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If you are divorcing or considering a divorce in southern California – or if you are anticipating that your spouse may be about to divorce you – there are a number of mistakes that you must be careful not to make during the divorce process.
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The first mistake that you must avoid – even before the divorce process begins – is made by far too many people. It is failing to learn about all of your legal options and alternatives before you file for a divorce.
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For some couples, separation or annulment may be a better option than divorce. If divorce is the choice, arbitration or mediation may be a better option than a formal courtroom divorce trial.
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What are some of the other mistakes that too many people make when they divorce in California?
You cannot overlook the tax implications of a divorce, and that's another mistake that divorcing spouses make far too frequently. Whenever investments, property, and sums of cash are transferred, your taxes will be affected.
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It's imperative for both spouses to be candid and forthright. If you're not, your spouse's attorney will find any hidden assets or otherwise show how you've failed to make a full disclosure.
By law, marital (or "community") property is supposed to be "equitably" divided in a California divorce, but sorting out who owns what can be difficult, particularly when a divorce is acrimonious and when the property and assets are substantial.
It's imperative to work with an attorney who will make sure that your rights are protected and that you are treated fairly through every stage of the divorce process.
Once papers have been filed and the divorce process actually begins, any failure to listen to and follow your divorce attorney's advice will be a mistake.
However, for most people who are divorcing, the mistakes they make are not mistakes regarding their legal options or finances. Their mistakes are linked to their attitude and emotions.
Many people who are divorcing experience strong emotions, and that's quite normal. There is nothing wrong with talking to a counselor about your feelings, but during the legal proceedings and negotiations, you must be in control, and you must think logically and clearly.
If you respond to a divorce by drinking or doing drugs, you'll only be hurting yourself, and if you are a parent, you'll be putting your custody rights at risk.
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Along the same line, if you and your spouse are parents, don't undermine the other parent in front of the children. Those kinds of comments will not help the kids and won't help you either.
A divorce court in California wants to see the parents cooperating and putting their children's needs ahead of their own. Let your children have the space and privacy they need in their relationship with the other parent.
Anything you do that negatively impacts your child or children could be used against you by your spouse.
In fact, overlooking your children and their needs is another mistake that too many parents make during the divorce process.
If you have children, you are only one player in the divorce. Putting your children's needs and interests first is best for them, and it helps you to take your focus off of yourself.
Another mistake made by far too many divorcing spouses is "living in the past."
The future is yours, but you must choose to live in it. Far too many of the people around us are still suffering and torturing themselves about a divorce that happened ten or twenty years ago.
Let it go. Again, don't hesitate to talk things over with a counselor. In Orange County and throughout southern California, counseling resources are abundant in both the private and public sectors.
During the divorce process, you must act as if you are under surveillance. That's because, in a way, you are. Your spouse's attorney is probably investigating every aspect of your life.
One thing that you might consider is abstaining from social media. Any comments you make on Facebook or Twitter can probably be twisted and used against you, and any photographs that you post will be closely scrutinized. You can count on it.
Finally, dating someone while your divorce is pending is probably a mistake.
It might be seen as "revenge" or as "getting back" at your spouse. Judges in divorce cases generally take a dim view of a spouse who will not wait for the final divorce decree before moving into a new relationship.
Don't become a "victim of divorce." Don't make any of the mistakes mentioned here. Instead, become a model of resilience and self-reliance.
You'll also be helping yourself, and if you're a parent, you'll have the opportunity to teach your children some important lessons about handling life's difficulties.
A divorce lawyer can help you avoid some of the mistakes that people make during a divorce. Once again, not speaking to an attorney at the very start of the divorce process is one of the biggest mistakes that you can make.
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Untimely You
by K. Webster
Publication Date: July 26, 2016
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
He can't love her. It simply won't work. Besides, he's already bound to the prison he created. A life that owns him.
She craves to help him. She'll make it work. His secrets test the limits of her sanity and morals. Yet he owns her.
The chains will break free.
The demon will be released.
And he'll be hungry for…her.
Will their untimely love overcome the past and create a living, breathing future?
Or, they might just go crazy…
Poor Neesy, she just wants to start her own publishing house but in order to secure a loan, she has to have at least 12 months of pay history. So she's doing anything she can to keep a job and get those 12 months of pay. Adrian is an attractive recluse who fascinates Neesy. He's also the big boss of the company she works at.
While at lunch, Neesy sees a child having an autistic fit; and the mother at the end of her wits. Neesy immediately steps in to read softly to the child to stop the fit and get his attention and calm him down.
Adrian sees this inherent soft heart in Neesy and wants to hire her to help him with a special project. I won't tell you what it is but just wow. It's not what you'd think.
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The demand for Business Intelligence (BI) developers has risen 15% in the last six months compared with the same period last year. And it is no wonder. The benefits of business intelligence can make a big impact on an organization's bottom line. With actionable, technology-driven information to help executives make informed business decisions, smarter decisions get made, and profits increase.
One segment of BI is growing particularly quickly—location intelligence. Thanks to Google and other online information sources, nearly everyone is familiar with getting directions and finding restaurants. But businesses are using location intelligence do more than just find the best local takeaway. They are using it to increase sales and decrease costs through a wide variety of location-based applications.
Here are the top 5 ways businesses are using location intelligence to get ahead.
Customer analysis
Understanding the customer is critical for any organization, and location intelligence can play a big role by enriching customer data with demographic or lifestyle data based on where people live or by adding spatial data metrics - drive times to stores, for example. Location data can also aid in customer profiling, segmentation and prospecting efforts.
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Shadows In The Wind
Cheyenne Trilogy Book 2
Carolyn Lampman
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Cole Cantrell has no premonition that his life is about to change forever when he saves the life of a beautiful stranger. Still haunted by his wife's death, he fights his growing attraction to the mysterious Stephanie, afraid that she belongs to another man.
Stephanie has no memory of who she is or how she came to be in the middle of Wyoming Territory among strangers. Her only clues to the past are frightening dreams, a gold wedding band, and a confusing note that poses more questions than it answers. The only certainty is her love for Cole Cantrell. Will it be enough when they learn the truth about her past, or will their happiness prove to be as insubstantial as Shadows in the Wind?
August, 1885
Wyoming Territory
Stephanie stared out at the bleak landscape beyond the train window, barren except for an occasional antelope and mile after mile of grass bending to the wind. No chance of escape there. She leaned her chin on her hand and closed her eyes. How had Orson managed to find her?
Suddenly her head jerked up. The train was slowing; her reprieve was about to come to an end, and she had yet to come up with a plan. There had to be some way to beat Orson at his own game, there had to be. Her desperation turned to puzzlement when she looked outside and saw there was no town. Why in the world was the train slowing down then? Then it hit her; an unscheduled stop! The perfect solution!
She grabbed her cloak, opened the compartment door and peered cautiously down the corridor. It was empty. Silently, she slipped from the private compartment and hurried to the end of the car. After fastening the heavy cloak around her shoulders and pinning her hat on more firmly, she stepped out onto the platform at the rear of the car.
A shrill whistle rent the air as the locomotive screeched to a halt next to the water tower at a tiny station. With a furtive look around, Stephanie climbed down and sprinted off toward the trees near the creek. Replenishing the engine's huge boilers seemed to take forever as she watched nervously, expecting her escape to be discovered at any moment. Finally, the train chugged off on its journey once more.
Stephanie smiled as the train steamed down the track and around a bend out of sight. She almost wished she could be there to see Orson's face when he discovered she had disappeared again.
She set off for the tiny station buffeted by the violent Wyoming wind, fighting to keep her feet clear of the cloak, which threatened to trip her. At last she reached the platform and mounted the steps with a grateful sigh. Blinking the dirt from her eyes, she tried the door. It was locked. She wiped the grimy glass of the window with her glove to peek inside and was shocked to see nothing but dust and cobwebs. It didn't look as though anyone had been there for a long time.
In her hurry to escape, she hadn't considered the possibility of the railroad using the stop only for water. With a horrible sinking sensation in her middle, she looked at the utter desolation around her. Huge black clouds billowed over distant, blue mountains to the west, and dust rose from the high, sparsely covered hills to the east. Between, tall grass undulated as far as the eye could see. The water tower, the tiny station, and a lonely road that skirted the buildings and then disappeared between the hills were the only signs of human habitation.
"Oh my heavens!" she said aloud. Her impetuous flight had landed her in the middle of nowhere, with a storm fast approaching and not another soul or any shelter visible for miles.
Forcing herself to stay calm, she considered her options. Walking along the tracks was out of the question: that was the way Orson would come when he discovered she was gone. The road had to lead somewhere though. All she needed to do was follow it. The question was, which way? And how far would she have to go before she found help?
Before she could decide, the wind snatched her hat off her head and blew it around the far side of the building. She ran after it, but as she rounded the corner of the station, her cloak tangled around her feet, and she fell to the ground.
A loud noise brought her head up and a terrified scream froze in her throat at the sight of hooves suspended in the air above her. There was a sharp pain on the side of her head, and then nothing.
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"Do you think we'll get home before it rains, Pa?" Josh Cantrell eyed the huge black thunderclouds. "I forgot my slicker."
Cole gave his son a sardonic look. "I thought you told Grandma Kate…"
"Shadows in the Wind is an intense, captivating, and a totally absorbing read. You will want to read it in a single sitting, and find to your amazement it is a two or three evening affair. Most of this book is so riveting you will discover you will hate to put it down, even for a snack. A few different areas of the book make you want to put it down, because the the emotional pull is so strong you can not absorb it without tears. Carolyn Lampman is a master story teller, and Shadows in the Wind does not disappoint readers in any way.
She demonstrates once again her prowess with tales, weaving consistency, facts, setting, drama, and action into a coherent enjoyable whole." -–Michael D Johnson, Sage Fire Reviews
5 Angels from Fallen Angel Reviews! "I really enjoyed Shadows in the Wind, the second book in the Cheyenne Trilogy. It is heart-tugging to say the least. The combination of Stephanie, who is on the run with no memory, and Cole, who still suffers grief over the loss of his dear wife, are a winning team in my book. Two lost souls brought together by fate. I loved the dialogue, the family unity and the way everyone opens up to help Stephanie in her time of need. This moving story threw me in from the first page. It was like a giant sponge, and I was soaking in every beautiful detail. Carolyn Lampman writes stories that pierce the heart and captivate. I love the way she tells the story, with a descriptive setting that places the reader into the center of events. Great secondary characters sprinkle even more excitement into this fantastic read that is really hard to put down." - Reviewed by: Linda L, Fallen Angel Reviews
"I was totally absorbed while reading SHADOWS IN THE WIND, Carolyn Lampman's second book of her Cheyenne Trilogy. Lampman spins satisfaction out of nonstop action and appealing characters. Just as Stephanie did, I found in charge Cole to be powerfully attractive. I highly recommend Carolyn Lampman's full length novel, SHADOWS IN THE WIND, to all of my friends." - By Romance Junkies Reviewer: Kathleen R
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I burnt the suicide notes I had prepared.
Things are not great.
Paranoia is at an all time high
I am going to do 2016.
That's a start.
I burnt the suicide notes I had prepared.
Things are not great.
Paranoia is at an all time high
I am going to do 2016.
That's a start.
i have bad patches.
days when life is dark
days when I'm dripping in sadness
sometimes the days are weeks
there is light. glimpses of life.
i struggle. it's exhausting. I hate it.
there is purpose, though.
i do fight it.
i have a very definite tipping point.
my serious relapses follow an identical pattern
insomnia cloaks me in a miserable fog
panic stacks come knocking
guilt, shame, blood
until i'm paralysed.
every minute of every day becomes intolerable
the outside world is terrifying
opening my eyes each morning is overwhelming
i attempt to soothe myself with scalpels
nothing works, nothing lasts.
i've crossed that threshold
i'm in it.
withdrawal has taken approximately
32 hours
i'm doing that crazy girl thing
going over everything he said
searching for significance
the bit that is really sticking
"i wish i had met you before my wife"
what does that mean ?
(don't worry, he's divorced)
i didn't think that i still mattered
to him
it was easier to move on when i
he didn't want me
there was no going back
nothing to cling to
now, i know
i can still make him do that smile
fling his arm across his head in bed
i want to call him
ask him what that meant
that's just insane
right ?
is he thinking about me
right now ?
does he wish i with him
is he fighting the urge to call me
how do i stop
when it's so good ?
dear baby,
yesterday would have been your 11th birthday. i can hardly believe that is possible. i find myself wondering what we would be doing now. you would be starting secondary school. i can't help think about which school that would be. i wonder if you would look like me. would you love your weird hippie mum or would i be an embarrassment. i wouldn't mind either way. i'll always love you. those are just a tiny sample of the millions of questions i have about you. i'm always imagining the life we didn't get to live together. all the landmarks we've never reached and the everyday life we missed.
i'm trying to learn how to remember you and still live this life that i have. i am trying to grieve for you. to feel sad, but not overwhelmed by your loss. i need you to know that i won't ever leave you behind. you will always be part of my life. i will always be your mum. i hope i can find a way to cherish your short life and be at peace with you being gone. i want to live a better life. i'd like to be someone you can be proud of.
love always
i feel grey again
it's not the most severe level of depression
but it's the most dispiriting.
i see no point in anything.
i'd happily stay in bed
i'd miserably stay in bed.
i'm not speaking of a luxurious lie in
it's a bleak,
unwillingness to tackle life.
i'm scared to leave the house.
someone pressing my door bell sent me into panic.
if i drop something
i cry.
there is no joy.
i dread the things i used to take pleasure in
food is tasteless
music makes me sob
i see no end
no relief.
washing my hair is an achievement
the sun outside an annoyance
i'd like someone to help
but there isn't anything anyone can do.
my head is seeped in grey.
i don't want to die
i just don't want to live this life.
lying in bed beside her tired little body,
her wee hand grasping the locket around my neck
i feel calm.
looking into her eyes as she watches me sing
her beautiful eyes heavy with sleep,
slowly closing
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i am happy.
i know she feels safe
i have a purpose.
to love her
i do
i feel it.
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the emptiness is gone
she fills me up.
the lyrics i sing are true,
smiles do awake her when she rises,
she needn't worry
or cry
she is surrounded with love.
i am proud of her attachment to me
the knowledge that i can comfort her
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knowing that i can soothe her
is my ultimate achievement.
this wonderful little person
loves me
relies on me
wants me.
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CAIRO — An Egyptian judge on Saturday ordered ousted President Mohamed Morsi to stand trial on charges that he colluded with foreign militants in an elaborate plot to free prisoners and "spread chaos" during the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak.
It was the second time in less than a week that the Egyptian authorities had charged Mr. Morsi with capital crimes, in what appeared to be an escalating effort by the military-backed government to eradicate Mr. Morsi's Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.
The indictments have amplified longstanding accusations by the Brotherhood's opponents that the movement has been plotting with militants with the Palestinian group Hamas to destabilize Egypt. Prosecutors have yet to offer any detailed evidence for the allegations, and human rights workers have described the plots as far-fetched. Mr. Morsi is facing a third trial on accusations that he incited the killing of protesters when he was president.
The latest charges center on Mr. Morsi's escape from Wadi Natroun prison in early 2011 during the 18-day uprising against Mr. Mubarak, when large numbers of prisoners escaped.
Mr. Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders were imprisoned there in the early days of the uprising, when Egyptian officials were blaming the Brotherhood for the popular revolt. At the time, Mr. Morsi said he was broken out of his cell by people he did not know, including some who appeared to be other inmates.
In a statement on Saturday, the judge, Hassan Samir, accused Mr. Morsi and more than a hundred other people — including senior Brotherhood officials and members of Hamas and of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah — of carrying out "hostile" acts, including kidnapping police officers, using heavy weapons and stealing poultry from jails.
The statement also appeared to highlight the selective nature of prosecutions by Egypt's judiciary. The judge accused the defendants of seeking to "destroy the Egyptian state and its institutions" — at a time when millions of protesters were trying to topple Mr. Mubarak's government. Reda Marai, a lawyer with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, called the charges "highly politicized" and said a fact-finding committee had previously found that the prison was not stormed by anyone.
And the tone of the judge's accusations, which suggest a foreign role in the 2011 uprising, is also troubling, Mr. Marai said. "This brings back the memory of the narrative that was spread to defame the revolution," he said. "This is exactly the same talk as Mubarak."


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So many ways to get started.
Looking to get involved? Whether you're interested in donating, volunteering or enrolling your child, Big Brothers Big Sisters offers several types of programs in communities across the country.
Big meets Little.
Big Brothers Big Sisters targets the children who need us most, including those living in single parent homes, growing up in poverty and coping with parental incarceration. Starting something begins with finding a great match between a Big and a Little. Making these matches, and performing all the background work involved with them, is possible because of donations from people like you. It's also why we're able to offer such a wide variety of programs that pair children, ages 7 through 18, with role models in one-to-one relationships. As a Big Brother or Big Sister, you can choose to be Matched in either a Community-Based Program or a School-Based Program. Within each core or school-based program we have different programs and initiatives that you can participate in such as Sports Bigs or Amachi for Community Mentoring or Operation Bigs as an option for a School-Based Program.
Here is an overview of our programs:
Community Mentoring: Our traditional program of one-to-one mentoring takes place in the neighborhoods and communities that the volunteer and child live in. Bigs and Littles get together at least 2 times a month for 2-4 hours each time. Children from ages 7-17 can enroll at no cost. Community Mentoring Programs: Sports Bigs (Community Mentoring): Volunteers meet with a child twice a month to play sports or attend sporting events. We provide free or low cost tickets to sporting events. Matches also attend ongoing agency sponsored sports clinics. Operation Bigs (Community Mentoring): This specialized program is for children with an active-duty military, veteran, or fallen parent, who could benefit from an added layer of support, during deployment, transition or loss. Amachi (Community Mentoring): Amachi is a specialized program for children of promise. The children in this program have an incarcerated parent. The goal is to break the intergenerational cycle of crime and incarceration by giving them inspiration to reach their highest potential. Additional training is available to help the volunteer better understand the challenges of being a child with a parent incarcerated. Site-Based Programs: Bigs spend one hour each week with their Little at their Little's school, community center or corporate office. All sessions are supervised and activities are provided. Children must enroll through the partnering school. Operation Bigs: Bigs meet one hour each week with their Little during the school year, after school hours. BBBS works with schools and community centers on Camp Pendleton, Point Loma, Coronado and Murphy Canyon serving children who have an active duty military parent, often those with a deployable parent. Operations Bigs is committed to providing the critical support needed to children who have sacrificed so much. Learn More > High School Bigs: Current High School students volunteer as mentors one hour a week at a neighboring elementary school. All sessions are supervised by a Big Brothers Big Sisters professional staff member and activities are based on mutual interests. Beyond School Walls: A workplace mentoring program, where the children join their Bigs at their office or place of work, twice a month, to discuss topics that aid children with building life and leadership skills, while having fun and building a friendship. Learn more> For more information about all of our programs, contact Bonnie Campbell, Program Director, at email@example.com or (858) 536-4900 x209.


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April 2019 Gradings
Adult Gradings
Little Tigers Grading
Kids Traditional Gradings
Discover the Kinds of People Who Benefit From the"Joondalup Martial Arts" Difference And The One Group of People Who Definitely Don't!
"I Can't Believe The Difference… I am Fit and Confident"
1. Young Parents Who Want the Best for Their Child
Why? Because the world has changed a lot since you were growing up!
Every parent wants what is best for their children… it is only natural. But as they start to grow up and begin to express themselves, you realise… it may not turn out the way you want!
From the moment they start to say "No", you know you are in for a bumpy ride.
You just want your kids to be well adjusted and to be happy. As you send them off to school… your fears increase, will they be bullied or be the bully. So much seems to be out of your control.
Parents are often stuck in the middle of the "Damned if I do, damned if I don't" scenario. Sometimes it takes someone outside of the family dynamic to reinforce what you are doing.
Martial Arts are not just about fighting!
Children learn respect for adults and each other, confidence, stranger danger as well as increasing their physical fitness. They are a part of a community and given responsibilities which nurtures them into responsible, respectful teens.
At Joondalup Martial Arts, like you, we only want what is best for your child.
2. Young Children Who Want to be the Next Ku Fu Panda…
Ninja Warrior… Superhero!
Why? Because they are running around doing the "moves" anyway!
Kids are impressionable! Which is a good and a bad thing!
It is great they have enthusiasm for a physical activity. How many children do you see these days who just want to play on the computer or game consoles? Too many!
Martial arts are a stable influence in children's lives and encourages achievement… when they are ready. The only person they really compete with is themselves but they have the opportunity to train with a group so have the added benefit of a team of like minded kids around them.
They learn very quickly how to rely upon themselves and stand up for themselves.
Did you know Lauren Burns, Australian Gold Medallist Sydney Olympics 2000 in Taekwondo, only started the sport at the age of 14? Her brother was heavily influenced by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, he started to learn, then her father started and then eventually she decided to see what all the fuss was about. Her success shows that with the right training and determination, anything is possible.
Will your child grow up to be a Kung Fu Panda, A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle or even an Olympic medallist?
Joondalup Martial Arts has programs for everyone so they can be a "Legend of Awesomeness"
3. Mum's Who Finally Have Some "Me" Time
Why? Because you have spent so long looking after everyone else… now it's time for you!
We know you have been busy taking care of your children and family for years. When you look at yourself in the mirror, you think you see how the years have taken their toll. You don't feel as great about yourself as you once did… and that's a shame because you are actually amazing!
Mothers are often the backbone of the family… without you everything falls apart. But you are so often busy with everyone else… you feel guilty about having some you time.
It doesn't have to be this way! Perhaps it won't even be as hard as you think!
With programs to suit everyone, Joondalup Martial Arts is a great place to come to let go of some steam punching some targets, talking to adults and maybe focus on getting rid of your "love handles", say goodbye to those "Tuck Shop Arms" and finally get your sexy back!
Imagine what the other Mums will say when they see you transform before their eyes…Because you deserve to feel great about yourself!
4. Everyday People Seeking Inspiration and Adventure
Why? Because life is boring and predictable!
You know how it is… you go to work, you come home, you sleep… then you wake up and do it all again!
How long has it been since you truly challenged yourself? You know how precious life is, yet you feel like you are stuck in a rut.
Imagine if there was a way which challenged you and pushed you beyond what you thought was possible. A way which motivates you, improves your fitness and gives you a sense of accomplishment!
Well, there is no need to imagine because there is a simple way to have it all… At Joondalup Martial Arts we specialise in putting the spark and meaning back into your life.
5. Parents Who Worry About Their Teenagers Future
Why? Because try as you might… teenagers can be influenced by the wrong things!
Teenagers need a strong, positive role model… someone they can look up to and respect. As much as you want to be that person, unfortunately it doesn't always end up being that way.
The problem is you don't want your child being influenced by just anyone. Negative influences are everywhere! Gangs, groups and peers all influence your child. Then there is alcohol, drugs and criminal behaviour to contend with. One small mistake, one small misunderstanding can have disastrous consequences for your teens future.
Teenagers want to fit in and have something to believe in… even when they can't believe in themselves.
Martial Arts is not all about fighting… it is a lifestyle, a feeling of belonging and achievement. At Joondalup Martial Arts we have a great community where everyone is included in the group and nurtured to achieve their best.
We never want to take your place as your teens role model… we will support you and back you up.
We are committed to being the best role models we can be to our members. We truly practice what we preach.
6. Young Men Who Want to Know How to Fight
Why? Because "one punch can kill" and you never know when you need to defend yourself.
Most people will say that fighting is not the answer to anything. For the most part they are correct.
Unfortunately, it is the unsuspecting, unprepared victims who comes off second best.
When one punch can kill… you need to know how to defend yourself.
Martial arts is about being prepared and trained to automatically respond to a threat. To use the force of the attacker in a way which unarms them and keeps you safe at the same time.
It is when people are totally unprepared and untrained that disaster happens. Not knowing how to "take" a hit or "taking" the hit the wrong way can be fatal.
You are never too old to learn to defend yourself. Something amazing happens when a person knows how to look after themselves… they are more self-confident, have more self-respect and have
better self-esteem.
At Joondalup Martial Arts we have great programs and a great environment for you to practice and master your routines.
Imagine how different you will feel having the peace of mind knowing you can defend yourself at any time… without having to think about it!
7. Fly In Fly Out Dad's
Why? Because you want to be there for the kids but you need to go where the work is.
It is a hard life there is no doubt about it! You want to enjoy family life more but by the time you get back into the swing of things at home… you are off again.
While you are away you are too busy working to really look after yourself properly. Perhaps you have put on a few kilos, maybe you have a bit of a "gut" on you. Your life just doesn't seem as though it is yours anymore.
With no way to release your anger or disappointments, you hold everything in and it is slowly taking its toll on you.
Joondalup Martial Arts is a great place to come and release your built up frustrations and anger. We have a number of different programs to help you get your life back on track. When the kids do the programs as well, you have more in common with them and something for you all to look forward to when you are home again. It will reduce the "lag" time it normally takes for you to readjust to being home again.
Oh, and happy kids is not the only positive side effect to come out of this… your wife will be a happy woman too!
We have great family packages to suit every budget, playing happy families has never been easier!
8. Fitness Industry Experts Who Are Looking For An Edge!
Why? Because you know you need to stay ahead of the crowd.
Every trainer who takes their career seriously needs to have a mentor to help them to the next level. Who trains the trainers?
You have spent a fortune for your qualifications and you need to stay current to keep your edge. The fitness industry is fickle and harsh.
Training and achieving is a big part of your make up. With trainers like Tiffany Hall, from the biggest loser in the spot light, many people want a trainer with a background in Martial Arts.
Another opportunity we have available to the right trainers is our Box and Burn program. You can become a qualified Box and Burn trainer which gives you an edge against your competitors.
When everyone offers the same programs… people have no incentive to train with you. When you have a class that no one else offers and gives the results everyone wants, you have a winning combination.
Train with the best, be trained by the best and become your best at Joondalup Martial Arts.
And lastly who we are totally wrong for…
The Person Who Wants to Make Everything Hard For Themselves and Then Blame Everyone Else
Why? Because we know being open to new ideas will give you better options… but when you have a closed mind, you make everything hard for yourself and those around you.
Too many people are looking for all the reasons why Joondalup Martial Arts won't work in their situation… "I don't have the time", "My children are too young", "It costs too much", "It's too hard", "My child is a special case"… and the list goes on.
If that is your way of thinking we have no time or desire to waste our resources in you telling us we are wrong. We want to deal with people who are able to make a decision, see the possibilities of what we can offer them and be open to our suggestions on how to make it happen for them.
We just want to help people who are ready to move forward and discover a great way to improve their lives through exercise and self-discipline.
If you are on the list of people who benefit from the Joondalup Martial Arts difference book in for a FREE Trial Class… to book call 0408-018-723 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, but you need to be quick. We only have a few FREE Trial Classes available each week and they fill up fast.
Adults Nov Grading
Kids Traditional Grading Nov 2017
Little Tigers Grading December 2017
Therese Kerr
JMA End of Year Wine Tour
Grading Times April 2017
We have been working with kids/teens and adults for a long time now and one of the things that is often prevalent when people come to us is the battle youths face with depression and suicide. This can be from bullying in school or online, issues in the home, at work or feeling like they don't fit in, isolated, alone. We want to show everyone that they are not alone and that we stand (or run) with them.
I have decided to run from Perth to Margaret River to raise much needed awareness so that we can hopefully gain momentum to work as a community to give support to those who need it.
I chose Margaret River as the final destination because the issue itself is not limited to one area, one group, one stereotype. It is diverse and it is not restricted to a postcode. So starting in the metro area all the way down through some of rural WA and the South West.
The plan will be to make stops in suburbs and towns along the way to talk with schools, groups and communities and share stories. Remember those who are no longer with us. We want to highlight some of the major issues that cause depression and suicide among youths and try to be part of a solution.
We have a GoFund me page https://www.gofundme.com/colinluthwood
to raise the funds needed for the run and are looking for sponsorship's from local businesses who would like to get behind the cause.
We will be posting videos updating you on my training and the progress of the run so subscribe to keep in the loop!
You can follow us on Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/JoondalupMartialArts1/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs31oOUXglJzrbc3QJqqosw
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joondalupmartialarts/
A Charitable Year
This year at JMA we are hoping to encourage the wonderful JMA community charitable spirit! With that in mind we've decided to partner with the WA Police charity, Constable Care and their Comfort Pack Program.
'The program aims to supply front line emergency service workers with care packs to give to children who are being temporarily relocated from their homes due to accident, emergency or as a result of crime. The backpacks are age and gender appropriate and contain necessities such as pyjamas, underwear, toothbrush and paste, soap, shampoo and conditioner, hair brush, story book, teddy bear, etc.'
Instead of students completing their 5 Leadership Tasks on their grading form we will be asking that everyone assembles a Comfort Pack for children in need. - You can opt out of this and do the normal 5 tasks - The age range is 0-16 so ideally it would be great if students assemble a pack for another child their age but you can choose. You do not need to fill the back pack with all the items, just what you can afford to purchase or even better donate! The idea is to help with Comfort Pack program but also to encourage our students to think about others and how great they will feel knowing they have helped someone else in need.
We are encouraging everyone to participate from all programs including Little Tigers and the adult classes - TKD and Box and Burn - you can also spread the word and ask family and friends if they want to be involved too!
We will be collecting the donations at the club during March leading up to the April grading. Thank you all in advance for your support. We're really excited for this project! You can read more about the program below!
Parents Night Out
We have some exciting things planned for this year the first of which is offering our babysitting services so parents can have a night out!! Go to the movies, have a meal or just sit in silence!!!
When: Friday 27th January
Where: At the Club
Who: 7 year olds up
Cost: $35 per family
What: We will show a movie to the kids followed by a fun quiz with prizes
Forms are available at the Club and need to be returned before the 27th with correct money to secure the spot.
Student Profile - Millie Bishop
Adults Grading
Kids Traditional Grading
Little Tigers Grading April 2016
New terms and Conditions
Kids Christmas Training Fun Day
Kids Christmas Training Fun Day
Saturday morning training on December 19th will be ALL about fun! Come in free dress and play on the inflatable obstacle course, tumble track and break some boards!
Little Tigers will be starting slightly early at 9:15am - 10am and then all other classes come down to your normal times!
We also have some fabulous VIP passes for you to give to a friend so that they can come down and enjoy the fun with you!
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Like all powerful Soul & Success Journeys, ours begins with a deep dive within.
This is a WELCOME into this work with me, and also an INITIATION for you to step into your powerful, self-loving, leadership role, NOW.
For this Initiation, You will come to my home, with plenty of space to take you into a 3-day, powerful 1x1 adventure.
This will include deep SoulWork (Family Constellations, NLP & SoulGuide Coaching), Plant Medicine Work, and Divine Relaxation.
Our Intention for this 1 year Journey :
To be supported fully in becoming the powerful, dynamic, badass, loving, self-worthy highest expression that is available to your soul, now. And to have this show up in your intimate relationships, in work, in health, and in your relationship to your own soul.
The Cultivation is a 1-year sacred coaching & mentorship process. This is time in between the Initiation and the Integration to dive deeper into the SoulWork through 1x1 Phone or Zoom Digital Ceremonies. These are 90-Minute Ceremonies, at a chosen time, every other week. (24-Ceremonies total).
This begins with our first session on 8/10/18, at 8:30am.
These sessions are based on Shamanic Powerful Conversation to dive deeper into the esoteric study of Spiritual Work, the healing tenants of Neuro-Linguistic Programing, Oracling/Channeling, Ethical and Soulful Master Plant Teacher Facilitation, How-To Release all Limiting Belief Systems, Crystal Work, Prosperity Consciousness (Renegotiating all old Money Stories), Grid Creating & Clearing, and Ancestral Clearing (healing the pain and trauma in our bodies inherited/learned from our family line).
From the beginning of our Initiation, until the closing of our Integration, I am your Soul, Success & Spiritual Partner. I am also available to you for a LifeLine Coaching - Coaching at any time that you feel the need/want. All you do is email me at any time, and I will give you my next 20 min avail to get on the phone. You can also email me any questions, ingishts, or ideas at any time.
The closing of this time together will be with another 2-day immersion to integrate our SoulWork together. This may or may not include Plant Ceremony, depending on your body's call at the time.
It will be a full-on digestion of this 1-year journey.
This will allow for an entire review, and an apmplification of the year to come.
Investment in self for Year-Long Soul & Success Journey: $33,000
Payment to be completed/discussed before our first session, 8/10/18
(10% by first session, the rest completed after year-end review on 8/20/18)
Proposed Dates:
Initiation: Sept 2018
Cultivation: Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
Integration: July/Aug 2019
I look forward to co-creating a powerful Soul & Success Journey with YOU.
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The Alessandrini family runs the La Strada restaurant in the heart of Winterhude – between Hamburg's Stadtpark (town park) and the Outer Alster Lake – traditional Italian. The pasta is freshly prepared on a daily basis, and pizza specialties, such as the homemade Salsiccia delight both the regulars and new guests alike. From Monday to Friday, the kitchen at the La Strada offers its guests a weekly changing lunch time menu, which offers diners various set menu options and a diverse range of lunch time dishes. Likewise, on the ever new weekly set menu, delicacies, such as, homemade ravioli with a riccotta and spinach filling, provincial monk fish with cherry tomatoes, or fillet steak with gorgonzola cheese are available. The menu on offer at La Strada leaves no wish unanswered for Italian food fanatics, and in good weather, it is also possible to enjoy all of the delicacies outside at the joyfully decorated red-checked tables.
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Broke Former NFL RB Clinton Portis Plotted To Murder His Financial Advisors For Mismanaging His $40 Million Fortune
Former Redskins running back Clinton Portis once lived a lavish lifestyle but just five years after announcing his retirement Portis claims he's dead broke and blames his financial advisors for squandering a majority of his $40 million career earnings. Today, Sports Illustrated published a lengthy profile on Portis's financial ruin since leaving the NFL.
In the piece, Portis tells the story of how he hit rock bottom in 2012 and planned to murder the financial advisors who robbed him blind during his playing career.
The men who duped him were shamed publicly and stripped of their right to work in the financial industry, but Portis was livid that they walked free while he was left to rebuild from relative financial ruin. "No jail time, no nothing," Portis says. "Living happily ever after.
Fortune pilfered, Clinton Portis contemplated revenge under the veil of darkness. On a handful of late nights and early mornings in 2013 he lurked in his car near a Washington, D.C.–area office building, pistol at his side, and waited for one of several men who had managed a large chunk of the $43.1 million he earned with his 2,230 carries over nine NFL seasons.
Once his helplessness gave way to rage, Portis lusted for a confrontation. He would meet this betrayer not with pleas or demands, or even blows delivered by thick fists attached to thick forearms. Bullets, he thought, were his sole means of balancing the scale.
"It wasn't no beat up," Portis says. "It was kill."
Portis was eventually talked out of murder by a TV producer friend.
Portis says he was talked off the ledge by a producer he met while working on a reality show. She says she reminded Portis of his children and urged him to think about their future. He eventually forced himself to give up his gun to his mother, but was bluntly honest about how strongly he considered it:
Prepared as he was to commit murder, sacrificing his freedom and his name for revenge, he never found whom he was looking for. But what if he had caught a glimpse before coming to his senses? What if their paths had crossed, there in the darkness? Portis doesn't hesitate: "We'd probably be doing this interview from prison."
While Portis's post-NFL career is tragic, thankfully he came to his senses and didn't something that would have sent him to jail for the rest of his life.


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The Amautalik and the Orphan: An Inuit Traditional Story is a title in the Nunavummi Reading Series published by Inhabit Education. This is a unique Nunavut-made levelled reading series that aligns the reading expectations of the Inuit language, English, and French. The reading series corresponds closely to the reading levels and expectations developed by the Department of Education in Nunavut.


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Why Gold Prices Could Bounce This Week
Since the last US employment release and comments from Yellen suggesting a December hike is likely, gold has struggled to maintain its downward momentum. Whilst we believe that the Fed will increase rates in December and gold prices will move lower over the medium term, there is a strong case for a bounce in gold prices in the short term. Technically gold is oversold and holding support at $1080. This is too low relative to market pricing for a Fed hike and should find support from weaker US data since NFP, lower stocks, lower oil as well as a safe haven bid from any escalation of issues related to ISIS and recent tragic events in Paris.
Weak Data, Stronger Bonds
Let us begin with the data, since that will ultimately drive monetary policy as Yellen increasingly links the future path of interest rates to US economic health. US retail sales was weak on Friday, +0.1% versus expected +0.3% as was producer prices with an expectation of +0.2% only being followed by a -0.4%, even taking out food and energy a very weak -0.3%. With price indices falling there is hardly the inflationary pressure to force the Fed to hike rates. CPI data will give us more information this week, but it's a poor start. Stocks and bonds responded as one would expect on weaker data, stocks falling and bond yields lower, but gold prices were stable.
As the chart above shows, GLD could easily rise to $106 to catch up the recent move, which is equivalent to gold bouncing to around $1100, and if bonds keep rallying it could go even further.
Market pricing of the implied probability of a Fed hike in December has dropped from roughly 75% to 65% (according to the CME FedWatch tool). And yet the gold price is barely changed from its close following the boomer NFP print? In fact it's a just $10, a mere 0.93% from its intraday lows made this week. Even as medium term gold bears we cannot help but think that gold should bounce from here.
Fed Speakers
One of the key developments we have been watching is the calendar of Fed speakers between now and December. With no FOMC meeting, the Fed speakers will show clues as to what they intend to do at the next meeting. As we have noted in last week's article "Its Now Or Never For Yellen": "Between now and the FOMC meeting next month there multiple speeches by members of the Fed. This month this includes Vice Chair Fischer on the 13th and Bullard on the 21st, as well as Yellen herself on December 2nd and 3rd. We expect the Fed's bias to hike to be re-enforced in these speeches. This will gradually get the market more and more comfortable with a hike in December.
If instead the Fed intends to not hike, then this should be swiftly reflected in these speeches as the Fed will certainly not want to deliver a no hike when pricing indicates that one has a 70% chance of happening."
Let us take a quick look at the speeches made this week. Firstly we had Dudley, who is a voter and generally considered a dove (biased in favour of accommodative monetary policy). Dudley said that it was possible that liftoff conditions may soon be satisfied, with the international outlook appears like less of a problem that it was a few months ago. The wobbles in China arguably stopped the Fed hiking in September but Dudley noted that although there are still legitimate concerned about the Chinese economy, China does have a lot of tools to address economic issues.
Next Lacker, who is a voter and a hawk (biased in favour of tighter monetary policy) came out strongly in favour of a hike and even said there is a chance the Fed could raise rates faster if they get behind the curve on inflation. This is no real surprise, since Lacker dissented at the last two meetings, voting in favour of a hike in September.
Bullard, another hawk but non-voter, was clear in his view that the Fed's goals have been met and there was no reason to hold interest rates low since 5% unemployment is close to full employment. Evans, a dove and voter was more neutral, saying that inflation is still too low and would rather see later rate hike as the risk of premature rate hike is greater than the risk of holding off rate hikes.
On balance these speeches keep December live, but market pricing has moved to indicating a lower probability of a hike. It is evident that the market was expecting some more explicit guidance from the Fed that they will hike in December, and whilst there is still plenty of time for the Fed to deliver such a message, the risk is that the Fed language disappoints hawks. They key speeches to watch this week are Kaplan's just before the Fed minutes are released, then Lockhart's and Bullard's speeches on the economy in Atlanta and Arkansas, before finally on Friday Williams speaks on monetary policy at Berkeley.
Technically Oversold
Having turned bearish above $1150, the MACD is now beginning to converge signalling that the downward momentum is waning. The RSI is sub 30 and oversold, combined with gold being and the bottom of recent ranges and on key support at $1180 paints a supportive technical picture for gold. There is no resistance to the topside until around $1125, thus a swift $20-$50 bounce in gold prices is easily achievable given the technical backdrop. Above $1125 gold will battle given the resistance at $1150 and the lower highs that we have seen since mid-2012 indicating that reaching the $1180 level is going to be a big ask.
Fade The Rally
In conclusion we see short term bounce in gold as highly probable given how low gold is relative to market pricing for a Fed hike and a backdrop of weaker US economic data since payrolls. Lower equities add to the risk off tone and even a safe haven bid from recent tragic events in France could support gold, as concerns grow about an increase in European involvement in the Middle East or further terrorist attacks. Position wise we have reduced our gold shorts, but will be looking to sell this rally. We are still medium term gold bears and hold the view that the Fed will hike rates in December sending gold below $1000.
However right here and now we cannot be selling at these levels. In the equities markets we sold topside protection which has worked well this week, but we are now more neutral and looking for opportunities to sell the VIX into its recent spike above 20, whilst we remain without a position on gold mining stocks. To find out details of our current portfolio and receive our full market update, please subscribe via either of the buttons below.
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June 20, 2013
Kerrygold is delighted to announce the launch of a series of videos produced to showcase the unique attributes of Ireland's grass-based farming methods to consumers across international markets. The first in the series of four videos, 'Celebrating the Rain' , celebrates the rain and climate that gives Kerrygold its distinctive taste and colour. Kerrygold's natural origins are a major calling in the 50 countries to which it is exported, most notably Germany, where it is the No. 1 butter (with a 16.1% market share) and the US where it is the No. 1 imported butter.
Kerrygold and Agtel have teamed up to produce the short videos which highlight Kerrygold's key brand differentiators deriving from its natural and sustainable grass-based production methods. The series comprises four videos, each focused on a different theme: the weather and climate; the farmers behind our brand and their craft; the unique landscape of our country and animal welfare. The first of these videos which focuses on Irish weather was filmed in various locations throughout Ireland, including Co. Waterford and Co. Wicklow.
The videos will be accessible across all platforms, including television and online and will be supported by print and digital advertising, social media channels, PR and in-store promotion. As part of Kerrygold's drive to promote the grass fed message in international markets, Kerrygold products in Germany will feature a unique QR code which, when scanned with a smartphone, will allow the consumer to view the video directly on their phone. The campaign follows the completion of the international roll-out of the reinvigorated Kerrygold branding in 2012.
Commenting on the launch, Kevin Friel, International Marketing Director, Kerrygold said:
"Kerrygold is delighted to showcase the provenance and natural production methods of Irish dairy produce that appeals to Kerrygold consumers in 50 markets worldwide. Irish people love nothing more than to talk about the weather and what better way to kick off this campaign than to celebrate our unique Irish climate."
Kerrygold is made from the milk of Irish, grass-fed cows and has a unique dairy production system that is built on traditional farming methods. Ireland's unique climate helps Irish farmers produce some of the best tasting dairy products in the world. Irish herds are smaller on average than many countries and they have room to graze outdoors on grass for around 300 days a year which is longer than cows in almost anywhere else in the world.
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB) owns the internationally renowned Kerrygold brand – the Irish dairy industry's most important marketing asset – along with other brands including Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice and Beo.
For further information:
Irish Dairy Board 01 661 9599
Jeanne Kelly
View the Celebrating Rain video on YouTube
The IDB is Ireland's largest exporter of premium dairy products and a leading international food company with a global footprint that extends to over 90 countries.
The IDB has annualised sales of over €2 billion. Headquartered in Dublin, the business employs some 3,100 people globally. Over the past 50 years, the IDB has established vital routes to market for Irish dairy produce.
The IDB owns the internationally renowned Kerrygold brand – the Irish dairy industry's most important marketing asset – along with other brands including Dubliner, Pilgrims Choice and Beo. The IDB's food ingredients arm develops bespoke food ingredient solutions for many of the world's major food manufacturing corporations.
A co-operative enterprise, the IDB is owned by Irish dairy processing co-operatives and dairy companies and, through them, by Irish dairy farmers. The IDB's business is structured on three core platforms; Consumer Foods, Dairy Trading and Ingredients and DPI, a specialty food distribution company in the USA.
Group subsidiaries in the UK, mainland Europe and the US pack, distribute and market a wide selection of branded products, dairy ingredients, specialty grocery, delicatessen and gourmet food items of both Irish and non-Irish origin.


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Map of Sabine County
Description: Cadastral map of Sabine County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some borders and features are marked in color. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: February 1896
Creator: Clark, J. F.
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CHS Academics
Clarksville High School offers a wide selection of courses so students can choose subjects that best fit their individual needs, interests and abilities.
A Curriculum Handbook is presented to each student in the spring of each year in an effort to assist students in planning their classes for the coming year.
Although the counseling department works hard to make students aware of the requirements for graduation, it is the responsibility of each student to be aware of his/her individual needs.
Careful and accurate planning on the part of the student is very important. Students must realize that course selection is for the entire year. Classes may not be dropped unless errors have been made. All changes must be approved by the director of counseling.
Indiana's standard diploma is the college prep CORE 40 diploma. CHS students are also given the opportunity to work toward the CORE 40 with academic honors diploma, or the CORE 40 with technical honors diploma. Information regarding these diploma tracks can be obtained through the counseling office.
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Apple Affair at West Dean House & Annual House Opening
October 2, 2010 - October 3, 2010
The Apple Affair takes place in the beautiful gardens of West Dean House, just outside Chichester.
It follows on from the Totally Tomato and Chili Fiesta shows that take place earlier in the year, and is a celebration of the apple in all its glory.
Visitors can sample a delicious array of fruit, as well as learning more about growing methods.
If you want to find out more about much-loved varieties from Golden Delicious to Granny Smith, as well as rare specimens, then this could be the event for you!


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Excuse my grammer, it is poor. I design for a living, and write last 🙂
Principles of Design is pretty much all about proximity, alignment, repetition and contrast. With these elements in hand, you should be able to make something at least pretty decent. Pretty much it all boils down to how you want someone to look at your design. If you just have a ton of different fonts, and different sizes, no one will know to begin. I supplied an example of what I think is a good example, and a bad example.
What I think is a good example is a back of a DVD cover, now here I have the credits up top and the same size font in each line. I feel with all the credits and legal stuff, the credits should always be first. Below the credits I have two websites, These websites are the next bit of info I want people to know, also the DC logo, so they know it's a DC movie. After the Links, and the soundtrack available, we get to the legal information, now this is important, but a small font is the way to go on a DVD design, as consumers don't buy a DVD so see oversized Legal info. Below all that I have my logos, I have them spaced equally apart, and the rating the biggest, as I feel it is important for consumers to know.
This is a bad design, the reason being, well it's so confusing. I a big website url up top, and a smaller one in the middle, so to me, this larger font website must be more important. In the credits I have a few names a larger font, so they must be more important. The alignment of the credits and legal info is all mumbo jumbo, to confusing to look at. Last, the bottom where the logo's are, well very confusing, the alignment is awful. So to me the principles of design are very important, and have a great impact on everything you design.


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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés ('Drudge Up' Edition)
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Let the $10 Billion Rumpus Begin!
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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .
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Another book review so soon! Yes, I know, but I've been reading loads recently and some of these books are seriously incredible, so I couldn't not share with you what I think of them.
I'm probably a bit late on the band wagon with this one - Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead was originally published in 2012, and Brené Brown has since released Rising Strong in 2015, so I've got a bit of catching up to do! But boy is it a band wagon worth jumping on; there's a buzz online around this book and Brené Brown's work in general, and it's not unwarranted. This is a book that talks about subjects that are pretty brushed under the carpet, played down, held firmly under that stiff upper lip we Brits especially are so good at. But on reading, it definitely leaves you with a sense of - oh thank goodness! It's not just me who feels like this! And it gives you anecdotes and research and tools to dare greatly in your own life without being overly evangelical or cheerleading.
The whole book is full of wonderfully wise insights, as well as Brené Brown's dry humour and own vulnerability, but there are a few key lessons that I took away from reading it that made me think about how I behave and react to situations, and what I can learn from these experiences. So despite the title, I suppose this is less a book review and more my own impressions and thinking about what I read.
The Never-Enough Problem
Brown believes that a culture of scarcity is at the core of many of our issues with vulnerability, along with its siblings shame, comparison and disengagement. We're so accustomed now to feeling and telling ourselves, and telling others, that we or they are not enough. Not good enough. Not clever enough. Not beautiful enough. Not strong enough. Not successful enough. Not thin enough. Not a good enough parent. Not enough sleep. Not enough time. Not enough money. Not lovable enough. Not enough social media followers.
We feel ashamed that we don't meet those standards that society has set for us, that we can't surpass the expectations our families have for us, so we start to believe in this lack of worth. And oh how we compare ourselves to others, setting them on a pedestal of perfection and something to aspire to, even though we can't possibly know the whole truth about their lives. All we see is the beauty, the intelligence, the expensive house, the job promotion, the kids' exam results, the romantic gestures, and we wish we had those things too, and feel even worse about ourselves because there's no way we're good enough to have them.
So then we give up. We stop engaging with our hopes and dreams because they just seem too unattainable. We stop trying so hard because it's not worth bothering. We hide away and make ourselves small so as not to draw attention to our inadequacies. And we come to the place where it is too scary to show our true selves, we're not brave enough to be vulnerable and put ourselves out there again, and the idea of daring greatly brings us out in cold sweats.
I know all these feelings. I've been there, don't that, got the t-shirt. And sometimes that old record still gets stuck, that voice pipes up in my fragile moments, and it can be so easy to spiral into negativity. But I've started to learn on my own what Brown suggests in this book as some ways of reversing this spiral and moving towards acceptance. Gratitude, self-compassion, setting boundaries, redefining our personal sense of success, cultivating connection, and seeking support can all help us rediscover our sense of self and grow our resilience to the demons of shame and comparison. Yes, doing these things asks us to be vulnerable, but knowing where our limits are, sharing honestly, connecting with people who understand us, and finding the right support can be so encouraging and empowering.
Vulnerability is Weakness
Brené Brown says that this is one of the biggest perceptions about vulnerability. But it must also be one of the most widely accepted myths about human emotion ever. We associate being vulnerable with being over-emotional, with fear, shame, grief, and all those feelings we're taught we shouldn't show other people because they're bad. Children are told 'big boys/girls don't cry', admitting to struggling invites pity and contempt, 'I'm fine' has become our default answer even if inside we're falling apart.
In her work, Brown came to the conclusion though that:
However, in order to experience those things we have to open ourselves up to vulnerability, which brings with it "uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure". For an artist of any kind, putting your work out into the world has no guarantee that anyone will like it, or that it will bring you an income, or that people will understand what you're trying to express. But being vulnerable means you do it anyway, in the hope of a positive response, acceptance, and because you have to be true to yourself.
One passage in the chapter on vulnerability myths that particularly struck me shares responses from research participants to the question of what vulnerability looks and feels like. The overall conclusion, based on numerous examples given? "Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage." (p.37) Not one of the answers people gave sounded like something that would be acknowledged as a weakness. Yes, they were all risky, had uncertain outcomes, and were emotionally exposing, but not weak.
Now, I love a bit of linguistic analysis, and Brown shares the etymology of both vulnerability and weakness. The former meaning capable of being wounded or open to attack, and the latter being the inability to withstand attack - very different concepts. Being open to attack doesn't necessarily mean we're going to succumb to the wound, but it does mean we've set out in the knowledge that it could happen despite our best intentions. Being vulnerable in itself provides some protection against the reactions and responses of others. If we go into a tough conversation knowing that we're sharing the truth of our situation, if the other person doesn't respond as we might hope, at least we can say honestly that we tried. If we say to our boss that we're suffering with stress and depression and is there anything they can do to support us, and they say no and threaten disciplinary action because of our unstable emotional state, we can make our own decision to resign in order to remove ourselves from an unaccepting and unacceptable situation. (True story)
The Vulnerability Paradox - You show me yours, but you're not seeing mine
This really seems to sum up the place we're currently in as a society. We're more aware now of movements towards whole-hearted living, and authenticity, and standing up for ourselves, but the majority of us aren't quite ready to cross that line and join the avant-garde, those who have already stepped out and declared themselves. We see people, like Brené Brown herself, talking about experiences in their own lives that have been traumatic, or life-changing in the most extreme ways, or breakdowns ("spiritual awakenings"), or lessons they've learned, and we applaud their bravery. We think how incredible these people are to have lived through such tough times and come out the other side stronger, and are prepared to stand up and talk about those experiences frankly and publicly. We even feel we can relate to their story having been through similar things ourselves. But actually get up and tell our own stories? Nuh-uh, no way, not a chance, far too scary! Admit to our boss that we're struggling with stress or depression or difficult family circumstances - a sure-fire way to pitying looks, no chance of promotion, or even dismissal. Tell our children how we were bullied at their age and how it made us feel - but we're the grown-ups and are supposed to be strong. Tell someone you love them first - oh god but what if they don't say it back?!
Seeing and hearing people sharing their truth and their vulnerability can help foster the sense of belonging and engagement that Brown says is important in developing resilience to shame, but there's still more for us to do here I think. And it's not about adopting a mentality of letting it all hang out - here I am, take me or leave me - this is just one tactic in the armoury against showing our vulnerable side that Brown talks about in the book. Perhaps instead it starts with a knowing nod or a smile to someone you see dealing with what you've struggled with, a quiet conversation to say I understand, I've been there too. Maybe then it grows into a talk with your parents about how their attitudes affected your upbringing and self-esteem, or that meeting with your boss about how you don't feel you're coping. And eventually, hopefully, we reach a point where we can let go of worrying about what others think, of perfectionism, of self-doubt and comparison, and say - OK, here I am, this is me in all my vulnerable truth, and I'm good with that.
Brown talks about courage throughout the book, about being brave enough - daring greatly - to be vulnerable and to live authentically, but it's actually a quote from her 2010 TED talk that struck the strongest chord with me. Brown says that the definition of courage is telling the story of who you are with your whole heart. And if your heart doesn't feel worthy, loved, engaged and resilient then you can't tell that whole story. But if you do feel - know, even - that you are enough, that you belong to something bigger than yourself, that you are supported and encouraged to make mistakes and learn from them, then you can step out into the arena and be yourself. Yes, there may be anxiety or fear, but if that step comes from a place of truth, of authenticity, of vulnerability and willingness to open yourself up without shame, that is when you are truly living courageously. Brave is my guiding word for this year, so finding this definition that makes so much sense has really given me an impetus to embrace an even more whole-hearted approach in the coming months - and I intend to share the journey with you, vulnerability and all!
Have you read Daring Greatly? What did you take from it that has taught you something about yourself or given you something to work from? If you feel brave enough to share, I'd love to hear your stories.


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