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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach Gail</dc:creator>
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<p>We, at Greater Vision, decided to utilize this global platform of Social Media, connecting each of us, through time and space, as an opportunity to invite you or anyone in your life, regardless of where they reside in the world, to accept this opportunity to consider our invitation.</p>
<p>When you know of an opportunity that can make a positive impact in another person’s life, it is a true gift, and a generous obligation, to share in the knowing. This invitation allows you the opportunity to RSVP to something that will transform and elevate your life, as you know it to be today.</p>
<p>Please feel welcomed as you join our Global Virtual Party.</p>
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<p>In the past, I have invited people to study and learn with us at Greater Vision through our incredibly thought provoking Karma Farm Philanthropy Progam.<br />
I will state up front&#8230;.this is about INVESTING into GETTING what you want in your life. We are always about offering choice, and this is no different.  Take the challenge and read on, or do what all those other people,  often do, and click the x already knowing this is not for you.  The choice, as always, is completely yours.  We are here to fully support the people in our lives, that are equally ready to move forward with us, not to convince others, the time is now.</p>
<p>Greater Vision Coaching and Training has organized a  Virtual Meet-Up . This will be a powerful 12 week process for creating new, desired results, that you have not yet tapped into, be it in your business, your relationships, your love life or your personal journey.</p>
<p>You will discover a newfound clarity about what you truly desire to become, do and have.</p>
<p>Imagine for a moment, all that your heart truly wishes for, yearns to experience, maybe it is that relationship or marriage, you dream about it, maybe even at times, you say to yourself, “I wish this was possible.” Now feel, what it feels like to have that very thing that keeps taunting you, that is so close to your reality, just beyond your reach. Feel it now.  Next, allow yourself to feel the sense of  joy, happiness, you will be living, when you now have that exact experience, that once felt impossible.</p>
<p>What is it like to always be putting it off , for that &#8220;someday/oneday&#8221;.</p>
<p>Let this opportunity be YOUR DAY.</p>
<p>What do you want now? What would you have to do in order to have it now? What will you do when you now have it in your hands waiting to unfold just like you visioned? What then&#8230;</p>
<p>We are committed to helping you, discover that part of your mind, that will be in a constant state of considering all the ways to achieve your desired goals. There is never just one way to achieve what you  want. As you make a continual effort to read and refine your goals often, you will be allowing them to BE cemented in the frontal cortex of your brain. Ready to unfold your reality, when you say YES.</p>
<p>Each lesson will built upon the previous, which obviously increases the effectiveness and affords you the ability to adapt it to your life now, and of course the repetition of each lesson will ensure permanent change. A shift of habits is the necessary component for lasting change. After all&#8230;if you continually do what you have always done, and it is not working, you will most definitely continue to get the same unwanted effects. How does that land and feel. Your life being the exact way it is right now, 1-3-5 years from now.</p>
<p>Makes sense, that when you go through a few quick and even uncomfortable shifts. You are most definitely setting yourself up for a positive change.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not about to tell you, how simple, easy and effortless this process is going to be. Other people, I am sure have attempted to convince you of this. I expect it to bring about some challenges, that will get your attention. Otherwise, it is the same old same old, and you will be cussing me and our process with the same story, that it did not work.</p>
<p>We are ABOUT results. And if you want results, working with us will guarantee them, and if you want to play around and see what happens, we are probably not the team for you. Good luck though, I am sure you will find that support as well.</p>
<p>You will have access to top quality coaches, that will help guide you quickly through your personal process. Ensuring that at the end of each lesson, you quickly work through the recommended activity. All of which are put in place, meant to challenge you and have you immediately apply the learned lesson. It is a process, that works when implemented.</p>
<p>This is an essential part of the program, and it is completely up to you, as to how you apply it. That is why the coaches are an integral part of your experience. You will always know and feel the support as you move through your own process.</p>
<p>At the end of each lesson, you will be asked to reflect on your goals and go through a simple and yet powerful exercise as you move toward your goals and acquire the necessary clarity for the realization of your goals.</p>
<p>Understand&#8230;.Clarify&#8230;Implement&#8230;Adapt.</p>
<p>You have infinite potential as you live your life magnificently. We are here, to show you how to tap into the greatness that is YOU. So let&#8217;s go ahead and get started now.</p>
<p>The Affordable cost for this Incredibly valuable 12 week program is ONLY $10 per session. I TOLD you,  it was incredibly affordable. We have listened and heard from our people, who want this education, express how they are financially tapped out or not in a position to funnel out more towards further learning.  We get it. And we get the nature of which we handle our business, we have learned how to help you break through that old story and still get what you want.</p>
<p>If you are the type that needs a visual of what $10 can get you&#8230;.imagine walking out your front door and walking or driving down the street, walking up to a specialty coffee shop, opening the door and going in, ordering a coffee and pastry. There you have it. We also have a program designed to help you work off that investment. Just saying… OR…making a wise decision to invest in this structured, 12-week lesson plan, guaranteed with ongoing value.</p>
<p>So this is our invitation is for YOU, or anyone else in your life or network, in which you think of, that you would love to offer some support. After all, this is all about being of service to the people in our life. YES.</p>
<p>You have <strong>2 payment options</strong> to better support you and make it easy to invest in yourself:</p>
<p>A simple and convenient,  One-time payment of $120.00*</p>
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<p>6 monthly payments of $30* per month ($180) *plus a small transaction fee if paying via pay pal.</p>
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<p>This special invitation is only available through GV Virtual Meet-Up.<br />
It is available to YOU or anyone you personally recommend. Of course, our usual registration process is always in effect.<br />
Click this link <a href="https://my.timedriver.com/M84GL" target="_new">https://my.timedriver.com/M84GL</a> and register for your Free 15 minute personal 1:1 pre-registration call.<br />
It is extremely important to us, that you know exactly what you are investing.  As well, in order to offer you the level of support we recommend, we need a clear understanding of  your commitment level to achieving your desired results.  This is all about TEAM work.</p>
<p>You will be studying with other amazing people from around the world, some of which are located in, Egypt, India, Caribbean, USA and Canada. ALL Of US sharing in this profound experience.</p>
<p>We still know the value of giving back too, and realize that your support and the desire to share with others, is not taken for granted or forgotten. Therefore, we put together a pretty simple compensation plan.</p>
<p>When you personally recommend 2 people that sign up and pay in full, you will receive 50% off the entire program. When you recommend 4 people in which 2 (or more) full pay and, the other(s) monthly pay, you will be gifted with the entire 12 week process. The value for this 12 week training is well over $2000. You have access to High Standard coaches and facilitators, as you move through the training process.</p>
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<p>Our experience is, when you invest in yourself, even if it is a small amount as this, you engage fully and take away the <strong><em>GOLD</em></strong>. We understand this concept, and know we are the ones to help guide you, to achieving your success. Are you now ready to achieve what awaits YOU?</p>
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<p>This is not for me!…&#8230;highly doubt it, since you already, reached this point of reading. So ask yourself now&#8230;.”what is really stopping me from saying YES.”<br />
Then make a decision and go for it, either way.  Stop beating yourself up and just make a choice. As simple as chocolate or vanilla ice cream cone. What do you have to lose?</p>
<p>What do you have to gain?</p>
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<p>What do you have waiting to unfold?&#8230;</p>
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<p>&#8220;Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it. The <strong><em>LEADERS</em></strong> in every walk of life decide quickly, and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders. The world has a habit of making room for the person whose words and actions show they know where they are going&#8221;~Napoleon Hill</p>
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		<title>Liberate Your Life Now&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach Gail</dc:creator>
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<p>Free your amazing everyday life and obtain the independence that always eludes you by releasing the craving for more and accepting that you have enough right now.</p>
<p>Individual Independence is yours to accept when you figure out that which is most essential for you and your household. Going easily toward your freedom, by selecting right now that you have the COURAGE and STRENGTH to take liability for that which you need to comprehend and that which you do not yet know, and then, take necessary measures to switch towards your own upcoming.</p>
<p>By operating for YOURSELF, you get the advantage to become the expert of your success, rather than be handled by your factors and justifications (or another&#8217;s own interest)<br />
<strong>Imagine now</strong>,  the enthusiasm and power you will obtain, by saying YES to YOURSELF.</p>
<p>When was the before you really sensed that enthusiasm for yourself?</p>
<p>Are you ready to experience it again?</p>
<p>When was the last time you really felt that passion for yourself?</p>
<p>Are you curious to feel it again?</p>
<p>Once you take measures and get over the worry of casting your own upcoming, you&#8217;ll soon recognize your protection net, no more is necessary.</p>
<p>So choose what your next move is&#8230;.and own it now.<br />
The upcoming is yours&#8230;.There is no possibility when you are developing your own actuality.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Are you ready to break free of the chains within you that are holding you back in your life &amp;/or business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach Gail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The WOW Factor]]></category>

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 Are you ready to stop supporting others before you support yourself? <br />
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<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black">I realized early on in this chapter of my life that working from the outside in just did not cut it.  I was going round and around the same old cycles, hate myself, get back on track, feel a little better about myself, self-sabotage out of fear I might succeed, hate myself, vow to change etc etc…<br />
Even I got tired of reading the same old same old in my journals.</p>
<p>And then I made the decision to do it differently.</p>
<p>Working from the outside in did not work, therefore,  I decided to work from the inside out, and what a journey that has been and continues to be.</p>
<p>We have taken all the tools and strategies that I used in the past and continue to in my own journey, and we could not be more excited to share them with you.</p>
<p>We were each born to be happy.  I truly believe that. Yet I see so many in the world that are carrying the burden of this precious life we have.</p>
<p>I too have been there, in fact my own body rose to 200lbs meaning I was physically carrying the burden as well as emotionally and spiritually.<br />
As I went within, to the very core of my own internal dialogue with my many aspects, I began to see the change take place on the outside.</p>
<p>Over 4 weeks of tele-seminars, we will take you through the 9 Essential Aspects to Making Peace with the Inner Selves.</font></P></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><strong>You will learn:</strong></p>
<p>How the Wheel of Wellness can be used to pinpoint areas in your life that are out of alignment</p>
<p>How to realign and balance those areas that are necessary for your well-being</p>
<p>How the 9 Essential Aspects are the core threads that are woven into every section of The Wheel of Wellness</p>
<p>How to  work with these Aspects to propel your business forward as you make a difference in how you show up in the world…</p>
<p>AND SO MUCH MORE&#8230;</p>
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<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black">Here are a few things that people are sharing after their experience with Shivie and Cemaaj:</font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black">As I listened to Shivie speak, I felt her passionate call to action for me to be my own Hero, and step into my greatness! To take action to live an inspired and authentic life. From this day forward, to begin moving in the direction of my dreams, on purpose. She is definitely an empowering Waychanger! Shivie really got my sparks flying with her Spirit of collaboration and love, and I am so excited to work with her more as my business unfolds.  Marcia Calantonio, Poolsville, Maryland</font></P></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black">Shivie is a great mentor. With Sihivie and Cemaaj, I get the Cook and the Butler! The Dream Team. Two ways to make my life so much easier!      Marcia, Boulder, Co</p>
<p>When I found The Cook and Butler I knew someone was looking out for me. They were just what I needed in my life ,they helped me take first stepping stones toward life-accountability enabling me to embrace my emotions so I could improve my life.</p>
<p>My life is now empowering, and I have been delighted with my progress. Anyone can benefit from their knowledge and love. I am so grateful for their desire to help others. I can’t tell you the love I have for them and how they have changed my life.  Tina, San Jose, Ca</font>
<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black">We are committed to giving you as much information as we can during these calls so that you can start to make the change immediately, no more waiting around until ________ (insert whatever it is you wait for, Monday, next month, a bigger house, a better car, kids leaving home, a promotion, better health etc etc)<br />
The time is NOW and Now is the time.</font></P></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black">I had a near death experience.  It is what changed my life.  And I am here to say that you do not need to wait until your near death to make a change, you can do it NOW!</p>
<p>Join us for 4 weekly teleseminars where we will dive into what your inner selves are telling you and learn how to get them to work FOR you rather than against you.</p>
<p>As a member of the program you will have access to The &#8220;WOW Factor FaceBook Group&#8221; where you will connect with fellow participants that offer support and community. We will stay connected with each of our members, as we enjoy roaming the Member Page and commenting on your posts as well as leaving juicy tidbits along the way.</font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black"><strong>Special BONUS when you invest in The WOW Factor:</strong></p>
<p>A downloadable Guided Meditation on Building Inner Confidence, by International Strategy Coach<br />
Gail Vilcu.</p>
<p>PLUS&#8230; THREE additional bonus’s that will be delivered to your mailbox during your 4 Week Series.</p>
<p>WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED, and that is why we designed this program to be a true gamechanger.</p>
<p>If you are ready to make the change that has been holding you back join us NOW on this content packed series where we will bridge the gap in your WOW Factor.</p>
<p>Are you ready to take charge and live YOUR life?</p>
<p>Join today and save 50% right now</p>
<p>Yes 50%, Our intention and goal is to have this amazing program reach the hands of our people, all around the world, because we know how powerful it is.</font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="black">The regular investment for this program is $997, sign up today for ONLY $97</p>
<p>Click the WOW BUTTON NOW and INVEST IN YOURSELF</font></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Coach Gail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this Upcoming Free Call you will learn the SECRETS TO IDENTIFYING areas in your life and business that may be sabotaging your growth and could be costing your business more than you might think. Join us, Shivie Cook and Cemaaj Butler, of The Cook &#038; Butler, best known for holding clients accountable to take [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this Upcoming Free Call you will learn the SECRETS TO IDENTIFYING areas in your life and business that may be sabotaging your growth and could be costing your business more than you might think.</p>
<p>Join us, Shivie Cook and Cemaaj Butler, of The Cook &#038; Butler, best known for holding clients accountable to take action and get results, for a FREE CALL and let’s get down to the truth about YOU in your business and in the world.</p>
<p>On this call, we will share with you:</p>
<p>? The #1 REASON that is holding you back from moving forward in your business</p>
<p>? How to identify areas that may be compromising your business AND personal growth, and the tools to overcome them</p>
<p>? An introduction to “Working the Wheel” –Using our Wheel of Wellness see how you can get a life score to really see what areas are not standing up and how to improve them with less effort than you might imagine</p>
<p>? THE REAL REASON your life may not be adding up (it’s not what you think) and strategies you can use to bridge the gap</p>
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<p>As I listened to Shivie speak, I felt her passionate call to action for me to be my own Hero, and step into my greatness! To take action to live an inspired and authentic life. From this day forward, to begin moving in the direction of my dreams, on purpose. She is definitely an empowering Waychanger! Shivie really got my sparks flying with her Spirit of collaboration and love, and I am so excited to work with her more as my business unfolds.  Marcia Calantonio, Poolsville, Maryland</p>
<p>Shivie is a great mentor. With Sihivie and Cemaaj, I get the Cook and the Butler! The Dream Team. Two ways to make my life so much easier!      Marcia, Boulder, Co</p>
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		<title>Unleashing the Sleeping Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following blog pages are dedicated to all the SMASHERS that are members on Smash The Lock Facebook Group. Together they are on a journey towards success. Through their personal blogs, they are inviting you into their life, as you enjoy the rewards they are blessed to receive along their path of personal growth. With [...]]]></description>
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<p>Together they are on a journey towards success. Through their personal blogs, they are inviting you into their life, as you enjoy the rewards they are blessed to receive along their path of personal growth.</p>
<p>With clear focus and an unwavering commitment to stay on track each of these amazing beings have decided to hold fast to their Greater Vision and allow it to guide them into their reality.</p>
<p>By sharing their experiences and stories, through direct and metaphoric meanings, they hope to inspire you, the reader, to get what you want as you allow the doorways to your freedom to swing wide open.</p>
<p>By some simple and not so simple mind-set shifts, they have come to recognize some of the most amazing aspects of life, and their gratitude for this is ready to pour out, to empower you on your journey.</p>
<p>They each made a choice to believe in that higher positive faith as they let go and grabbed on tightly to their life right now.</p>
<p>I trust you will enjoy each of their stories as they take us on their personal journey of success.</p>
<p>Gail Vilcu<br />
Greater Vision Coaching and Training</p>
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		<title>Jeanne Burbage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; It All Began with an Attitude of Gratitude My journey along this new path to a better self can be traced to my son’s excitement and desire to have me read “The Secret”. The darkness around me started to lift as I realized that I had so much in my life [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>It All Began with an Attitude of Gratitude</strong></span></p>
<p>My journey along this new path to a better self can be traced to my son’s excitement and desire to have me read “The Secret”.</p>
<p>The darkness around me started to lift as I realized that I had so much in my life for which to be grateful. Keeping a journal of what had happened during each day and how grateful I was and at the same time expressing gratitude for the things that were in store the next day, the next week, the next month kept me focused on even the smallest things.</p>
<p>As I expanded in my discovery of more and more things that were positive in my life – more positive things kept happening. I then discovered other authors – Dr. Wayne Dyer and Jack Canfield were the books that I read and reread and absorbed more ideas on how to use the power of intention (the law of attraction), keeping my life in balance and being 100% responsible for everything in my life.<br />
My thoughts and attitude had created my life. I always had claimed that someone else was writing my life story – and it was a shock to learn that I was the author of my life.<br />
How could that be? I could not possibly be responsible for this thing or that!</p>
<p>The darkness faded more around me and I began to see and feel more amazing things – both in my own life and in the world around me.</p>
<p>When I read &#8220;The Power&#8221; by Rhonda Byrne, the light around me grew bright and colourful. Loving everything as well as the attitude of gratitude was the secret. As I gave more love and more gratitude more wonderful things started to happen. Our business opportunities grew, family relationships began to improve and my inner spirit began to blossom in the light that shone around me.</p>
<p>It seemed like every time I turned around new people, new insights arrived in my life – faster and faster – and my inner spirit blossomed. The light outside and around me was warmer, more colourful and coaxing the inner me to shine and come out of the darkness.</p>
<p>Love is EVERYTHING!</p>
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<h3><strong>The Grand Canyon</strong></h3>
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<p>Last night I watched and was inspired by a video, that was set to a sound track of classical music, of white water rafters on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.</p>
<p>As I viewed the program I reflected that the ride is not unlike our ride through life. There are peaceful, quiet times where we float along – and if we are in spirit and in balance we marvel, celebrate and give thanks for the beauty around us.</p>
<p>When the waters get tumultuous we hang on for dear life and put our trust in a power greater than ourselves. We think we are in control but there is a hand guiding our boat and protecting us from harm.</p>
<p>It is during these times that we often forget that that hand is there. And we often curse the water and forget to notice the breathtaking beauty around us and give thanks to the Creator who created it. Even those rocks, boulders and waves are important in our spiritual growth. As we steer our boat away from the rocks and come through the crashing waves we have mastered so many skills.</p>
<p>With all that is going on around us we need to stay calm in our boat or we will surely run amok. When we once again reach the serene stretches we need to remember and give thanks for the strength and skills we gained as we negotiated those rough waters. Those experiences taught us much about how to approach the next difficult stretch which we know is somewhere around the next bend in the river – they are inevitable as we go through life.</p>
<p>We need to remember that inner serenity is essential at all points along that journey.</p>
<p>How do we find that inner serenity?</p>
<p>That will be different for each of us. Prayer to our God and faith will certainly bring peace as Jesus calmed the waters on the Sea of Galilee.</p>
<p>And we must consider who is in the boat with us. Do we have we people who love us, whom we love and whom we can trust? We need wise guides with experience and skills to see us safely through the “river of life” and friends and family who sometimes need to lend a hand to help see us through to the peaceful waters. These are the people who celebrate your successes and your shining inner spirit and hold tight to you in times of trouble.</p>
<p>Who is in your boat with you?</p>
<p>As I contemplated the sheer rock face of the canyon I visualized the codes of conduct, societal mores, or teachings from the Bible, Koran or other holy books that keep us from straying too far off path that we are destined to travel. If we break any of these universally accepted rules of honesty, truth, love of thy neighbour and love of God we will certainly flounder and face serious consequences.</p>
<p>May your ride down the river of life inspire you with its beauty and give you skills and strength to face everything on the water. May you use your hearts and eyes to mark the beauty that God has given us to enrich our lives here on our earthly journey during the peaceful days and most especially during the turbulent times.</p>
<p>Smooth sailing to one and all</p>
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<h3><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong><strong>The Magic Penny</strong></strong></span></h3>
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<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Magic Penny</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;"> Words and music by Melvina Reynolds, 1955</span></p>
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Love is something if you give it away,<br />
Give it away . . . Give it away.<br />
Love is something if you give it away.<br />
You&#8217;ll end up having more.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;">It&#8217;s just like a Magic Penny<br />
Hold it tight, and you won&#8217;t have any.<br />
Lend it . . . Spend it . . . and you&#8217;ll have so many,<br />
They&#8217;ll roll all over the floor.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Money&#8217;s dandy, and we like to use it,<br />
But love is better if you don&#8217;t refuse it.<br />
It&#8217;s a treasure, and you&#8217;ll never ever lose it,<br />
Unless you lock up your door.</span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-small;">This children’s song that we taught and had the students sing when I was working as an elementary school teacher was one of my all time favourite songs.  Listening to the voices of the children sing these simple but powerful words I always felt so inspired and spiritually uplifted.</p>
<p>Now I understand that as they sang the words the vibration of LOVE was emanating out and encompassing all of us in the room.  Looking back from my perspective now and from what I have learned during recent years – Melvina Reynolds knew exactly how potent and crucial love is in our lives..  Not only do we need love but it is essential to give it away in order to get it back – ten, twenty, a hundredfold!    It took many years for me to truly <strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">actively and consciously begin to practice </span></em></strong>the message that the song was teaching us.</p>
<p>I know in the past I held back love, criticized, blamed and generally practiced conditional and inconsistent love to people –including family, friends, acquaintances and everything in general.</p>
<p>I don’t claim to have reached the level of pure love – only God and Jesus loved the world purely and without reservation.  I am aiming for the “51% tipping point”. I just know that the blessings and love that have flowed into my life as I “give away my pennies” have been truly <strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">magic.</span></em></strong>   </span></h3>
<h3 align="justify"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-small;">Remember to lend, spend, give away your love and when it comes rolling back, open your door, welcome and treasure it.</p>
<p>Who needs your love right now?</span></h3>
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		<title>Josie Schmidt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am taking the leap into the blogging world. I have had many different occupations in my life. A nurse, an accounting manager for a large oilfield company in Alberta and even grain farmed, but now I am doing what I love most and that is writing. I also paint and love being creative. I [...]]]></description>
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<h3>I am taking the leap into the blogging world. I have had many different occupations in my life. A nurse, an accounting manager for a large oilfield company in Alberta and even grain farmed, but now I am doing what I love most and that is writing. I also paint and love being creative. I have a wonderful supportive husband who cheers me on in all my endeavors. So, big wide world &#8211; I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing it. Thank you Gail Vilcu, as my coach and my friend for giving me an outlet to let my creative thoughts flow.</h3>
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<h3><strong>The Tamarack Tree</strong></h3>
<p>In the forest, the Tamarack tree is the most interesting. It is a deciduous tree posing as a pine tree, meaning as winter approaches it looses its soft pine needles and then its dark bark stands in stark contrast against the evergreens.</p>
<p>In summer it looks exactly like a pine when really it is an imposter. It is green and lush but winter &#8220;outs&#8221; the Tamarack.</p>
<p>We are so much like the Tamarack as we feel so much more comfortable in a crowd. We, in a crowd can hide our problems and our past.</p>
<p>What would happen if we, being so secure in a crowd, were like the Tamarack and as we lost our needles we stood out? The pine needles that protected us in that crowd all fell softly to the ground and we could be the imposter no more.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s be like the Tamarack and as we shed our needles of negativity, dashed hopes and dreams and past painful experiences because like the Tamarack, we know we can have a rebirth. As we grow our new pine needles we are renewed and beautiful and we stand out in the crowd.</p>
<p>Be proud of who you are and come forward for all to see. Each and everyone of us have a gift to offer, so flourish and don&#8217;t hide in the forest.</p>
<p>Stand tall among the evergreens and shed the past, the present hurts, failures and pain but always remember you will have a rebirth and renewal as you learn and grow your new pine needles.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Isn&#8217;t the Tamarack tree amazing?<br />
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<h3><strong>So are you!!</strong></h3>
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<h3>Kibbles and Bits</h3>
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<p>I was watching my dog Bailey eat his Kibbles and I had &#8220;a moment&#8221; as I watched him take one tiny kibble, taste it, then spit it on the floor. He repeated this process of tasting and spitting until he found the perfect one and then he ate it. Now, if I left those spat out kibbles and not put them back in the bowl, he sometimes saunters over and eats one previously rejected.</p>
<p>I thought, wow, if only I took in good thoughts and nice things said to me or past good experiences and had that wonderful ability to spit out the bad and only take in the good, how wonderful would my life be..</p>
<p>That is where the realization came to the forefront,</p>
<p>When I have a negative thought or am hurt by words said, for example, I need to stop, as Bailey does, and at that moment taste and then realize I don&#8217;t like it and swallow it knowing it means nothing to me and it will sit somewhere deep in the recesses of my mind..</p>
<p>Sometimes when a past hurt or thought comes into my thought process, it is like Bailey&#8217;s rejected Kibble. I swallowed the bitter Kibble and it was negative and hurtful. I didn&#8217;t want it even though I swallowed it again. It now goes back with the other negative beliefs and thoughts about myself that I no longer need or believe or want to taste again.</p>
<p>When Baily goes back to eat a rejected Kibble, I need to do that as well. The first taste can not always be trusted and once I have thought about that thought or feeling, well it wasn&#8217;t as big or bad after all, so it&#8217;s okay to take it in.</p>
<p>I know exactly where to put it all. If it is bitter and bad, negative and hurtful or sad &#8211; it belongs outside the bowl or in my case filed away as unwanted and garbage.</p>
<p>Thank you Bailey for teaching me to stop, taste and then decide how to react to a past thought or a spoken or even written word.</p>
<p>My Kibbles all go in, my choice is how to react before I swallow or maybe just spit it back to where in my mind it is filed neatly away and locked with a sign that reads &#8220;Kibbles-Rejected&#8221;</p>
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<h3><strong>THE TINY BOX</strong></h3>
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<p>I have spent the summer at the lake and this weekend we are attending a wedding and then off to the foothills of the Rockies for two weeks. I will be so glad that in a few weeks I can actually use my computer and not have to type in this teeny tiny little box on my phone.</p>
<p>It always, after I hit &#8220;post&#8221; makes me groan as it has spelling errors and the format is all screwed up. I am so looking forward to having my laptop back.</p>
<p>As I thought about this tiny box I had this realization that I used to live and operate my life out of this somewhat same little box. My ideas were tiny and my thoughts were small. I was going through life living in a box where I was so restricted that if I had a problem, well the tiny box had so many rules built in that there was nothing I could change. I viewed life and lived my life thinking this was how I was supposed to be. I felt so trapped in my box with the built in rules of my past. Only certain words would fit. Any ideas were small, thoughts would never get out as I ran out of space and oh wow I would get a &#8220;time out&#8221; warning just when I had the best thought.. Sometimes my wants and desires would just disappear because I didn&#8217;t save them. Poof! They were gone.</p>
<p>Once I hit &#8220;Post&#8221; in my life it was all over. Done. I could not edit, change or rewite. It was there for all to see with errors, missing words to ideas and a period which meant that was the end when I didn&#8217;t want it to be the end.</p>
<p>But now that I have now stepped out of that &#8221; tiny box syndrome&#8221; I realise this is only temporary being in a confined box with rules that are so frustrating as I know I stepped out into this great wonderful world with endless possibilities and an expansive space to keep on growing and learning. No tiny box living for me anymore!</p>
<p>So many of us feel we have this &#8220;tiny box syndrome&#8221; but we don&#8217;t. We can just step out of that little box and live the life of our dreams</p>
<p>Live life BIG. No more little thoughts and little steps. No more punctuation marks that put a halt to moving on.</p>
<p>Come along with me and take that first step out and then spread your big beautiful expansive wings&#8230;&#8230; and fly to where there is endless space and time to be creative and most importantly HAPPY.</p>
<p>Doesn&#8217;t it feel great. When you are in that tiny box you only have one wing&#8230;&#8230;Wow, now we can soar the beautiful blue skies with two huge and magnificent wings that can take us to anywhere we desire. Our wings can take us to places we have never been before.</p>
<p>Fly high my friends.</p>
<p>Look up, can you see me &#8211; I am flyyyinng!</p>
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<p><strong>My &#8220;Room With a View&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>While looking through new eyes at each new visit, I realise His majesty and power, as this beauty and perfection that I view is not an accident. It was planned and executed perfectly and with detailed precision.</p>
<p>Life was made to work in unison with each other.</p>
<p>I feel so close to my creator. I feel so close to &#8220;me&#8221;.</p>
<p>It all works so perfectly together.</p>
<p>Amazing isn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p>The animals and vegetation all know their purpose, I also am aware of my purpose and reason as to who I am and how I fit into God&#8217;s puzzle of life. The puzzle whose pieces fit perfectly and exact&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gailvilcu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/life_puzzle.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4076" title="life_puzzle" src="http://gailvilcu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/life_puzzle.jpg" alt="" width="259" height="167" /></a></p>
<p>Just as the squirels dry their mushrooms so carefully in the branches of the evergreens and the trees stretch ever so tall to capture the sun; I too am learning my life&#8217;s meaning and pupose and how great it is to be part of it all.</p>
<p>It takes my breath away.</p>
<p>I am here right now for a special and magical experience and I honour my God as I now am understanding that realisation and my new-found purpose in life.</p>
<p>As I stretch up my arms like a pine tree, I am also reaching for the light.</p>
<p>Oh, how warm and loving it feels on my face.</p>
<p>I give humble thanks, appreciation and praise that today is mine and He is sharing it all with me.</p>
<p>I may feel small in comparison to these huge pines and walls of rock that disappear into the clouds but He makes me feel big, confident and strong.</p>
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<h3><strong>MY ANGEL GAIL</strong></h3>
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<p><a href="http://gailvilcu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/angel84.gif"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4102" title="angel84" src="http://gailvilcu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/angel84.gif" alt="" width="410" height="307" /></a></p>
<p>I have been writing from my phone that I call &#8220;Josie from the Little BOX&#8221;</p>
<p>It seems like yesterday that I was oblivious to terms like &#8220;Source&#8221; and my INNER CHILD.</p>
<p>I feel so wonderful and free and I am sure I experienced an emotional DE-TOX.</p>
<p>I was desperate as I was suffering and all my thoughts had GONE WILD.</p>
<p>There was a movie in my mind running negative thoughts over and over, I&#8217;m sure it was set permanently on REPLAY.</p>
<p>My movie made me believe I was not good enough and I needed to change &#8211; but who should I BE?</p>
<p>My heart was broken &#8211; there just had to be ANOTHER WAY.</p>
<p>A lovely lady appeared by chance and took my hand saying &#8220;don&#8217;t worry, I can help you. Trust me and you will SOON SEE&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;You can be happy&#8221;, she said. &#8220;Take my hand &#8211; we are embarking on a new JOURNEY&#8221;.</p>
<p>I breathed in her wisdom and she dried my tears &#8211; that beautiful lady was my ANGEL GAIL.</p>
<p>With her guidance I am now not only good enough &#8211; I am more than I dreamed I COULD BE.</p>
<p>Now on my own, I can soar and stay the course and joyously away I CAN SAIL</p>
<p>Thank you again MY ANGEL GAIL.</p>
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