October 2004
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| How many stories run through our minds each day, each minute, about why others did what they did or said what they said? Safe guess: hundreds. This issue's lead article looks at questions we can all ask ourselves to get a crack at more of the truth. Other features include a Self-Quiz to see how well you communicate and a Top 10 list of ways to bring more peace and joy to your lives by living in today, not the past or future. For comments, questions or responses to this newsletter, please click here. Messages using the reply button will be deleted. Feel free to forward this newsletter; if this was forwarded to you, you may subscribe here.
Oh, the Tales We Tell: Getting Beyond Our Stories Every night, Joanne tucks herself in and tells herself her favorite bedtime story: My husband is weak, irresponsible, overly interested in sex and a complete idiot about parenting. Her husband, Jerome, has his own favorite story: My wife is... full story here  Ways to Stay with Today "Most of the time, we are lost in the past or carried away by the future," says Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk and poet. Staying with today will bring a more peaceful, joy-filled life. Try these 10 ways... full story here  How Well Do You Communicate?
Nearly every contact we make involves communications skills. Speaking and listening, our attitude, speech patterns, the words we use, the tone of our voice, our body language and sometimes even the silences... full story here Recommended Reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Loving What Is: Four Questions that Can Change Your Life, by Byron Katie Ordinary Grace: An Examination of the Roots of Compassion, Altruism and Empathy, and the Ordinary Individuals Who Help Others in Extraordinary Ways, by Kathleen A. Brehony Today's Quote "Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination." —Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, American author & publicist New-Teleclasses If personal coaching is not in your budget, consider participating in a group class by phone from the privacy and comfort of your own home. This 10 week course will meet once a week on Tuesday evenings, starting January 2005. Cost for 10 week course is $299, if registered by January 1st. Creating a life you love!
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