What bothers me
What I love
What I push away
What happens to me
The emotions I have about what happens to others
The people around me
Myfeelings about the weather

What speaks to you?
What speaks to you that you don’t know how to translate?

Direct Mail Opt Out http://www.directmail.com/directory/mail_preference/
Allows you to opt out of all kinds of sales, political, charity, magazine offers and opt into ones you want – Check in with yourself twice before checking yes you want it! Do you really? Be sure to send the confirmation email back!

National Do Not Call Registry 888-382-1222 www.donotcall.gov
Removes your number permanently. Can be used for all phones, including cell phones. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stop most telemarketing calls, but not all. Political organizations, charities, and telephone surveyors are still permitted, as are calls from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you’ve provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls. However, if you ask a company with which you have an existing business relationship to place your number on its own do-not-call list, it must honor your request. You should keep a record of the date you make the request.

Removal from pre-approved credit and loan offers :
888-567-8688 https://www.optoutprescreen.com/?rf=t
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) you have the right to Opt-Out of pre-screen
and pre-approved offers for credit or insurance directly with the Consumer
Reporting Companies, Equifax, Experian, Innovis and TransUnion. If you want permanent removal you ‘ll have to print, sign and send the form, otherwise you get a 5 year removal. You can always opt in again for either.

State Do Not Call Registry http://dnc.attorneygeneral.gov/ 08/10/2012
5 years
Not sure state registry isn’t redundant but it is available.

The person who can be successful is one who stays flexible, curious, asks questions. They are people who are willing to change, to be wrong, to experiment and try something new.

Funny how it doesn’t matter what the area of life we’re looking at. Successful people are all the same.

Saw an article today about Oprah having a show called “Master’s Class.” Its about lessons and stories from people she sees as having impacted the world. Nice. But something is missing.

Is it only the big names who are known to millions who impact the world? Are they truly the world changers? Do they have our answers or maybe just their own answers? I believe its time for a new world order of masters. A master is one who lives his or her life from their joy. One who has defined who they are and who they want to be from their own values and enthusiasms.

In my Master’s Class I’d have Siri. She has spent the last year designing and building a “green” house with her husband. She works daily on the gardens to beautify the land. She’s designated 2011 the “year of fun.” She is my idea of a master.

We can’t all be Oprahs or any who will appear in her Master Class, but when we live from our joy we become an example of what’s possible for all.

Maybe what you’re supposed to do with the rest of your life is what you are doing or if you don’t like what you’re doing maybe its to find what your heart calls for and enjoy it. Over the past few years I have redefined productive. Productive is creating a life I love. When I do that I give others the courage to do it too. What better service is there?

Would delight in hearing your thoughts!

A view of Sprogels Run, my backyard

Here’s my list so far. Looking forward to yours!
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What is different in my life when I love and cherished myself just as I am?
I would catch and stop self criticism quicker,
I would appreciate myself more
expand community of like minded people
invest in getting to know a couple interesting people I’ve met
enjoy eating more greens

When I love and cherish myself I:
am more present,
turn off mind chatter when I notice it,
notice it more often,
set up appropriate boundaries
am kinder to myself and others

Loving and cherishing myself, the qualities I bring into my life are:
beauty
peace
order
simplicity
joy

Some things I add to my life when I truly love and accept myself just as I am:
more time in nature
visit  beautiful parks & gardens
more travel
read more Rilke and Rumi

Some things I subtract from my life when I love and accept myself just as I am:
toxic cleaning products
toxic thinking
some sugar

Yours?

“Over many years of working with women I’ve discovered that something quite wonderful and mysterious happens when groups of women come together to support and learn from one another. The group energy creates a metaphorical bowl or container in which the deep essence of our feminine nature, the feminine soul, is held and can then be experienced by those present. Reconnecting with the feminine soul helps women to remember who they are in a world that is often confusing and damaging to women’s psyches.”
~ The Fierce Beauty Club…Elizabeth Herron

I’ve found this not only to be true for women, but for men as well who are willing to step out of the roles society has put them in and connect to who they really are.

Where do we find this community?
How can we continue to nourish this?
What do you want in a community?

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