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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,
 

Last week, the world was rocked by the cruel, senseless slaughter of so many innocent people in London, England. A few hours after the terrorist attack,  and still to this moment, dozens of Coast Guard and Police boats stand vigil and intercept boat traffic in the waters in front of the skyscrapers of downtown Detroit. Above, Army and Coast Guard choppers parade back and forth, non-stop.  Occasionally, F-16 Tomcats from nearby Selfridge Air Force Base soar straight down the international border in the middle of the Detroit River. Seems surreal. Hovering above it all in time for this week's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the new Comerica Park, the impressive red, white and blue AmeriQuest blimp. All of this activity, as well as one of the ultimate symbols of freedom and capitalism, the world headquarters of General Motors and it's magnificent cylindrical towers, are in plain view of my living room. Although I try hard to never "go there",  I can't help but occasionally wonder whether I will someday personally witness another September, 11, 2001. Unfortunately, sad signs of the times.

I have been spending a few mornings each week working in the beautiful and ever-blossoming rock garden beneath my building. I told the story in my book, A Large Slice of Life to Go, Please!, of this vacant, muddy lot where a crew of volunteers turned an eyesore into a thing of real beauty. Now, I am one of them, hauling and stacking rock, spreading bark along the stepped paths, pulling weeds and planting carefully selected shrubbery on the land atop the underground train tunnel that straddles Canada and the United States (another heavily guarded access point). My friend, Jack Renner (you can see the entire history of this project if you click this link),  a well-known local realtor, has done a magnificent job rallying the support of our city government, the railway, local businesses and the community to create a placid and peaceful place for people to enjoy. A few of my local business friends share the grunt work and the feeling of accomplishment, and work-out we get, is wonderful!

A month ago, I was re-united with my youngest daughter, Teri.  She lives in Belleville, Ontario, and we met halfway at my sisters home in Hamilton to attend the senior kindergarten graduation of her youngest, Colin. Many people believe we go overboard and start too early with these kinds of things but this very old-school and nurturing daycare, operated by nuns, does a wonderful job of building self-esteem in their students. And we all know we can never do enough of that! The graduation ceremony was touching and funny in spots (I was the videographer) and this ended up a mini family reunion. I really enjoyed having Teri and her fiance´, Kyle, around for a couple of days. Incidentally, my masterful touch on the BBQ was appreciated by the large crew:-) Two weekends ago, my niece and her daughter flew in from Kansas and we got to do it all over again!

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Assuming you enjoy this publication can I ask you to do me a small, but at the same time, huge favor? Would you choose 3 people from your Address Book right now and send them this or the main page link to ARISE! - http://www.arise.themirrorezine.com - and suggest they subscribe. Thank you, I'd really appreciate that!

Linda Aspen Baxter and I have been equally busy this past year and we decided to extend the submission deadline for "The Ultimate Teenager's Survival Guide" until September 30th, 2005. Inquiries and submissions (some great stories received and being developed with the authors) are growing but we still need more, so please, if you know of a school or a teacher or a community group/leader  that is centered around teenagers, I strongly encourage you to visit our site, and contact those persons to help spread the word. Please send those people here. Thank you!

This issue's article was written by top Network Marketing trainer and speaker Doug Firebaugh. A tad heavy on punctuation, but he make a great point (I know:-) that all of us can relate to in Personal Development Secrets - Ever Been in a Hole in Life? Thank you Doug!

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

ARISE and be FREE

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YOUR ARISE ARTICLE

Personal Development Secrets- Ever Been in a Hole in Life?
by Doug Firebaugh
 

Ever been in a hole in Life? You look around, and suddenly you realize that everything is closed in, and you have dug yourself and your life in a hole!

How?

With your negative words, thinking, opinions, beliefs, doubts and when they really were uncalled for and you couldn't see what was REALLY going on?

For instance:

"I think there is a world market for about 5 computers..." Thomas J. Watson/IBM

Yeah Tom, sure.

"I don't need Bodyguards..." Jimmy Hoffa/two weeks before his disappearance.

Jimmy...where are you?

"I don't think that sound will sell. Guitars are on the way out..." DECCA Records, about a new group called The Beatles.

She loves you, yeah! yeah! yeah!!!!!!

SEE what I mean? Some people's thinking is totally birthed from a RUT.

Let me ask you this: Do you have erroneous opinions about things, hopes, and about your abilities?

Have you dug yourself into a hole, and now it has turned into a very narrow rut?

Wanna know a Secret? That Hole, or rut, will soon become a Grave -- where you have dug yourself in.

Why does that happen??? Simple. You are not seeing the right "hole." People dig themselves into a hole because they are not focused on the WHOLE of a situation, the COMPLETE picture, the full story and the REAL, TOTAL YOU!

The wholeness of the Real You is staggering. The Greatness inside of you is amazing if you quit digging your Hole long enough to see the "Whole" picture of who you REALLY are! You are complete and a GREAT package for Success, but you MUST quit your negative "digging" and start climbing the Ladder of Greatness!

And if you start climbing the Ladder of Greatness, your digging will automatically stop. You will be looking at you, through different eyes. You see the WHOLE picture, not a Hole IN the picture, as most do, and continue to see and believe about themselves their whole lives.

The Beatles did not give up. They saw the Whole Picture. Steve Jobs did not give up. He saw the Whole Picture! What if Thomas Watson were alive today. Think he'd be shocked?

If you find yourself in a Hole and no way out heading into the rest of the year, don't despair. Focus your eyes on the Whole Picture, The Complete Picture, and Total Potential of YOU! Quit digging any further, set your shovel of negative thoughts down, and see what you need to do to start climbing out, with the Whole Vision of Who you are in front of you!

Debt? Put a plan together to pay it off. It will require sacrifice and discipline.

Relationship? It's your time to see the whole picture of the relationship and what you need to do to fix it, or jettison it.

Self Doubt? Quit digging that hole and get the book "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen - written in 1892. It will change your life like it did mine. See the Whole of the situation, not what you just can see at that moment.

There is greatness inside of you buried in some hole that you dug in your heart.

"Singer? You gotta be kidding. You should go back and finish up the farm work you left. That was the worst singing I ever heard." That came from a Liberty Records Producer stuck on a hole.

He was talking about a new group called the Mudcats...Who was the Lead Singer?

Elvis Presley. Look at the size of THAT HOLE!

Focus on the Whole, and the holes will get shallower till there are no more... and you will be on a solid path to Success!

Blessings!
Doug Firebaugh


© 2005 Doug Firebaugh
All Rights Reserved

 

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Can I Get ARISE Outa You?

Winter Forecast


It was October and the Indians on a remote reservation asked their new Chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was a Chief in a modern society he had never been taught the old secrets.

When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared.

But being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold," the meteorologist at the weather service responded.

So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared.

A week later he called the National Weather Service again. "Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?"

"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter."

The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find.

Two weeks later the Chief called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."

"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.

The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy."

Poignant Ponderings

TROUBLE BOX
by Steve Goodier


They call it a "trouble box." It is a brightly colored, egg-sized box found among natives of Guatemala. Inside are placed six tiny dolls. Families often keep one inside their homes. When trou­ble be­falls a family member, the disturbed person takes out one of the tiny dolls and talks the problem over with it. Then the doll is set aside and the prob­lem forgot­ten.

If another difficulty comes up that same day, another doll is selected to "listen." Each doll is then set aside to mull over the situation. Finally, at the end of every day, the dolls are gathered and re­placed in the box, ready for tomorrow.

The idea sounds intriguing! One doll for one problem. And it makes psychological sense. Many of our troubles cannot be acted upon immediately and just become a source of destructive worry. But if we can sufficiently talk through a problem and then, if no action is
required, set it aside, we can go about the business of living unencumbered.

The formula is simple: a) talk through the problem, either with a caring friend or by yourself; b) if it requires action, do what must be done; and c) if no action is called for, then set it aside and fo­cus your energies in more productive areas. Talk. Act. Move on.

Remember, worry is not the same as healthy concern. Worry is like a rocking chair -- it gives you something to do, but gets you nowhere. Decide to worry less, and you may find yourself living more!
 

Steve Goodier is a professional speaker, consultant and author.
Purchase his books or sign up for his free e-newsletter here:
http://LifeSupportSystem.com  Or call 1-877-344-0989

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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).

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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