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Wildflowers at Work As a recovering perfectionist-workaholic, I am all too familiar with stress. Thanks to my need to fine tune things right up to the 11th hour so they are perfect, I have been known to lose my cool and affect everyone around me. Pressing the limits of my superwoman, multi-tasking ability by juggling too many projects at once, I have gone without food, water, bathroom breaks –even breathing—for too long and too often. My reward for trying to exceed everyone’s expectations--and especially my own—has been rock solid shoulder and neck muscles. I am definitely ready for a change. With the coming of Revolutionary Agreements, I decided to work differently. Rather than Making It Happen, for which I have a great track record, I would let it unfold organically (whatever that meant). Wouldn’t it be more fun to discover that I could manifest in an entirely different way from my tried-and-proven “nose-to-the-grindstone” method? My shoulders muscles are saying “Yes!” I wrote a new intention statement: Revolutionary Agreements is spreading like wildflowers. I have planted the seeds in fertile soil and they are sprouting everywhere! As I speak this intention, I can almost feel the seedlings bursting through the soil (one day I could swear I heard it!), I envision their delicate shoots spreading tiny leaves to catch the dew and the life-giving warmth of the sun, and then growing strong and sturdy, ready to boldly display their magnificent flowers. The end of my intention statement goes like this: People who read Revolutionary Agreements are inspired to share the Agreements with others by doing what they love most: public speaking, training, facilitating workshops, coaching, writing, dancing, singing… I am but one joyful steward of these Agreements. Like wildflowers, spokespersons for the Agreements are popping up everywhere, and the Agreements are spreading joyfully through fertile fields. This is a wholly different approach to manifestation than any I’ve experienced before. I think I like it! Thanks to you, this vision is becoming reality.Within days after the wildflower vision came to me, I began witnessing its power. I received a beautiful card from a friend I hadn’t seen in years; she wrote that while attending a course in Illinois, participants from two other states “had copies of your book that they shared with me!” I got an email from another friend saying she was giving a presentation on the Agreements to 30-40 people in Houston; would I send her some bookmarks? Another in North Carolina shared that she’d like to start a workshop on the Agreements in the fall. The second Colorado Revolutionary Agreements study group is being led by people who love to facilitate; another starts Sept. 1 in California. An internal corporate coach is assigning book chapters to her clients. A woman in India is sharing it with her company. And just a few days ago, I had a remarkable “chance” meeting with another Revolutionary Agreements steward (see “Magic Afoot” below). For those of you who are inspired to share the Agreements by doing what you love to do, thank you, from the bottom of my heart. For those of you who are busily manifesting your own wildflowers, thank you for casting Revolutionary Agreements seeds by simply living the Agreements while doing what makes your heart sing. I look forward to dancing with you in the fields of blossoming potential for Peace Within and Peace on Earth. With gratitude,
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in Action Speaking Truth Closes One Door and Opens Another Carol Hoskins is a conference coordinator for the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado School of Law. She is a trainer and facilitator and co-authored the Facilitator’s Guide for Revolutionary Agreements as well as co-facilitated the first two study groups on the Agreements. One of my highest values in a job is working as part of a team. I took a job that seemed great, paid well and used my skills, but I worked totally alone. I rarely saw my boss let alone anyone else. As time went on I became more and more uncomfortable yet was not able to face the issue within myself. One day my boss came in and suggested that I seemed unhappy and perhaps the position was not a fit for me. I was immediately fearful of losing my job and responded, “No, I AM happy here.” My boss gently suggested that I take some time to think about it. I went home and reflected on what had happened. My boss was speaking my truth for me! The next day I called her and said, “You’re absolutely right, I’m not happy here.” We agreed to end the working relationship and she appreciated my honesty, raved about how much she enjoyed working with me and gave me flowers as a going away gift. I spent two weeks training my replacement and that was my happiest time there because I was working WITH someone. Now I have a job working with a team for a common goal and I love it! I learned that speaking my truth with compassion is not just telling someone else but acknowledging the truth to myself. Bonnie Brandt is a former registered nurse, hypnotherapist and psychotherapist. Today she is an entrepreneur in the wellness industry, taking the stand that “aging does not equal disease.” mannabon@cox.com I am a networker building my organization. I have admired Marian and her writings for several years; her ideas give me tools for creating freedom and joy in my life. When she wrote Revolutionary Agreements I knew I must have a copy. I bought the poster of the Agreements and mounted it on the ceiling above my bed so that I could see them first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I even put a photo of Marian on my dream board because she is someone who is committed to making a difference and has a wonderful heart connection to those around her. This morning, I awoke prepared to take my walk along the ocean as usual. However, instead of walking at my usual time, a little voice in my head urged me to first make a couple of business calls that I had been putting off. This time I listened and completed the calls. As I went out that same inner voice suggested I change my normal route and go a different way. Once again I complied thinking, “OK, why not?“ As I walked along the path, I noticed a woman coming toward me who seemed vaguely familiar. As we passed each other recognition dawned and I turned. “Marian?” I asked. I introduced myself, indicated where we had met and how much I really appreciated her book. We were soon gabbing like old friends. She told me she had forgotten her water bottle and tissues and declared she would just have to “manifest” them on her walk. My home was close by so I was able to offer her what she needed, and while there showed her my unusual placement of the Revolutionary Agreements poster. She loved the idea so much she asked if she could lay down on my bed to take a photo of the poster on my ceiling! We chatted a bit more and I decided to be courageous and show her my dream board with her photo on it. She laughed and exclaimed, “I never imagined my picture on someone’s dream board.” When she left, we agreed to keep in touch. I thought about the magic of that morning and realized the importance of being present, as Marian talks about in her chapter on “I Agree to Lighten Up!” Had I not paid attention to that wise, little inner voice, I would not have met Marian, a Colorado resident, on a cliff path overlooking the ocean in southern California. What are the chances of that? The next day, I listened carefully as I walked, realizing with awe and delight that my Source (which I sometimes call God) is actually communicating with me and desiring to co-create while walking with me DAILY. I am not alone nor am I separate from my Source. This quiet frequency is like a radio station I can choose to tune into anytime. And when I do…magic happens! Love Notes
Calendar of Events Sunday, August 21, Ventura, CA: Ventura County Church of Religious Science. Marian is the guest speaker at the 9:00 and 11:00AM PST services. For more information call the church at: 805-643-1933. Tuesday, August 30, 7:00PM MT : A special free webinar called “Freedom Now: Enjoying Personal Freedom on the Way to Financial Freedom.” It is designed for networkers and is sponsored by Networking University. For details and registration, go to http://www.networkingtimes.com/link/marian Thursdays, beginning Sept 1, Ventura, CA: Ventura County Church of Religious Science. "How To Create More Freedom and Joy In Our Lives and Our World" using Revolutionary Agreements. Facilitated by Bill and Susan Seale. To register or find out more about the program, please call the church, 805-643-1933. Sunday, September 25, Stafford, TX : A discussion group on Revolutionary Agreements will be led by Rachel Claret at the Thoreau Universalist Unitarian Church. For more information please call 281-961-0851. Wednesday, October 12, 9:00AM PST: Marian will be on “Lights On With Nancy Lee”, a web radio show designed to “inform, enlighten and find positive solutions to Earth life.” Marian will be joining Nancy Lee’s roster of past guests such as Steven Halpern, Neale Donald Walsch and Marianne Williamson. Tune in to www.healthylife.net. October (date TBD) : 90-minute teleconference: Revolutionary Agreements for Networking Success. Designed for networking professionals to explore how practicing the Revolutionary Agreements in your business and your life can reduce stress and struggle and increase freedom and joy. Look for more details in the September Revolutionary News. It is the time of year when summer is in full bloom. We are as hot as we’re going to get and the fruits and vegetables are ripening fast. For the past four years I have tried to grow beefy tomatoes in two different locations; the plants died before maturity, even though I watered and crooned over them. This year I tried--for the last time I vowed--to grow them again. I fertilized the ground a bit more and one plant out of six survived. That plant produced one tomato. I watched my little tomato ripen, lovingly picked it and savored it in the best salad I ever ate. Marian’s message reminds me that in addition to a great vision one must have fertile ground. It takes time to bring depleted soil to a place that will accept and nurture tender seeds. This season I gratefully accept my humble harvest as the beginnings of success and am confident that with clear vision and fertile ground I will have a bigger bounty next year. Let abundance flow!
Nature’s Organic Design– A Spider’s Dance by Linda Leary, August 2005 With
broom in hand I hit the porch I watered and swept and pinched old blooms No spider would get the best of me Success at last, my porch pristine, The next day came, the air was warm, Anger swelled within my breast, My arm drew back, aimed to strike, The symmetry was perfection, Then on the web I saw her move With perseverance she rebuilt Ugliness to beauty turned. Instead I stood and with new eyes With
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