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VOL X : Issue1 January 6, 2008
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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ENJOYING OUR 10TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION!
KNOW THIS: We are all one people, Mother Earth is our one country, LOVE is stronger than fear, and peace and freedom are the birthrights of all humanity.-- Chief Seattle
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INSIDE YOUR EP eJOURNAL
<*> Letter from Joan
<*> Sayings to warm your heart or make you smile
<*> Fun for the Liddle Kiddles
<*> Some Helpful Information for You
<*> Humor & Family Life Fun
<*> This & That!
<*> Subscribe/unsubscribe Information
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"You do what you know how to do;and when you know better, you do better."Maya Angelou
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Letter from Joan
WELCOME
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Hi dear Parent,
This month, on January 22nd, EmpoweredParent.com and Empowered Parent eJournal will begin our 10th year of ongoing publication. Using these two instruments of communication I have been able to reach families in 88 countries. Isn’t that stunning?
During this decade I have welcomed new members, celebrated new babies, wept because a loved one transcended or there was another kind of loss. And you have joined with me in my losses and my triumphs. I think that makes us a family, don’t you think so too?
During this new year of 2008, a One year, I don’t know exactly where I’m going, but I do know that this is finally going to be the year that my Big Dream begins to come true. You may not know the dream I’ve been dreaming for many years… I dream of providing my book for parents of young children—“Teach Me, I’m Yours”—in any language necessary to circle the globe. Yes, I know it’s a Big Dream but this is the year for action.
Perhaps you will be one of my Team members. Perhaps you know about a non-profit organization that would be excited and happy to help me. Perhaps you have connections with a corporate philanthropic division and could open a door. Perhaps you’ll decide to purchase one or more ebooks from http://www.EmpoweredParent.com when I tell you that all net profits are going to be used to fund my Dream.
Both the web site and the eJournal have been called my “personal charity” work all these years, and I suppose that is true, but I’m a teacher, a mentor, a counselor, even an Earth Mother, and I believe I’ve done some good during this time. My request for my Big Dream is this: Among the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of Empowered Parent subscribers, perhaps you are the one who can provide some guidance or direction. I’ll value your input, dear one.
In the meantime, this will be my Mantra for 2008: “Wonderful, wonderful, fortunate you, This is the year that your (BIG) dreams come true!” Russell Kemp
I found a quote from Buddha and it describes how I feel about life… “Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
The following is a Message about Angels, just for you: http://www.messagesfromtheangels.com/
Did you have a fine holiday season? I sincerely hope that you did. I am more concerned about a Healthy New Year for you, which is the most precious gift of all. So here’s to a fine New Year with good health, and enough wealth and joy to make Life’s experiences manageable.
Love,
Joan
p.s. If you planted hope today in any hopeless heart. If someone’s burden was lighter because you did your part. If you caused a laugh that chased a tear away. If tonight your name is mentioned when someone kneels to pray. Then your day was well spent.
p.p.s. I sincerely hope you like this new format for the EP eJournal. By providing the links I think will be of interest to you, I can give you more information in much less space. Also, you may choose for yourself, which links are of interest to you.
SAYING: When you have faith, everything is possible!
THOUGHT TO PONDER, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR OF ELECTIONS: “Believe nothing. No matter where you have read it, or who said it, even if I have said it, unless it agrees with yours own common sense.” Buddha
AN IMPORTANT “APPRECIATION” SITE. PLEASE VISIT NOW:
http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/fullmovie.php
BOOK REVIEW:
One of our Australian EP Parents has written and published a book for teenie-boppers and Teens. It’s called “MY WORLD INSPIRED, Create, Achieve & Live Your Dreams.” It is a collection of positive thoughts, sayings and beliefs created by young people, then gathered together in this book by Donna Lingard. The bright colors and zany drawings put me in mind of SARK’s work. Pondering the design, “listening” to the young wisdom, made me feel happy and proud of the next generation. http://www.myworldinspired.com
REQUEST CREDIT REPORTS:
Every 12 months credit card holders are allowed one free report from Equifax, Experian, and Transunion credit report companies. May I suggest that you get one report every four months? 3 reports X 12 months = one every 4 months, yes? You can visit annualcreditreport.com or call 1-877-322-8228. I did it online and found two items that didn’t belong on my credit report so I challenged them and they were removed. It’s very important to keep your credit clean, especially as global credit gets crunched.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: As income tax time approaches, did you ever notice: When you put the two words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'THEIRS'?
EP PARENTS will probably recall this Billy Joel song:
We didn’t start the Fire. http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html
THIS IS FROM MY “CUZ LIKE A BROTHER:
If you or your kids grew up in the 1970s-1980s, chances are you either owned or coveted a Lite-Brite. If you were a parent or babysitter in the 1980s, you probably loathed those hundreds of tiny pieces of colored plastic that littered floors, drawers, and occasionally a child's nostril. Now, thanks to the wonders of technology, you can relive Lite-Brite online www.sfpg.com/animation/liteBrite.html# You can create pictures on this version just as you did on the old analog toy: select a color and place a peg on the board. Removing a piece is just as simple, and there are no plastic pieces to worry about.
WHAT FUN!
SAYING:
"If the mountain was smooth, you couldn't climb it!"
QUESTION:Attitudes are contagious...is Yours worth catching?
WHAT’S A BILLION…REALLY?
The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about Whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases. A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were Living in the Stone Age.D. A billion days ago no one walked on the earth on two feet.E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
OH, MY GRACIOUS! LISTEN TO THIS AND LEARN, TOO:
http://rianniello.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-black-notes.html I didn’t know this was true.
PARENT LETTER:
Dear Joan,
In March I celebrated my 31st birthday on the 31st! I was searching the web to see if that meant anything when I came across your website. I'm amazed out how you were inspired to be a cheerleader of parenting. I love the quotes you find and share. I've written to you before, and thank you again for the e-book. I also appreciate our new friendship, even if it's via e-mail.
Love how you elfed yourself! Very popular this year!
Take care! "To each there comes a time in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to their own talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour." -Sir Winston Churchill
Love, Monica
END OF WARS PREDICTION:
A great knowing of how precious each person is will sweep Earth during this 2008 winter season. Great respect for each person is what will end war because WAR is an outerform of self-loathing.
Remember when we chanted “Make love, not war”? Time to chant again because, as Maya Angelou says, “…when we know better, we do better.”
War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left.
QUOTE:"There never was a good war or a bad peace." Ben Franklin
NINE WAYS TO STOP SNORING:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/12/11/9-ways-to-help-you-stop-snoring.aspx
JIFFY
It really IS a measurement of time. A Jiffy is 1/100th of a second. Amazing!
AN IMPORTANT ARTICLE ABOUT THOSE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/1/15/nalgene-bottles-pulled-from-shelves.aspx
THE 10 MOST AMAZING AND MAGNIFICENT TREES ON THE PLANET:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/1/15/10-amazing-and-magnificent-trees.aspx Show the Liddle Kiddles, too.
HOLY MOLY! UNBELIEVABLE PHONE LOCATOR:
UPDATED. this is interesting, but I’m not crazy about it... Just click on the link, enter someone's cell phone number,(NOTE:if you don’t want to put in yours, put in mine in MO 314-330-5555) and the satellite map will show you where they are. It's called 'mobile phone tracker' and was first put to use to aid 911 responders. Using a satellite map, track any connected mobile phone with coverage anywhere in the world. To give it a try: http://www.satellite-gps-locator.com
BEST AIR FARES SITE, FYI:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/1/5/get-lower-airfares-with-new-technology.aspx
I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I BET YOU’LL BE AMAZED, TOO. Very Clever I have no idea how this is done. The animator says it took him about three months. It takes a second or two to start. Just click 'play' then move your pointer out of the way and watch. It's really cool. http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/34244097
21 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD RECYCLE:
http://www.coopamerica.org/tools/print.cfm?page=/pubs/caq/articles/21Things.cfm
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL BE IN AWE OF THIS AMAZING COUPLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5lN96dgt_Y
APPRECIATION: As a Parent you are a teacher. I appreciate you for all you do. Do YOU appreciate you? http://www.appreciationmovie.com/
THE MOON: I wasn’t aware of this fact. Perhaps you’ll share it with your child. When the right side of the Moon is illuminated, the Moon is increasing or waxing. When the left side illuminated, the Moon is decreasing or waning. (Of course, this only works in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere the effect is just the opposite!)
TEACHERS ASK. YOU CHOOSE. STUDENTS LEARN. I love this link. http://www.donorschoose.org/homepage/main.html
I GOT A NEW LICENSE PLATE—STRGZR I was surprised that it wasn’t taken. http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY CALL SOME OF TODAY’S PARENTS? Over-zealous parents are sometimes called a “helicopter” parent because s/he hovers over the child. Children have to have the opportunity to make mistakes, to learn by doing. The child cannot be protected 24/7 because then s/he will become frozen in childhood or adolescence. Children really run from “smother love.”
This poem provides more guidance.
Woman with Flower
by Naomi Long Madgett
I wouldn’t coax the plant if I were you
Such watchful nurturing may do harm.
Let the soil rest from so much digging
And wait until it’s dry before you water it
The leaf’s inclined to find its own direction;
Give it a chance to seek the sunlight for itself
Much growth is stunted by too careful prodding,
Too eager tenderness
The things we love we have to learn to leave alone.
AMEN.
HAVE YOU LOST CONTROL OF YOUR CHILD/TEEN? Total Transformation could be the answer. I like the program. http://www.empoweringparents.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=email1207
IF YOU LOVE TO PLAY IN THE SNOW, YOU’LL LOVE THIS: http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=62903e210642523f0597851eeaf3002959c3a26d&8ty&emc=ty
DOLLHOUSES FOR MINIATURE LOVERS, BIG AND SMALL:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3596190n&channel
DID YOU SEE THIS VIDEO ABOUT HOTEL DRINKING GLASSES? YUCK!
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/12/11/beware-about-drinking-out-of-your-hotel-room-glasses.aspx
JOHN LENNON’S “IMAGINE” PEACE TOWER: Click on the picture. http://www.imaginepeace.com/tower.html
DOGS—GRAPES & RAISINS:
This is TRUE… I just read in Boardroom Personal that both grapes and raisins - as few as 7 – can be toxic to dogs. It said that the toxic component is as yet unclear.
ALL FOR NOW… SEE YOU NEXT MONTH!
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There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. ~~~ Rumi
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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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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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Thank You For Reading! Have a Terrific Week!
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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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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ENJOYING OUR 9TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION!
KNOW THIS: We are all one people, Mother Earth is our one country, LOVE is stronger than fear, and peace and freedom are the birthrights of all humanity.
-- Chief Seattle
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"Sizzlers" to spark your Winter Evenings! Give yourself a gift about love...Classic Contemporary Romance Novels By Joan Bramsch Http://www.joanbramsch.com/store/romancebooks.shtml
THE GOLDEN BIRTHDAY BOOK™
For over half a century the Bramsch family has celebrated each member's unique, once in a lifetime Golden BirthdayTM. It began with our own five children, but the idea soon spread to our extended family and the families of all our friends.
Over the years, scores of people have e-mailed me for Golden BirthdayTM gift ideas and party theme plans after reading the Golden BirthdayTM article posted on my web site. So I wrote the book! Available at http://www.goldenbirthdaybook.com/
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INSIDE YOUR EP eJOURNAL
<*> Letter from Joan
<*> Safety Info
<*> Fun for the Liddle Kiddles
<*> Some Helpful Information for You
<*> Humor & Family Life Fun
<*> This & That!
<*> Subscribe/unsubscribe Information
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"You do what you know how to do;
and when you know better, you do better."
Maya Angelou
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Letter from Joan
WELCOME
This opt-in announcement is sent to our mailing list subscribers, clients, associates, training professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, teachers, researchers, and others interested in intuitive parenting and family vision. We never share our list with anyone. If you wish to be removed please see instructions at end of newsletter. Every week new people are signing on as subscribers. We are very glad to meet all of you, and hope that you will feel at home with us. Currently we have so many new subscribers and our ONGOING growth depends on all of you. Please continue to pass our eJournal along to others. Thanks so much!
Hi dear Parent,
Here is your December issue of the EP eJournal. The last one for 2007!
Wow, has this year flown by. Actually, it’s been proven by science that the 24-hour day we had as children, is now only 16 hours long. The planet is spinning faster, you see. I guess we’ve said enough times, “There’s not enough hours in the day!” and the Universe has delivered. :)
There are all sorts of blessed holy days/ holidays this month and I send greetings and glad tidings to you for whichever one you celebrate.
Last month passed in a flurry in my family. Thanksgiving with some of my children. The next day to an out-of-town family wedding that was bliss-filled. Then on the 30th my second granddaughter was wed to her beloved in a unique intimate ceremony with family and close friends. All in all, it was a lovely month. Now I look forward to a lively December!
I remember well what it took to create a happy holiday for my children. Don’t forget your traditions. Ours live on now in my grandchildren!
Make some choices for your own sanity. You do NOT have to do it all. You do NOT have to buy it all. Choose what will most make the family happy. And glad. And then release all the rest.
I wish you well, my dear friend. Remember that I value you, right here, right now, in all you do for your family.
Love, Joan
p.s. If you need some complimentary financial advice, don’t forget http://www.SafeMoneyReport.com
p.p.s. Just so you won’t feel rushed or anything silly like that, here’s a countdown to Christmas – HO, HO, HO!
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze201j5/countdown.htm
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Here’s an original holiday poem from an EP Parent – Enjoy!
“Holiday Wishes” © 2007
Joyce A. Kovelman, Ph.D., Ph.D.
Merry Holiday and Good Season’s Cheer
Wishing everyone a fabulous New Year.
A year full of mirth and happiness galore
Throughout 2008, may your energies soar
Chanukah, Christmas, Kawaaza and Jolly St. Nick
What holiday celebration will you pick?
Children’s laughter, welcoming smiles,
Visitors arriving across the miles
Eggnog, sugar plums and mistletoe,
Remembering a message of long, long ago
Look around with awe and gratitude,
Giving thanks for the gift of Life.
With cherishing and nurturing attitude,
We agree to end all war and strife
Radiant Love is yours from Above,
Along with graceful Turtle Doves,
Miracles astound us during these holiday weeks
Love and Compassion is what all humanity seeks
Speak gently, live fully, and love generously,
As tonight a new ethic and world we birth,
With peace dwelling again in our hearts and on Earth,
Joyously, we send family and friends so dear,
Our Holiday wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year.
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Here follows all sorts of quotes, and links to educate, ponder and enjoy at your leisure, dear parent:
From "Out On A Limb!" by Shirley McClain
In all the Cosmos, there is nothing more valued than a Single Soul. And whatever a Single Soul accomplishes lifetime after lifetime, uplifts the rest of humanity forever. That is how important each one of us is!
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> FOR TOY SAFETY AND RECALL INFO
http://www.notinmycart.org
Life is short, Break the rules,
Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly,
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably,
And never regret anything that made you smile.
Amen.
> Here’s a link to Oprah’s Dr. Oz’s Partner. Find out your Real Age. I’m 9 years younger than my chronological age.
http://www.realage.com/ralong/planner/myplan.aspx
> Here are THE KEYS TO GREAT LEADERSHIP
http://www.simpletruths.com/a.aspx?af=132&mo=TEOL
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.
~His Holiness, The Dali Lama.
> An article about Tamiflu from USAtoday:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-11-25-tamiflu-brain_N.htm
> Clever Critters – Fun for the Liddle Kiddles, too!
http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-obstacle-course.html
> FREE Cycle – a great way to release and let go of stuff!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle
AN EP LETTER:
Joan, a new member, asked about making hats to warm a child’s ears. We did that for three years a long time ago. Here is my reply to her request:
Hi dear Joan... we are Twin Names!! :)
You may have noticed that the EP newsletter you read is the Premier issue from 1998. But even tho' this program has elapsed, I encourage you to continue with your Angel Work. Others who took part in this took different paths in their gifts.
1. some went downtown and gave them away to homeless people and children.
2. some gave them to churches who ministered to the homeless.
3. some gave them thru business organizations to which they belonged.
It doesn't matter how you give them, but it's important to INSIST that your gifts not be sold but are only given, if you turn them over to an organization.
It's no accident that you've written to me about caps. I shall write about it again. It's been too long and giving is so GOoD for the soul. Thank you.
I welcome you to Empowered Parent. If you go back to the yahoo page and click on the last entry, you'll find the link to the new Empowered Parent eJournal blog.
Tell me about you and your family, please.
Love, Joan
NOTE: and so I remind you, EP Parent and Grandparent… if you feel the urge to make caps or mufflers or mittens for homeless children in the cold, please do it.
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> Beowolf, the Poem, the Movie
http://knowledgenews.net/moxie/todaysknowledge/beowulf-vs-grendel.shtml
> A Lesson in Kitchen Fire Safety – Look & Learn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUuAXLXgIGU
> THE STRANGEST SECRET by Earl Nightingale What a story!
http://www.thestrangestsecretmovie.com/
> This film is for EVERY EP DADDY. Please make sure he sees it. And then EVERY EP MOMMY make sure she also recalls that TIME IS EVERYTHING TO A CHILD. I told you last month; I’ll keep saying it: A child cares little for “things” if that child has been given the Gift of Time with you!
http://www.tacmovie.com/
> Liddle Kiddles can DRAW online here:
http://mydrawings.com/
AN EP LETTER:
Thanks Joan for your encouragement and friendship. You have made a difference in my life which spreads out to the lives I touch.
Love, Dorothy
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> Do you know who’s looking inside your Frig: :)
http://www.fridgewatcher.com/
> Find your ancestors. I was able to find my grandparents and many other relatives, the time and place they left, on what ship (and a picture/painting of it with all statistics, too), their arrival at which port. Amazing! And all supplied online for free.
www.ellisislandrecords.com
Something to Re-member:
"Cowardice asks the question: is it safe?
Expediency asks the question: is it politic?
Vanity asks the question: is it popular?
But conscience asks the question: is it right?
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular- but one must take it simply because it is right."
~Martin Luther King Jr
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> PINK AND BLUE COWS
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1205.htm
> You can provide a great Science lesson for the Liddle Kiddles by using different fruits and veggies to compare sizes of the Planets orbiting the Sun.
http://library.thinkquest.org/19498/size.html
> If you missed the Dancin’ Birdie, here it is again:
http://birdloversonly.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-i-have-this-dance.html
> If you want to check the rainfall or lack there of in your area, try this:
http://droughtscore.com/
> And if you want to see the History of our Food, watch this. It’s about the dangers of genetically engineered food. Let me know your feelings, pro or con.
http://www.mercola.com/future-of-food
> Parent Quotes:
http://www.parent-wise.org/parent/time/quotes.htm
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There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. ~~~ Rumi
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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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Until Then, Here's a Guardian Angel 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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Thank You For Reading! Have a Terrific Week!
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VOL IX : Issue 3 December 4, 2007
Editor: Joan Bramsch
E-mail: hijoan@joanbramsch.com
ISSN: 1526-2154
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Common sense solutions for Today's Parenting Challenges! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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<*> Letter from Joan
<*> Safety Info
<*> Fun for the Liddle Kiddles
<*> Some Helpful Information for You
<*> Humor & Family Life Fun
<*> This & That!
<*> Subscribe/unsubscribe Information
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Letter from Joan
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Hi dear Parent,
Here is your December issue of the EP eJournal. The last one for 2007!
Wow, has this year flown by. Actually, it’s been proven by science that the 24-hour day we had as children, is now only 16 hours long. The planet is spinning faster, you see. I guess we’ve said enough times, “There’s not enough hours in the day!” and the Universe has delivered. :)
There are all sorts of blessed holy days/ holidays this month and I send greetings and glad tidings to you for whichever one you celebrate.
Last month passed in a flurry in my family. Thanksgiving with some of my children. The next day to an out-of-town family wedding that was bliss-filled. Then on the 30th my second granddaughter was wed to her beloved in a unique intimate ceremony with family and close friends. All in all, it was a lovely month. Now I look forward to a lively December!
I remember well what it took to create a happy holiday for my children. Don’t forget your traditions. Ours live on now in my grandchildren!
Make some choices for your own sanity. You do NOT have to do it all. You do NOT have to buy it all. Choose what will most make the family happy. And glad. And then release all the rest.
I wish you well, my dear friend. Remember that I value you, right here, right now, in all you do for your family.
Love, Joan
p.s. If you need some complimentary financial advice, don’t forget http://www.SafeMoneyReport.com
p.p.s. Just so you won’t feel rushed or anything silly like that, here’s a countdown to Christmas – HO, HO, HO!
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze201j5/countdown.htm
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Here’s an original holiday poem from an EP Parent – Enjoy!
“Holiday Wishes” © 2007
Joyce A. Kovelman, Ph.D., Ph.D.
Merry Holiday and Good Season’s Cheer
Wishing everyone a fabulous New Year.
A year full of mirth and happiness galore
Throughout 2008, may your energies soar
Chanukah, Christmas, Kawaaza and Jolly St. Nick
What holiday celebration will you pick?
Children’s laughter, welcoming smiles,
Visitors arriving across the miles
Eggnog, sugar plums and mistletoe,
Remembering a message of long, long ago
Look around with awe and gratitude,
Giving thanks for the gift of Life.
With cherishing and nurturing attitude,
We agree to end all war and strife
Radiant Love is yours from Above,
Along with graceful Turtle Doves,
Miracles astound us during these holiday weeks
Love and Compassion is what all humanity seeks
Speak gently, live fully, and love generously,
As tonight a new ethic and world we birth,
With peace dwelling again in our hearts and on Earth,
Joyously, we send family and friends so dear,
Our Holiday wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year.
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Here follows all sorts of quotes, and links to educate, ponder and enjoy at your leisure, dear parent:
From "Out On A Limb!" by Shirley McClain
In all the Cosmos, there is nothing more valued than a Single Soul. And whatever a Single Soul accomplishes lifetime after lifetime, uplifts the rest of humanity forever. That is how important each one of us is!
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> FOR TOY SAFETY AND RECALL INFO
http://www.notinmycart.org
Life is short, Break the rules,
Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly,
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably,
And never regret anything that made you smile.
Amen.
> Here’s a link to Oprah’s Dr. Oz’s Partner. Find out your Real Age. I’m 9 years younger than my chronological age.
http://www.realage.com/ralong/planner/myplan.aspx
> Here are THE KEYS TO GREAT LEADERSHIP
http://www.simpletruths.com/a.aspx?af=132&mo=TEOL
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries.
Without them, humanity cannot survive.
~His Holiness, The Dali Lama.
> An article about Tamiflu from USAtoday:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-11-25-tamiflu-brain_N.htm
> Clever Critters – Fun for the Liddle Kiddles, too!
http://www.maniacworld.com/squirrel-obstacle-course.html
> FREE Cycle – a great way to release and let go of stuff!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle
AN EP LETTER:
Joan, a new member, asked about making hats to warm a child’s ears. We did that for three years a long time ago. Here is my reply to her request:
Hi dear Joan... we are Twin Names!! :)
You may have noticed that the EP newsletter you read is the Premier issue from 1998. But even tho' this program has elapsed, I encourage you to continue with your Angel Work. Others who took part in this took different paths in their gifts.
1. some went downtown and gave them away to homeless people and children.
2. some gave them to churches who ministered to the homeless.
3. some gave them thru business organizations to which they belonged.
It doesn't matter how you give them, but it's important to INSIST that your gifts not be sold but are only given, if you turn them over to an organization.
It's no accident that you've written to me about caps. I shall write about it again. It's been too long and giving is so GOoD for the soul. Thank you.
I welcome you to Empowered Parent. If you go back to the yahoo page and click on the last entry, you'll find the link to the new Empowered Parent eJournal blog.
Tell me about you and your family, please.
Love, Joan
NOTE: and so I remind you, EP Parent and Grandparent… if you feel the urge to make caps or mufflers or mittens for homeless children in the cold, please do it.
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> Beowolf, the Poem, the Movie
http://knowledgenews.net/moxie/todaysknowledge/beowulf-vs-grendel.shtml
> A Lesson in Kitchen Fire Safety – Look & Learn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUuAXLXgIGU
> THE STRANGEST SECRET by Earl Nightingale What a story!
http://www.thestrangestsecretmovie.com/
> This film is for EVERY EP DADDY. Please make sure he sees it. And then EVERY EP MOMMY make sure she also recalls that TIME IS EVERYTHING TO A CHILD. I told you last month; I’ll keep saying it: A child cares little for “things” if that child has been given the Gift of Time with you!
http://www.tacmovie.com/
> Liddle Kiddles can DRAW online here:
http://mydrawings.com/
AN EP LETTER:
Thanks Joan for your encouragement and friendship. You have made a difference in my life which spreads out to the lives I touch.
Love, Dorothy
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> Do you know who’s looking inside your Frig: :)
http://www.fridgewatcher.com/
> Find your ancestors. I was able to find my grandparents and many other relatives, the time and place they left, on what ship (and a picture/painting of it with all statistics, too), their arrival at which port. Amazing! And all supplied online for free.
www.ellisislandrecords.com
Something to Re-member:
"Cowardice asks the question: is it safe?
Expediency asks the question: is it politic?
Vanity asks the question: is it popular?
But conscience asks the question: is it right?
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular- but one must take it simply because it is right."
~Martin Luther King Jr
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> PINK AND BLUE COWS
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1205.htm
> You can provide a great Science lesson for the Liddle Kiddles by using different fruits and veggies to compare sizes of the Planets orbiting the Sun.
http://library.thinkquest.org/19498/size.html
> If you missed the Dancin’ Birdie, here it is again:
http://birdloversonly.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-i-have-this-dance.html
> If you want to check the rainfall or lack there of in your area, try this:
http://droughtscore.com/
> And if you want to see the History of our Food, watch this. It’s about the dangers of genetically engineered food. Let me know your feelings, pro or con.
http://www.mercola.com/future-of-food
> Parent Quotes:
http://www.parent-wise.org/parent/time/quotes.htm
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There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen. ~~~ Rumi
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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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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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Thank You For Reading! Have a Terrific Week!
Empowered Parenting Ezine is published solely by Joan Bramsch, founder and Director of http://www.EmpoweredParent.com and may not reflect the opinion of all Empowered Parent members.Copyright © 2006, all rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted without the express written consent of the publisher or contributors. We accept no responsibility for your use of any contributed information contained herein. All of the information presented in the Empowered Parenting Ezine is published in good faith. Any comments stated in this publication are strictly the opinion of the writer or publisher. We publish all advertising in good faith but offer no guarantees. Please do your own due diligence in ANY transaction. We reserve the right to edit and make suitable for publication, if necessary, any articles published in this newsletter. We reserve the right to publish all reader comments, including the name of the writer. Reported survey results will NOT use the names of the contributors. Joan Bramsch, owner, EmpoweredParent.com
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CONTACT: JB Information Station, Box 16333, St. Louis MO 63125 - 314 638 3404
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