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A Heartfelt Welcome
ARISE and be FREE
Your ARISE Article
Can I Get ARISE Outa You?
Poignant Ponderings
Giving  Back
Will You ARISE & Help Me?



Dear Valued Subscriber,

First, a report from my balcony: Early last Sunday morning, I heard a lot of commotion while working in my office. My window faces the Detroit River and the riverpark that graces the hundred or so feet that lies between my tower and the magnificent river. When I looked below, I witnessed what was just the lead pack of runners, jogging ahead in what could only be an organized 'run' for something or another. This stream of enthusiastic runners (which included the fit and not-so-fit ie: those laboring for breath just walking) didn't end until well over an hour after.

Now, I don't get the local newspaper and I had no idea what was happening. But to see what ultimately was this HUGE sea of humanity in this fluid motion of every color imaginable and all the sound of their chatter and laughter for such a long time just below my residence was to say the least, very inspiring!

I later learned that this large event was a 'run for AIDS' and could only have resulted in raising many-thousands of dollars for a disease that IMHO, has never received even close to the just attention it deserves, not just here in Canada and the United States, but all around our globe. People, helping people!

The same day a little later on, I had the great experience of attending my youngest daughters baptism. Teri is almost 22.  Although baptized 'Catholic' shortly after birth, we never practiced that religion as a family, and she decided to become 'born again' a few years ago.

Now, this is not a small church. It is a 'corporate church' (their term) and many thousands belong. What beautiful people form this congregation. Sincere smiles and warm greetings from almost everyone! In fact, we were escorted to a room behind the sanctuary prior to the service, being served coffee and doughnuts, engaging in great conversation with our hosts. I was approached by one of the 'elders' with a laundry list of questions (that would lead to my being 'in the prospect loop' if answered in a particular way:-) but I fielded the polite interrogation with honest answers and simply felt that they were doing the work they feel they were called to do.

I was then led to my "reserved" seat in the front row of this large auditorium, which was completely rigged for television, and Teri's "coach", a wonderful woman named Maggie, sat next to me. I had the pleasure of listening to 2 things. First, a half hour musical production from the "music ministry", led by an age-old friend of mine, who was the leader of a very successful international rock band decades ago, and then, to an evangelist from Portland, Oregon, Marc Estes, who wowed the congregation with his personal stories and perceptions on life, including a story about an Oreo Cookie loving kid who fell victim to the power of the black and white sugary delights, complete with a very visual display of his black teeth after eating a mass of them in front of everyone. GREAT presentations!

Now, after being in this crowd of people for several hours, and with the run-a-thon I  mentioned earlier, I realized something very important. People really need "fellowship". Ya know, personal contact and interaction with their fellow human beings. As one of the greatest songs of our time goes, "People who need people, are the luckiest people, in the world". 

The following happens today, October 14: Bob Scheinfeld is a man I've known for quite a few years. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob in person in 2001, at John Harricharan's Super Seminar 2001. His presentation there was eye-opening and inspiring to say the least. Bob has just released a powerful new book, "The 11th Element" and it's an important part of Bob's book marketing plan to hit the #1 spot on Amazon.com's bestseller list. If you help him achieve that goal by buying one or more copies of the book today at Amazon, Bob will give you a package of "success accelerator" bonuses that could have a value of between $161.00 and $6,200.00. This special promotion starts at 8 am and ends at midnight, U.S. Eastern time. You must buy within that window if you want the bonuses! For details on the bonuses, visit here.

I'm known in some circles as a 'rascal'. Seeing humor in most situations, and being a habitual practical joker, I've learned that being a rascal is one of the greatest virtues we can possess. Never have I found the right words for what may seem like a strange perception on life, but Stephanie West Allen has. Please read her great article, "Have You Seen Your Rascal Today?".

Now, please kick back (and if you can't right now, just click on the Print This Page icon at the top, scoop the pages from your printer and take it to bed with you:-) and enjoy this issue of ARISE!

As always, my greatest wishes for your complete success,

Rick Beneteau

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YOUR ARISE ARTICLE

Want a surefire way a way to become more creative? Let your rascal out.

Your Rascal in the Corner

Dennis the Menace was always being put in the corner for doing something bad. Yet the bad thing he did caused us to laugh because there was something so real and true about that person in the corner. 

Many of us have put the rascal part of ourselves in the corner, banished. 

The one in the corner is unpremeditated, impetuous, mischievous, impish, prankish, high-spirited, capricious, idle, playful, spontaneous, fun-loving, irrepressible, incorrigible. I could go on and on. 

And this one laughs a lot and makes others laugh. So why is it kept in the corner so often?

The Ubiquitous Appropriate Person -- Yawn!

Because our society has a different list of adjectives to apply to the Appropriate Person: responsible, reliable, liable, dependable, capable, efficient, moderate . . . you get the 
picture of this Appropriate Person. These adjectives certainly do not describe the wrong way to be, unless they are the ONLY adjectives that describe a person. Boring.

If we let him or her out, the one in the corner may do something inappropriate. He or she may speak a nugget of truth around which everyone else tiptoes. Or dress in colorful clothes unworried about matching one garment to another. Or sing at any time — off-key. Or skip through the dining room. Or take a bite of someone else’s dessert. Who knows what might happen if the rascal comes out of the corner?

Guess Who Came to Dinner?

I would much rather have dinner with the rascal in the corner than with the Appropriate Person. The meal likely would be much less boring and probably filled with much more laughter. With whom would you rather have dinner? Honestly, now. The rascal or the Appropriate Person?

Grow UP, Amount of Laughter Goes DOWN

Children laugh a lot. Adults laugh much less frequently. Something happens to lessen laughter. Part of what decreases the laughter is putting our rascals in the corner.

Arthur Schopenhauer said, “There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.” It is silly to diminish laughter but it is firmly planted in heads of many of us by the time we are adults that it is not appropriate to laugh frequently. 

The one in the corner still laughs a lot.

Please Come Out to Play

So many benefits to letting the one in the corner out to play. If you do not, you must expend lots of energy to keep it in the corner. It is irrepressible and looks for ways everyday to come out. Watch for it.

And if you do let it out, it probably will not do anything that naughty. And if it does, so what? It will give you energy and originality and creativity and memorable moments, and lots of laughter. Promise.

And Today . . .

At 9AM, noon, 3PM, 6PM, and 9PM, check in with yourself and locate your rascal. Is he or she in the corner watching the Appropriate Person? Out having a good time? Where else? Record your rascal’s whereabouts. 

Be sure to let him or her out at least once today -- maybe to play with someone else’s rascal. Let’s hold an enormous gathering of rascals. What a time that will be. You are 
officially invited.

© 2002 Stephanie West Allen

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Can I Get ARISE Outa You?

Gorilla Removers

A man wakes up one morning to find a gorilla on his roof. So he looks in the yellow pages and sure enough, there's an ad for "Gorilla Removers". He calls the number, and the gorilla remover says he'll be over in 30 minutes.

The gorilla remover arrives, and gets out of his van. He's got a ladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun and a mean old pit bull. "What are you going to do," the homeowner asks?

"I'm going to put this ladder up against the roof, then I'm going to go up there and knock the gorilla off the roof with this baseball bat. When the gorilla falls off, the pit bull is trained to grab his testicles and not let go. The gorilla will then be subdued enough for me to put him in the cage in the back of the van."

He hands the shotgun to the homeowner. "What's the shotgun for?" asks the homeowner.

"If the gorilla knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog"

Ok, one more for the corporate crowd . . .

A big corporation recently hired several cannibals. 

"You are all part of our team now", said the HR rep during the welcoming briefing. 

"You get all the usual benefits and you can go to the cafeteria for something to eat, but please don't eat any of the other employees". 

The cannibals promised they would not. 

Four weeks later their boss remarked, "You're all working very hard, and I'm satisfied with you. However, one of our secretaries has disappeared. Do any of you know what happened to her?" 

The cannibals all shook their heads no. 

After the boss had left, the leader of the cannibals said to the others, "Which one of you idiots ate the secretary?" 

A hand rose hesitantly, to which the leader of the cannibals continued, "You fool!!! For four weeks we've been eating Managers and no one noticed anything, but noooooo, you had to go and eat someone important!

Poignant Ponderings

EXPLAIN THIS ONE!!

While sitting at your desk make clockwise circles with your right foot. While doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction. 

Don't ask:-) 

GIVING BACK

You might already support these or similar organizations, but it's the sad truth that we can never really do enough to help people, especially children. Here is what I support and encourage you to review:

The Internet Toy Drive  
Founded by Anne Marie Baugh and myself, and sponsored by Drew Bledsoe (#11, 2001 Super Bowl Champion quarterback), we are official corporate sponsors of the U.S. Marine's Toys for Tots program.

My WorldVision Children
This is the special group of children from around the world that I sponsor. WorldVision is a Christian organization that has been around for decades and almost every penny donated goes directly to these needy children and their families. Nothing beats receiving a handwritten letter, or even an email now, from "your child":-) You can even buy chickens or cows that get right to these families in dire need!

St. Jude Children's Hospital
My father was a lifelong musician and played piano in bands with Danny Thomas (founder of St. Jude and father of Marlo Thomas) among others during the depression, thirties and early World War II years. Understandably, this world famous research hospital is close to my heart:-)

Parenting with Dignity P
If you are a parent, expecting to be one in the future, or even believe you've done your parenting job, do yourself a great favor and check out this fabulous resource! Drew Bledsoe, his father and family members, my great friend Tom Heatherington and many more have established an absolutely wonderful foundation devoted to the betterment of children and families (Mac Bledsoe was interviewed on ABC's 20/20 this year).

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Thank You!!

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