Issue # 14 April 2004

Dear Impish one,
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supporting the "imp" in you - your Inner Magnificent
Potential; your Incredible Mental Powers and your
Inspiring, Magical, Playful inner child.

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1. Feature Article: My April Valentine
2. Coaching Q&A: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back.
3. News, Comments, Success Stories, Winners
4. Inspirational Message to Ponder

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1. Feature Article: My April Valentine

With the type of work I do I am keenly aware of the requirement
to be 'walking my talk'. Last February I wrote about feeling
like a failure with frustrating business delays. Now I'll admit
to 'part 2' of feeling like a failure in February - Valentine's
Day - another year without a 'significant other'.

On Valentine weekend I attended a Spiritual Retreat on 'The Power
of Love'. On the Saturday evening - Valentine's day - my friend
Catherine and I slipped away from the Retreat and went to the
Singles dance.

I danced the whole night with Wray whom I had met at the
Halloween Dance. Almost every Saturday night since, I've danced
the whole night with Wray. Our theme song is 'May I Have This
Dance For The Rest of my Life'. We'll be married on May 16th.

How does this relate to 'walking my talk'? Well, I believe we
create our own life; we manifest events and circumstances and
attract people into our life whether we are aware of it or not.
When we learn to do it consciously, we can create more of the
things we want and less of what we don't want. I've mentioned
'The Law of Attraction' before. What is the point of the Imp
slogan, "Imagine Magnificent Possibilities" unless we can turn
those possibilities into realities? That is what 'The Imp' is
all about!

Resources for Romance.
Singles:
1) Many of the themes in 'The Imp Journal' can be used with the
focus of creating love in your life: 'Igniting My Passions'-
get out doing something you love and meet someone with the
same passion (in my case, dancing). I created a "Love Collage" of
the relationship I wanted and the qualities I wanted in a mate.
The theme 'Re-Interpreting My Past' can help clear past obstacles.
Use the theme 'Develop an Irresistible Magnetic Personality'
to become more attractive to a potential mate.
Order your copy of 'The Imp Journal' at
http://www.theimpjournal.com/order-journal.htm

2) 'Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What
You Want and Less of What You Don't Want' by Michael Losier.
I've mentioned Michael's book before and have done the exercises.

3) 'How to Get Married After 35' by Helena Hacker Rosenberg

4) Any of the 'Mars - Venus' books by John Gray

5) 'You Can Have It All' by Arnold M. Patent

6) http://www.FocusedCoachingServices.com 
Subscribe to Janice's free newsletter. She offers a free class
by telephone, "Beyond Chemistry: Create a Dating Road Map to
Keep Focused as You Search for Your Life Partner". Next one is
on Wednesday April 21st.

7) I met a number of very nice men through a Personals site:
http://www.lavalife.com

A note of encouragement: I'm in my 60s, divorced and on my
own for a long time. Wray is in his 70s and was widowed twice.
If it can happen for us, it can happen for you.

Couples:
1) At the February Retreat I heard about an excellent book, 'The
Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your
Mate' by Gary Chapman. If your relationship is less than you'd
desire, this book is a 'must read'.

2) 'Light His Fire' and 'Light Her Fire' by Ellen Kreidman

3) '1001 Ways to be Romantic" by Gregory J.P. Godek

4) http://www.celebratelove.com

'The Imp' would love to know how Cupid left its mark with you
this Spring!
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2.Coaching Q&A: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back.

Debbie writes, "I've been trying for some time now to 'start my
life over' and get things under control...emotionally,
financially, spiritually. However, it almost seems like for every
step I take forward, I usually end up three steps back. What is
the deal?"
"I've tried positive thinking, meditating, praying until
I'm blue in the face but I just can't seem to get a proper
footing. Lately I've been hearing a lot about DNA activation,
chakra clearing, etc. Is there anything to these theories?
Do you believe in psychics and 'channelled' information? I'm
feeling totally lost... any advice? Thanks."

Dear Debbie,
How frustrating for you! And yet something very
fascinating could be going on here. I went back to take a look
at a book I've owned for about 10 years, "Leadership and the New
Science" by Margaret Wheatley. Wheatley uses 'new science' -
quantum physics, chaos theory and evolutionary biology - and
applies them to issues of work, people and life. She asserts that
disequilibrium is a necessary condition for a system's growth.
In other words your '3 steps back' are a part of the process of
personal growth.
Trust yourself as far as the avenues you are exploring -
DNA activation, chakra clearing, etc. There is far more than
meets the eye when it comes to 'energy' - just the stuff the
Universe is made of!
I have never visited a Psychic. Yes, I believe in
channelled information. The information on the "Law of
Attraction" is channelled. Check out http://www.abraham-hicks.com
Another aspect of your situation to consider is the role
of 'core beliefs'. Each of us has core beliefs that usually
operate at an unconscious level. One possibility is that you are
self-sabotaging your efforts due to a core belief. When you are
able to bring such beliefs into your conscious awareness, then
you have choices.
Your question does not give specifics. I encourage you
to arrange for a free complementary coaching call where we can
explore the underlying dynamics. Alternatively, I can put you in
touch with a 'GeoTran' Practitioner who uses an energy field
technique to help change thoughts, beliefs and attitudes, on a
conscious or unconscious level. It worked for me.

Sign up for a free 40-minute "exploration" coaching session.
Contact me for more about this. Let me know your time zone.

What is YOUR question? When your question is answered here,
you'll receive a set of whimsical Imp notecards. Go ahead!
Contact me What kinds of challenges face you on your journey
of self-empowerment?

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3.News, Comments, Success Stories, Winners

My other website http://www.StartingLifeOver.com is finally
online! Please encourage anyone you know who is going through a
transition in their life - whether job loss, moving to a new
community, end of a relationship, etc. to check it out.

There has been a prankster sending me a lot of e-mail "from"
theimpjournal.com including viruses (which I did not open).
There should be no way such a nuisance for me should affect any
of my subscribers. I will never send you, my newsletter sub-
scribers, any e-mail other than this newsletter unless you have
e-mailed me first and I am responding. I will never include an
attachment unless it is something you have requested. My return
e-mail will address you by name plus clearly state what any
attachment is.

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4.Inspirational Message to Ponder

The Imp encourages you to write the quote on a card, read it
regularly, and then journal about your thoughts, insights,
feelings and, especially, actions.

"You carry away with you a reflection of me, a part of me. I
dreamed you; I wished for your existence. You will always be a
part of my life. If I love you, it must be because we shared,
at some moment, the same imaginings, the same madness, the same
stage." - Anais Nin

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Warmly, "The Imp and I", Beverley ;-)

Beverley Howden, M.Ed.
"The Imp Lady"
Author, Speaker,
Personal Empowerment Facilitator,

1-250-897-0992

 

The Imp is the delight of my life starting over in 1993.
My other website is www.StartingLifeOver.com

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