o d o wit h b attl e, h er ois m, N ati v e A m eri c a ns a n d a v er y t all bl a c k m a n t h e y c all e d “ N e m esis” – it is i nt er esti n g t h at b ot h N e gr o a n d N e m esis ar e o n t h e s a m e p a g e of m y di cti o n ar y – a n d I d o u bt eit h er w or d h a d m u c h t o d o wit h w h o t h e m a n r e all y w as.

‘ N e m esis’ is a h er o i n b ot h st ori es … a n d t h e y n a m e d t h e m o u nt ai n i n his h o n or. H e o b vi o usl y li v e d u p t o his titl e b as e d u p o n s o m e r etri b uti v e j usti c e h e p erf or m e d. W h at’s i n a n a m e or a titl e ? Is t h e h u m a n “ b ei n g” l ost a n d c o nf us e d b y w h at h e d o es r at h er t h a n w h o h e is ? W e oft e n g et c a u g ht u p i n d es cri bi n g o urs el v es b as e d l ess u p o n w h o w e ar e as a p ers o n a n d m or e u p o n o ur pr of essi o ns, r a c e or g e n d er, gifts or p erf or m e d t as ks, h er oi c or n ot.

W h o ar e y o u ? It’s a c h all e n gi n g q u esti o n …tr y a ns w eri n g it wit h o ut l a n g u a g e a b o ut w h at y o u d o.

1. D e s c ri b e “ w h y ” y o u b eli e v e y o u a r e h e r e. W h at gift s a r e y o u r s t o d eli v e r t o t h e w o rl d — n o m att e r h o w y o u d efi n e t h e p a r a m et e r s of y o u r w o rl d.

2. H o w d o y o u c u r r e ntl y s h o w u p ? A r e y o u c o n si st e nt wit h y o u r p u r p o s e i n t hi s lif e ? 3. L o o k at y o u r i n n e r ci r cl e of f a mil y a n d f ri e n d s. D o y o u b eli e v e y o u k n o w t h e m ? D o y o u a c k n o wl e d g e t h e m b e y o n d w h o t h e y a p p e a r t o b e f r o m t h e o ut si d e ?

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W e e k t w e nt y -fi v e

C o urs e C orr e cti o nsB ei n g i n t h e dri v er’s s e at r e q uir es a st e a d y h a n d a n d o n e fl e xi bl e e n o u g h t o a dj ust t o t h e i n e vit a bl e b u m ps o n t h e r o a d. T h e r e al c a pt ai n of t his v ess el d u b b e d m e “ C a pt ai n Zi g Z a g” as I b attl e d t h e w a v es i n a n att e m pt t o m ai nt ai n a ‘str ai g ht c o urs e’. E v e n wit h air cr aft, t h er e m a y b e s e v er al c o urs e c orr e cti o ns as a pl a n e s p e e ds t o w ar d its d esti n ati o n. T h e pil ot t ells us h e will c h a n g e t h e fli g ht pl a n t o g o ar o u n d a st or m – t h o u g h fr e q u e nt t ur b ul e n c e f e els li k e h e c h os e i nst e a d t o fl y ri g ht t hr o u g h it. Or, di d it a p p e ar wit h o ut a n y w ar ni n g … q uit e u n e x p e ct e dl y ? H a v e y o u e v er b e e n c a u g ht c o m pl et el y b y s ur pris e i n o n e of lif e’s st or ms ? W h et h er b y s e a, air or r o a d, t h e y t ell us t o f ast e n o ur s e at b elt f or t h e ri d e! I r e a d (i n a ‘ v a c ati o n n o v el’ of all pl a c es) t h at G o d s e n ds us t h e w e at h er … w h at w e d o wit h it or w h at it d o es t o us d e p e n ds o n h o w s kill e d w e ar e at n a vi g ati n g. H ol d o n, b ut n ot t o o ti g htl y …

1. A s y o u l o o k b a c k o v e r t h e p a st si x m o nt h s a n d l o o k f o r w a r d, w h at n e e d s t o c h a n g e ?

2. J ot d o w n s o m e c o u r s e c o r r e cti o n s y o u n e e d t o m a k e.

3. M a k e d efi niti v e pl a n s f o r t h e n e xt f e w w e e k s a n d m o nt h s. D et e r mi n e t o f oll o w t h e m a n d g et b a c k o n c o u r s e.

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W e e k t w e nt y - si x

B e Bi g, b e littl e – Y o u C h o os e!

As a y o u n g st u d e nt i n U g a n d a, o n e of t h e m a n y p o e ms I w as r e q uir e d t o l e ar n a n d r e cit e w as “ M y S h a d o w” b y R o b ert L o uis St e v e ns o n. It is a m a zi n g h o w eff ortl essl y I r e c all t h e si n gs o n g m a n n er i n w hi c h I l e ar n e d: “I h a v e a littl e s h a d o w t h at g o es i n a n d o ut wit h m e, a n d w h at c a n b e t h e us e of hi m is m or e t h a n I c a n s e e …” D uri n g o ur f a mil y v a c ati o n, I w as w al ki n g o n t h e b e a c h, a n d y o u will n ot b eli e v e w h at I r a n i nt o - - m y s h a d o w! Of c o urs e, m y ni n e - y e ar - ol d v oi c e i m m e di at el y b e g a n: I h a v e a littl e s h a d o w t h at g o es i n a n d o ut wit h m e! B ut w ait, m y s h a d o w w as l o n g a n d n ot littl e at all – I w as a gi a nt (t h a n k y o u m or ni n g s u n!). I r e m e m b er t h e B e nj a mi n Disr a eli q u ot e t h at “lif e is t o o s h ort t o b e littl e.” N o w, is n’t t h at a p o w erf ul b eli ef t o w a k e u p t o e v er y m or ni n g ? W e c a n n ot r e mi n d o urs el v es e n o u g h t o t hi n k bi g, a n d b e b ol d n ot o nl y i n h o w w e e x pr ess o urs el v es, b ut als o t hr o u g h o ur d ail y a cti o ns. W h at r e all y is t h e p oi nt of b ei n g a n d d oi n g ot h er wis e or li k e M ari a n n e Willi a ms o n s a ys “ pl a yi n g s m all” t o m a k e M ar y or J o e m or e c o mf ort a bl e. Or, is it o urs el v es w e n e e d t o c o n vi n c e ?

1. W h at b u r ni n g d e si r e s h a v e y o u i g n o r e d ?

2. W h at e x c u s e s h a v e y o u c h o s e n ? W hi c h o n e s a r e, o r f e el r e al ?

3. W h at c h oi c e s d o y o u i nt e n d t o m a k e i n t hi s m o m e nt of y o u r lif e ?

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W e e k t w e nt y - s e v e n

1. S c h e d ul e s o m e n u rt u ri n g ti m e f o r e a c h d a y of t hi s w e e k.

2. Aft e r e a c h s e s si o n, j o u r n al y o u r f e eli n g s a n d g r atit u d e.

3. P r o mi s e y o u r s elf y o u will c r e at e “ m e ti m e ” at l e a st o n c e a d a y f o r t e n mi n ut e s f o r t h e r e st of y o u r lif e. G o o n, d o n’t b e af r ai d, t a k e t h e v o w n o w!

Mi n dl ess n essT a k e a g o o d l o o k at t h e w or d “ mi n dl ess n ess” – d o es it h a v e a n e g ati v e or p ositi v e ri n g t o y o u ? I m a gi n e f or a mi n ut e a s p a c e or pl a c e w h er e y o u h a v e n o a g e n d a: y o u si m pl y e m pt y o ut a n d d o n o t hi n g … n ot hi n g. W e p erf or m c o u ntl ess t as ks t hr o u g h o ut o ur d a y, m a n y of t h e m l e a vi n g us e m oti o n all y, m e nt all y a n d p h ysi c all y e x h a ust e d … h o w d o w e s ust ai n o ur p a c e wit h o ut a n y r e al br e a ks ? T h e n, I t hi n k, h o w s h ortsi g ht e d w e c a n all b e b y n ot cr e ati n g t h e s p a c e w e n e e d ri g ht w h er e w e ar e, n ot j ust o n a n n u al v a c ati o ns. W e c a n cl ai m t h e o p p ort u nit y - e v er y d a y - t o st o p t h e m a d n ess, sl o w d o w n, cl os e o ur e y es, b e gr at ef ul a n d si m pl y br e at h e: e a c h of us c a n cr e at e o ur o w n rit u als. S h ut t h e c o m p ut er d o w n, r e c y cl e t h e n e ws p a p er, c ut t h e li v e f e e ds of all t h e b a d n e ws o n t el e visi o n a n d l et g o …it is m or e t h a n a n oti o n, I k n o w … a n d y o u k n o w t o o. H o w e v er, t his w e e k, t wi c e e a c h d a y, tr y gi vi n g y o urs elf a mi ni - v a c ati o n at y o ur h o m e …s o m et hi n g, a n yt hi n g s m all – m a k e it s p e ci al.

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W e e k t w e nt y - ei g ht

N e w Y or k: A S u m m er S u ns etIt w as a b e a utif ul, stri ki n g si g ht – a n d b e c a us e t h e s u n d o es l o o k li k e it is f alli n g, I c o ul d h e ar a p a ni c k e d C hi c k e n Littl e d e cl ar e, “t h e s k y is f alli n g, t h e s k y is f alli n g.” W e c a us e o ur e art h t o o o z e t hi c k bl a c k m u c k a n d w e d u m p m o u n ds of r ef us e o n a d ail y b asis li k e c a n c er c ells s pr e a di n g t hr o u g h o ut a w ar m b o d y … a n d m a n y of us w o n d er h o w S h e h ol ds it all. I a m gr at ef ul o ur s k y h as n ot f all e n – t h at o ur m o o n still r e m e m b ers h er r h yt h mi c c y cl e a n d t h at E art h’s ast o u n di n g b e a ut y b ursts f ort h i n s pit e of us. W e stri n g t o g et h er w or ds a n d i d e as li k e “ e n vir o n m e nt al cl e a n - u p” a n d “ g ar b a g e dis p os al” – b ut w h er e d o w e r e all y p ut it all ? W h at p art of o ur e art h ‘ d es er v es’ t o h ol d o ur gr o wi n g d e bris ? Y et, o ur s u n ris es i n t h e e ast a n d s ets i n t h e w est e v e n i n N e w Y or k, L a g os a n d H o n g K o n g! I s o m eti m es w o n d er; is S h e h ol di n g h er br e at h … w aiti n g t o e x h al e ?

D o w h at y o u c a n t o h el p...

1. C h o o s e 3 e n vi r o n m e nt all y f ri e n dl y h a bit s o r rit u al s y o u c a n e st a bli s h wit hi n y o u r h o m e.

2. C h o o s e 3 lif e - s u st ai ni n g c o nt ri b uti o n s y o u c a n m a k e t o o u r E a rt h.

3. S h a r e y o u r d e ci si o n s wit h y o u r b u d d y a n d g et st a rt e d t hi s w e e k. C r e at e a m o nt hl y c h e c k -i n ti m e t o c o m p a r e n ot e s.

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H ats Off T o Y o u!I h a d n e v er b e e n a Girl S c o ut … u ntil r e c e ntl y, w ell … s ort of!

M a n y of us v ol u nt e er o ur ti m e – y e ar r o u n d – t o m a k e a diff er e n c e i n s o m e o n e els e’s lif e. It’s o nl y w h e n y o u g et i n t h e dirt a n d pl a y, es p e ci all y wit h o ur y o u n g p e o pl e, t h at y o u r e ali z e w h at a h u g e i m p a ct s h ari n g st ori es a n d e x c h a n gi n g i d e as a ct u all y h as o n t h e m. C a m pi n g o ut, (t h at’s m y c a bi n!) cr e ati n g a n d l e ar ni n g t o g et h er, l a u g ht er, s o n gs, t h e g o o d o ut d o ors a n d e v e n s ur vi vi n g ‘ b ei n g wit h o ut’ all hi g hli g ht i n v al u a bl e l ess o ns a n d r e al lif e s kills. I m a gi n e if e v er y 1 6 y e ar ol d c o ul d t al k wit h a n d as k a s u p p orti v e a d ult (i n a d diti o n t o t h eir p ar e nts) q u esti o ns a b o ut t h e i ns a n d o uts of lif e’s j o ur n e ys. I m a gi n e e nri c hi n g y o ur o w n lif e b y p arti ci p ati n g i n a y o u n g p ers o n’s e d u c ati o n. If y o u ar e n ot a n a cti v e v ol u nt e er s o m e w h er e, s o m e o n e i n y o ur o w n b a c k y ar d n e e ds Y O U ( n ot j ust y o ur m o n e y). Y o u c a n d o s o m u c h t o h el p a n d it b e gi ns wit h as ki n g t h e ‘ h o w’ a n d ‘ w h at’ q u esti o ns. G o o n … e ar n y o ur b a d g es ….

1. W h y w o ul d y o u v ol u nt e e r y o u r ti m e t o ot h e r s — w h at d o y o u h a v e t o off e r ?

2. W h o c o ul d b e n efit f r o m y o u r u ni q u e t al e nt s ? (j u st a b o ut e v e r y o n e! )

3. T hi s w e e k, c h o o s e t o gi v e b a c k s o m e w h e r e, a n d c r e at e a s u st ai n a bl e pl a n f o r c o nti n ui n g t o d o s o.

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W e e k t hi rt y

C a pt uri n g Lif eI d o n ot cl ai m t o b e a p h ot o gr a p h er, t h o u g h I h a v e a n e wf o u n d pl e as ur e i n c a pt uri n g n at ur e, o d d pi e c es a n d t h e si m pl e a n d e x oti c e x p eri e n c es as t h e y a p p e ar i n m y b o o k of lif e. S o m eti m es pi ct ur es tri g g er m y writi n g, ot h er ti m es a pi ct ur e I t o o k b ef or e st a n ds r e a d y t o c o m pl e m e nt m y t h o u g hts.R e al, n ot p h ot o -s h o p p e d pi ct ur es of lif e c a n r e v e al s o m u c h. Li k e n at ur e, m usi c, art a n d w or ds, pi ct ur es c a n t o u c h a n er v e i n us a n d u nr a v el a m yri a d of t h o u g hts a n d f e eli n gs t h at ot h er wis e w o ul d b e hi d d e n fr o m vi e w. S o o o o, I’ m w al ki n g d o w n t h e p at h, s et t o e nj o y a s u nris e o n A q ui a Cr e e k ( b ef or e t h e st art of m y Girl S c o ut – C a m p C E O m or ni n g) a n d o n t h e w a y d o w n I s e e t his b e a utif ul l e af h a n gi n g b y a m er e t hr e a d, s us p e n d e d ri g ht i n t h e mi d dl e of t h e p at h. I w o n d er w h at t h at i n d ustri o us s pi d er w as t hi n ki n g. Stri ki n g - cli c k, cli c k, t his I m ust s h ar e, it will n ot b e h er e f or l o n g. T hi n k of all t h e t err ai n y o u h a v e c o v er e d i n y o ur lif eti m e. H o w d o y o u c h o os e t o e x pr ess it all ? L o o k at s o m et hi n g t o d a y; s a v or it, t h e n tr y t o ‘s a v e it’ a n y w a y y o u c a n.

1. G r a b a c a m e r a —t hi s w e e k y o u r “ a s si g n m e nt ” i s t o t a k e pi ct u r e s of w h at e v e r st ri k e s y o u.

2. R efl e ct o n w h at y o u s a w o r e x p e ri e n c e d.

3. W h at l e s s o n s o r r e v el ati o n s c a n y o u s h a r e wit h ot h e r s ? I n vit e a f e w f ri e n d s o v e r f o r t e a a n d h a v e m e a ni n gf ul “i nt e nti o n al c o n v e r s ati o n s ” — s h a r e v al u a bl e e x c e r pt s f r o m y o u r b o o k of lif e.

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T h e Si m pl e T hi n gsI n m y tr a v els, I h a v e s e e n m a n y hist ori c sit es t h at c hr o ni cl e t h e ris e a n d f all of gr e at ci vili z ati o ns – s o m eti m es w e k n o w w h at h a p p e n e d, ot h er ti m es w e s p e c ul at e. Di d w e g o “t o o f ar” c a usi n g us t o b e gi n a g ai n, f or ci n g us b a c k t o s q u ar e o n e ? W e e nj o y o ur t e c h n ol o gi c al a d v a n c es a n d es p e ci all y r e v el i n t h e m o d er n w a ys i n w hi c h w e c o m m u ni c at e wit h e a c h ot h er. P er h a ps it is t h e ol d f as hi o n e d n ess i n m e t h at l o o ks b a c k o n t h e g o o d ol e’ d a ys w h e n w e c all e d e a c h ot h er b y p h o n e or b ett er y et, dr o p p e d b y i n p ers o n! I f e el w e h a v e l ost s o m et hi n g v er y i m p ort a nt – a ct u all y m a n y t hi n gs. I a m n ot t ot all y c o n vi n c e d t h at w h at w e h a v e r e pl a c e d t h e ol d w a ys wit h is c a p a bl e of n o uris hi n g o ur s o uls. P er h a ps t his is p art of o ur pr o bl e m. It e x pl ai ns w h y w e a d mir e t h e c ust o ms of p e o pl e w h o ar e n at ur all y c o n n e ct e d t o t h e ms el v es a n d o ur e art h. W e m a y n ot w a nt t o r e pl a c e a n y of o ur m o d er n d a y c o n v e ni e n c es or n e w w a ys of d oi n g t hi n gs. H o w e v er, is t h er e a g e n ui n e s u bstit ut e f or t h e a bilit y a n d pri vil e g e of t o u c hi n g, a n d h e ari n g o n e a n ot h er ? J ust r efl e cti n g ….

1. C all t w o f ri e n d s, s c h e d ul e a vi sit wit h at l e a st o n e — pl a n t o li st e n, t al k a n d s h a r e.

2. W h at c a n y o u m a k e “ si m pl e ” a g ai n ?

3. B u y b e a utif ul, n at u r e - b a s e d, bl a n k n ot e c a r d s — w rit e a n ot e, s h a r e h o w y o u f e el, m ail it. ( a n d s e n d o n e t o y o u r s elf t o o! )

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W e e k t hi rt y -t w o

1. W h at w o ul d y o u r e all y li k e t o e x p e ri e n c e a n d a r e af r ai d t o t r y ?

2. If y o u c a n, m a k e a pl a n t o g o d o it b y t h e ti m e y o u r 5 2 w e e k s e n d.

3. If y o u c a n’t, m a k e a n ot h e r c h oi c e u ntil y o u fi n d s o m et hi n g n e w y o u’ d li k e t o t r y. T ell y o u r b u d d y, m a y b e s h e’ll j oi n o r s u p p o rt y o u.

Att e m pti n g T h e U n k n o w nF e eli n g y o ur w a y, fi n di n g y o ur r h yt h m t a k es ti m e w h e n y o u ar e f a ci n g s o m et hi n g n e w. Y o u h a v e t o pr o p el y o ur w a y f or w ar d, g et s o m e m o v e m e nt g oi n g, as w ell as m ai nt ai n b al a n c e a n d dir e cti o n. S o m a n y t hi n gs c a n g o wr o n g: t o o d e e p, n ot d e e pl y e n o u g h, st e er ri g ht t o h e a d l eft a n d l eft t o h e a d ri g ht …i nstr u cti o ns c a n b e s o c o nf usi n g. Y o u m a y l os e p ati e n c e a n d w a nt t o u n d erst a n d h o w t o b e e x a ct i n w h at y o u ar e d oi n g … es p e ci all y if t h er e is a n a u di e n c e: p e o pl e ar e w at c hi n g …e x p e cti n g y o u t o f all i nt o t h e m ur k y w at ers b el o w t h at a w ait t h e i n e x p eri e n c e d. T h e l ess o n I e x p eri e n c e d w hilst p u nti n g i n O xf or d, E n gl a n d is t h at fri e n ds a n d e v e n p e o pl e y o u d o n’t k n o w ar e willi n g t o s u p p ort y o ur eff orts t o l e ar n a n d h el p y o u p us h a w a y fr o m c ollisi o n w h e n t h e y s e e it c o mi n g … a n d t h at, y es, it’s o k a y if it t a k es ti m e t o g ai n m o m e nt u m. Tr y i n s pit e of t h e p ossi biliti es of n ot wi n ni n g or n ot s u c c e e di n g. I m a gi n e n ot m a ki n g t h e eff ort at all. W e m a y r e m ai n ‘s af e,’ b ut n o a cti o n at all g ets us n o w h er e.

V e nt ur e o ut, t a k e a c h a n c e … g o o n, y o u c a n d o it!

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1. S p e n d ti m e wit h a n e w f ri e n d o r b e o p e n t o b ef ri e n d s o m e o n e e v e n if it’ s o nl y f o r a d a y ( vi sit t h e el d e rl y o r v ol u nt e e r y o u r ti m e ).

2. B e a t o u ri st i n y o u r o w n t o w n — s a v o r it s b e a ut y a n d e x pl o r e hi d d e n t r e a s u r e s.

3. T hi s w e e k, c a pt u r e a s u n ri s e, s u n s et o r si m pl y r e v el i n t h e m o o n’ s p h a s e.

Ti m e Is Pri c el ess...I e x p e ct e d t o b e al o n e f or t h e d a y – t o uri n g L o n d o n o n t h e bi g r e d, o p e n t o p, h o p - o n, a n d h o p - off b us. T h e l ast ti m e I a ct u all y t o ur e d it w as w h e n I w as 1 6; s o I g ot a r e al ki c k o ut of t h e w h ol e i d e a of d oi n g s o a g ai n i n a cit y I oft e n visit. S h ortl y aft er I b o ar d e d t h e t o ur b us at B a k er Str e et, a y o u n g C hi n es e w o m a n ( w h o h a d li v e d i n T h e H a g u e f or t h e p ast ei g ht y e ars) as k e d m e t o t a k e a pi ct ur e of h er. S h e, t o o, w as tr a v eli n g al o n e. T h at w as t h e b e gi n ni n g of a ni n e - h o ur ‘j o ur n e y of fri e n ds hi p’ t o g et h er. Ji n g a n d I w at c h e d t h e f a m o us c h a n gi n g of t h e g u ar ds, t o ur e d B u c ki n g h a m P al a c e, cr uis e d d o w n t h e Ri v er T h a m es a n d s o a k e d i n t h e ot h er hist ori c sit es. A n o nl o o k er w o ul d h a v e ass u m e d w e w er e ol d fri e n ds: c h atti n g a w a y, l a u g hi n g, t a ki n g pi ct ur es t o g et h er, a n d c at c hi n g u p wit h lif e. I n o n e of t h e e x q uisit e p al a c e st at er o o ms, s h e e x cit e dl y e x cl ai m e d, “ M o z ell a, t his r e all y is a f air y t al e!” Ji n g w as a n o p e n, w ar m, i nt elli g e nt a n d r efr es hi n g r e mi n d er t h at fri e n ds hi p oft e n b e gi ns b et w e e n str a n g ers w h o si m pl y e x c h a n g e h ell os.

S mil e at s o m e o n e y o u d o n’t k n o w!

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W e e k t hi rt y -f o u r

I ntri c at el y C o n n e ct e dW e k n o w t h at c ells h a v e t h eir o w n i nt elli g e n c e, a n d o p er at e wit hi n or g a nis ms i n b ot h c o o p er ati v e a n d a d v ers e w a ys. I o n c e r e a d t h at e a c h h u m a n b ei n g is li k e a c ell wit hi n t h e b o d y of e art h a n d t h at w e i n di vi d u all y a n d c oll e cti v el y pl a y r ol es si mil ar t o t h at of a c ell i n o ur o w n b o di es. S o m e c ells f e e d a n d b uil d … ot h ers a p p e ar li k e r e n e g a d es wit h d estr u cti v e i nt e nti o ns. W e ar e i ntri c at el y c o n n e ct e d t o e a c h ot h er a n d o ur h ost b o d y, m ot h er e art h. D o w e a ct as if w e r e ali z e t his c o n n e cti o n ? W e t y pi c all y d o n ot t hi n k t h at w h at o n e c ell ‘f e els’ a n d d o es i n o n e p art of t h e b o d y c a n pr of o u n dl y aff e ct a n ot h er. Li k e wis e, w e d o n ot u n d erst a n d t h at w h at w e d o i n o n e c or n er of t h e w orl d c a n a ct u all y r e v er b er at e a n d i nfl u e n c e ot h ers all o v er o ur e art h. Li k e t h e h u g e tr e e r o ot a b o v e – e a c h p art i n o n e w a y or a n ot h er t o u c h es t h e w h ol e. I m a gi n e if w e b eli e v e d t h at e v er y t h o u g ht, f e eli n g a n d a cti o n h a d s o m e i m p ort a nt c o ns e q u e n c e t o o urs el v es, or o n s o m e o n e or s o m et hi n g els e. T hi n k a b o ut t h e i m p a ct …

1. D o y o u f e el di s c o n n e ct e d f r o m y o u r s elf o r s o m e o n e y o u u s e d t o b e cl o s e t o ?

2. W h at c o n s ci o u s c o n n e cti o n d o y o u h a v e, if a n y, t o o u r m ot h e r e a rt h ?

3. Si n c e y o u’ r e c o n n e ct e d r e g a r dl e s s, w h at c a n y o u d o, t hi s w e e k, t o r e - e st a bli s h a m o r e mi n df ul, t a n gi bl e b o n d ?

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W e e k t hi rt y -fi v e

1. T hi n k of a v al u a bl e l e s s o n lif e h a s t a u g ht y o u.

2. W rit e d o w n t h e k e y c o m p o n e nt s a n d b e n efit s..

3. Si g n i nt o G W S C a n d c o n s ci o u sl y off e r it t o a n y o n e w h o m a y n e e d it.

A T al ki n g Cir cl e“ All st a g es of lif e ar e m ar k e d b y m e eti n gs u n d er t h e c o n v ers ati o n tr e e” – J os e p h Ki - Z er b o. E v er y c ult ur e, e v er y m aj or pi e c e of writi n g hi g hli g hts a n d c el e br at es t h e vit al i m p ort a n c e of c o n v ers ati o n – of o ur n e e d t o c o m m u ni c at e wit h e a c h ot h er. Gr e at writi n gs, artif a cts, art a n d m usi c fill m us e u ms. T h e y ar e e vi d e n c e t h at h u m a n ki n d h as al w a ys n e e d e d a n d d esir e d p o w erf ul f or ms of di al o g u e. L o v e Is A M o u nt ai n h osts its t al ki n g cir cl e – Gl o b al W o m e n St or y Cir cl e ( G W S C) t o f a cilit at e m e a ni n gf ul c o n v ers ati o ns. W e e n c o ur a g e w o m e n ( a n d br a v e m e n) fr o m ar o u n d t h e w orl d t o s h ar e a diff er e nt ki n d of n e ws – t h eir o w n. T his v e hi cl e c a n o p e n d o ors, cr oss b o u n d ari es a n d di mi nis h b arri ers b uilt b y i g n or a n c e. W e c a n tr a nsf or m t h e w a y w e u n d erst a n d a n d e m br a c e e a c h ot h er b y dir e ctl y c o n n e cti n g t o li k e - mi n d e d p e o pl e i n a n ot h er p art of o ur c o u ntr y or o ur w orl d – h a vi n g a p e n p al – b ut wit h l ar g er, m or e p ur p os e -fill e d o bj e cti v es a n d o ut c o m es. I i n vit e y o u t o cr e at e or j oi n i n a cir cl e of c o n v ers ati o n at w w w. gl o b al w o m e nst or y cir cl e. c o m.

T ell y o ur st or y a n d s h ar e y o ur wis d o m!

Reflections

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W e e k t hi rt y - si x

T al ki n g Cir cl e 2F el a A ni k ul a p o - K uti – I a m n ot s ur e w h y I f e el s o ast o u n d e d t h at T h e S hri n e, F el a’s cl u b, t hri v e d o n Br o a d w a y. P er h a ps it is t h e tr a ns p ort ati o n of t his v er y Ni g eri a n vi br a n c y fr o m t h e str e ets of L a g os t o M ai n Str e et, N e w Y or k ? T h e a ct ors w er e tr e m e n d o us i n p ortr a yi n g F el a’s artisti c, p ers o n al a n d p oliti c al st yl e. F el a w as a d e pt at s p e a ki n g t hr o u g h his m usi c. H e w as als o r a u c o us, v er y c o ntr o v ersi al, a n d hi g hl y e nt ert ai ni n g. T h e pl a y, F el a, pr o vi d es a cr e ati v e e d u c ati o n t h at e xt e n ds w ell b e y o n d t h e st a g e, i nt o t h e s urr o u n di n g t h e atr e a n d t hr o u g h t h e oft e n - p uls ati n g, e nt h usi asti c a u di e n c e. T h e m or e w e ar e a bl e a n d e n c o ur a g e d t o p e er i nt o s o m e o n e els e’s w orl d, t h e m or e o p e n w e b e c o m e t o a wi d e arr a y of c ult ur es a n d v al u es t h at e xist i n o ur e x p a nsi v e, i nt er c o n n e ct e d w e b. W h e n w e t al k t o di v ers e p e o pl e, w e h a v e a n o p p ort u nit y t o dis c o v er t h e u n d erl yi n g st ori es b e hi n d n arr o w n e ws p a p er h e a dli n es. W e l e ar n t o a p pr e ci at e t h at ‘tr u e’ c o m m u ni c ati o n is a n eff e cti v e m e a ns of u n d erst a n di n g a n d t ol er ati n g e a c h ot h er. E v e n if y o u ar e n ot o n c e nt er st a g e, y o ur st or y h as s o m et hi n g i m p ort a nt t o a d d t o h o w s o m e o n e els e pr o c ess es t h e w orl d. S p e a k u p …

1. T hi n k of a m aj o r g r o u p of p e o pl e y o u k n o w v e r y littl e a b o ut.

2. T hi n k of s o m e o n e y o u k n o w w h o s e c ult u r e i s diff e r e nt f r o m y o u r s.

3. St a rt a c o n v e r s ati o n, b uil d t r u st a n d a s k a b o ut t h ei r o pi ni o n s a n d b eli ef s y st e m s.

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W e e k t hi rt y - s e v e n

1. R e a d a b o ut a m et a p h y si c al t o pi c y o u k n o w littl e a b o ut.

2. C o n si d e r vi siti n g s o m e o n e el s e’ s pl a c e of w o r s hi p.

3. I n w riti n g, a c k n o wl e d g e y o u r g r o wt h a n d s hift of c o n s ci o u s n e s s.

S e cr ets R e v e al e dI a bs ol ut el y l o v e t his titl e of J J Mi c h a el’s n o v el. I d o n ot r e a d fi cti o n oft e n; h o w e v er, e a c h o n e of h er l ast t hr e e titl es r e pr es e nts m ast erf ul st or yt elli n g a b o ut a d v e nt ur es i nt o t h e s e e mi n gl y c o nfli cti n g cr ossr o a ds of mi n d, b o d y a n d s pirit: “ Lif e Is N e v er As It S e e ms” a n d “It’s N ot O v er Y et” ar e p a g e t ur n ers! T h er e ar e m a n y “s e cr ets” u nf ol di n g i n o ur w orl d t h at d o n ot r e c ei v e m u c h m ai nstr e a m att e nti o n, at l e ast, n ot y et. M ost p e o pl e ar e still distr a ct e d a n d m es m eri z e d b y t h e p oliti cs of lif e a n d t h e s e ns ati o n al h e a dli n es t h at r el e ntl essl y b o m b ar d us. H o w e v er, all o v er o ur e art h, t h er e ar e s m all a n d l ar g e cir cl es of p e o pl e c o n n e cti n g wit h e a c h ot h er ar o u n d e x p eri e n c es a n d i nf or m ati o n t h at o p e n t h eir h e arts a n d mi n d – t h at m a k es t h e m gr o w. T h er e ar e hist ori c sit es, h a p p e ni n gs a n d d at es t h at h a v e m ar k e d hi g hl y si g nifi c a nt e v e nts i n o ur pl a n et ar y ( a n d p ers o n al) e v ol uti o n – y o u will n ot r e a d a b o ut t h e m i n T h e W as hi n gt o n P ost …t h er ef or e, m a n y of t h e m h a v e s o f ar o c c urr e d u n n oti c e d. W orl d c o ns ci o us n ess is r a pi dl y m o vi n g t o w ar d n e w p ar a di g ms. O ur i n di vi d u al li v es ar e als o a p art of t his tr a nsf or m ati o n. E x pl or e …

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W e e k t hi rt y - ei g ht

A ut u m n - - Ti m e T o C h a n g eVisi o n ari es ar e t al ki n g a b o ut c h a n g e; it is i n t h e air … e v er y w h er e! I h e ar d a l o c al h os pit al e x e c uti v e s p e a k of “ Tr a nsf or mi n g C ar e.” H e pr o p os es t h at a “ mi n d, b o d y, s pirit” a p pr o a c h t o h e alt h c ar e is a n ess e nti al st e p i n t h e ri g ht dir e cti o n. T h e y ar e a cti v el y p urs ui n g a w ell n ess - b as e d m o d el as t h e 21st c e nt ur y w a y t o e d u c at e a n d e m p o w er t h eir c o m m u nit y i n t h e all - e n c o m p assi n g m e a ni n g of w ell - b ei n g. N B C o n c e air e d a w e e kl o n g s p e ci al c all e d “ E d u c ati o n N ati o n” – a g ai n t h e t o pi c of c h a n g e. O ur f ail e d p u bli c s c h o ol s yst e ms m ust i n c or p or at e i n n o v ati v e m o d els t h at e x pl or e a n d i n c or p or at e t h e diff er e nt w a ys o ur c hil dr e n l e ar n. E d u c at ors ar e c alli n g f or a ns w ers t o t h e q u esti o n of “ h o w t o fi x o ur s c h o ols” a n d t e a c h ers m ust f a c e t h eir p art i n t his c h all e n g e. K e e n lif e o bs er v ers li k e J J Mi c h a el (l ast w e e k’s S e cr ets U nr a v el e d) h el p us c o n n e ct t h e d ots b et w e e n w h at h a p p e ns o ut w ar dl y wit h t h e i n n er m e a ni n gs a n d c o ns e q u e n c es. S h e off ers a “ mi n d, b o d y, s pirit” e x pl a n ati o n t o e v er yt hi n g w e e n c o u nt er i n o ur li v es …tr ul y, lif e is n e v er as it s e e ms.

1. W h at h oli sti c c h a n g e s d o y o u p r o p o s e f o r y o u r lif e ?

2. It t a k e s a vill a g e – w h e r e’ s y o u r s ?

3. W h at s e a s o n of c h a n g e a r e y o u e nt e ri n g ? H o w a r e y o u p r e p a ri n g ?

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W e e k t hi rt y - ni n e

C o ns ci o us n essM y fri e n d Di cti o n ar y off er e d t his d efi niti o n: “t h e f a ct of a w ar e n ess b y t h e mi n d of its elf a n d t h e w orl d … o n e’s a w ar e n ess or p er c e pti o n of s o m et hi n g.” I s ki p p e d G o o gl e – s h e oft e n h as a n o v er w h el mi n g a m o u nt of i nf or m ati o n!

C o ns ci o us n ess is a bi g, p o w er - p a c k e d w or d. T h e e x p a nsi o n of o ur i n di vi d u al a n d c oll e cti v e c o ns ci o us n ess is l ar g el y h o w w e will f ulfill t h e pr o mis es of a n e w w orl d. S o m e ar e o bli vi o us t o w h at is g oi n g o n ar o u n d t h e m a n d ar e bli n dsi d e d b y t h e ‘ u n e x p e ct e d’ a n d k n o c k e d off t h eir f e et. A n d, f or t h os e w h o c o nsi d er t h e ms el v es ‘ w orl dl y’ a n d i n t h e ‘ k n o w’ … a b o ut w h at ? T h e m e di a m a ni p ul at es a n d dir e cts o ur f o c us. I n t h e m e a nti m e, t h er e is s o m u c h m or e h a p p e ni n g at d e e p er l e v els; e v e nts a n d i m p a ctf ul c h a n g es h e a di n g o ur w a y; a n d, w ar ni n g si g ns w e h a v e f ail e d t o h e e d. H o w e v er, u nli k e H urri c a n e S a n d y, t h es e c h a n g es ar e n ot b ei n g as w ell -tr a c k e d, at l e ast n ot b y o ur m aj or n et w or ks. “ … us e y o ur i m a gi n ati o n a n d i nt e nti o n t o c o m m a n d y o ur o w n e n er g y c o ns ci o usl y. C h o os e wis el y a n d y o u will c ert ai nl y b e gi n t o cr e at e m or e h e alt h, fl o w a n d a b u n d a n c e.” R e v el ati o ns f or a H e ali n g W orl d, b y R o n B a k er.

1. I n w h at a r e a s of y o u r lif e d o y o u n e e d m o r e c o n s ci o u s a w a r e n e s s ?

2. H o w will y o u a p p r o a c h t h e m diff e r e ntl y ?

3. D e s c ri b e y o u r vi si o n i n e a c h a r e a.

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W e e k f o rt y

M or e Q u esti o nsT a k e a d e e p br e at h – m or e d e cisi o ns ar e r e q uir e d!

W h er e v er y o u ar e i n t h e w orl d; y o u ar e i n vit e d t o p arti ci p at e. A n d, y o u d o n’t h a v e t o list e n t o a n y o n e ot h er t h a n y o ur i nt er n al s elf a n d g ui d es.

Y o u will n e e d a p e n cil wit h a g o o d er as er a n d s e v er al pi e c es of p a p er. T h e l a n ds c a p e:C ar ef ull y c h o os e at l e ast f o ur i m p ort a nt q u esti o ns or iss u es y o u w o ul d l o v e t o a d dr ess o n or b ef or e t h e e n d of y o ur 5 2 w e e ks. L et t h e m b e gi n wit h t h e w or ds “ W h y, H o w or W h at ?” R efr a m e y o ur q u esti o ns u ntil y o u h a v e t h e m j ust ri g ht … a n d dis c uss t h e m ( wit h y o urs elf) fr o m v ar yi n g si d es – y o urs, y o ur f a mili es a n d fri e n ds, t o o, if y o u w a nt.

B uil di n g a n d c o nstr u cti o n:S et y o ur o w n ‘ c o m pl eti o n’ d at es(s) – b ut s et o n e y o u m ust! S c h e d ul e ti m e t o writ e t h o u g htf ul r es p o ns es a n d i d e as t o y o ur q u esti o ns. B e i n t h e fl o w. I d e ntif y wit h y o ur p ur p os e, s e e k cl arit y, a n d c h o os e a d esi g n as y o u cr e at e a bl u e pri nt f or t h e n e w c h a pt ers y o u wis h t o s e e i n y o ur w orl d. It h el ps t o w or k wit hi n a s et fr a m e w or k or p ar a m et er.

1. D efi n e y o u r g o al s.

2. W h at t h o u g ht s a n d f e eli n g s d o y o u n e e d t o c h a n g e ?

3. W hi c h of y o u r a cti o n s a n d b e h a vi o r s n e e d t o b e m o difi e d o r s hift e d ?

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W e e k f o rt y - o n e

F all Is O n M y D o orst e pAs a ut u m n f oli a g e f a d es a w a y, it pr o vi d es a n at ur al r e mi n d er f or us t o ‘l et g o’ i n pr e p ar ati o n f or t h e q ui et, al m ost ‘lif el ess’ l o o ki n g still n ess t h at wi nt er bri n gs. B ut t h at’s j u m pi n g a h e a d, p er h a ps a littl e t o o q ui c kl y - - m ai nl y, t his is a gr e at ti m e t o gr at ef ull y t hi n k b a c k o n all t h e ‘ h ar v est tr e as ur es’ w e c a n h ol d as o ur o w n. I tr ust y o u h a v e l e ar n e d a n d e x p eri e n c e d a l ot a b o ut ti mi n g a n d t h e n at ur al or d er of t hi n gs. Pl a ns a n d g o als oft e n t a k e m u c h l o n g er t h a n w e e x p e ct. A bs e nt t hi n gs t h at ar e c o m pl et el y o ut of o ur c o ntr ol - t a ki n g t h e n e xt st e p is al w a ys a c h oi c e … a n d t h e n, t h er e’s o n e m or e st e p, a n d t h e n t h e n e xt … C h o os e a cris p w e e k e n d m or ni n g, t a k e a f e w pr e ci o us, b ut w ort h y m o m e nts, a n d writ e a n o d e t o y o ur c urr e nt s e as o n of lif e.

1. Fli p t h r o u g h t h e p a g e s of t hi s j o u r n al – r e m e m b e r t h e a d v e nt u r e s a n d w h at y o u c a pt u r e d.

2. T hi s w e e k, c h a rt t h e p a s s a g e of y o u r e x p e ct ati o n s – t h o s e y o u m et, t h o s e y o u l et g o of a n d t h o s e t h at a r e still p e n di n g.

3. L o o k a h e a d, a s s e s s y o u r ti m e f r a m e s a n d m a k e a ti m e - b a s e d d e ci si o n t o m o v e a h e a d b r a v el y. R e c o r d y o u r d e ci si o n.

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W e e k f o rt y -t w o

1. W h at a r e t h e a d v a nt a g e s o r di s a d v a nt a g e s y o u f a c e ?

2. W hi c h w a y will y o u g o ?

3. A n s w e r t h e w h y, w h e r e a n d h o w q u e sti o n s.

F e ar Of H ei g htsT h er e ar e m a n y t hi n gs p e o pl e ar e afr ai d of: p u bli c s p e a ki n g, d e at h, fl yi n g, w at er, s pi d ers, r ej e cti o n, f ail ur e a n d s u c c ess t o o – t o n a m e a f e w. Y o u pr o b a bl y h a v e h e ar d t h e r all yi n g cr y “f e el t h e f e ar a n d d o it a n y w a y.” Gr e at a d vi c e, y et it t a k es d et er mi n ati o n, s o m e d e cisi o n - m a ki n g a n d a pl a n t o m o v e b e y o n d o ur f e ars. I t hi n k it’s w ort h t h e eff ort t o r es ol v e w h at e v er h ol ds y o u b a c k fr o m f ull y e nj o yi n g a n d e x p eri e n ci n g all t h at lif e h as t o off er. W e h a v e t h e o p p ort u nit y a n d t h e pri vil e g e t o c h o os e w hi c h r o a d w e will t a k e ( e x c e pt w h e n w e d o n’t!). Tr yi n g is b ett er t h a n w o n d eri n g w h et h er y o u c o ul d h a v e d o n e it. S o m eti m es, tr yi n g mi g ht e v e n h urt. H o w e v er, if y o u d o n’t s u c c e e d, d o es t h at n e c ess aril y m e a n t h at y o u f ail e d ? I t hi n k it is m or e t h a n s e m a nti cs. H o w w e p er c ei v e a n y c h all e n g e or f e ar will d et er mi n e t o w h at e xt e nt w e st e p o utsi d e o ur c o mf ort z o n es. P er h a ps it is ti m e t o h a v e a cl os er l o o k a n d … m a k e a c h oi c e. M a y b e b u c kl e u p a n d j u m p ?!

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N a m ast eA c k n o wl e d gi n g t h e s a cr e d b e a ut y i n n at ur e is n ot oft e n dis p ut e d. A c k n o wl e d gi n g t h es e s a m e q u aliti es i n e a c h ot h er is l ess c o m m o n a n d t o o oft e n dis p ut e d. D uri n g m y p arti ci p ati o n i n S y d n e y Fr y mir e’s T h e Tr e k of Y o ur Lif e ™ t o N e p al, I e x p eri e n c e d a n d w as d e e pl y i ns pir e d b y t h e ri c h n ess of t h e N e p al es e c ult ur e. T h eir r e v er e nt gr e eti n g - N a m ast e - is a s al ut e t o t h e di vi nit y i n t h os e t h e y m e et, w h et h er fri e n d or str a n g ers. T h e p e o pl e of N e p al ar e i ntri c at el y a w ar e a n d c o ns ci o us of t h eir c o n n e cti o n t o e a c h ot h er, t h eir l a n d a n d t h e s a cr e d p o w ers t h at h ol d t h e b al a n c e t o g et h er. O h t h at w e w o ul d sil e ntl y r e c o g ni z e t h e t hr e a ds t h at li n k us t o o n e a n ot h er … e v e n b ett er if w e t a k e t h e o p p ort u niti es t o a u di bl y h o n or t h os e w h o w al k a cr oss o ur p at hs.

N a m ast e.

1. T hi s w e e k c o n s ci o u sl y l o o k p e o pl e i n t h e e y e s a n d sil e ntl y g r e et t h e m.

2. S mil e at st r a n g e r s wit h o ut e x p e ct ati o n s of a n y r e s p o n s e.

3. T a k e a w al k o ut si d e – e v e n if it’ s c ol d, n o w g r e et t h e l a n d.

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Al c h e m yI b eli e v e i n m a gi c a n d t h e e x p a nsi v e p ossi biliti es t h at fl o w dir e ctl y fr o m o ur I m a gi n ati o ns. I als o b eli e v e i n f airi es, el v es a n d e art h’s el e m e nt al b ei n gs … I r e all y d o. A n d, it’s o k a y if y o u t hi n k I’ m ‘ cr a z y’ b e c a us e, I pr o b a bl y a m … a n d q uit e c o nt e nt b ei n g s o! As t h e y e ar y o u h a v e s p e nt m o vi n g t hr o u g h t his j o ur n al dr a ws t o a cl os e, w h at q u esti o ns ar e y o u still f or mi n g a n d h ol di n g … w aiti n g f or a ns w ers t h at ar e ri g ht a n d tr u e f or y o u ? G o o n, b e br a v e, - a n d dr e a m – s pi n y o ur w or ds b eli e vi n g t h e y ar e t h e m a gi c t h at cr e at e g ol d.

1. W h at t w o sit u ati o n s w o ul d y o u l o v e t o h a v e c o m e t o g et h e r i n p e rf e ct ti mi n g ?

2. W rit e t h e m d o w n o n a n i n d e x c a r d.

3. R e a d t h e m at l e a st t wi c e a d a y a n d b e g r at ef ul f o r w h at y o u e x p e ct t o u nf ol d. C r e at e a g r atit u d e j o u r n al t o r e c o r d t h a n kf ul n e s s f o r w h at y o u h a v e a s w ell a s w h at y o u pl a n.

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T hr o u g h T h e Wi n d o w...O n a r ai n y d a y i n St ai n es, E n gl a n d o v erl o o ki n g t h e Ri v er T h a m es, t h e b e a ut y o n a n d t hr o u g h m y wi n d o w w as c a pti v ati n g. A s oft pitt er - p att er of dr o ps glist e n e d a n d r efl e ct e d li g ht fr o m i nsi d e a n d o ut. O n a s u n n y d a y i n St ai n es, fr o m t h e s a m e wi n d o w, I w at c h e d a n ot h er e pis o d e. A gr a c ef ul, w hit e s w a n gli d e d b y pr o u dl y a n d s m o ot hl y t hr o u g h t h e m ur k y w at ers of t his f a m e d ri v er – s e e mi n gl y o bli vi o us t o h er m arr e d e n vir o n m e nt – s o m e h o w o n e wit h it. A n d e a c h of t h es e d a ys, I p o n d er e d t h e si g nifi c a n c e of w h at w as b ef or e m e. T h es e w er e q ui et m o m e nts, y et p o w erf ul o p p ort u niti es t o c a pt ur e s o m e i nsi g ht b y si m pl y l o o ki n g t hr o u g h … T h er e ar e t w o si d es of a wi n d o w – t h at w hi c h is wit hi n a n d t h at w hi c h e xists wit h o ut.E v er y wi n d o w is a n d r e pr es e nts a n o p e ni n g, a n i n vit ati o n t o p a us e, r efl e ct a n d a bs or b lif e’s l ess o ns. W h at d o y o u s e e t hr o u g h y o ur wi n d o ws ?

1. C a pt u r e y o u r c u r r e nt f e eli n g s o n y o u r j o u r n al — s h o rt b ull et p oi nt s will d o j u st fi n e.

2. W h y d o y o u n e e d t o c h a n g e t h e m ?

3. Li st o n e o r t w o w a y s y o u c a n s hift y o u r e n e r g y a n d p e r c e pti o n s.

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Wit n essi n g T h e U n us u alI h a v e fl o w n t hr o u g h m a n y s ki es a n d d e e pl y e nj o y e d ‘t h e 3 5, 0 0 0 f e et p ers p e cti v e’. Fl yi n g h as all o w e d m e s o m e ri c h e x p eri e n c es. M y p o e m “ Fli g ht” s h ar es pr of o u n d t h o u g hts t h at fl o w e d t hr o u g h m e d uri n g o n e of m a n y j o ur n e ys b et w e e n E ur o p e a n d Afri c a. O n m y w a y b a c k fr o m t h e m ysti c al l a n d of P er u, I t o o k t h e a b o v e pi ct ur e – h ar d t o s e e, I k n o w, t h e b est m y littl e c a m er a c o ul d d o. I w as b ot h a w e d a n d d eli g ht e d b y w h at I s a w. I oft e n st ar e o ut a pl a n e’s wi n d o w, s e ei n g l o a ds of b e a utif ul a n d u n us u al l a n ds c a p es – oft e n i m a gi ni n g a n d d a y dr e a mi n g a b o ut w h at li es b el o w. N e v er h a d I s e e n t h e air pl a n e wit hi n w hi c h I w as tr a v eli n g, r efl e ct e d i n t h e cl o u ds, wit h a c ol or e d ri n g ar o u n d it. O h m y g os h, l o o k! Cli c k, cli c k. I di d n ot c ar e w h at t h e s ci e ntifi c e x pl a n ati o n w as - - I j ust f elt a ti n gli n g s e ns e of pr ot e cti o n a n d pri vil e g e t o wit n ess t his si g ht: li k e a m ysti c al m ess a g e … or s o m et hi n g! M y e y es ‘ c o ul d h a v e b e e n’ cl os e d, or I c o ul d h a v e b e e n distr a ct e d b y t h e e nt ert ai n m e nt off er e d d uri n g l o n g fli g hts. O ur gifts ar e oft e n o n t h e ot h er si d e of a wi n d o w, or d o or, w aiti n g f or us t o n oti c e, w aiti n g f or o ur l a u g ht er a n d j o y, w aiti n g t o b e c a pt ur e d … K e e p y o ur e y es o p e n, Cli c k, cli c k!

1. Cl o s e y o u r e y e s f o r a f e w mi n ut e s a n d a s k y o u r s elf “ w h at h a v e I b e e n mi s si n g b e c a u s e m y e y e s w e r e “ cl o s e d ” ?

2. N o w a n s w e r t hi s q u e sti o n e v e r y d a y t hi s w e e k.

3. V o w t o st a y o p e n a n d r e c e pti v e — c r e at e a w a y t o r e mi n d y o u r s elf t o d o s o.

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W e alt hI p arti c ul arl y r es o n at e wit h t h e ar c h ai c, di cti o n ar y d efi niti o n of w e alt h as “ w ell b ei n g.” At T h e W e alt h Cl u b ®, t h e si g n at ur e pr o gr a m of Risi n g S u n Pr o gr a ms ®, a W as hi n gt o n, D. C. b as e d n o n - pr ofit or g a ni z ati o n; w e t e a c h y o ut h a n d y o u n g a d ults t h at w e alt h e n c o m p ass es a w ell - b ei n g of t h e mi n d, b o d y a n d s pirit. C a n y o u t hi n k of a n y si n gl e it e m t h at e v er y o n e, virt u all y all o v er t h e w orl d w a nts m or e t h a n w h at is r e pr es e nt e d i n t h at o n e w or d: w e alt h ? I n m y tr a v els i n K e n y a, t his r o a dsi d e si g n s p e a ks of e d u c ati o n as w e alt h a n d r ef ers t o it as ‘li g ht.’ W h et h er i n N air o bi’s sl u ms at Ki b er a or its affl u e nt s u b ur bs of R u n d a, s o m e f or m of w e alt h is us u all y at t h e f or efr o nt of m ost p e o pl e’s d esir es a n d g o als. C a n y o u t hi n k of a n y w a y t h at y o u c a n h el p, t e a c h or e n c o ur a g e s o m e o n e els e t o s e e k a n d fi n d h o w t o f ulfill t h eir wis h f or w ell b ei n g i n t h eir li v es ? It’s a g o al w ort h w or ki n g f or a n d a s er vi c e w ort h gi vi n g.

1. T hi n k of a f e w y o u n g p e o pl e y o u k n o w.

2. W h at c a n y o u d o t o pl a nt a s e e d o r e n ri c hi n g c o n v e r s ati o n i n t h ei r mi n d s ?

3. H o w d o y o u d efi n e w e alt h i n y o u r o w n lif e ?

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C o n n e cti n g T h e D otsI h a v e w h at mi g ht b e c o nsi d er e d a n o d d, t e di o us pr a cti c e. O k a y, I h a v e m a n y pr a cti c es t h at mi g ht b e l a b el e d o d d! W h at I a m a b o ut t o s h ar e t h o u g h, h as h el p e d m e f or d e c a d es; y o u mi g ht li k e it t o o, or s o m e v ersi o n of it . S o o o o, h er e g o es: I h a v e b e e n a n a vi d r e a d er all m y lif e. As I r e a d, I u n d erli n e k e y p ass a g es t h at ‘s p e a k’ t o m e – es p e ci all y t h os e t h at ar e i nstr u cti o n al or i ns pir ati o n al, t h e o n es I’ d li k e t o r e - visit. T h e n, w h e n I’ m d o n e r e a di n g t h e b o o k, I g o b a c k a n d r e c or d, b y h a n d, t h e m ost p oi g n a nt of t h e p hr as es I h a v e hi g hli g ht e d. O v er t h e p ast t hirt y y e ars, t h es e n ot es h a v e fill e d m a n y p a g es of j o ur n als a n d i n d e x c ar ds. T h es e n ot es r e mi n d m e t h at e v er yt hi n g I l e ar n a n d e x p eri e n c e; e v er yt hi n g I d o a n d h a v e c o n n e cts t o w h o I a m. D uri n g p eri o di c di ps i n m y e n er g y ( w e all h a v e t h e m!) or j ust w h e n I h a v e s o m e gr e at d o w nti m e; I p ull o ut a j o ur n al f ull of wis d o m fr o m t h e m a n y diff er e nt b o o ks I’ v e g o n e t hr o u g h a n d a bs or b bits a n d pi e c es of t h e m all o v er a g ai n. It’s a h u g e r ej u v e n ati n g b o ost. R e a d o n … writ e o n!

1. L o o k b a c k o v e r y o u r j o u r n al. I h o p e y o u will di s c o v e r t h at y o u h a v e c r e at e d a t o ol f o r a cti o n t o k e e p y o u m o vi n g t o w a r d y o u r d r e a m s … o n e y o u c o nti n u e t o u s e!

2. W h at a r e a s r e q ui r e m o r e c o n s ci e nti o u s w o r k f o r n e xt y e a r ? W h at m u st y o u d o n o w t o m o v e t o t h e n e xt l e v el ?

3. W rit e d o w n y o u r ‘ bl o c k s’ a n d s o m e i d e a s of h o w y o u i nt e n d t o o v e r c o m e t h e m. R e vi sit t hi s p a g e e v e r y d a y t hi s w e e k u ntil y o u d o s o m et hi n g a b o ut it.

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Ri g ht S p e e c h B e n e at h T h eir Wi n gsF e mi ni n e e n er g y is a vit al f or c e b e hi n d t h e h e ali n g of o ur pl a n et.

All of us n e e d ‘ w h ol e’ r ol e m o d els t o assist i n o ur u n d erst a n di n g a n d us a g e of ri g ht s p e e c h a n d c o m p assi o n at e a cti o n. T his oft e n r e q uir es pl a ci n g y o ur o w n e g o a n d iss u es asi d e. W h e n w e f alt er, t h e g o o d i nt e nti o ns of ot h ers c a n h el p st e a d y o ur f e et.

W h e n w e s o ar t o Ol y m pi c h ei g hts, w e i d e all y s e n d e a c h ot h er hi g h er, n ot p ull e a c h ot h er b a c k wit h e n er g y t h at di mi nis h es. E a c h d a y, e v er y ti m e y o u o p e n y o ur m o ut h, t h er e is a n o p p ort u nit y t o c h o os e. Will y o u us e y o ur e n er g y i n a w a y t h at d e pl et es s o m e o n e els e ? Or will y o u us e t h e p o w er of y o ur t h o u g hts, w or ds a n d f e eli n gs t o r e pl e nis h a n ot h er’s eff orts a n d i nt er n al r es o ur c es ? Li k e r a di o w a v es, w e ar e p o w erf ul tr a ns mitt ers. O ur y o u n g p e o pl e ar e n ot c o mi n g ‘ b e hi n d’ us … t h e y ar e alr e a d y i n fr o nt of us. S o, if w e c h o os e t o b e t h e wi n d b e n e at h t h eir wi n gs, st art wit h p ositi v e c o m m u ni c ati o n t h at will s er v e a n d s u p p ort t h e m t hr o u g h f or e v er! Ditt o f or y o ur fri e n ds, f a mil y a n d ass o ci at es.

1. Li st t h e n e g ati v e w o r d s a n d t h o u g ht s y o u h a bit u all y u s e.

2. R e pl a c e t h e s e t h o u g ht s wit h p o siti v e st at e m e nt s.

3. W rit e t h e m o n c a r d s, r e a d t h e m a n d c o m mit t o i n c o r p o r ati n g t h e m i n y o u r lif e.

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Sitti n g At T h e St o p Si g n, W aiti n’ F or T h e Li g ht T o T ur n Gr e e n!Y es, I di d d o t h at … a n d, I b et y o u h a v e t o o! W h at d o es it m e a n ? D o w e h a v e s o m u c h g oi n g o n t h at w e c a n’t f o c us o n e v er yt hi n g v yi n g f or o ur att e nti o n ? H a v e w e l ost t h e a bilit y t o c o n c e ntr at e o n o nl y o n e t hi n g at a ti m e ? W e h a v e all h e ar d t h e cl ari o n c all t o li v e i n t h e m o m e nt, y es, t his m o m e nt … T his O n e! Y et, w e oft e n fi n d o urs el v es o v erl o a d e d a n d c o m pl et el y s c att er e d. W e’r e dri vi n g, a n d o ur mi n ds ar e mil es a w a y fr o m w h er e o ur c ar is. I n t h e mi dst of h a vi n g f u n, w e’r e als o c o n c er n e d a b o ut w a ki n g u p i n ti m e f or t o m orr o w’s e arl y m or ni n g m e eti n g. I l a u g h e d w h e n I r e ali z e d t h er e w er e n o li g hts at t h e st o p si g n, n o c ars a n d I w as fr e e t o g o. I p ai d m or e att e nti o n t o m y dri vi n g a n d f o c us e d o n t h e o n e pl a c e I w as h e a d e d. S o, sl o w w a y d o w n. D o y o ur br e at hi n g – it w or ks. Cl os e y o ur e y es a n d t hi n k of s o m et hi n g y o u’r e gr at ef ul f or … utt er a s oft si g h a n d w his p er a sil e nt “t h a n k y o u”. St art a n d e n d y o ur d a y wit h a r efl e cti v e or m e dit ati v e pr a cti c e t h at w or ks f or y o u. W h at e v er it t a k es, sl o w d o w n!

1. W h at n e e d s t o s hift f o r y o u t o i n c o r p o r at e ( o r i n c r e a s e ) d ail y q ui et ti m e i n y o u r lif e ?

2. W rit e a f e w ‘ sl o w d o w n’, ‘ p a u s e h e r e’ a n d ‘t h a n k y o u’ si g n s f o r y o u r s elf a n d pl a c e t h e m st r at e gi c all y a r o u n d y o u r s p a c e a n d o n y o u r p at h.

3. S mil e, t hi n k a n d s a y t h a n k y o u a s oft e n a s y o u c a n.

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Reflections

W e e k fift y - o n e

Miss M ar y C o n v ers ati o nsIs t h er e s o m e o n e i n y o ur lif e w h o a cts as t h o u g h it is his or h er j o b t o n e g at e y o u, a n d w h at y o u st a n d f or ? T h e y s o m eti m es c arr y a m ess a g e t h at s a ys: “ y o u’r e n ot as g o o d as y o u t hi n k y o u ar e or as g o o d as p e o pl e s a y y o u ar e.”

I c all t his ki n d of n e g ati v e f e e d b a c k ‘ Miss M ar y C o n v ers ati o ns’: n o n - pr o d u cti v e, criti c al t al k t h at c a n s a p y o ur e n er g y a n d cr e at e d o u bt i n y o ur mi n d - - a n d t h e n y o u’r e off a n d r u n ni n g, r e pl a yi n g it o v er a n d o v er a g ai n.

T h er e’s n o p oi nt i n d ef e n di n g y o ur p ositi o n a g ai nst t his ki n d of c o n v ers ati o n. T o o m a n y of us c arr y a n e g ati v e, s elf -t al k tr a c k or t w o o n t h e C Ds t h at pl a y b et w e e n o ur e ars. S o, w h o n e e ds m or e ? O n e s ol uti o n li es i n t his “ D o N ot E nt er” si g n I p h ot o gr a p h e d al o n g t h e r o a dsi d e. Y o u k n o w ‘ hi m’ b y n a m e; m a y b e ‘s h e’ e v e n li v es i n y o ur h o m e ( w hi c h m a k es it e v e n m or e c h all e n gi n g). S o, d et er mi n e ri g ht n o w t o bl o c k t h e e ntr a n c e … d o n’t r e c or d w h at is s ai d. C o ns ci o usl y t ur n y o ur i nt er n al t a p e off a n d tr y t o s hift t h e c o n v ers ati o n.

If y o u’r e st u c k a n d h a v e t o h e ar it, d o n’t ‘list e n’ d e e pl y - hit t h e d el et e b utt o n as s o o n as y o u c a n a n d m e nt all y p ut u p a pr ot e cti v e ‘ d o n ot e nt er si g n’.

S mil e, w al k a w a y a n d r e affir m y o ur g o o d …

1. T hi s w e e k, b e a w a r e of n e g ati v e e n e r g y.

2. I m m e di at el y t u r n it i nt o p o siti v e a n d e n h a n ci n g t h o u g ht s.

3. C el e b r at e e a c h ti m e y o u o v e r c o m e t h e s e m e nt al o b st a cl e s.

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Reflections

W e e k fift y -t w o

D o It N o w!I us e d t o s a y t h at t h e “ P” i n m y mi d dl e n a m e st o o d f or ‘ pr o cr asti n ati o n’ – n ot e x a ctl y a g o o d t hi n g t o affir m!

‘ T o m orr o w’ h as s u c h a n all ur e … es p e ci all y w h e n it c o m es t o s o m et hi n g y o u r e all y n e e d t o b e gi n t o d a y. M a n y of us n e v er m a k e it t o t o d a y. T h er e is al w a ys a r e as o n, a ‘ g o o d’ r e as o n, t o a v oi d b e gi n ni n g a n d b esi d es – is n’t t h er e al w a ys t o m orr o w ? W h at st o ps us ? T h e s h ort a ns w er is f e ar – s o u n ds q ui p, y et w h at e v er r e as o n y o u c o m e u p wit h is li k el y t o h a v e a n u n d erl yi n g ori gi n t h er e. S o it m a y h el p t o as k w h y t h e c o nsist e nt d el a y... w h at’s y o ur f e ar c all e d ? I e m br a c e wis d o m t h at e n c o ur a g es us t o t a k e o n e s m all, c o nsist e nt st e p at a ti m e. T h at l e d m e t o b ett er “ P” w or ds li k e pl a n ni n g, pr e p ar ati o n, p ossi bilit y, p ers e v er a n c e a n d p o w er. Alt h o u g h o ur t as ks oft e n f e el m o n u m e nt al, ‘ n o w’ is a n es p e ci all y g o o d ti m e t o pl a n a n d pr e p ar e f or t h e w e e ks a n d m o nt hs a h e a d. W h at e v er y o ur m o u nt ai n is c all e d, e a c h i nt e nti o n al st e p y o u t a k e g ets y o u t o w h er e y o u’r e g oi n g.

1. K n o w w h y y o u a r e n ot c o nt e nt.

2. D e s c ri b e y o u r t r u e vi si o n i n e a c h a r e a of di s c o nt e nt.

3. W h at d o y o u n e e d t o g et t h e r e ? G o fi n d it. Y o u c a n d o it!

Reflections

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W h at’s N e xt ?C o n gr at ul ati o ns o n s u c c essf ull y fi nis hi n g y o ur 5 2 w e e k j o ur n e y – e v e n if it t o o k y o u m or e t h a n t h at ti m e fr a m e! Y o u h a v e c o ns ci o usl y a n d i nt e nti o n all y i nt er a ct e d wit h y o urs elf a n d t h e w orl d ar o u n d y o u.

Di d I s a y “fi nis hi n g” – a ct u all y, t his is a c o nti n u ati o n of y o ur o n g oi n g a n d gr o wi n g w a y of b ei n g i n t h e w orl d. A n d, it’s o k a y t o b a c ksli d e a n d l os e y o ur w a y o n c e i n a w hil e – t h at’s a n or m al, h u m a n r es p o ns e t o c h a n g e. D o n’t b e at y o urs elf u p – r e ali z e t h at e a c h d a y a n d e v er y m o m e nt r e pr es e nts a n o p p ort u nit y t o b e gi n a g ai n … w h at e v er h a p p e ns, d o n ot gi v e u p – st art a g ai n wit h e v e n m or e d et er mi n ati o n t o s u c c e e d!

I r e mi n d m y P ossi bilit y C o a c hi n g ™ cli e nts of o n e of m y f a v orit e Al b ert Ei nst ei n q u ot es: “I m a gi n ati o n is e v er yt hi n g. It is t h e pr e vi e w of lif e’s c o mi n g attr a cti o ns.”

T his is y o ur lif e s o cl ai m it: S e e it, f e el it, s a y it, writ e it d o w n, B E it a n d d o it!Cr e at e m a gi c – t h e w orl d is w aiti n g f or y o u.

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