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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,

The "lucky 13" issue comes during, well, just after Halloween. Did someone say spooky? Speaking of 'witch':-), I had an absolute blast taking my 2 'Spidermen' grandboys out trick 'r treatin Friday nite, both dressed up as the big screen hero just cuz they simply had to have the same costume. So many genuinely gracious people along the way who simply love children gleefully giving out candy after spending hours decorating their homes with cobwebs, goblins, lights, pumpkins and even featuring some custom-crafted horror creations of their own! And NO, I didn't take a single treat from my boys' overfilled bags back home, and after reading the below, you can probably see why at this particular time I wouldn't even think the thot ...

Allow me to brag justa  lil' bit because, well - I quit smoking! No biggie? Well, consider this for just a second: I have smoked since the ripe old age of 9. Yup, darn near 40 years. Just after my wife became pregnant with our firstborn, Sara, I quit for a coupla years. Went back to it (did someone say stress from operating both a drycleaning and a songwriting business?) but quit again in the late 80's. Divorce stress I guess was as good as any other reason to start up yet again last decade. 

Both times I quit, I went through utter hell, experiencing severe withdrawals, cravings, anxiety and I was just plain too miserable to be around day in and day out, week after week for too many months on end. The last time I bought boxes of Caramilk bars as "rewards" at the end of the day for my heroic efforts. Dare I say not a good choice?

This time though, I decided quitting was going to be different - a lot different. I wanted to quit as painlessly as possible, put no one in the path of any wrath from me, and more importantly, STOP for the rest of my life. I enlisted the help of a friend, a NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) doctor who also practices hypnotism, relaxation therapy, laser therapy, and has a very successful practice helping those with weight-loss and quit smoking aspirations as well as those wanting relief from depression, anxiety etc.  He even has a fitness gym, which I have yet to partake of in spite of his urgings:-)

Rick kept me for 3 hours. He reinforced, in relaxation therapy, my reasons for wanting to quit (we discussed these in advance) ie: what I was 'trading up' for. Did someone say I want to be around to wrestle with my grandsons for at least another 30 years and take them out for another decade of Halloweens? Or, that I was tired of hardly being able to catch my breath after rollerblading just a few hundred yards on the riverpath in front of my highrise. What about having to trot outside no matter where you are these days to 'light up' as if an outcast, and then, "stinking" like an ashtray to everyone within yards who does not smoke? My caring friend also explained the REAL nature of cigarette addiction (and it has little to do with nicotine) and how food plays a huge role to help tame the beast of addiction. Rick then gave me a laser treatment. 

It's exactly 3 weeks since D-Day (Done Day) and I have NOT had a cigarette in my hand let alone between my lips. Thoughts of going out to get a pack have occasionally crept into my mind, but nothing, and I mean nothing has even come close to the 'climbing the wall' cravings I had to fight off so many times in the past. The power of the human mind at work and the rest (including my smoking), as they say, is history.

Code Amber (you can see their missing children tickers on most of my sites)  is sponsoring a great event called Code Amber Community Challenge - 1 Day - 100,000 Children where they aim to give away 100,000 free DNA Kits on one day, December 13th, 2003. If you're a parent or grandparent or know some families you'd like to help protect,  click here.

Well-known "spirit coach" Terri Levine, who interviewed me in a teleconference for personal and business coaches earlier this year, has written a wonderful book entitled "Stop Managing, Start Coaching”. She will let you rake in $1,906.00 in free bonuses (including a big one from me) TODAY, November 4, if you help her book become a #1 bestseller at Amazon tomorrow. Click here for the exciting details. You might want to check out the book first at Amazon. I apologize for not letting you know sooner:-)

Writing is an enjoyable process for most people. Who didn't take a stab at writing poetry at least once during their life? Writing can also be a great "people building" tool and the craft of journaling is thoroughly explored in an excellent article entitled Journaling for Fun and Impact by Sandy Karn. Enjoy!

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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ARISE and be FREE

I'd love for you to take advantage of the following free gifts I've provided just to show my deep appreciation for your choosing to receive my publication:

Pearls of Success - My Free Inspirational eBook

Free PDF Chapter of my business eBook, Branding YOU and Breaking the Bank

The Articles - My Free Collection of Business Building Articles

My Inspirational Screensavers

Special Inspirational PDF Files

My 9/11 Tribute Song

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YOUR ARISE ARTICLE

Journaling is a powerful process to increase your self-understanding and your personal effectiveness. It is a significant process that helps you in building "your" life and business. Many people who begin keeping a journal are amazed at the results and express regret that they didn't start many years earlier. In a sense, a journal is simply an expanded version of the diary, a concept that has been around for quite some time. 

Start by getting an attractive hardcover journal. Keep it at your fingertips whenever possible so you will be able to write down insights whenever they come to mind and have all of your important information in one place. In this age of technology, some people elect to use some type of electronic journal. There is considerable evidence to suggest that the handwritten journal is the most effective by far. Apparently the very process of writing stimulates our mind and then we become aware of more significant insights to include in the journal. If you have difficulty writing in long hand-or have to struggle to read what you have written-a computerized journal may be better for you, as long as you manually enter the data in your computer. Resort to a dictated journal only if you are unable -or unwilling-to write or enter data manually into your computer. The bottom line is that a bound handwritten journal will produce the best results-if you really use it; however an electronic journal is better than nothing. 

Use the journal to capture thoughts, ideas, quotes, concerns, wants, needs-EVRYTHING! Continually ask yourself  "What do I want?" Listen for the message from your heart. Don't 
settle for the first thing that comes to mind. The more you understand yourself, the less effort it will take to accomplish those things that you really want. You will be more likely to 
create a life that supports what you want, rather than what everybody thinks you should have. Be sure to write answers to this question in your journal on a regular basis. 

Use the following thought starters on a regular basis toenhance the results from your Journaling: 

I felt inspired/energized today when... 

I didn't like...

I helped... 

I struggled with... 

I learned...

Soon, you will start to realize how very revealing these statements can be. You will begin to see many insights about yourself, your wants, and the true desires of your heart. Patterns of thought and behavior will be revealed. It is important to review your journal on a regular basis-once a month is most common-to glean the insights you have accumulated. Look for patterns and themes. Ask what you can learn from that month's journal entries. Use your new insights to formulate new goals and objectives or to revise existing ones. Use your journal to learn about yourself and to redirect your goals and plans accordingly. Enjoy the journey! 

Your goal:

To realize the power of journaling to enhance your life and increase your effectiveness.

The result:

You will gain many new insights into yourself, your thought patterns, your feelings and emotions, and your wants and desires. You will become much more in tune with your 
authentic self and less likely to blindly conform to the wishes and expectations of others unquestioningly accept the status quo. 

Your assignment:

Start your own personal journal and record your entries daily. Pick a set day each month, such as the fourth Saturday, to review your journal entries, looking for new insights, patterns and themes. Write at least one new (or substantially revised) goal or objective based on that month's journaling experiences.

Wishing You the Very Best!

© Sandy Karn

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Can I Get ARISE Outa You?

Whoever figured this out has gotta be a deadly Scrabble player:


DORMITORY: When you rearrange the letters: DIRTY ROOM

PRESBYTERIAN: When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER

DESPERATION: When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT

THE MORSE CODE: When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS

SLOT MACHINES: When you rearrange the letters: CASH LOST IN ME (or Lost Cash Mine)

ANIMOSITY: When you rearrange the letters: IS NO AMITY

MOTHER-IN-LAW: When you rearrange the letters: WOMAN HITLER

SNOOZE ALARMS: When you rearrange the letters: ALAS, NO MORE Zs

A DECIMAL POINT: When you rearrange the letters: I'M A DOT IN PLACE

THE EARTHQUAKES: When you rearrange the letters: THAT QUEER SHAKE

ELEVEN PLUS TWO: When you rearrange the letters: TWELVE PLUS ONE

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Poignant Ponderings

A MONSTER TO HUG
by Steve Goodier

One couple spent a holiday driving in the mountains. "Every time you race around one of those narrow curves," exclaimed the wife, "I just get terrified."

"Then do what I do," suggested her husband. "Close your eyes!" We are all afraid at times, but closing our eyes is not always a helpful way through fear. Better to open your eyes and face those fears head-on.

In 1972 David Miln Smith had such an opportunity. Smith, an adventurer, author and professional speaker, decided to spend a night alone in St. Michael's Cave on the island of Gibraltar as a test of courage. In his book Hug the Monster (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1996), he tells of hearing strange sounds all around him as he lay there in the pitch-black, damp, deserted cave. Most frightening was the fact that he came to believe he was not alone!

Fear became panic and he was afraid he was losing his mind. Then suddenly, as he was approaching his psychological breaking point, Smith thought to himself, "Whatever the monster looks like, I will hug it." That simple, almost silly thought brought great relief to his restless mind. He soon fell into a deep and peaceful sleep until morning. He learned that embracing his fear, literally or figuratively, allowed him to subdue it.

We each have our nights of fear. We each encounter monsters of some sort. We may fear spiders or insects, heights or crowds, abandonment or loneliness, the future or death. And most of us are occasionally visited by shadows of these monsters in the dark of night.

The next time you're afraid, try "hugging the monster." Face that fear head-on, whatever it is, and embrace it. You may be surprised at how quickly it slips away and at how confident you begin to feel. Like that beautiful spirit Eleanor Roosevelt said, "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face."

Do you have a monster to hug?

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Did You Get Your "Slice" Today?

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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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Will You ARISE & Help Me?

I would greatly appreciate it if you would take a few seconds to tell just a few of your friends about ARISE. Simply Forward this URL to everyone in your Address Book.  All they need to do is enter their email address below (it will NEVER be shared or given away).

Thank You!!

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