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THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love hits bookstores on September 7, 2006!
In honor of the book's new launch, I've decided to offer a 3-part special email series called "Let Us Dance!" After this series, I will resume our normal monthly e-zine schedule.
For me THIS TIME I DANCE! isn’t just about finding your true calling. It’s about walking through any kind of transition, and listening to your love more than your fear. So I’ve decided to take an excerpt from the book each week and offer it to you as an inspirational theme, complete with an action step or assignment that you can use...
Okay dear ones, let’s turn up the music...
Let Us Dance---Part Two
One of the constant themes of THIS TIME I DANCE! is that you don't have to feel inspired in order to make progress. There are days when you struggle and that's okay. I know I was mystified at having left a high-powered career, only to find out that I felt more like exploring my refrigerator than exploring my gifts. I'd lie on the couch and feel guilty and morose--not exactly the picture of following my bliss. But then I discovered the secret that I called "Application leads to Inspiration." It meant I didn't wait for lightning bolts. Sludge worked just fine and I had plenty of it. I found that taking even the tiniest step helped me to renew my enthusiasm...
Here's an excerpt from THIS TIME I DANCE! from the section called "Showing Up Always Shines":
"If there's one conversation I've had with myself a hundred times, it runs as follows: "I'm afraid to sit down and write because I'm afraid of flat and limp words, crappy sentences, writing in need of an emergency room team. I hate to see my failure before me." Suddenly I want to brush again my already bald cat or catch that sale on men's socks at Target except I don't know a single barefooted man. Evidently I want to flee. It's not exactly fun to face your own sense of powerlessness.
Here's the thing though. Facing powerlessness gives you power. "Sit," says my inner guidance. "Showing up always shines." I pen these wonderful things in flower-covered journals....But sometimes I sit down and "shine" even though I'm groaning and scraping through the motions.
Going through the motions does burn through the haze and anguish of letting myself down. William Blake once wrote, "He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence." Motion shows me that I'm capable of motion when I've already started developing some myth in my head as to how I will never again move from the couch and the tabloids will snap my picture for their article "Most Futile Woman on Planet Discovered Existing on Chenille Loveseat." One humble step leads to dignity and even to hope and renewed interest. Eventually, sometimes many miles down the road, my innocence returns to me and I even remember that I love to write.
From THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love
by Tama J. Kieves ©2003 All rights reserved
Your Action Step or Assignment for this week: (should you choose to accept it)
Where would you love to see progress in your life? Okay, right now, rip up the score card, cancel the guilt. Let's start over. Can you give 5 minutes to this activity? I'm serious. 5 minutes can change your life. Write a list of 5 minute action steps you can take toward this goal. I want to get you hooked, back in love with what you're meant to do. I want you to know it's not as hard as you're making it. Yes, of course you can apply more than 5 minutes to your goal. But I only want you to commit to 5 minutes, that's 300 seconds. 5 minutes of yoga or 5 minutes of writing or 5 minutes of marketing or 5 minutes of cleaning out clutter. Okay, now can you give 5 minutes twice or three times a week? What would that look like? Which days and times? Write it in your calendar. 5 minutes is an easy way to sneak through the resistance. Remember, your natural enthusiasm will kick in and carry you forward. "Application leads to Inspiration." Have a week of fabulous 5 minute encounters!
Tama
©Copyright 2006 Tama J. Kieves
Event Calendar Highlights
Please visit our Calendar at www.AwakeningArtistry.com for the full and most up to date listing of upcoming events.
SEPTEMBER 2006
September 5 - November 21; ON THE WEB
Creating the Work You Love E-Course
Twelve-week home study course begins. You can register at any time. This is a self-study course.
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September 12; DENVER
Fun Ink! Unleashing the Fire of Your Inner Writer
Offered through Colorado Free University
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September 20; DENVER
From Fear to Freedom: An Introduction to A Course in Miracles
Offered through Colorado Free University
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September 21; SAN JOSE, CA
Working Softer, Not Harder: A Savvy Businesswoman's Way to Grace
eWomenNetwork Lunch Networking Meeting
11:00am - 1:30pm
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September 21; SANTA CRUZ, CA
Creating the Work You Love!
Free workshop at Gateways
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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September 21; ON THE WEB
Radio Appearance on Conscious Creating
BBS Radio, 6:00pm - 7:00pm (U.S. Pacific Time)
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September 22; SACRAMENTO, CA
Creating the Work You Love
Booksigning and free talk at East West Books
7:00 - 8:30pm
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September 23; SACRAMENTO, CA
Wisdom of the Heart: A Transformational Women's Day Retreat
Workshop at Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento
10:00am - 3:00pm
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September 24; SACRAMENTO, CA
Creating the Work You Love
Workshop at East West Books
12:30 - 3:00pm
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September 27; DENVER, CO
Living the Inspired Life: A Magic Carpet Ride Experience
A central Denver location TBA
7:00 - 9:00pm
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September 29; PORTLAND, OR
Dare to Live the Inspired Life!
Workshop at New Renaissance Bookshop
7:00 - 8:30pm
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September 30; PORTLAND, OR
The Unscripted Life: Finding Your Way Through Times of Change
Workshop at the New Renaissance Bookshop
10:30am - 1:30pm
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OCTOBER 2006
October 1; PORTLAND, OR
The Courage to Unleash Your Calling
Talk at each of two morning services at New Thought Ministries of Oregon
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October 1; PORTLAND, OR
Creating the Work You Love
Workshop at New Thought Ministries of Oregon
Time, location, and cost to be announced shortly
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October 5; CORAL GABLES, FL
Creating the Work You Love
Talk & booksigning at Books & Books
12:00 - 3:00pm
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October 8; CORAL GABLES, FL
Creating the Work You Love
Workshop at Coral Gables Congregational Church
2:00 - 4:30pm
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October 11; DENVER, CO
The Unscripted Life: Finding Your Way Through Times of Change
Workshop at a Central Denver location TBA
6:00 - 9:00pm
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October 15; ROCHESTER, MN
Dare to Live the Inspired Life
Free talk at First Unitarian Universalist Church
1:30 - 2:00pm
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October 15; ROCHESTER, MN
Creating the Work You Love
Workshop at First Unitarian Universalist Church
2:30 - 5:00pm
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October 16; ROCHESTER, MN
Tama will speak at the Third Spirit of Life Spiritualist Church's Monday evening service.
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October 18; COON RAPIDS, MN
Creating the Work You Love
Workshop at Unity North Church
7:30 - 9:30pm
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October 19; CHICAGO, IL
Creating the Work You Love
Free mini-workshop at Transitions Bookplace
7:00 - 8:30pm
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October 20; MADISON, WI
Creating the Work You Love
Free mini-workshop at Invest In Yourself Bookstore
6:30 - 8:00pm
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October 22; MILWAUKEE, WI
Daring to Live the Inspired Life
Tama will speak during the 10:00am Sunday service at Unity Church in Milwaukee
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October 22; MILWAUKEE, WI
Creating the Work You Love
Workshop at Unity Church in Milwaukee
12:30 - 3:00pm
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October 23; BARRINGTON, IL
Writing to Your Soul
Workshop at TT Patton
6:30 - 8:00pm
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October 24; CHICAGO, IL
Creating the Work You Love
Workshop at Transitions Bookplace
7:00 - 9:30pm
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October 28; NEW YORK, NY
Fun Ink: Unleashing the Fire of Your Inner Writer
Workshop at New York Open Center
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NOVEMBER 2006
November 7 - January 23; ON THE WEB
Creating the Work You Love E-Course
Twelve-week home study course begins.
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November 12-16; LENOX, MA
THIS TIME I DANCE: Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love
Five-day Transformational Retreat
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
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DECEMBER 2006
December 6; DENVER
Fun Ink! Unleashing the Fire of Your Inner Writer
Offered through Colorado Free University
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December 7; DENVER
From Fear to Freedom: An Introduction to A Course in Miracles
Offered through Colorado Free University
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FEBRUARY 2007
February 23-25; SAN FRANCISCO
International A Course In Miracles Conference 2007:
"An Opportunity to Gladden Yourself"
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MARCH 2007
March 10-17; COSTA RICA
Jumpstart Your Creative Life!
A week-long retreat in Costa Rica through the Omega Institute. Details to come.
Destination Vacations
We are very excited about the world-class destination vacations and life-changing retreats Tama has scheduled in 2006 and 2007, and want to help you plan ahead and not miss out on the time of your life!
November 12-16, 2006 – Lenox MA
THIS TIME I DANCE: Trusting the Journey of Creating the Work You Love at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the Berkshire Mountains
Join us in one of the most beautiful regions of our country - the Berkshire Mountains - and spend five days relaxing, getting healthy, having spa treatments, and diving into the deepest and most joyful questions of your life.
Don't miss the chance to join Tama at the renowned Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health for this retreat. Nestled in the Berkshire Mountains, this will be a life-altering 5 days of tapping into your inspired self, stirring up your creativity, getting support, strategy, clarity, and direction and taking real leaps in your life--to create the work you were born to do.
More Info:
See the Kripalu Web Site for more details, phone 800-741-7353. More information to follow soon.
February 23-25, 2007, San Francisco CA
International A Course in Miracles Conference 2007
Register for the International A Course in Miracles conference in San Francisco in February 2007. Tama will be speaking there along with many other great speakers such as Gary Renard, Robert Perry, Jon Mundy, and more. Registration discounts apply for early signup.
More Info:
Find more information at http://www.miracles-course.org or phone (888) 621-2556 (toll free in USA).
http://www.awakeningartistry.com/pdf/ACIM.2007.pdf
March 10-17, 2007, Costa Rica
Jumpstart Your Creative Life!
Mark your calendars and join us for a week long retreat in COSTA RICA through the Omega Institute. Details to come.
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