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It is not often that Sallie Felton is speechless, but listening to Master Charles Cannon’s story…there are no words necessary…listen with your heart. Master Charles Cannon is a leader in the field of modern spirituality, a visionary and pioneer in the evolution of human consciousness. He founded Synchronicity Foundation for Modern Spirituality in 1983 and developed the High-Tech Meditation and Holistic Lifestyle experience which has helped transform the lives of millions worldwide. He is the author of FORGIVING THE UNFORGIVABLE: The True Story of How the Survivors of the Mumbai Terrorist Attack Answered Hatred with Compassion.

In segment two, Barbara Carrellas discusses key points from her new book Ecstasy is Necessary. Laurie and Barbara cover everything from the distinction between pleasure and ecstasy to boundaries to ways to have all this ecstasy in your life! Very rich conversation for beginners to advanced!

Nat Jones is a pharmacist and graduate of the Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy. He’s been a licensed pharmacist for over 30 years. In 1993, he opened Lakeview Compunding Pharmacy and Nutritional Center in Virginia Beach Virginia where he creates these specialized compounds.

Nat is one of just 70 Board Certified Compounding Pharmacists in the United States. Nat provides special patient consulting services in the areas of pain management, nutrition & weight loss, stress & fatigue and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. To contact Nat Jones you can call 877 873-9564. You’re not going to want to miss this one!

My guest this week and I have figured out over the years, that the nominating committee IS the one charged with the responsibility of building the organization’s future. The committee members are looking out this year, over three years, over six years and discussing, “Here is where this organization is headed, so here is who must be on our board to secure that future.” The nominating committee cannot be an after thought if you are serious about a sustainable future for your organization.

This week’s guest is Trisha Lester, vice president of the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, a statewide association serving 501(c)(3) organizations. It provides information about best practices and also advocates for the nonprofit sector at the state legislature. On this show, Trisha provides context and advice for your nominating committee, and draws from the experience of her own committee. This is a perfect show to share with your board president, vice president and of course, your nominating committee.

Join me in the café for a revealing conversation with Debra Woog, president of connect2coaching as she unveils the three keys to finding your unique definition of success. We’ll challenge some of the more prevalent beliefs by business owners such as, “the more we do, the more money we make” and learn how to step into brilliance-based business ownership with ease and joy. Really! Tune

Some people keep their lawn because they like them—which may be the only good reason to do so. Some of us believe that we need a lawn, perhaps because we don’t have the money to get rid of it, or because “natural” gardens are more work, or—and this is a big one—because we have kids.

For most of us homeowners, though, the lawn is a given, an unthought, default planting.

During our conversation this week, Evelyn Hadden, author of Beautiful No-Mow Yards: 50 amazing lawn alternatives, lays all of these fears to rest. She recommends walkable ground-covers or sedges for those who just love the look of a lawn, and for those who don’t, she explains how to kill turf for the price of some old cardboard or newspaper (and no digging whatsoever), leaving a surface that’s ready to plant. She describes plantings that need far less care than grass, which requires mowing, watering, and weeding. As for children—well, Evelyn is full of ideas for them. And she knows the research that backs those ideas.

She is full of wonderful ideas for all of us, not just children, and so is her book. Part One, called “Design Inspiration: the many possibilities,” consists of eleven chapters, and at one point I simply ask her to read through them—living carpets, shade gardens, meadows, ponds, patios, edible gardens and the rest—and to say few words about each, because this cornucopia of possibilities lies far beyond the imaginative reach of most of us.

Unless we have a guide, that is. And Evelyn Hadden is a wonderful guide to the possibilities of the lawn-free yard.

Check the blog, The Manic Gardener, for more links and information.

Many emphaths and intuitive people enter the helping fields such as teaching, health care as doctors, nurses, mental health care practitioners, elder care workers, and other service areas.

Children who exhibit sensitivities to light, noise, smells, large crowds and who seem to know things through hunches, hearing or sensing whole thoughts or visualizing mental pictures whether in dreams or awake are often labeled very sensitive. When parents, teachers and medical people do not have a clear sense of the highly developed central nervous system of these children, they may be labeled with sensory issues, ADD, ADHD and may be given medicine or treatment that often is not in the best interest of the child or adult. Alternative healers such as energy healers, breath trainers, hypnotherapists and Chinese Medicine practitioners that work with the mind body connection can help in assisting the child or adult to develop techniques to create well- defined boundaries to limit an overload of stimuli. Excessive stimulus from negative people or places can create unpleasant physical sensations in the body such as pressure on the heart headache or heaviness in the legs. People may sometimes consider these sensitive people to be hypochondriacs as they are often unaware they are expressing other people’s pain.

Dr. Caron Goode author of” Raising Intuitive Children” www.academyforcoachingparents.com notes that empathy exists even before birth and a baby is sensitive to the mothers feeling and is responsive to anger, tension, and depression as well as caring attention and love.

It has been noted that as many as one in four children being born today have these intuitive abilities. That is 25% of the population.

Yvonne Perry and Sheryl Glick suggest that we begin to observe honor and grow our innate state of empathy and intuition for a better understanding of ourselves and others.

In this week’s inspiring episode, Cece and Mark speak with John Paul Engel, a motivational speaker who was actually born with brain damage, addicted to drugs, and who was deemed “unadoptable” by the state of Iowa. Despite these early setbacks, he now owns a successful consulting firm called Knowledge Capital Consulting and he’s founder of the nonprofit Project Be The Change. If there’s someone who can teach you to overcome adversity and thrive no matter what, he’s your guy. Listen now to learn just how to get what you want in life as well as those pesky habits that could be holding you back…

Further information can be found in Single? How I found my perfect match in 90 days.

For more information on bringing hope, success, and optimism into your life and on making your dreams into reality, take a look at Debra Benton’s books at Amazon.com, at her website, and at my book, The Magical Dozen. How to Control Your Destiny and Create the Life You Want–In Good Times and Bad.

The gift is for her long time friend Sandi Johnson.
Sandi Johnson was Hank Johnson’s mother. Hank Johnson died.

Some shows need to be shared. Some stories must be heard. Some points have to be made. This is the story that shouldn’t be. Many intimate details are shared between Sandi and Lynette. Lynette closes the show with another very intimate and little known story of loss.

Dr.Broder describes how to identify and get rid of the various ‘hooks’ that can cause people to get stuck in the lower stages. Once we get rid of the blocks that prevent us from achieving our highest potential, we can better discover our passions, which often helps us discover our purpose in life. Our passion, fueled by gratitude, helps us attain fulfillment when we reach out in altruistic compassion and love for others. For more information, including how to obtain free gifts (including from host Mary Treacy O’Keefe) when you order Stage Climbing, please visit www.stageclimbing.com or www.drmichaelbroder.com

North Georgia and nearby areas of the Carolinas were the site of North America’s first gold rush. The Spanish explorer, DeSoto, did not find any gold in his trek through what was to become the Southeastern U.S.; but there was gold there. North American Indians used and valued native copper, but if they found gold, they paid no attention to it.

Nonetheless, gold was discovered and this caused the relocation of Native Indian tribes from the region during a four-year period generally called the “Trail of Tears.” Federal Mints were established in the towns of Dahlonega, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Gold was periodically mined from underground, placer and surface workings through the early 1800s and subsequently when there was a significant rise in the price of the precious metal.

Now the area is more valued for its scenic qualities, recreational opportunities and watershed protection than gold production.  John Kollock, a local artist, returned from a military tour in Germany with the vision of establishing a Bavarian tourist destination in the North Georgia mountains. Some local merchants shared his vision, and today the town with its Bavarian theme storefronts features European crafts, foods and culture in a North Georgia setting.

The area’s natural environment inspired the creation of the Unicoi State Park as a convenient get-away from the Atlanta metro area. This part has a state-operated lodge, restaurant and meeting accommodations as well as a lake and 12 miles of hiking trails adjacent to the Chattahoochee National Forest. One of these was the Smith Creek Trail which I walked with Jimmy Jacobs and Polly Dean who are working on a new guide to Georgia’s 500 miles of hiking trails. Concurrent with the meeting of the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association (GOWA), the Georgia Mountain Bird fest was being held, and from 70 to 130 enthusiasts participated in events concentrated on the Spring migration.

My interest in birds was focused on a scheduled turkey hunt, but my and another hunter’s efforts with our flintlock guns were foiled by a drizzling rain which later turned into a downpour. Fellow GOWA member Ben Baker related his recent hunt with a percussion Civil War era Colt revolver which failed on a large boar hog, and P.J. Perea gave one of the best renditions of turkey calls on my homemade wing-bone call that I have heard. With no further turkey hunting opportunities, I visited the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery where trout are raised to stock in Georgia streams.

Joining the birding group, I interviewed event organizer Ellen Graham, who is a Resource Manager at the park, and participant Jamie Hawk, who is the head of the Atlanta Audubon society. Exhibitors at the event included Joe La Fleur who has a series of DVDs including  live footage of North American birds with sound recordings collected from all U.S. states and Canadian Provinces. This is a remarkable body of work and is made more accessible to the average birder because he also has DVDs featuring the most common 150 bird species from each state.

For those interested in Helen as a tourist destination, I also visited the Convention Center and Visitors Bureau where an enthusiastic young receptionist in Bavarian costume filled me in on local history, tourists activities and events. This is followed by a trip to Habersham Winery in nearby Nacoochee where I sampled wines and later discussed them with Steve Gibson. Although they grow and make wines from European varietal grapes, they also feature their “Southern Harvest White Muscadine” as among Habersham’s best-selling products. This wine has an excellent acid-sugar balance, and it is not nearly so sweet as many muscadine wines.

Ads on this show included Misty Mange, the hair-care product that you and your pet can share and SIN, Inc.’s (Synthetic Industrial Non-Nutritives, Inc.) bottled water from wells located at Trash Mountain on edge of the Los Angeles Basin. This water is sold at expensive prices in recycled bottles. It is now available with added sugar, heavy metal flavor accents and salvaged citrus peelings

And by this we mean, Are we just filling our day with meaningless activities just so we feel like we are doing something with our lives?

There may real issues that we are not facing and using these activities as a way to mask what’s really going on!

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Why not uncork them? Today? And start living a life where you get to play the starring role? Sound crazy? It’s not. Today’s guest is Curtis Zimmerman who knows a thing or two about making dreams come true and reaching goals. His is a life that took him from a broken home – where poverty and learning disabilities could have easily held him back – to a life on the stage as a performing artist.

In his new book, Life at Performance Level, Curtis shares metaphorically how realizing your personal dreams is much like the journey he went through to find success on stage. He believes in the power of “writing your own script” as well as “playing the role you want to play.” And he gives you strategies for making it all happen.

He also talks about how we, as parents, can give our children the same gift of pursuing their own dreams and realizing their own goals. It’s all about putting yourself out on the stage of life and creating the life – and role – you want to live.

So pull up a chair and enjoy the chat. The show is starting now!

Are there drugs that can help improve your health without restricting your caloric intake? Find out if there is a magic bullet to help you improve your health.

There are reasons you cough and some of them are not protective. What causes coughing and how can it be stopped; without prescription medication.

Learn how to communicate more and get people to agree to your point of view!

AHRQ has published a list of 20 tips to help you avoid medical errors. These tips include good, practical, common sense ideas like making sure your doctor knows all the medicines you are taking (including prescription medicines, over the counter drugs, and supplements), making sure your prescription is legible, understanding your medical condition and it’s treatment, getting advice from your pharmacist to make sure you take your medicine the right way, and getting written information on potential side effects and how to manage them.

We don’t have to wait for government to make our health system better; we can take responsibility to make sure we get great medical care.

Join me in the café for a revealing conversation with Debra Woog, president of connect2coaching as she unveils the three keys to finding your unique definition of success. We’ll challenge some of the more prevalent beliefs by business owners such as, “the more we do, the more money we make” and learn how to step into brilliance-based business ownership with ease and joy. Really! Tune in!

Preston Edwards, publisher of Teachers of Color, a nationwide magazine designed to provide essential information for young teachers as they make their way through their studies and the ranks to classrooms that desperately need them. Additionally, the magazine provides a way for schools to reach out to such teachers in training to discuss potential positions in classrooms across the country. The articles and features in this excellent publication are insightful and timely, and discuss the details of topics, issues, and potential solutions in education plaguing current school systems.

This week’s spotlight is the voice of author and expert music instructor, Joy Huff, who brings with her an amazing teaching tool, a book for teachers, called “Sounds of Color.” This amazing short manual shows teachers how to teach children about music and pitch through associations with colors that are already familiar. For more information visit the Skippack School of Music.

Find out more about the American Dream School model project mentioned in this week’s show at elementalethics.com where you can also Find out more about Dr. Pittella’s illuminating book, How Deconstructing The American Education System Will Reconstruct the American Dream. and how to order a copy, on that site.