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Publisher: Mary Wilkey
Volume 2 - Issue 23X - September 5, 2002
Regular issue published every Tuesday evening
Well, dear readers, it seems as if your 'elf goofed and is appropriately embarrassed. Tuesday evening I published a warning to all Coke drinkers. It has been brought to my attention by two astute readers that this warning is an urban legend. I should have known better than to rush to publication without checking all the details, which is exactly what I did. However, let me say this: My own personal opinion is that, if you have stopped drinking Coke, you are better off anyway, as soda pop (not just Coke) is something that has no redeeming food value and is comprised mostly of corn syrup and artificial flavorings—chemicals that rob the body of vital nutrients. It is one of the worst things you can ingest, so maybe I did you a service after all!?! :-)
Also, I'd like to point out to everyone that, if you haven't seen your ad yet, please be patient. I have a backlog of 106 for new subscribers and a dozen for regular subscribers and may have to send out another extra issue just to accommodate them all. If you have submitted an ad, it will be published, but I cannot promise exactly when. Thanks for understanding.
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Sponsor Ad
Guest Article
Today’s Chuckle
Internet Tips & Hints
Guest Article
Inspiration
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GUEST ARTICLE
THE VICTORY AFTER GROWING PAINS
by Joan Marques
As we go through life, and mature-each at a different age-we increasingly find that acquisitiveness is losing its controlling grip on us. And while this happens, we start realizing that once the hunt for material wealth becomes obsolete on our current priority list, we also gradually learn to allow ourselves to enjoy life in all its facets. It usually takes a number of emotional blows through the course of several years, though, before we learn to permit ourselves to be what we really are: leaves in the wind.
The essence is, that the sooner we realize how futile our attempts are to fight nature's course, the sooner we can start using the required go-with-the-flow attitude with gentle manipulations to our own advantage! In management, but also in other aspects of life, we find that younger leaders display a more aggressive attitude than the steady, usually older ones.
The explanation is simple and logical: Life's gifts to the older person have restructured his or her preferences. There is no need anymore to necessarily reach the highest rung of the social ladder. If the company performs well, the experienced leader is satisfied. He or she doesn't feel the need anymore to have his/her name written all over the place. Leaving a legacy, in the mature leader's perception, is not essentially having his/her signature under the most important documents, but rather witnessing the organization's growth, while at the same time facilitating younger ones with leadership potential to emerge.
These are the leaders who understand Gary Hamel's (2000) call for establishing activism in their company. Activism, in this particular case, just means creating room for employees at all levels in the organization to get their ideas translated to-and if approved, implemented by-strategic management.
Spiritual leaders tend to teach their audiences that the primary focus in everything we do should be: to enjoy it. The financial prosperity will automatically follow at the right time. Well, I don't know whether their statements hold absolute truth for everyone, but I do believe there is some general validity and reliability to them.
Here's my personal checklist of emerging from growing pains:
ü——The harder you fight for a position, a piece of property, a person, or anything else, the more it seems to escape you. It's only when you slacken the reigns and concentrate on other matters, that the most pleasant surprises will start to happen.
ü——The more spasmodic you hold on to something, the faster it will slip away or-if it's a person-lose its interest in you after first taking you for granted.
ü——When one door closes, there's always another one that opens, even if it's just a window. The art is to find it. And finding the open door or window is an almost impossible task when playing panic football.
ü——Allowing yourself to re-interpret, understand, and consequently accept every unforeseen quandary on your path, will result in the miraculous metamorphosis of problems into opportunities.
ü——There's nothing wrong with waiting for the right opportunity. Trust your intuition. Listen to yourself. If you are serene enough, the distracting noise will subside, and the direction will ultimately become crystal clear.
ü——Living in abundance doesn't replace happiness. Not even slightly. There's no harm in being surrounded by luxury, as long as the rate of abandoning contentment was not too high. However, there's nothing wrong with choosing for less lushness either!
ü——Stop the hunt right here! It's no use to run behind every butterfly that flutters by. When you sit still and quiet, your serenity will attract the most exotic sample to settle right in the palm of your hand. This theory flies just as well for business-deals as for private partnerships.
ü——Be a smart team player, no matter how much of a soloist you really are. Sometimes the greatest success can only be achieved when other names are accompanying yours. The above-mentioned checklist doesn't represent any surprises or new hypotheses, but it provides a useful summation of the perception of the mature among us.
Again, going with the flow doesn't have to mean being passive. It rather entails characteristics such as non-aggression, gentle persuasion, and the art of being patient. This is the whole secret of achieving victory after growing pains. Congratulations.
Blessed are the simple, for they shall have much peace.
—Thomas à Kempis
A BIBLE RIDDLE
Who is the first man in the Bible who is mentioned as having more than one wife?
ANSWER: Lamech, who was the son of the oldest man in the Bible, Methuselah (969 years old when he died). Genesis 4:19 "And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah."
If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
—Thomas Alva Edison
TODAY'S CHUCKLE
A LITTLE DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my five-year-old shout from the back seat, "Mom! That lady isn't wearing a seat belt!"
Believe it! High expectations are the key to everything.
—Sam Walton
Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?—Friedrich Nietzsche
INTERNET HINTS & TIPS
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You don't get to choose how or when you're going to die. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.
—Joan Baez
The harder you work, the luckier you'll be.
—Terence Storm
GUEST ARTICLE
THROUGH A RAPIST'S EYES
A public service announcement
A group of rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim, and here are some interesting facts:
The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.
The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women whose clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.
They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.
Surprisingly, the time of day men are most likely to attack and rape a woman is in the early morning, between 5:00 and 8:30 a.m.
The number one place women are abducted from/attacked at is grocery store parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number three is public restrooms. These men are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry about getting caught.
Only 2% said they carried weapons, because rape alone carries a 3-5 year sentence, but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years. If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it, because it will be time-consuming.
These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands. Keys are not a deterrent, because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.
Several defense mechanisms they taught us are:
If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk, like, "I can't believe it is so cold out here, we're in for a bad winter." Now that you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up, you lose appeal as a target.
If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell "Stop!" or "Stay back!" Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.
If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes), yelling "I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY" and holding it out will be a deterrent.
If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and armpit or in the upper inner thigh—HARD.
One woman used this on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke the skin and tore out muscle strands—the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it—it hurts.
After the initial hit, always go for the groin. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but these rapists said that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.
When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The leader did it to one of those present without using much pressure, and she ended up on her knees, and both knuckles cracked audibly.
Of course, the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can, and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it—go with your instincts. You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANY WOMAN YOU KNOW.
IT'S SIMPLE STUFF THAT COULD SAVE HER LIFE!!
INSPIRATION
I wish for you . . .
Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Gentle hugs when spirits sag,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Faith so that you can believe,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
And love to complete your life.
God Bless you!
I asked the Lord to bless you
As I prayed for you today
To guide you and protect you
As you go along your way . . .
His love is always with you
His promises are true
No matter what the tribulation
You know He will see us through
So when the road you're traveling on
Seems difficult at best,
Give your problems to the Lord
And God will do the rest.
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