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Hi Ellie The Congo recycle> I'm with you for recycling subject. I my country of the Congo, we reuset everything except the plastic bags. My heart aches when the quantity of the plastic table clothes, shinny plastic cups,spoons, folks, knifes, foil baking pans etc.being thrown away at the parties as well as in people's homes after being used only for one time. I reuse them in my home. I clean the plastic items in the dish washer to use them again. I keep the zip bags for future use. I keep clean paper towers and napkins to wipe some messy I make when I work with paint or dye on the fabric. Of course I even wipe every day stuff on the surface in house. When I went to the Congo last year I found a Congolese engineer, Kabongo Augustin using the plastic to make beautiful patio and side walk block. he would be able to use that same method for the roads as well. I was impressed that I took a piece of the block back with me to the U.S.A.. I'll send you the photo next time. Mr. Kabongo buys the plasitc from the women for his work.. His project helps the evironment , economy as well as helping the women to get money to buy food for their families. This man needs to be empower by the Braveheartwomen if they would send a word somewhere to encourage him in order to put the plastics in good use to make the roads because roads are in bad shap in the country. His goal is to train many others and protect the environment. This is my man who believes in recycle to protect the mother nature. Luta Tshihamba Greetings Ellie! Thank you so much for your questions. I would love to answer the one about humor because I'm the producer of a show called "Conscious Comedy Explosion! an upscale comedy and networking event that believes in the power of humor to heal our stresses. We just celebrated our 4th year anniversary last year and was featured on NBC News. Check out the the video at http:/ Your question: As our lives become more intense with information to download, decisions to make, and passions to follow, the value of a good sense of humor in our personal and professional lives is increasing. What style of humor do you resonate with? I feel that humor is the reason why I exist. I like humor that helps us to beat racism, relationship, family and teenage problems in a few words and make us forget what we were mad about in the first place. Humor is the medicine to the soul. Our soul is sometimes confused about all the unknown forces that combat us everyday and laughter releases the endorphins throughout our bodies that gets us in a relaxed state to deal with our problems in a lighter manner. Peace and Success! Makena Hayes-Gargonn Live Event Producer Conscious Comedy Explosion! Regarding Recycling: I sincerely empathize with all those who are frustrated with the confusion about what can and should be recycled. I believe recycling is the one thing that each one of us can do every day which does not cost us anything but our time and yet can contribute in a large way to improve the well-being of all life on the planet. As you probably already know there does not seem to be just one national clearing house of information on Recycling which, no doubt, compounds the confusion and frustration. Admittedly I am now an avid (if not fanatical) recycler and first began my self-education about the subject by contacting my local waste management company for information on what they were able to recycle and would recommend that as a first step to anyone who would desire more information. They helped me to understand that from their viewpoint only those items that they are able to resell as COMMODITIES do they consider as recyclable. Still I have found that almost everything can be recycled or reused in some way and would be happy to be of service to any of the BraveHeart community to assist them in the discovery of what Recycling options are available in their communities. Definitely a topic I’m passionate about, perhaps I should start a community on the Topic of Recycling… Thank you for this wonderful community. As an educator, I am curious about the brave heart view on education today. In the world today we are educating ourselves more than ever before and finding more options for the education of our children. Do you think we can keep a balance with our many options and tough economic conditions? We need to be able to meet the needs of a very diverse population with respect and excellent education. Can our educational framework be flexible enough and sturdy enough for the new age? More than ever individuals are flourishing yet the group needs to be maintained. How can the group and individual power coexist particularly as it pertains to education. There are really several discussion issues here. Thanks for your thought provoking and insightful program. Christina I sent the following letter to a group of Landmark Education seminar participants in a Creating Happiness unit. We were supposed to be aware of circumstances surrounding happiness and unhappiness we discovered over the previous week. Perhaps this can serve as some inspiration for another show of yours? Last week will filled with a plethora of unhappiness. Significant recovery complications from surgery, and three job rejections in about two days. I had been elated the surgery went so well, and I hardly had any pain from it, but complications from the anesthetic and anti-biotic had me in periods from discomfort (severe case of hives) to writhing pain (and a near death experience--chest pains and breathing problems). By midnight Thursday night, I thought I was a goner. And then a miracle happened. A late night phone call from a Landmark friend turned from a 'checking in call' to a 'save a life' call. He brought me through the darkness with heavy duty prayer from a differing faith. Over a period of about ten minutes or more, the irony of varying faiths was laughable though not disrespectful, and my breathing patterns changed significantly. I was amazed to awaken the next morning, but yet I was lost in my direction for a future. I was so convinced I wouldn't make it through the night. My clergy came for a visit Saturday to support me through this time, and helped the healing process. On Sunday, my day was packed so full with life, sharing four events over the course of the day with friends. Physical activity of walking, and the evening's dance felt wonderful. I was extremely happy Sunday, and felt like I made up for the week. I am happiest to have wonderfully supportive friends surround me in my time of need. I have to get going on the unemployment situation once again. I am happy when I get interviews, and not so when I don't, or when I lose the opportunity after an interview. Last week, I was absolutely devastated. But I pray for the right connections. See you Wednesday! Andrea Hi Ellie, My hats off to you Ladies for the BraveHeart View- it is a short and sweet 10 minutes that is just the inspirational shot I need. Thanks again. I think that some topics I would like to see explored would be: * Interviewing a Self-Expression Leader of the Landmark Forum and asking her why is the Landmark forum so successful in motivating people in their lives. I am currently in a Landmark class and i absolutely love it. * Interviewing someone trained in Neuroplasticity (Brain Science) that will go over how we can create new neuropathways to lead our best lives. * Interviewing women who have been down to the bottom in life and how they have picked themselves back up. What inspired them to be able to do it? Those are some of my ideas. Blessings to you Bravehearts! Gayla Hinds
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Finally recognizing, and letting go of fear as the driving component in my life, and recognizing love as the catalyst for all good and change, has been the life-changing and energizing shift in my life, a miraculous gift at 63!. A late bloomer, for sure, but a Very Grateful one. So, for me, the message LOVE > FEAR is the one thing I would most like to share with other Brave Heart Women, which truth is working to transform my life. Thank you for this opportunity, and for all that you do. The keys to the future are in the able hands of Brave Heart Women. Blessed be. May it be so! Hi Ellie, I love your topics, as they are relevant, heart centered and inspire us to be more of who we can be. I would like to have you speak on the following topics. 1. How to integrate more our spiritual calling to translate as well into financial success. I know the philosophy: follow our passions and the money will follow, but there is so much more to creating the foundation and business and marketing savvy to manifest success. 2. There is so much information overload in our lives now days, from in boxes, texts, phone etc. How to break through all the clutter to stay centered, and on purpose without being distracted with nagging feelings of how self doubt, paralysis of not knowing how to create the right message that fresh, different and meets a need. 3. Using our intuition and feelings to know what are the next steps for our growth and development.
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Hi Ellie, I wanted to address the issue of the big diamond ring. As a jeweler I have some inside insite in that. Diamonds are actually very plentiful in the earth. The value has gone up to where it is because the diamond market is controlled by the DeBoers family or company. They are also behind the advertising campaign of a diamond meaning love and a large diamond meaning he loves you proportionately. The message has shifted over the years now, because more successful women buy their own diamonds. Engagement rings at one time in our history were made with other stones and there are many that are much rarer than diamonds such as emeralds, rubies and saphires. So we have been manipulated by advertising. The other issue to consider as women who want to change the dynamics of the world is where do our diamonds come from? Are they blood diamonds? Consider the movie of that title that tells the story. I know this whole message is negative, and there is no need for guilt about what we already own, but it is worth considering these things when considering buying diamonds in the future. Thanks, Patricia
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I wrote a song a number nearly 20 years ago addressing the issue of friendships between a man and woman who one or both is married, and the unfairness of society to view it as distasteful. As kids, we could have friends of the opposite sex, and it was okay. I never had the song published, but for many years have been in and out of these kind of relationships. I have relished the views of other men, and the conversations we have had. We have built up great friendships, but there was always something that kept us from eternalizing those relationships. It's okay to be friends forever with women, or men with men, but to have a friend of the opposite sex, and it be okay with the spouse or significant other is a rare find. I really tried, trusting my husband in the relationship with my office manager. The two got along so great, and I often enjoyed their interactions before my eyes. Until one day, my life was stolen away when they decided to get married! All of a sudden my marriage which was firmly cemented (so I thought) was gone. I was completely devastated and hospitalized for depression. My world of trust crashed. How do I build it back up again when I have been SO hurt? Andrea Kaiser, St. Louis, Mo In the process of re-inventing ourselves, my 46 yr old sister and I (at 52) are going through the Landmark Education Program (28 countries 7 languages--peace-loving organization) and re-designing our lives for the better. In the process, we have just come across the dilemma of losing a best friend because they are choosing not to participate in our new, progressive ways of thinking. I have held friendships for 40 and 50 years! To lose a best friend from a life betterment program really hurts but helps me to evaluate how good a friend this one is. He has been exceptional, but as he sees the changes in me, he is losing the control of me he thought he once had and is rebelling. My sister's elderly best friend liked her changes immediately, but when my sister learned self-expression, her friend didn't like the authenticity my sister was using. Sometimes reality hurts. I, too, was becoming more self-expressed, so as not to stifle our feelings in the interest of diplomacy. Diplomacy with others is being untrue sometimes to oneself, and we end up resenting the person we are interacting with. I have spent my life being diplomatic, and serving others, and didn't take care of who I was. I didn't consider my own desires. Neither one of us could say no to others--at least not easily. We lived up to others' expectations of us. And now that we got some backbone, our friendships are threatened. Skye Bailey, St. Louis, MO Hi Ellie, Its an honour to be able to say something to the world of braveheart women. - In addition to your mother and/or grandmother, who was your woman of the year, how did she impact you, and why? A lady i met on this site not long ago said to me i could ask and receive a miracle to attend Rise 2010 and i believed those words. It felt like being lifted from the floor, up the slipperly walls and to the roof top. KATE KOEHNE. Those words meant the world to me. Its a great God given gift to be positive for others because half the time,human beings are only positive about their own ventures. Reflecting on the year that just passed, what do you feel was the biggest lesson you learned? The biggest lesson i have learnt this year is that, Until a decision is made,one can never have the right direction. Thumbs up to Braveheart women Rosemary Mwihaki Kahiga Ellie, Thank you for the invitation to participate in the up coming shows. Certainly the larger diamonds attract more attention and do seem to represent a financially successful lifestyle. I believe that as social consciousness is really beginning to shift, we are going to see less of this. A large percentage of the next generation of brides understand what others must go through to mine for these precious stones, not to mention industrial methods of removing precious metals and gems from the earth damage the land and alter the ecosystem. Diamonds are losing their luster as we evolve into more conscious beings and could very well follow suit with the fur coat industry.
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Hi, Ellie! You are definitely my woman of the year! I admire your family for loving and supporting you so that you can be the Leader of BraveHeart Women. I love to laugh about everyday events that go awry and people who can laugh at themselves. Reflecting on the year just passed, I realize that I put others first to the extent that I did not take care of my own needs and am now having to deal with the consequences. I have never valued jewelry for the size or cost. I am more impressed by the sentimental story behind a ring. As the mother of furkids only, I have learned that vaccines are not necessary for every disease that comes down the pike. I have witnessed too many adverse reactions to vaccines and prefer to do everything I can to build a strong immune system to avoid disease. Women spend money and love to have money of their own to spend and share with others. Who says they are not driving the economy now? I recycle periodically only because I use very few cans, jars and papers. I attended the BraveHeart Women awards. These awards had real meaning to me because they recognized people that have followed their passion. These people would do what they do regardless of whether they would be recognized for doing it. I have no doubt that the BraveHeart Awards gave an extra boost to their efforts. With love, compassion and empowerment, Amelia Animal Lovers Community
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Big Diamonds: My initial reaction to the question "What's the subconscious message behind the "wow" of a big diamond?" is that we (esp in the US) have become so materialistic that big diamonds, big cars, big houses say "success". In reality, all those things are just things. I believe what really makes us successful is doing what we LOVE to do and making a positive impact in someone else's life because we are doing it. I have stressed to my 3 children that it is important to acknowledge that thing that you love to do and find a way or make a way to make a living doing it. There is nothing like getting up in the morning and LOVING to go to work. (I am in the process of that transition myself.) I try to teach my children from mistakes I've made as well as from the successes I've had in my life. The most important thing is that material things don't really mean anything. In my heart, when you have become what I see as successful, you have become the biggest diamond of all! With gratitude to you and the Braveheart Community without whom I would not be in my transition. Looking forward to seeing all the Braveheart Diamonds soon! Blessings! Alexis
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Hi Ellie. Well, you are my woman of the year. Just look at all the stuff you've done, so for this year it's you. I resonate with any style of humor. I love humor and it'll will get you through most things. I can't pick just one lesson, but a woman must do what she must, and wants to do. And just go and do it. Don't worry about it. Just go and do it. Diamond rings are nice but I'd rather have other stuff. Jewels are nice, but the whole thing was just to get married/engaged people to buy expensive diamonds. Having a state issued 'license' to commit your lives together is ridiculous too. Even more so than diamonds. I think the h1n1 virus was made in a lab as a weapon. They say they were doing it to help people get over the flu, but it doesn't seem right. Now people are sick and dying from it, because our weapons are greater than our peace, and now it's up to mothers to decide whether we should stick our kids with a poison needle, or have the chance of getting sick. ? It seems a lot of time and money in this country goes to weapons and wars and stuff like that and it's really got to stop soon. It's very sad. Now it's our problem to deal with. Wars are started by governments and then fought and paid for by the people. Another sad state of affairs. Can you imagine what it would be like if we invested trillions of dollars in our own country instead of spending it to bomb someone else's? I think it's about time women took over actually. I want to and I want the others to. We've waited a long time for something to happen and I think it's us. Of course I want to be in charge, and the boss of my life, and be in the Millionaire club too. I'm going to do that. We have too much trash/rubbish and plastic and paper. Too many products that need wrappings and bottles and stuff like that. Too much trash. It's disgusting. I don't think companies want to think about that, the waste that is involved with packaging. Perhaps they are now but before they did not even think about it. They just wanted to sell you something. It's different now, you can't go crapping up the Earth anymore. The awards are nice and it gives credit where credit is due. It gives people recognition, and gets everyone out to have a good time. Oh, and get dressed up too. It's a good thing.  ♥
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