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Learn the steps, get fit safely, learn creative program cooking, learn about depression, learn with parents, share in local areas. There is no charge for groups.
I feel very strongly about offering you a way to work with me directly. I have set up a whole range of options for you to do that - going from private coaching to being involved in small groups. This link will show you all the choices.
Coaching Apprentice is open to people on steps 1-3 who are starting their program. We have some new people starting so it is a great time to join Apprentice coaching. Coaching Skilled is for people who are on step 7 and want to look at other issues more in-depth. Signature Coaching is for those who want to work
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Another option is setting up a one hour assessment and then making a decision based on that conversation. And you can always call 505-345-3737 and ask me about how each one works.
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"Your molecules will yearn for balance, care, and healing. Instead of craving for sugar, there will come a longing for wholeness."
I am
including this testimonial now so you might have a chance to think of some of these ideas ahead of time.
I wanted to write a little about my holiday because it was an interesting year for us.
First of all, we made a budget for presents and we have never done that before. And we didn't use any credit. I felt really good about that. The girls and I made a lot of gifts and so did Jon. He made this awesome gift for his mom and aunt--he took old 8 mm reel film footage (1950's) of the family and put it on a DVD along with songs that his grandparents had recorded singing on 78 records. We watched it Christmas Eve and there wasn't a dry eye in the room. That was
wonderful.
The most exciting part of the whole holiday was what had changed from last year.
First, the food was less dessert centered. I made a few "goodies" that my kids love and they ended up getting eaten as much as the fudge! I love that! Secondly, everyone in the family ended up making presents as well as buying. I can't tell you how it shifted things for us all. Last year was so depressing...tons of gifts strewn everywhere and we were all kind of overwhelmed and sad afterwards. This year my brother in law made us a bird feeder out of wood and also made all the adults these
beautiful pens out of wood. Mine is made of Tulipwood and is cream colored with rose colored grain throughout. There was less stuff, but much more heart.
Thirdly, I did not get stressed out. My inlaws, bless them, take on a lot, and when I go there I get caught up in it. I feel like I "need" to help them. This time I thought, "You know, I'm going to do whatever I can to help, but not get caught up in the stress of it." And I did. It made things much more enjoyable for me.
Erin, my 7.5 yo, stayed with my inlaws for the rest of this week. It's the first time she's been away from home for more than a night. I was really uncomfortable with her doing that at first, but then as it got
closer I just let it go. I worry that she will melt down and not be able to figure out what she needs (she's very ss), but I also see there a huge amount of growth that can come with this. My inlaws are just wonderful about the food now. My fil doesn't get it at all, but he complies. I'm also afraid she won't want to come home, lol, because my inlaws are spoiling her rotten.
So now there is a new year coming. My mom is coming to visit for a couple of weeks. I'm going to put her to work, too. I am going to make some curtains for a couple of rooms and see if I can't get my bedroom finished
(needs painting).
Well, thanks for reading. I'm off to start the day! Heather
D.
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Some of you will be able to get Brussels sprouts on a stalk. I get mine at Costco in the big refrigerated room. Everyone loves them.
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Radiant Living is geared to looking at Step 7 issues. I am in the process of the revision of Potatoes not Prozac and am adding a fair amount of information on *radiant living* which is really Step 7. This is where we are looking at a Step 7 life with all its quirks. This
means feelings, healing old trauma and remodeling our bodies.
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I just want to lose weight. Is this the
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It is the best place in the world for you. You won't get this information anywhere else, I guarantee. This is all about HEALING your body so that when you are ready for the weight loss, you only do the process once. This is about
stopping yo-yo dieting.
I am just starting the steps. Does it make sense to join now? Yes, it does. We have found that the people who come to chats do the best with the steps. The connection in chat is awesome. You get a chance to talk with the old timers, you can ask questions and I am right there to guide you, It really is an incredible opportunity.
If you are not a member yet, come and join us. If you are a current member and want to join us in the new chat room, come to the landing page. We will send you the pass words after you join.
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Hurricanes, Devastation and Such
Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD
I am putting up this picture of pine trees in the rain even though I used it not too long ago. I took this picture when I went to visit a friend who lives in the panhandle of Florida. I flew out of the Panama City airport and it was raining.
When Hurricane Michael hit, we didn't know if she and her family were safe for a long time. It made the reality of the storm hit home.
Somehow the feelings of having no control while what we know
and cherish is being ravaged are so old and so deep that it is really, really hard to bear. I know that I have been feeling that way, and that the storms of the last year are interwoven with storms of the heart. I have been meditating and reflecting on how it is we can be still and make any difference at all. I found this article that I had written 14 years ago after the tsunami in Japan. I am sharing it again. It comforts me.
I have waited to write to you about the Tsunami because I, like most of you I am sure, have had to collect my thoughts first. It was too big, too devastating to even know where to start in making sense of it. But today, something clicked for me.
As some of you know, I have had an ongoing interest in the scientist from Japan who has been photographing frozen water crystals and seeing the impact of different messages on the structure of the water. He published a series
of amazing photographs. The crystals from water that many people had said *I love you to* were exquisite and beautifully formed. The crystals from the water that people had said *you fool* or *I hate you* were malformed, broken and distorted.
Even more interesting were photographs from a lake that was severely polluted. The crystals from the lake water were dark, jagged and looked like the water exposed to heavy metal rock music. It was pretty unsettling. Then they did an intriguing experiment. They took a group of people out to this lake and prayed for it. After the prayer, they collected some water, froze it and photographed it. Its structure had changed totally. It was now formed into the same
sort of perfect crystal structure we see in snowflakes.
The scientist is now talking about praying for the ground water left after the tsunami. He is convening people to offer their prayers. So I went over to his
website to check out what he was saying. His message seems a little strange to me these days. He no longer posts the photographs on his web site for free, you have to pay for them. He gets paid a lot of money for lectures and the like. So I am thinking he has kinda forgotten the simplicity of his own original message.
But the invitation retains its power. I like the idea of offering our prayers not only for the people but for the water and the land. There are a lot of us. And there are a lot of us in recovery which means we have cleared out a lot of our own fear and distortion and *pollution* from the water within our own bodies. So I think we have clear hearts to ask for healing for the
areas that were devastated. I am going to suggest that we do this collectively. Perhaps every day at 6 PM MST we can all stop for 5 minutes and simply ask for healing of the devastated land and people. Here is a link to an international clock if you want to sort out what time that would be for you. Use Denver, CO to calculate MST.
I know I cannot make this horrible, horrible thing right, but I can offer my own heart and openness for the healing to come. I invite you to join me and all those who are making this commitment.
Warmly, Kathleen
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