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It's hard to believe summer is over! School has
started and I am officially the mother of a middle-
school girl. Time goes so quickly. I enjoyed the
summer despite having a cast on my arm. My arm is
totally healed and I am getting back to work. I have
much to share with you.
In July, I spent a
week at Contemplative Camp; enjoying silence,
walking the labyrinth, sharing and relaxing. The book
we read and discussed was My Grandfather's
Blessings by Rachel Naomi Remen. This book
is full of wisdom and I was very blessed reading it.
If you need encouragement, this book is for you.
How are you coming along on your goals?
Are some accomplished? Are you stuck? Have you
changed some goals? Have you made some new
goals? I can answer yes to all these questions. If you
remembered I shared a goal to lose one pound a
week. Well, right now I have lost 20 pounds and I'm
stuck. This is not where I had hoped to be, but 20
pounds is a lot. I look better, feel better and my
clothes are more comfortable. Remember to look at
what you have accomplished. I am not giving up, but I
am looking a what I can change to help me reach my
goal. I looked at some habits that needed to be
modified, then made the appropriate
changes.
The goal that I have accomplished
is establishing a private practice in Louisville, opening
September 4. To accomplish this goal, I wrote a
business plan, found office space, and have worked
on all the details from furniture to business cards.
More on my practice at the end of this
newsletter.
My new goal is reaching the top of
Pike's Peak in the Pike's Peak Challenge. This event
is a fund-raiser for the Traumatic Brain Injury Trust
Fund of Colorado. As some of you know, on August 1
of last year, my husband sustain a serious brain injury
when he took a "header" off his bike on South Boulder
Road. I am very grateful that he has fully recovered,
but many others do not. I have been hiking since my
cast came off and my goal is to "bag" my first 14er.
But here is the problem; I have become obsessed
with this goal. Sometimes a goal can be so important
that it's easy to make it all or nothing. I was very
discouraged after hiking Mount Audubon yesterday.
Then my husband gave me a piece of climbing
wisdom, which I think can apply to all goals. In his
book No Shortcuts To The Top, world renowned
mountaineer Ed Viesturs shares his motto "Reaching
the summit is optional. Getting down is mandatory".
What good is reaching a goal, if you can't "get down"?
A goal should be important, challenging and fun. But if
it cost too much personally, either emotionally or
physically, maybe the goal needs to be changed.
So what I am going to do about Pike's Peak?
I am going to continue to hike and come September 8,
I will do my best to get to the summit, but it's optional.
What's mandatory is to have fun, be safe and to "get
down".
I am excited to start Soul Food
luncheons again! I have all the dates set and some of
speakers lined up. Keep checking for updates.
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September 20 - "An Introduction to the Enneagram" - with Martie McMane.
Window to the Soul
Do you ever wonder why people think, feel, or respond
the way they do? Do you ever find yourself
getting "stuck" in patterns of thinking, feeling, or doing
that are less productive than you wished? Would you
like to understand yourself and others better? Would
you like to discover the secret to becoming your Best
Self? The Enneagram is an ancient tool of self-
understanding that can help you release old patterns
of behavior and open you to your Highest Self. It is
a "window to the soul". In this presentation, Martie will
introduce you to this powerful tool for self-awareness.
Martie McMane is the Senior Minister of the
First Congregational, UCC Church of Boulder, where
she has been serving for eight years. Before going
into the ministry, Martie held a variety of educational
positions, including adjunct college professor of
Speech and Oral Interpretation of Literature at the
University of Akron, Ohio. Martie is certified in the
Hurley and Donson "Enneagram of Transformation," a
psycho-spiritual method to help people manifest the
Divine Image within them. Martie's specialty areas
include spiritual discernment, helping people discover
their gifts and using creative arts to connect with the
Divine Presence.
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Join us for these warm and engaging
gatherings.
- Sunflower Restuarant, 1701 Pearl Street at 17th
and Pearl in Boulder
- 11:45 am to 1:15 pm
- Cost is $25.00 including lunch
Please RSVP by 5:00 pm the preceding Wednesday by
e-mail or at 720.849.2892. As always your
promptness is appreciated, or come early to meet
new women and network.
Grace and Peace,
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