Joyful Soaring Tips

By Coach Barbara Luther Of Wind Beneath Your Wings

Email: Barbara@coach2soar.com
Web Site: www.coach2soar.com
Phone: (314) 878-4044

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In This Issue:

1) Joy Juice
2) Taking Action
3) Let's Ponder
4) Soaring Free
5) Play Time
6) Joy Supplies
7) Class Offerings

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Good Morning! I hope you enjoy this issue of Joyful Soaring Tips and find something that helps you have a Joy-Filled week!

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~~ 1) Joy Juice ~~
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"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy, for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another." -- Anatole France

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~~ 2) Taking Action ~~
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Identify one habit, action, or limiting belief that you want to leave behind. Then look for ways to mourn AND celebrate the change you're making.

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~~ 3) Let's Ponder ~~
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Motivational speaker, Dennis Waitley tells a fabulous story I'd like to share with you this week.

Long ago in Asia, there was a great hunter who went to Africa once a year to hunt. As he was hunting one year, he came upon an enclave of magnificent parrots, larger than any he had ever seen before. He had to have one, so he set a trap and caught one bird and took it home with him. Once home, he put the bird in a lovely cage and fed it the finest food. He and the bird became friends.

One day a year later, the hunter spoke to the parrot and said, "I'm going back to Africa. Is there anything you'd like me to tell your friends there?"

The parrot thought a minute and said, "Yes, tell them that I am well, and that I am happy here in my cage with you."

The hunter thought that was very nice, and he left for Africa. When he went back to the parrot's enclave, he told them of their friend and gave them their friend's message. Upon hearing the message, one of the birds fell from its limb and landed on the ground dead.

This astonished the hunter. He shook his head in wonder and went away. After his hunt, he returned to his home where he told the parrot, "The strangest thing happened when I visited your friends. As soon as I told them your message, one parrot fell down dead! I guess he died of sorrow at missing you."

As he heard the hunter's story, the parrot dropped from his perch, dead! The hunter was furious! How could this happen? He reached into the cage and tossed the lifeless bird out onto a woodpile.

Just as the bird was about to hit the woodpile, the parrot flew up to a tree branch.

The hunter shouted, "You tricked me! What is the meaning of this?"

The parrot said, "My friend was sending me a message that I had to die in order to live."

Even now, years after I first heard this story, it thrills me to think of it! We can take actions of that magnitude and find even more abundant life on the other side.

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~~ 4) Soaring Free ~~
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Just think! It doesn't matter what you've been in the past, you can be who and what you want to be. Identify one step and take it. You're on the way.

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~~ 5) Play Time ~~
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This week, watch a program about something totally unfamiliar to you. I recommend a Discovery Channel or National Geographic program. Maybe something about animals or our planet. Last week, I watched a fascinating program about the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica. And another snippet I caught was about the polydactyl cats of Hemingway House. Such fun!

I'd love to hear what you find.

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Old photos are great joys, and they can also be lessons. What is the earliest photo you have of yourself? Find it, carry it with you this week, and talk to that baby. Don't forget to listen a bit, too. Did you know that there's not one cell in your body that was in that baby? You are a totally different person. Think about that a bit as you think about dying while you're alive to enact change.

NOTE: Barbara offers links to many of the resources referenced here from her web site, www.coach2soar.com. If you cannot find some resource mentioned, contact Barbara for help at Barbara@coach2soar.com.

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I'll be offering a couple different ADD classes in the near future through www.addcoachgroup.com and through www.worldacademyforlife.com.

There is an ongoing Practice Building Workshop for mentees. If you're interested in joining our group, please contact me for details.

YOU'RE INVITED! Come join me on Thursday, May 25th at 5pm EST for a free Happy Hour Telebration for anyone who wants to come celebrate the miracles, shifts, wins, and overall happy things they've experienced during the past month. It's an open, drop-in time to visit and share life's good news with new and old friends. Put it on your calendar now! It's the last Thursday of every month at 5pm EST. The bridge number is 702-257-2699.

Copyright (C) 2000 by Barbara Luther. All rights reserved.

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Call Barbara to discuss a coaching partnership today. Barbara is also available if you're looking for a great facilitator or tele-conference leader.

New coaches looking for a certified mentor coach: I have 1 JumpStart mentee spot available.

There are also 2 openings in my practice for tenure-track faculty who are struggling with the pressures of the tenure process and fear that even if they make it to tenure, they may be burned out or have lost the joy in their research area. I can help.

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