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VOL.VIII : Issue 2 December 15, 2006
Editor: Joan Bramsch
E-mail: hijoan@joanbramsch.com
ISSN: 1526-2154
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Common sense solutions for Today's Parenting Challenges! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Empowered Parents: Strong Families
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Hi dear Parent,

Today would have been Tinkerbelle Mam's 94th birthday. She would have been so happy to read my latest book, launched just 10 days ago.

The Golden Birthday Book celebrates that Once-in-a-Lifetime Even when your Age matches your Birth Date. http://www.GoldenBirthdayBook.com

I've been wanting to write that book for the longest time, but life kept getting in the way. Now it is complete and I'm happy about.

I also want to welcome all new members. We are close to 1500 now. All shapes, sizes, colors and complexities. And that makes me happy, too. :)

We are into the holiday season. There are many so you can take your pick. Celebrate, have fun, be loving and carefree. Now there's a very happy thought, yes?

And so I wish you all a very blessed holiday filled with peace, joy, love and prosperity. Here is a special gift, just for you and your family. It's beyond exquisitely beautiful!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4CG18FPCj0

If you have all those virtues/traits, then I hope you will share with others less fortunate. I'm going to tell you about the Annual Toys for Tots campaign. I've been a member for many years. We need your help if you are able to give it. Even $1 will help.

Now I'm going to sprinkle lots of fun in this EP eJournal issue, along with a book review and other noteworthy items. Enjoy.

love, Joan

p.s. I want you please to visit EP Parent Marcie's web site and read about her wonder-filled book for young people -- "The Tree At The Top Of The Hill" at www.underthestorytree.com

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FOR ALL EXHAUSTED Parents Everywhere...
http://joanbramsch.com/parenting/wordsstrength.shtml

HAPPY CHRISTMAS Extravaganza...
http://jsmagic.net/emissarypage1a/

"Each of us already has all the answers within. But matching them up with the corresponding questions — ah, that's the challenge!"


A PUZZLE...

G U I D A N C E
G - U - I Dance
God U & I Dance
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IT'S REALLY TRUE, MY FRIENDS
The World is truly spinning faster... scientifically so!
* The resonance of Earth (Schumann Resonance) has been 7.8Hz for thousands of years. Since 1980 it has risen to over 12Hz. This means that 16 hours now equate to a 24 hour day. Time is speeding up! - Gregg Braden

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Joan's Book Review:

"Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control" by Heather T. Forbes, LGSW and B. Bryan Post, PhD, LCSW is a book of good information and advice whose time has come! It is a challenge for parents to change their minds in how they think they should interact with their child when s/he is experiencing behavior challenges. This book tells the parent how to do it. The Attachment-Challenged Child must be among the most heart-wrenching conditions to neutralize. But it can be done.

I personally know many couples-- members of http://www.EmpoweredParent.com -- who adopted Romanian children who had been left, basically untouched and unloved for years, in orphanages. Not all were able to help their children, but all of them spent more time and money and heartbreak in their attempt to help their child than you can imagine. Forbes and Post's book contains many of the ways parents I know used to finally be successful. This important information will make a great difference in the lives of any family facing this dilemma.
Submitted by:
Joan Bramsch, Child advocate, Parents' Cheerleader & Writer
http://www.GoldenBirthdayBook.com

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"Each of us already has all the answers within. But matching them up with the corresponding questions — ah, that's the challenge!"

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HERE'S A SPECIAL GREETING CARD FROM ME TO YOU!
http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=ER13610552

WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING FUN AND HEALTHY TO YOUR KID?

http://www.nutritionandkids.net/10617/

DID YOU KNOW... One teaspoon sugar shuts your immune system DOWN for about 4 hours?

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A PARENTS GUIDE TO YOUTH CULTURE Are you trying to understand you teenagers better. If so this simple on line guide may help. http://www.health.org/reality/publications/retro/

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OUR FRIENDS ARE LIKE ANGELS... see for yourself
http://www.flowgo.com/index.cfm?action=view&page_id=32946

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A RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT PARENT ~~~ "A heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts." -- Charles Dickens, "Our Mutual Friend", 1864

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NOW WHO KNOWS HOW TO BOOGIE WOOGIE? Show this to your kids... wow!

http://www.boogiegroove.ch/video/Dancin%20The%20Boogie.wmv

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LADY BUG TRUE STORY

Here's a true story about one of my daughters who loved Ladybugs when she was small. On Summer days, Nancy carried a babyfood jar filled w/ grasses in which she housed her collection. One day she arrived in our kitchen with two lovely lady bugs in her jar.

"Very nice ladybugs," I remarked, hugging her.

"No, Mommy," she said, solemnly. "These are MANbugs. See? They have on brown suits!"

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A LOVELY STORY I REMEMBERED FOR CHRISTMAS...

My grown daughter asked me not long ago. "When we were little, were we poor, Mom?"

I explained that we didn't have extra money because Daddy made the living and I made the home, but that I had made sure we went to lots of free concerts, our free St. Louis zoo, the Botanical garden and art museum, as well as, saving for special events. All five of the children got to see one circus, one ice show, one rodeo, among other shows, and I had saved mightily the $70 necessary for the seven of us to sit "up in the clouds" in the top row at the opera house and watch the farewell performance of Rudolf Nureyev in "Swan Lake."

But she interrupted me, saying, "Oh, no, Mom, I know we had lots of opportunities. I just wondered if we were poor because you couldn't prove it by me!"

And this Mama's heart swelled with love. :)

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Remember, These are the Times and We are the Ones.

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Describe me in ONE WORD...just one word!

Send it to me only, empoweredparenting@earthlink.net

then send this message to your friends and see how many strange things people say about you! . Me first... ONE WORD. Then see what your friends have to say about you. Bet you'll be surprised. GAME ON...

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LETTER FROM AN EP PARENT:

I keep meaning to tell you, I LOVE the term Veteran Parent! I think you should have several dozen T-shirts made up(send one to me-my idea) and then sell them on your web site! for that matter you could have;

PIP parent - in- progress

PIT parent- in- training

PID parent- in- debt

PIS parent-in-sane

PIL parent-in-law

VIP Very -important-parent (to be worn to ALL parent teacher conferences and ALL school functions)

Veteran Parent No shortening this one BIG LETTERS

LOL Marcie-- She and Husband Jim are Official Traveling Storytellers taletellers@ureach.com

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FYI, DR. SUESS SAYS:
Be who you are & say what you feel because those who mind don't matter & those who matter don't mind!

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THIS IS THE TIME FOR THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS

"Forgiveness is 'selective remembering' -- a conscious decision to focus on love and let the rest go." -- Marianne Williamson

"As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy rent-free space in your mind." -- Isabelle Holland

"Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness." -- William Arthur Ward

"Lack of forgiveness causes almost all of our self-sabotaging behavior." -- Mark Victor Hansen

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AS WE GROW UP, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love.

So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. ~anonymous~

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HOLY MOLY! Look at these close-up nature photographs. I like the Froggie best of all.
http://www.mercola.com/2006/nov/23/amazing-high-resolution-nature-photos.htm

There are 3 other series at the bottom of the page, too.

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JUST FOR YOU FOR THE HOLIDAYS! A free lecture from the Learning Company about the Holiday music. http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/HolidayLecture2006.aspx?ai=22394

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A GIFT FROM Larry Morningstar mana7@spymac.com

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"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." -- Melody Beattie

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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT SKIDBOOT, THE DOG?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5249518974978628334&q=skidboot&hl=en


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TWICE A DAY, AT 11:11 A.M. AND P.M. PRAY FOR PEACE AND LOVE ON EARTH!

HEAL our Earth, One Minute at a time: http://www.onenessminute.org/

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There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. ~Rumi

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FOR THE LIDDLE KIDDLES FROM ME...
http://www.urban75.com/Mag/bubble.html

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FOR THE EP MOTHERS...

Elder's Meditation of the Day -

"It is well to be good to women in the strength of our manhood because we must sit under their hands at both ends of our lives." --He Dog, OGLALA LAKOTA

The women bring us into this life and nurture us as we grow up. When we reach our manhood, she supports us and sings the songs to help the family grow. The Elders say we must look at the woman in a sacred way. We must realize how special her powers are in brining forth life. The woman will bring balance to a man. The woman will help him see. It is said, behind every successful man is a supporting woman. Maybe we should examine how we are thinking about women. The Great Spirit says we should honor them. Are we respecting and honoring our women today?

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The Basics for Success is NOT hard work!

http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net/lazypreview.pdf

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PROFOUND!

http://www.consciousone.com/friend/index.cfm?PID=148


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SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

http://www.consciousone.com/wisdomflash/


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THE POWER OF THOUGHT... you may not believe this, but it's true!

If you wonder how powerful thoughts are have you ever tried to split a cloud. Take a small one to start with and ask it to split and imagine a line down it and wait.

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And SPEAKING OF SPACE AND SUCH, here's a big treat for all the Space Fans!

This is really interesting and fantastic to watch. There isn't any sound after the lift off until they re-enter earths atmosphere.This is an incredible journey that really makes you feel insignificant in the big scheme of time and creation.
http://spacewander.com/USA/english.html

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I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS ENLIGHTENING MATH PUZZLE.

The kids will love figuring it out. So will everybody in the family.

I love you. Please stay safe.
Joan
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MATH CAN BE UPLIFTING

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 101%? What equals 100% in life?Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZIs represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Then:H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
AND,
look how far the love of God will take you

L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

Thank you, dear Hope. :)

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War cannot be humanized, it can only be abolished. -- Albert Einstein

The ultimate oxymoron: "Holy War"
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FOR PEACE ON OUR PLANET: We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody. -Buckminster Fuller
NEXT ISSUE: More encouragement from EP Parents' Cheerleader!
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In the meantime, here is an angel sent to watch over you for me.
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FROM BILL: We are Angels born with but one wing, In order to fly we must embrace one another.
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Till next time, don't forget -- Parenthood is Wonder-filled!Fondly, Joan
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