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January 2011
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 LifeSkills™ from HopeAllianz Inc
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Upcoming Events
LifeSkills Training
for Women
Starting the week of
January 3, 2011
for 10 weeks
Mon, Tue, or Thu
Mimdfulness
Self-Love
Relationships
Emotions
Stress Management
and more ...
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LifeSkills Training
for Adolescents
w/Parenting Support
Starting
February 2011
Weekly Open Group
Tuesday 4:30-6:00 PM
Emotions/Feelings
Behavioral Principles
Expectations/
Limitations
Developing Self
Effective Parenting
Effects on Family
| I am taking time
and enjoying the
beutiful energy that
surrounds me.
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Dr Jody L Friesen Grande
HopeAllianz Inc
11900 Wayzata Blvd
Suite 216G
Minnetonka MN 55305
952 545 6966
952 545 6969 fax
www.hopeallianz.com
Mission Statement
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Inspiring and empowering you to create an authentic meaningful life -- with knowledge and wisdom -- within a holistic and mindful environment promoting mental, physical and spiritual health.
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"Take risks: if you win, you will be happy;if you lose, you will be wise."
~ Author Unknown
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Mindfulness for Everyday Living
 Personal growth is defined as a natural development and a process of progress in to maturity. LifeSkills that will help you with this process include: an understanding of self; an awareness of self and others; a healthy attitude; and a belief in yourself, your abilities and your potential.
It begins with the question, "Do you like where you are and what you have become?" It is an acceptance of self (right where you are at, doesn't mean that you like it) while at the same time, developing whom you want to become. Reflect on this question and visualize whom you want to be ... begin jotting down ideas ... turn them into a plan with goals and action steps.
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always
someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are
always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe
that your critics are right. To map out a course of
action and flow it to an end requires courage.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Take a Risk
Essential for Authentic Wholeness
You have dreams, desires, wants. We all do! I would suspect that you may be unsatisfied and finding yourself in a place we often refer to as "stuck." On one hand, you blame others because you not reached a place you thought you would have been by this age or you are kicking yourself with all that "negative" self-talk that you don't deserve it anyhow.
Think about it ... we take risks everyday ...
- To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
- To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
- To reach out for another is to risk involvement
- To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self
- To love is to risk not being loved in return
- To live is to risk dying
- To hope is to risk despair
- To try is to risk failure
- To place your ideas, your dreams before others is to risk loss
We become scared and fear rejection, disapproval, abandonment, and uncertainty. We don't want to put ourselves in a "vulnerable" space. We want to play it safe ... we find comfort where we are and struggle with the idea of doing it any other way. With sadness, we rationalize somehow that losing our dreams, desires and wants is ok for self-preservation.
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Moving Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Action Occurs in the Present
Acknowledge a need that has gone unmet.
Why is this important to you?
Who are you when this need is met?
What is one thing you can do to work
towards this unmet need?
Opening yourself to change is a risks.
Our actions occur when we can clearly
visualize our success ... think about it :))
Be brave ... this is a substantial change!
In order to grow ... we need to move out of
our comfort zone and take a risk.
Close your eyes and you will see
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2011 ~ Happy New Year
Check out
"A Reflective Approach to Bringing in the New Year"
by Gregg Krech with ToDo Institute.
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good
madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who
thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write
or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope,
somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
~ Neil Gailman
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Enjoy your journey and remember to stop along the way to embrace the day's gifts
of love, happiness, harmony, surprise, laughter, energy, strength, and peace.
Jody L Friesen Grande PhD LICSW BCD
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Information provided within LifeSkills™ is of a general nature and is designed for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to replace "traditional" mental health counseling/therapy. If you have questions or concerns about your physical and/or mental health ... contact your family physician and/or mental health professional in your area. In case of a life-threatening emergency ... dial 911 for assistance.
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