tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76406029290021074392024-02-07T14:14:13.072-05:00The Awareness ProjectThe Awareness Project is a convergence of feelings, experiences and ideas to recognize, understand and appreciate your personal uniqueness.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-61903170338339083952016-05-08T21:34:00.001-04:002016-05-08T21:34:25.235-04:00Mother's Day 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
What's a Mother's Day without a mother? A celebration of other mothers, people who are mothers to me and the mothers that have left this earth.</div>
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It's a nurturing and empowering situation, those who inspire and influence others. A true sense of selflessness, a feeling that a mother embraces.</div>
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A protector of her young, a conqueror of disaster, a teacher, a leader, a volunteer, a chef, an artist, a mentor.</div>
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It is the wisdom of "mother" that is given to her children and others that resonates on this day...</div>
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CELEBRATE & ENJOY! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY 2016!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-91948034507161274192016-04-01T09:53:00.001-04:002016-04-01T09:53:27.149-04:00Think Music!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Music is the universal language and evokes many emotions, feelings, memories. It's magical, mystical, moving! It has the power to console, heal and induce happiness. It conveys passion, rage and love!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Where do we draw our creativity from? The creativity that causes us to do what we do each day. Stop doing to open up to awareness, be in the moment, be present. Use all senses to experience, to explore, to discover what our greatest potential is.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">There are sources we are drawn to that inspire us to be our best. Is it music, art, nature, people, places, experiences???</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Music...does it cause you to focus or is it a distraction?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Music has rhythm for synchronizing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Cadence for continuity</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Tempo for pace</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Harmony for progression</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Syncopation for the off beat</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">You don't have to watch it and can listen to it all day</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">You can watch as you listen at a concert, at a show, on the internet</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Its there when you need it, its evocative and engaging producing bouts of singing, dancing, tapping, snapping…</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Fluid, insidious genres from the dawn of time to forever resonating in our brains. Many artists using sound to change the world.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><a href="https://youtu.be/SH4wsY_AHKM?list=FLAg4loxmAcCi2e4QG3BTPnA" target="_blank">"You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime (yo)You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it go (go)You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime (yo)(You better)" Eminem</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Music to my ears</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Face the music</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Stop the music</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Music makes the world go round</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Jazz</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Blues</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Rock</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Pop</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Rap</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Grunge</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Showtunes</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Holiday music</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Classic</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Jazz</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hip hop</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Disco</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Country</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Be the maestro of your business, collaborate with MUSIC !</b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-62579901774221247372015-12-20T08:12:00.001-05:002015-12-20T08:13:18.607-05:00The Week Before ChristmasThis blog was written for Cafe Realty on 12/18/2015 and published on the blog<br />
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‘Twas the week before Christmas and all thru the house,<br />Every creature was stirring, even the mouse!</h3>
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Commitments were hung by the chimney with care,<br />In hopes that TRID soon would be here.</h3>
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Buyers were nestled all snug in their beds,<br />While visions of closings danced in their heads.</h3>
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And Carol in her kerchief and I in my cap,<br />Had rattled our brains<br />With all this real estate crap.</h3>
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Out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,<br />We sprang from our desks to see what was the matter.<br />Away to the window we flew like a flash,<br />Tore open the window and threw up the sash!</h3>
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The signature on the doc of the contract you know,<br />Gave a luster of hope that the closing would go.<br />When what to my wondering eyes should appear,<br />But a clear to close and a bottle of cheer!<br />With a tall skinny driver so lively and true<br />I knew at that moment what he would do.</h3>
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More rapid than AOs his agents they came,<br />And he whistled and shouted and called them by name<br />Now Laura! now Doug! now Freddy! and Lisa!<br />On Jenny! on Ida! on Kathy! and Tanya!<br />To the top of your game, don’t stop at the wall,<br />Now prospect, prospect, prospect you all!</h3>
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As transactions were mounting and conditions to buy,<br />We all dealt with the obstacles and knew it would fly.<br />So into the office the agents they flew,<br />With a boat load of leads<br />And Walter Sadowski too!</h3>
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And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof,<br />The dancing and shouting that certain was proof.<br />As I drew in my head and was turning around,<br />A clear to close was announced and a closing was found!</h3>
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It was drawn on a doc and presented to boot,<br />And disclosures were in and so was the loot!<br />A bundle of checks were all in a stack,<br />And it looked like the closing wasn’t a hack.</h3>
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The buyers they cheered, the sellers how merry,<br />The day is here so they don’t have to worry.<br />The walk thru was fine and it did not snow,<br />The sellers had left so there was nothing to go.<br />The lockbox was off, the sign it was down,<br />The sellers were ready to get out of town.<br />Smiles they had and hope it’d be quick,<br />They laughed and they closed and that was it!</h3>
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We’re all happy and jolly this time of year,<br />Since more contracts and closings soon would appear!<br />In the blink of an eye the year it has passed,<br />And we knew Café Realty surely would last.</h3>
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We spoke of our word,<br />And constantly worked.<br />Fulfilled all the needs,<br />Though sometimes were jerked.<br />And pushing on thru as everyone knows,<br />Is a miracle these days with all to disclose!</h3>
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We sprang to the cause,<br />When there was someone in need,<br />And always delivered<br />Our promise we heed.<br />You will hear us exclaim<br />As we assist you next year…</h3>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-41261936335690565362015-11-03T08:37:00.002-05:002015-11-03T08:37:38.724-05:00Stop Wanting...Start Living<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;">
The constant
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causing worry and
stress is all in the wanting</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">In memory of my father Joe Bruno 5/27/1930 - 10/17/2015</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-71892746720359920182015-06-05T12:11:00.000-04:002015-06-05T12:11:09.935-04:00Contingency Friendship<div style="font-family: Calibri; margin: 0in;">
Is this a
friendship or a temporary means to an
end? Does friendship have a personal agenda where it only applies in certain
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Where I come from, friendship is based on acceptance of others into your life and full
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A friend confides
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A friend is never a
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A friend tells the
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Friends are your
lifeline, your connection, there when you need them, not when it's convenient.
They are by your side and support you because they believe in you. They don't
compare you to others, they defend you. They share and don't keep secrets. They don't make assumptions.</div>
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Third party
friendship: When you meet someone
through a friend. Is that person now also a friend. Is there criteria to be
met? Is this friendship conditional? </div>
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What would you do
for a friend? Give them food, shelter, love? The basics to survive. Without
friends we would not be able to see who we really are. When you look at a
friend, your reflection stares back or not. The facade is lifted...</div>
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Here is a quote from the English poet David Whyte which sums it up succinctly...</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-81431431296520905422014-06-15T07:05:00.000-04:002014-06-15T07:05:25.911-04:00My father the original networker…A Father’s Day Message<div class="MsoNormal">
My Dad was an innovator of his time, he was
my first business mentor. It’s awesome how things evolve and we learn from one
another.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Joe Bruno was the original networker, in positions
(sales/promotions) that required him to contact, communicate and retain a
client base. Although <a href="http://growrich.me/">Think and Grow Rich</a> was around since the late 30s, I
doubt many business people were aware of the writings as we are today.
Networking in the 50s was without social media, the internet and every kind of
device that assists us in business today. He developed these relationships
initiated by his own desire and love for what he did (the way I perceived it as
a young adult). I often accompanied him on various appointments/trade shows and observed
how to be social and how to meet total strangers and connect. It’s a tough act
to follow, but who’s acting…It was not something forced it was a genuine
interest in supporting a company. I am not aware of a mission statement or
value proposition that was in place, it was the fashion industry…very social
and people wanted what he had because of him. SOCIAL…NETWORKING<o:p></o:p></div>
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Joe introduced me to many aspects of the sales world from people
to process to promotion, He had fun with it so it did not seem like work. I
often thought how great it would be to have such passion for what I do that it does not seem like work. Here is
where the real lesson is and I can proudly say that now I am an independent
business owner…<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CafeRealtyNY" target="_blank">Café Realty</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad was a real influence on how to think differently. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s to you DAD, Happy Father’s Day THANK YOU and may your
light always shine upon all those in your life!<o:p></o:p><br />
With love, gratitude and appreciation...</div>
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The practice of yoga is personal, the true connection of mind body and spirit. Returning from a 2 year absence has brought a familiar awareness to the benefits of this ancient art and discipline. It is the softening, the lengthening, the surrendering to your inner peace via breath control, balance and awareness. It centers your thoughts, feelings and emotions and connects them.<br />
It's a personal discipline drawing from your deepest sense of self which transforms the energy of the mind into control of the body. A bliss experienced when ego is forgotten and inner peace is realized.<br />
This return also brought a keen awareness to the flexibility of the body, the asanas (postures), the mudras (hand gestures), the prana (life force/breath) are gathered within a session to awaken the spirit and bring it towards the body and mind. It is no easy feat to hold a posture, control the breath and soften the expression. There are 2 distinct styles of practice focusing on the yang or the yin. Yang being a more male. muscle oriented, energizing, flowing, intense style and yin a female, connective tissue focused, gentle, flowing style. The two are complementary and produce the same bliss dependent on your needs for your practice in any given day.<br />
Balance asanas are my personal favorite, a true grounding to the earth, a letting go of emotions, a mindful expression. A center of gravity is found and the edges are explored...a fluid stability<br />
The beauty of yoga is the opportunity to experience what is necessary for your body/mind/spirit at that moment. There is no competition...egoless exercise. Your practice is yours alone...an island in a sea.<br />
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namasteAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-65862508509617304612014-01-14T22:25:00.000-05:002014-01-14T22:25:06.351-05:00Hello 2014...we are 2 weeks "in"<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Being "<b>in</b>" is not just another way of saying that you are hip, cool, trendy...it's being awake, alive, aware...</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This year my "<b>in</b>" is focused on those concepts which allow us to look within, accept ourselves and empower others.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>INTROSPECTIVE</b> - to look within for perspective</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>INFLUENCE</b> - impact </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>INDIVIDUAL </b>- autonomy, mastery, purpose</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The "<b>in</b>" crowd is present and mindful...</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The "<b>in</b>" crowd is self assured...</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Your "<b>in</b>"troduction to 2014...</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have an "<b>in</b>"credible year!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0Yorktown Heights, NY, USA41.2709274 -73.777633641.1754524 -73.9389951 41.3664024 -73.6162721tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-76826398231104073232013-12-31T09:14:00.002-05:002013-12-31T09:14:52.585-05:00Thank you 2013!<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>A remarkable family &
friends</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>New business opportunity</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Awareness raised</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Conversations shared</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Feelings explained</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Writing discovered</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Photography</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Music</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Inspiration</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Contribution to others</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Being Present</b></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Love & Appreciation</b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The changes, challenges, choices in our lives impact and affect who we are and </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>influence what we do. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Best to you as 2014 is upon us...</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>lga</b></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-84065484281034027622013-10-16T22:46:00.001-04:002013-10-16T22:46:26.708-04:0012 things to FORGET...that make you miserable<br />
Being spontaneous and open-minded has its advantages. Learn to acknowledge, accept and understand with an objective perspective. Practice mindfulness, love exponentially...<br />
<br />
12 things to FORGET...that make you miserable:<br />
<ol>
<li>COMPARING - don't do it...EVER. you are you and you don't compare</li>
<li>COMPLAINING - Whooooooo cares</li>
<li>DECEIVING - truth is in the eyes</li>
<li>JUDGING - it's none of your business</li>
<li>THINKING - it's overrated, it creates anxiety</li>
<li>RUSHING - Slow down and smell the coffee</li>
<li>ATTACHING - leg go freely</li>
<li>EXPECTING - it's disappointing :(</li>
<li>PROJECTING - it's yours...own it</li>
<li>POSSESSING - WANT=LACK</li>
<li>CONTROLLING - you control only you</li>
<li>WORRYING - non-beneficial for anyone</li>
</ol>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-57858345691209081992013-09-02T14:54:00.000-04:002013-09-02T14:54:31.163-04:00Creating Collaborative Partnerships...A New Day<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">How to create collaboration within a company while
driving revenue to its bottom line…</span></div>
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It is more than a
mere statement, more than words. Collaboration is at the heart of the new flat
company. It is the engine that powers the creativity, the cohesive force,
solidifying the "all in" mentality. In order to drive revenue to a
bottom line, we generate top line growth. Growing revenue starts with people
and collaboration is the catalyst.</div>
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So how do we work
together within our own company and incorporate others? Here is the dictionary
definition:</div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">col·lab·o·rate/ kəˈlabəˌrāt /verb</span></div>
<div style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">verb: collaborate; 3rd person present:
collaborates; past tense: collaborated; past participle: collaborated; gerund
or present participle: collaborating</span></div>
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<li style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" value="1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">work jointly on an activity, esp. to produce or
create something.</span></li>
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<div style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">"he collaborated with a distinguished painter on
the designs"</span></div>
<div style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">synonyms: co-operate,
join forces, team up, band together, work together, participate, combine, ally;
pool resources, put —— heads together</span></div>
<div style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">"they collaborated on the project"</span></div>
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<li style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" value="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">cooperate traitorously with an enemy.</span></li>
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<div style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">"the indigenous elite who collaborated with the
colonizers"</span></div>
<div style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">synonyms: collude,
conspire, fraternize, co-operate, consort, sympathize; informal, be in cahoots</span></div>
<div style="color: red; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-style: italic;">"they collaborated with the enemy"</span></div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;" value="1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We work together to
produce/create something. As realtors this includes our own team and our
own company primarily; then others from other companies and from ancillary
services. This serves all as a resource for our talents, skills and
specialties. Everyone brings something unique to the table regardless of
their company. We then exchange ideas to improve our effectiveness within
our specialty.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As competitive as we all are
(or not) collaboration may be interpreted as a negative aspect of
business. There are no secrets folks, just ideas that will impact each
other. There are no accidents only incidents.</span></li>
</ol>
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My perspective on a
Creating Collaborative Partnerships:</div>
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<ul style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .375in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed;" type="disc">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Have a flexible mind. Please
read </span><a href="http://zenhabits.net/flex/"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">http://zenhabits.net/flex/</span></a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Have an "all in"
passion</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Believe in your partners and
your purpose</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Respect difference…celebrate
love</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Be present/be in the moment</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Be willing to
share/contribute…unconditionally</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Be aware OR beware</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Possibilities are endless</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Use language mindfully</span></li>
</ul>
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My perspective on
driving revenue:</div>
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<ul style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .375in; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed;" type="disc">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Educate/advocate/represent
consumers/clients </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Create a complete moving
experience through extraordinary service</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Communicate…consistently,
promptly</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Develop/maintain
relationships with your sphere of influence</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Track everything - income,
expenses, transactions, leads, referrals…</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Be responsive to the needs of
others</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Understand your strengths and
utilize them</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Have confidence and
competence</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Focus to fill the pipeline</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">Be efficiently effective with
time, energy</span></li>
</ul>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-75414147682772442682013-07-21T11:55:00.000-04:002013-07-21T12:00:43.989-04:00Does this make sense?<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
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Life is a sensory
journey, a journey shared, a journey alone</div>
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Alone/alone…alone/together…together/together</div>
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We experience and
are aware of all that surrounds us</div>
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We become one with
each other and evolve </div>
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The senses, sight,
smell, taste, sound and touch, obvious to all are the beginning of the
awareness necessary to relate, communicate, connect.</div>
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Expand your sense
and realize the emotional impact.</div>
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<strong>SENSUAL</strong></div>
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<strong>SENSITIVE</strong></div>
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<strong>SENSATIONAL</strong></div>
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Emotions,
feelings…truth…the authentic, unconditional you</div>
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The sensual
presence…seductive, provocative, attractive</div>
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The sensitive
self…human, vulnerable, fearless</div>
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The sensational
you…effusive, compelling, magnetic</div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;">
All a path to
acceptance of others, the world…life</div>
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Does this make
sense? How is your sense common? It's not, it's shared. It’s an ever-present,
ever-changing sense that is uniquely you. </div>
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A force of life,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sensitive, sensual and sensational.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-42610251697142417432013-07-09T23:17:00.003-04:002013-07-10T00:25:21.839-04:00The Harshness of Life<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we are all born unique, we all experience the harshness of life...</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">things come and go</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">people are the carriers of the attitude that fuels the fire of the ego</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a lonely world for the introvert and extrovert alike</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">an extreme dichotomy in perspective</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a separate world for objective and subjective</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the unconscious subdued</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">do you feel like running away?</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">is there too much drama? misunderstanding? judgment? expectations? attachment?</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">is there too little peace? acceptance? respect? letting go? love? communication?</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we are all human, we all experience vulnerability...</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">we are not perfect</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to understand humanity, its dynamics, the purpose</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">is to love unconditionally, accept all for their humanness</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">embrace difference</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">reframe</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-82994236583303690072013-06-18T19:09:00.000-04:002013-06-18T19:09:18.049-04:00people...food...passion<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 12.8px/normal arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
The Art of Cooking and preparing meals is my innovation, it involves strategy/preparing, execution/skill and love/passion. It is a time that my authentic self is captured in a process that yields something to be taken internally and therefore becomes a part of the recipient. A delicious sensory experience shared by all who are invited to sit at the table. The highest form of sharing my love, an ingested sentiment, and often taken for granted talent as just another meal providing nourishment...or just an invite to celebrate...A NOW experience.</div>
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The opportunity to dine with others, share a meal, submerge in culinary art is a privilege. Awareness of the passion for creating, serving and sharing with others is weaved into the fabric of life. A recipe is created, food is carefully crafted into that sensory experience and people are gathered to enjoy.</div>
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Take this journey with me wherever it leads...</div>
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-31566969471200105772013-06-15T08:19:00.000-04:002013-06-15T08:19:35.877-04:00Father's Day Story 2013Fathers Day 2013<br /><br />6/15/2013<br />12:16 AM<br /><br />A father said to his child "I have a story to tell you"...<br />There once was a baby who was born into a world free from thought and judgment. The baby grew older and attended school as a young impressionable child. The child soon learned that we must share with others and that we are not the center of our own universe. The child became a young person and began to compare possessions to gain popularity and win. The young person on the edge of adulthood soon realized that it was selfish to want. The fledgling adult leveraged the popularity so desired into purpose. A proactive, intrinsically motivated lifestyle developed and an adult human being evolved.<br /> "What we focus on expands my child...live, love, learn...we will receive when we give it all away."<br /><br />Give it all away for Fathers Day, children everywhere are impressionable and learn from those who surround them. In turn we all learn how to love and live.<br /><br />With love, gratitude and appreciation for all who have fathered a child to adapt in a world of challenge and opportunity.<br /><br />Happy Fathers Day 2013<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-1200093635385554252013-05-20T14:00:00.000-04:002013-05-20T14:00:27.205-04:00engage/disengageAt what point do we remove ourselves from the constant busy-ness of daily life? At what point are we no longer engaged? At what point is our mission so intensely focused that we seem to be swimming in a sea of blackness and that one laser point of light is miles away?<br />
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The decision to be engaged and dedicated to only one thing is a noble concept, a valiant effort, a romantic ideal to live out our life's purpose and is there any detriment?<br />
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The mission, honesty speaking, may be perceived as an egotistical appendage like some vanities, self serving and anti-contributory.There is a sense of aloneness in the awareness that once a participant in something so intense has now shifted its direction. It is,in all actuality, a release from the importance once thought to be truth.The mission usurps with all its newness and grandeur and logistics. All other possibilities and ideas are relinquished to a shelf residing in memory.<br />
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AWARENESS of humanity and all its idiosyncrasies is an indicator that unconditional love prevails. I am not so sure how or why, what I am sure of is that it is different. The connection is now different, the dynamics are now different however the dedication remains the same. When others are engaged, able to be a support, and walk with each other, this creates a bond that elevates the cause. Simple appreciation and gratitude each and every moment sustains and maintains a relationship now so different.<br />
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Run towards your purpose with wild abandon...live out idealism...I'll always be engaged.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-64871670239953890742012-07-01T09:58:00.000-04:002012-07-01T09:58:27.986-04:00OVER...<br />
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share</div>
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estimate</div>
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valued</div>
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the top</div>
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bearing...</div>
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Just some overly obvious words that are about life, love and real estate and an overly objective perspective of our daily thoughts, feelings and actions.</div>
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<strong>OVER</strong> is over so Focus on an environment that loves and supports you...</div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-15225124417804197242012-03-11T03:00:00.000-04:002012-03-11T03:00:48.338-04:00Near Life ExperienceWe understand that a near death experience transforms a being...it is spoken of as a light, serenity, detachment, absolute dissolution. This lucid experience of coming back to life after (almost) dying is considered a paranormal phenomena complete with healing powers. It is perceived consciousness.<br />
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Consider this...a near life experience where a being is transformed while living life to its fullest. A lucid experience of life and the awareness of SELF. Being for the sake of being. Evolved, intuitive, real, self actualized...aware.<br />
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Free, liberated, unconscious consciousness.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-64131778340936662652011-11-02T08:22:00.002-04:002011-11-02T08:22:49.583-04:00Is it soup yet...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">... is an expression from a commercial in the past. It has significance present moment since it implies something is in process. There is anticipation for a delicious concoction, a mixture of many different ingredients, a blend of tastes...all different yet all integral in the pursuit of a tasty, compelling combination...<br />
What kind of soup are you concocting...a hearty lentil, an aromatic carrot ginger, a robust minestrone, a delicate lobster bisque???<br />
Carefully choose your ingredients for maximum effectiveness, taste and flavor. Consumate the consume with love...the soup takes on a life of its own...appreciate it and it will always make you smile...</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-63414256968421260222011-09-29T23:33:00.000-04:002011-09-29T23:33:02.121-04:00I CARE...I DON'T CAREHow many times a day do you hear these phrases??? What is the difference between them? Do you realize that they are very, very similar YET very, very different?<br />
Here's how: You love something/someone so you care, you hold it in high regard, you revel in it, want to possess it and never let it go AND your caring attaches you and prevents growth and personal development. A fear driven ego based on judgement and an inability to be emotionally neutral.<br />
On the other hand: You love something/someone and you don't care so much because you are detached, accepting and allowing therefore holding it in unconditional positive regard with no expectations. You let it go therefore growing and expanding. Creating and living in a moment...compelling.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-81475787122702182562011-09-08T23:03:00.002-04:002011-09-08T23:03:46.291-04:00break...Maybe I need a break...<br />
Maybe I need to break...<br />
Maybe I need to brake...<br />
Maybe I need to break you...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-13783974911086781102011-09-06T00:11:00.000-04:002011-09-06T00:11:45.704-04:00on being considerate...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
<ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;">aware of your surroundings</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">aware of people</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">a thoughtful gesture</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">a compliment</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">being in the moment...always</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">no judgement</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">giving the benefit of the doubt</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">contributing to others</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">genuinely caring</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">loving and giving selflessly</li>
</ul><div>Is every person a little inconsiderate at times where they are not in control of a situation???</div><div>Are people to be so focused on being considerate that it then becomes a forced and unnatural behavioral reaction...like being obnoxiously overly considerate???</div><div>OR is it acceptable to be as authentic as possible to all...unconditional positive regard???</div><div>Inconsideration may have varying degrees, it may be subjective...don't know this is my first consideration...</div><div><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-63706228191230388772011-09-04T11:05:00.000-04:002011-09-04T11:05:39.981-04:00This blog is back...The Irresistible Force met the Immovable Object...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When the irresistible force meets the immovable object great things become possible and the extraordinary happens.<br />
I have been on a timeless journey...wonderful empowering and magnificent. It has taken me places through heightened awareness and authentic understanding...the inner essence of a human being. Irresistible...a sensual passionate feeling and force...momentous power. The immovable object...elusive...one compliments the other...one does not exist without the other. Irresistible force/immovable object..Yin Yang...contrary forces interconnected and interdependent...they give rise to each other in turn...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pR0aqlDCuQ">Jane's Addiction "Irresistible Force" Official Lyric Video</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-58796186061596298382011-06-27T00:36:00.000-04:002011-06-27T00:36:00.295-04:00Leadership as a Second Language<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This post is dedicated to those who empower so that others may be empowered...thank you...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has become obvious that there is a NEW language of leadership edging out the OLD language of leadership. I will attempt to clarify...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are distinct differences in perception and perspective when it comes to the language of leadership, it is also about style, content, context, delivery...energy, passion, belief, purpose...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leaders put people first and empower others so that they may continue the process. Leadership is not about those who follow, it is about the followers who are empowered to empower. It's about the personal leadership, the self actualization process and the ability to be self reliant while having the understanding and acceptance to follow.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>OLD STYLE LEADERSHIP</b>: John Maxwell, Bob Proctor, Anthony Robbins, Ken Blanchard, Zig Ziglar, Jim Rohn, Gary Keller, Steven Covey...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>NEW STYLE LEADERSHIP</b>: Dan Pink, Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell, Simon Sinek, Steve Jobs, Sir Richard Branton, Tim Ferris, Sally Hogshead, Clay Shirky, Derek Sivers, Ken Robinson, Tom Rath...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>OLD STYLE VOCABULARY</b>: motivation, value, hope, try, wish, influence, control, manage/management, corporate structure, status quo, conformity, win/win, law of attraction, team, plan, mindset, accountability, moderation, compromise, adapt, recruit, titles, labels...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>NEW STYLE VOCABULARY</b>: energy, transparency, minimalism, zen, aim, advocacy, strategy, accomplishment, relationships, flat company, strengths/talents, collaboration, ideas, coordination, adopt, collective brilliance, acceptance,innovation, initiative, intrinsic, autonomy, mastery, purpose,...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These lists are by no means complete so feel free to comment. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Culture is a word that may be included in both categories due to its very broad nature. Crossover words like culture are a means for the awareness of the difference of these distinct styles. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no right or wrong or good or bad, it just is.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This emotional vocabulary and new leadership style has the ability to transform ordinary to extraordinary, mediocre to remarkable...Leadership has a second language.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now for the icing on this emotional vocabulary cake... a whole new perspective on business from those who bring you <a href="http://www.ted.com/">www.ted.com</a> and <a href="http://www.managementexchange.com/">http://www.managementexchange.com/</a>. Check out these 2 awesome websites for insights. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This blog was brought to you by one who is humbled by leaders who empower and empowered by leaders who are humble.</span><br />
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640602929002107439.post-83719980522294709282011-06-08T23:56:00.000-04:002011-06-08T23:56:54.621-04:00CHOICE...and the freedom of...what a liberating and exhilarating place to be...<br />
Choice gives us options, induces selection, is strategic and analytic...<br />
it's left brain and right brain...brings the extrinsic intrinsic.<br />
Choice is complex, choice is simple...ultimately promoting a decision...<br />
intuitive<br />
insightful<br />
recognition based.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04638871174987147422noreply@blogger.com0