Tao & Defiant Woman

 

 

 

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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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.

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EMAILS

I've been receiving some 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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