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Accepting
what we must, and rebelling against the rest...
The Tao and defiant woman follows five
principles of acceptance
culled from the ancient philosophy of Taoism,
combines that with a healthy does of defiance;
defying stereotypes,
negativity and self-limiting behaviors,
to ease her way through the challenges and transitions
she faces every day
of her modern life.
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Mailroom
If
a Pooch Can Do It
Yesterday I received, via email, a video of a dog that had been trained to burst
balloons. Now, that could be a metaphor for bringing one's dreams to a
screeching halt.
Instead I chose to see it as a exercise in patience, determination and
taking one's dream a step at a time to its hard-earned and well-deserved final
goal.
I urge you to please click on the link and
see this pooch as he attacks (literally) the work in front of him.
This little dog has much to teach us about tenacity, patience and focus.
Media/BalloonDogMay2-2008.wmv
EMAILS
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amazing emails lately and would love to share them with you:
This came from a woman in Michigan who is on the
board of the Red Ten Community. I highly recommend you check out the
site she includes in her email:
Hello C J,
I heard you on Lime Radio today and was inspired by your message. I
am definitely going to read your book. What I think is so important
is that I have been living happily with myself aging and want to share it
with all my women friends who are still afraid to wear a swimsuit in front
of those who love them. On another note, I am a board member of a
non-profit organization in Kalamazoo Michigan, The Red Tent Community.
The main program we have at this time is called Girls In The Wild.
It's a is an innovative summer program for teen girls ages 11 – 18.
The teen years mark a “rite of passage” from childhood to womanhood,
which tribal cultures have celebrated for centuries. We offer this
transformative program to the young women in our communities so that they
can emerge from their Girls in the Wild journey stronger than they were
before. Stronger means: self-confident, informed, courageous,
intuitive, and empowered with the ability to make wise decisions for
themselves. A staff to participant ratio of 1 to 3 ensures that
every girl is heard, cared for, and included.
I've included our website for you. http://www.redtentcommunity.org/index.html
My hope is that we can build a relationship that would benefit both of our
missions and inspire women and girls everywhere.
Thank you for your time.
Phyllis
And this from Jenny:
OMG CJ you have no idea what your book has done
to me. I work for Susan G Komen for the Cure so when you donated your book
The Tao of the Defiant Woman you changed my life. I had to read the book
it kept calling my name. So so good. I brought a copy to my BFF she read
it and we had to do it. We got the symbol tattoed on our backs. It was the
best gift to self for my 30th birthday!!! Awesome!!!
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