Oprah asks "Waht do you know for sure?"

What Do You Know for Sure?
In her first O, The Oprah Magazine column, Oprah wrote: "We are all the causes of our own effects, …That's why I'll never stop asking the question, 'What do you know for sure?'" Here, notable men and women share the truths that inspire them, guide them, and repeatedly set them free...
19 simple, surprising, brilliant rules to live by
Oprah's all-time top 20 discoveries

For Women Only

For women who are on the journey of weight loss and healthy living

beam yourself here. & check out Jill Badonsky's Body Blissmas.

Basically, you learn to focus on creativity for fulfillment rather
than food. And she uses the Kaizen method here too, so it's
totally painless!

IMAGINE PEACE

Please check out Yoko's website: www.imaginepeace.com

What a brave woman to continue working for peace when
the love of her life (and my hero, by the way) was killed
so violently.

Achieving Your Goals

from "Awakening Joy"

There are 2 ingredients to Success & Happiness
-confidence thru self-love
-clarity thru inner guidance

GOAL- a dream with clear steps to move toward it's achievements

Sketch or write out your ideal life
Things to consider: health, happiness, prosperity, adventure, relationships, learning & fun

DREAM BIG
Decide what's first (from above^)
Be clear and concrete
REALITY CHECK- Are you sure this is what you want?
O.K. My ideal life was not specific enough.
I want to get my novel published. I think I want fame and fortune.
Ssssooo, do I really want fame? Well, I don't want the paparazzi hanging around
outside my door so I guess I just want a little fame.
I do want money as I would like to help the poor in El Salvador and other countries (including this one).

Think about your Personal Process
-Do you prefer to work on one thing at a time? OR
-Do you like to have lots of things going at once?
I, personally, have to be careful. I like to work on more than one thing so I don't get bored, but I have a tendency to try to do too many things. I get overwhelmed and tend to quit. So I will try to only work on two very different goals at once. Right now, those are 1) my novel (and MFA) and 2) my health and weight loss.

BE HONEST*
Run your ideas past someone you trust, for honest feedback.
-listen to what they say
-give it careful consideration
Both my husband and my best friend are much more practical than me so I get good, practical feedback from them.

Break you goal into time lines (daily, weekly, monthly)
*THIS IS IMPORTANT!
-give yourself little rewards for each accomplishment*

TRUST YOURSELF
-Speak the truth & witness your power

FOCUS ON WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE HAPPY!

I always wanted to have a PEACE website. In fact, I designed one at one time, but lost it in cyberspace when I failed to pay for the server. This one is better than mine and alonge the same idea.

Hi, iPeace has a new design. If you would like to have this design on your personal page too, please go to your page. Click on Theme (below your picture). Click on "Apply iPeace's Theme" button. and click SAVE.
Visit iPeace at: http://ipeace.ning.com

GRATITUDE

"Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets after a change." (Gertrude Stein)

I have been thinking a lot recently about GRATITUDE. If we are grateful for what we have, we open up a space to have more of that in our life. Jule' says "What we appreciate, appreciates." This has worked in my life for several years, but recently I have been buying into the thought that we are in bad times. The truth is we are getting ready to learn how to live differently, to learn to appreciate what we have. How much stuff do you have lying around, not being used? Can you give it to someone who will use it? Can you donate it to charity (and get a tax write-off)?

If you have been fighting the feeling of fear, stop right now. Walk through the fear, feel it and know that it is o.k. We will be o.k. We may have to learn to walk to the store or to carpool to work, but these things will enhance our lives. We may vacation at the home of a friend or relative instead of paying exorbitant hotel prices, but this too, will enrich our lives.

So, relax. Take a deep breath. Be grateful for all the beauty and joy in your life. AND KNOW that everything is going to be good, great and wonderful. There is an abundance of love in this world.

Right now, make a list (in your head or in a journal) of all that you are grateful for. My list could go on for days, but for right now, I will stick to the basics:
1) my wonderful husband
2) my beautiful home
3) the opportunity to write this novel and
4) my health

Let me know what you are grateful for. Sharing your joy increases your joy (as long as you aren't bragging to someone who has less than you).

Also send me suggestions on "how to live more simply."

Here is another poem I wrote while on a teleconference with Jill:

Looking for Myself

I looked for myself
under the rocks
in the dirt
while watering the cats
and cleaning the plants

I looked for myself
over the mountain
and in the next town
while writing the rocks
and riding words
and crying stones

Then I stopped looking for myself
And I found . . . ME!