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May 162012

I listened to my first mental cleanse call three years ago this month, and began writing lesson plans sporadically. Nine months later, my mentor Michael Dlouhy did a training call on “BEING ALL IN”. That day I decided to BE ALL IN and write a lesson plan for every chapter from that day forth. And I have never missed. That is a LOT of lesson plans!

You would think, after all that practice, it would be easy for me to write a lesson plan now. Right? Nope. I think too much and try too hard and procrastinate and finally, when it’s almost down to the wire, I have that flash of inspiration and write down what was really there all the time and would have shown itself had I not been trying too hard! Continue reading »

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How to Conquer Your Fears

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May 152012

Fear can root you to the spot, paralyze you, and lock you into inactivity. But it doesn’t have to be that way! My friend Margi Starr shares how she conquered her fears.

Chapter 15: The Six Ghosts of Fear

~ written by Margi Starr

Music in a minor key starts to play and the shadows lengthen. As my eyes adjust to the darkness, I see three figures dressed in trench coats. Although barely visible in the foggy mist, their identities are unmistakable. Continue reading »

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Only Boys Aloud – Calon Lan

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May 142012

Unemployment is rampant in the valleys of south Wales. With so little opportunity for productive work, teenage boys have a lot of time on their hands. Social problems abound. What is there to do but hang around on street corners and get into trouble? Alcohol and drugs compound the problems, and often lead to illness and early death.

What can be done about this? Continue reading »

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Getting Things Done – Where is Your Focus?

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May 122012

“When we fixate on the worst in something, we render ourselves incapable of fixing anything. But attend to the good in something, and we act towards the best in everything.” ~ Ann Voskamp

My mind is often a battleground between the need for organization and simplicity, and an abhorrence and avoidance of the same.

For example, I need a carefully planned and clearly defined schedule. And I have one, because I’m great at figuring out what I need, and making a great plan for putting it into action. But Continue reading »

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Victim or Victor? – the Choice is Yours!

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May 112012

We all have them. Bad experiences. Baggage. Skeletons in our closet through no fault of our own. But what do we do with them? Bury them in the hope they will never resurface? Bash them down in the hope that they will go away? Expect the person who harmed us to make it right before we move on??

The following story comes from a book by Dr. James B. Richards

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Mother’s Day Baby

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May 102012

Last week, on the first of May, I shared a little of my family with you because that day was the anniversary of my Granny Cummins’ birthday.

The truth is, the first half of the month of May is a special time in my family. May 10th is my birthday, and May 13th is my mother’s birthday. Since May 10, 1953 was Mother’s Day and I am the eldest in my family, I’ve always liked to say…

“I made my mother a mother on Mother’s Day, three days before my mother’s birthday!”

It’s a mouthful, and it’s fun to watch the expressions on people’s faces when I say it!

This picture doesn’t go back quite far enough to mirror the events of this day 59 years ago. But it’s close. I was only a couple of months old. Continue reading »

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Sixth Sense – Have You Tuned in to Yours?

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May 042012

It’s all in what we’re attuned to, isn’t it. I can sit here with my computer on, and others talking in the room–and hear the distant rattling warble of the sandhill cranes, or the trill of a single songbird outside my kitchen window.

SANDHILL CRANES

We’ve been hearing the cranes for the past week, but only on Monday did I see them en masse. THOUSANDS of them! For a whole hour, the afternoon sky was alive with swirling masses of sandhill cranes on their noisy and leisurely way northwest. Hundreds upon hundreds of V’s, all different sizes, but all flying as if in unison.

This video is not mine… it was taken by someone in Nebraska… but this is what I saw and heard here in northern Alberta on Monday afternoon. Continue reading »

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May 1, 1882

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May 012012

Since this is a special day in my family history, I would like to share a little of my family.

130 years ago today, my Granny Cummins was born. Mary Ann King, known to everyone as Polly… or Granny, even to those who were not related to her. She was 71 when I was born, and it’s only a couple of years ago my brother Patrick Cummins sent me some photos of her in her younger years. Continue reading »

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Your Brain is a Two-Way Street

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Apr 282012

During our mental cleanse calls this past Wednesday, we were reminded several times that what we put out there comes back to us in some form. In other words, we attract it. And at the same time, it struck me that the converse is also true. What comes IN is what goes OUT. It’s a two-way street, or a continuous cycle, if you like. What do I allow into my mind?

If I don’t like what is coming my way, not only am I attracting it by what I speak or think, but also I’m thinking that way because of what I have allowed into my mind in the first place. Which is why we have the mental cleanse, and our self talk.

So, to continue the concept of the brain as a receiving station… Continue reading »

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Mirror Mirror

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Apr 252012

I saw a movie today, called Mirror Mirror. It’s a short movie, only 11 minutes, but it’s power packed with truth.

What do you see when you look in your mirror? Do you see all your mistakes, weaknesses and regrets? Or do you see the strong, powerful leader you are, and who you are growing into? You will act in accordance with who you see.

You ARE a leader, with tremendous potential for more. Learn to see that leader, and your actions will follow suit. Continue reading »

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Susan Cain – The Power of Introverts

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Apr 232012

I knew a young lady once who never spoke a word unless someone spoke to her first. She would smile and and answer in an easy manner, in as few words as possible. I thought she was painfully shy. Her mother said no, she is very comfortable in her own skin, and just has no need to talk.

Twice a year Ian and I met with our son’s teachers in junior high. Every time without fail, several of his teachers said he was too quiet and should seek to be more popular. Instead he would sit by himself at lunch time and write stories with his AlphaSmart. Was our son avoiding others in an unhealthy way? Or was he simply happy spending his spare moments at school by himself? We knew the answer, and so did he.

Listen to Susan Cain as she lays some key myths to rest. Continue reading »

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