Wild Woman Network Newsletter     
Volume 1 Issue        
September 15, 2005
E-mail: wwn@wildwomannetwork.com  

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From Wild Woman Network: Back to Fall.

Welcome to the 4th installment of WWN arriving in your mailbox around the 15th of every month.
Greetings to the new subscribers.  In October I begin the Self-Coaching for Writers program and training program with Eric Maisel.  Participants must pick a really big writing project to undertake during the 12 week program.  I am a little nervous about this but do think it is the perfect opportunity to think really big. I will letting you know next month what I picked and how it is going.  If you are interested in receiving some coaching on your writing projects at a reduced cost I have a list of some coaches who would be happy to work with you.

A special offering for WWN readers!  The Romance Reverend, Laurie Sue Brockway is doing a one day soul mate workshop in NYC (see the info below).
this particular workshop is open to women only. Sorry guys!  If you are interested just let Laurie know you heard about the workshop from Wild Woman Network.

I have reprinted one of my columns that originally appeared in Holistic Expressions (look for the links below).  The Fullfilled Life: Create It Now offers some tips for setting goals and creating the life you want.  It is important for us all to live the kind of lives we were meant to live.  Why live small? 

My friend Patrick and I went downtown after a very moving service at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.  We visited Ground Zero on the 4th anniversary of September 11.   Patricks office building was just nearby. At some point you have to face your fears directly.  Ours was going back to the scene of such horror.  It was a powerful experience to see that vast cavern where buildings once stood. It was also a healing experience for both Patrick and I.  It was affirming to know despite immense tragedy life does go on.  We do heal in some way from devastation and we do rebuild.  We should acknowledge what was lost but also affirm the
good that still is available. 

I hope the fall brings some healing for those still suffering here and around the world.  I hope we can all rebuild and move on.  We always have the
chance to create our lives anew.  Enjoy the fall. 
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Wild Woman Network:  The purpose is to connect the many interesting women and men who are doing wild and interesting things.  You all have something to say.  You are doing great things in big and small ways.  Let's support each other in living great lives with great meaning.
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The Fulfilled Life: Create it Now

"There's a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't and the secret is this: it's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write.   What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance."  Steven Pressfield - The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles.

Resistance is futile or so said the Borg in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series.  Now Jean Luc the captain of the starship may have been right in resisting the Borg's intent to assimilate every species and create a universe of drones.  Resistance then makes good common sense.  Our goal here is to overcome the resistance that limits us and become who we were meant to be.  Accept nothing less.

What is Resistance? 

In Steven Pressfield book, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles he says, "Many of us have two lives. The one we live, and the unlived life within us.  Between the two stands Resistance."  He goes on to outline the characteristics of resistance and explain how it manifests in our lives.  He is more then hopeful that we can break it's back. 

"Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy." Jim Hightower, The New York Times, March 9, 1986

Steps to beating resistance and living a fulfilled life:

Wake up.

Write. 

There it is in a nutshell.  If it's not writing - then create art, start a new business, get married.  Overcoming a bad habit or resistance means stomping it to the ground, turning off the inner critic and resolutely deciding you have something better to do with your life.

"Women who live the life of their dreams don't get there by being dainty and darling. They demand what they want and do what it takes to make it happen. [That] could mean breaking a few rules, a few hearts and a few habits along the way, especially the habit of apologizing for who you are." Laurie Sue Brockway from "A Goddess Is A Girl's Best Friend" (Perigee Books, December 2002.)
Let's Make A Deal

I have a proposition for the coming year.  Let's make a deal with each other.  Put our dreams on the table and agree to begin to fulfill them.  Each day take one step closer towards that dream.  If you want to write- then write.  It is fairly inexpensive endeavor.  A 99-cent notebook and a ballpoint pen will get you started.  Want to create art?  Borrow the art supplies of any eight year old and make art.  Want to have a healthful lifestyle?  Start walking.  Eat one extra veggie a week.  Get the idea?  Support each other online in the public forum.  Let's begin today - a year from now what will we have created? 

Creative prompts:
· Visualize: Image what your life will look like with dreams fulfilled.  How do you look?  How do you feel?  Visualizing helps draw the desired result closer to you.

· Write the story of your goal fulfilled.  Is it a review of the book/movie/play you finally wrote? Put lots of detail in there.  Describe picking up your award.  What are you wearing?  Who do you thank?  How does it feel?

· Meditate.  Spend time each day in quiet reflection. You will feel rejuvenated and ready to be even more creative.

· Gratitude:  Each day appreciate what you have.  Acknowledge all the gifts of your life.  Be thankful and willing to have more goodness in your life.  Remember having abundance in your life allows you to be even more generous with those who have left.  The more you give the more you get. 

Finally, we aren't meant to be mere shadows on the earth.  We are meant to grow and thrive and be creative beings.  Let's support each other and encourage people in our lives to celebrate their best selves.  Each of us is indeed a gift.  Enjoy.  I leave you with this prayer.  I don't know the original origin but it has been valuable to me.

May I be at peace,
may my heart be open,
may I waken to the light of my true nature,
may I be healed,
may I be source of healing for all beings.

Steven Pressfield's website: http://www.stevenpressfield.com/books/war_art.asp#top

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Here are the Links to my current online articles. 

My bi-monthly column, Write A Way: Journey to Creativity, provides inspiration and some prompts to encourage you on journey.
Here is my August edition.
If I were an Alien By Sandra Lee Schubert
http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/journal_writing_prompts_II.shtml

Here is the full newsletter for Holistic Expressions.
Raising Vibrations for Healing & Well Being By  Self-Healing Expressions
http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/holistic_expressions_32.shtml
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Soulfulliving is a wonderful site.  Each month or so it offers up tantalizing articles on a particular theme. This month it is Life Balance. 
Up or Down: What is Balance Anyway? by Sandra Lee Schubert
http://www.soulfulliving.com/what_is_balance.htm

Visit the Soulfulliving to read the other wonderful articles.
Life Balance http://www.soulfulliving.com/
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If you are interested in the writing life and creating your life story you will like my e-course for the amazing price of $24.95.  Take the course with a friend and share your completed books with each other.

Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/scrapbooking.shtml

James W. Pennebaker, PhD author Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions had this to say about the course:
"Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own" is a creative and thoughtful guide to self-understanding. In 20 lessons, she takes the students' hands and leads them through a series of exercises that deal with family, spirituality, health, the future and the past, and other topics central to human existence. This is a very nice journaling project that could be helpful for millions.
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Wild Woman Tips:

Take Regular Field Trips   By Barbara Winter, author of Jumpstart Your Entrepreneurial Spirit!

Every entrepreneur should set aside time occasionally to visit other small businesses. If you plan such an excursion, try to pick a time when the business won't  be too busy so you can chat with the owner. Do this only with entrepreneurs who are excited about their ventures, however. As Sarah Ban Breathnach reminds us, "A disgruntled dreamer makes a risky mentor."
You can also observe entrepreneurs working at flea markets, art fairs and community festivals. Be conscious of behaviors that you find magnetic those which you don't.
Begin tracking and observing the habits of Genus Entrepreneurus and you'll soon see what Jim Rohn was talking about when he said, "Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune. " It just takes a willingness to learn.

Barbara Winter is a Minneapolis-based entrepreneur; writer and speaker who has spent the past 17 years helping people discover their passions and turn them into profitable businesses. She is the author of the best-selling book, Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love (Bantam, 1993), and the publisher of Winning Ways, the newsletter for people living and working with passion. http://www.barbarawinter.con/
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13 Steps For Making Your Romantic Dreams Come True:

 "Always be ready - you can meet that special

someone at the most unexpected times and places." --  Dr. Judy Kuriansky, The Complete Idiot's Guide To Dating

Welcome to Project Soul Mate. These tips will help you to open your heart, your arms and your life to love in 2005 and beyond.

Forget about searching for the one who might be The One. First, clean up stuff you no longer need, get your life in order, and simultaneously, get ready for love. Here are just a few of my pearls of wisdom on the topic, culled from more than 25 years of work on the front line of the Relationship Revolution and many more than that out and about on Love's Battlefield.

#4. Develop the capacity to identify true love
By the time your soul mate stands before you, eyes searching into your own, heart connected to yours, you will have both done quite a lot of personal and spiritual development work. Work on developing the capacity and maturity to distinguish real love from hope created by fantasies you project on someone who has "potential." In order to recognize true love you have to sense of what love looks like; you must be able to see through your spiritual eyes! The emotional healing we take on often gives way to great spiritual openings, and allows us to discern true love with confidence. Soul connection is tangible; there really should be no guessing or wondering when the real thing comes along.  Stay tuned for tips 5-13

© Copyright 2005 Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway. All Rights Reserved.
 
Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway regularly marries couples in love and has been cited as one of the New York's most creative and unique wedding officiants.  She is also widely recognized as an expert in women’s empowerment, self-esteem and spirituality. She is a bridal stress expert, devoted to helping brides-to-be tap into their inner power and poise.  She co-facilitates the nationally acclaimed Bridal Survival Club for The New York Wedding Group and is author of WEDDING GODDESS: A Divine Guide To Transforming Wedding Stress into Wedding Bliss (Perigee Books, May 2005). Visit her at www.WeddingGoddess.com.
Amazon.com link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0399530991/qid=1109955985/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9853850-6684113?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.
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Interesting Events and Links:

Space does not allow me to post many notices.  Why not join the Wild Woman Network yahoo group?  You can interact with other members of the network and post your events and links as you have them.  Just send an email to the address below and become part of something exciting -  WildWomanNetwork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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Are you interested in creativity coaching?  Visit Eric Maisel's web site.  http://www.ericmaisel.com/
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The Work of Byron Katie

With Carol L. Skolnick, M.A., Clear Life Solutions
Educator/Facilitator, graduate and staff member of The School for The Work

If you are ready to register contact Carol L. Skolnick at 212-243-1898 or write to sput6@aol.com.
If you're curious but aren't sure if this class is for you, call or email to set up a 20-minute complimentary session.
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Who I am: Sandra Lee Schubert is an interfaith minister, writer and founder of Wild Woman Ministries and Wild Woman Network a forum to explore and express creativity and spirituality. She writes a bi-monthly column - Write A Way: Journey to Creativity for Holistic Expressions an online newsletter of Self Healing Expressions. She also leads workshops and co-facilitates a popular writing program called the Wild Angels at the historic Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  Her subscription e-course - Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own is available: http://www.selfhealingexpressions.com/courses.shtml and offers subscribers the opportunity to create a book of their own lives. Email:  wwn@wildwomannetwork.com, or visit www.wildwomanministries.org.  212-642-5042.