Picture this…everyday getting up to your alarm clock, begrudgingly rolling out of bed, grabbing a cup of coffee, showering, dressing, making that long commute to work, doing your job, coming home, going to bed, only to do it all over again the next day.

OR

Waking up, excited to greet the day and what may be in store for you. Feeling a spring in your step and a strong sense deep inside that whatever the day brings, you will have fun…because you know that you’re doing what you love, what you’re best at, and what you’re meant to be doing.

Purpose and Passion

What does it mean to live life with a passion and on purpose? What if you have no idea what your passion or purpose is? These are important questions and I am here to tell you…WE ALL have a purpose and WE ALL have passions. Whether it is clearly defined, whether we realize it or not, we do.

Some people are born knowing what ignites a fire for them, what drives them forward, what their purpose is. Others are less sure and go in search of that passion and purpose, exploring many things. How ever one comes to realize their own passion and purpose, it’s OK…there is no right or wrong way. Honestly, it was not until the last few years that I really came to understand what my purpose is. (I will admit sometimes trying to figure it out was rather frustrating. )

One day I was asked, “What do you feel your purpose is?” and without thinking the following words fell out of my mouth… “My purpose is to ask questions, to help others to find the resources and beauty within them and around them to excel.” THAT WAS IT! I quickly grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and wrote it down. It was then that I realized what I was most passionate about; helping others find the answers within them to move forward in their own lives. (That is exactly why I became a coach. :::smile::::)

Amazingly enough, all it took was someone to ask me a question and force me to think for a moment. So now, I wish to ask you, “What is your purpose?” If you don’t know the answer to that question just yet, that’s OK…instead consider the following questions;

1) What excites you the most?

2) What around you ignites a fire?

3) Have you ever done something where you lost all track of time? What were you doing?

If those questions don’t help to get your juices flowing, then try to visualize what your ideal day would look like. A day where you could do anything you wished. Grab a piece of paper and a pen and write down as much detail as possible. Where are you? What sounds do you hear? What are you doing?

Just remember, it’s OK if the answers do not come right away…they may come when you least expect them. In the meantime, have fun exploring.

© 2006 - What’s Within U. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of content allowed, but must contain a link to What’s Within U (www.whatswithinu.com), copyright notice, and author’s name.

Pam Thomas is a personal and business development coach who supports individuals that are stuck or in transition in creating their best life. Her passion and purpose is to help others find the resources and wondrous assets within them and around them to excel, overcome obstacles and discover the amazing opportunities available. Pam understands what it takes to reach deep inside to overcome fears and anxieties in order to truly achieve the goals, dreams and desire that rests within all of us. For more information about Pam’s work, please visit; http://www.whatswithinu.com

The Sinking Of Noah’s Ark

The following is an excerpt from The Sinking Of Noah’s Ark - a novel that examines humanity’s past, present and future.

As a child, Noah was taught that when one dies, there is a long tunnel with a brilliant light at the end of it. No one knows what happens when you go through the light, but it is assumed heaven is on theother side. Noah imagined that it was a place much like McDonalds Playland. As the years went by, he realized it was unlikely that Mayor McCheese and Grimace were on the other side waiting to embrace him.

Where Noah actually ended up was as far from the glorious afterlife as one can get. His last memory as he toppled down the hill was shielding his eyes, with no final thoughts or regrets, just darkness. When he uncovered hiseyes, he found himself in the last state he expected to be in - alive.

After a brief period of confusion, Noah managed to pull himself together. He looked around to find himself in a foreign room. Upon careful examination of his surroundings, he realized that it was a courtroom.

He was not familiar with the courtroom, as it lacked any features identifying it with any known justice system. There were no flags of countries, no pictures of presidents or monarchs. Except for a luminous coat of faded gray paint, the walls were completely bare. When studying the walls, he could have sworn there was white trying to force its way through.

Noah discovered that he was sitting in the witness chair. It was wooden,with a red velvet-cushioned seat. To the left of his seat was the jury box, but no jurors were present. The judges bench was located to his immediate right,but no judge presided. In front of the judges box was either the defense or prosecutors table and it too was empty. Directly in front of him, he noticed another table, which he also believed to be either the prosecutor or defense table. The only difference here was the presence of a man seated at the table,looking down at a pile of papers.

What was so startling about the man was that Noah was sure he was not there when he first opened his eyes. After a moment of dreadful silence, the man proceeded to push his chair out, stand, and slowly walk toward him. As each shoe scuffed the bare wooden floor, a low, intense echo was released. A shifty smile materialized.

The stranger was wearing a long black robe, completed by a pair of shiny, black shoes. His hair, jet black and combed back on his head, revealed a distinct receding hairline. His facial features looked as if they had been perfectly chiseled from fine stone. There were few signs of aging, but Noah guessed by the distinguished aura surrounding him that he was about fifty.

As the man approached, his eyes grabbed hold of Noahs eyes. He had never seen eyes so dark before. They were as black as coal. When looking into them, it was as though he was looking at nothing; the darkness stretched on forever. Noah could not speak. He could only stare foolishly at his menacing smile.

When he reached an area about a foot and a half in front of Noah, he stopped abruptly. Without taking his eyes off him, the stranger slowly opened his mouth and began to speak.

“You, Noah Paul King, have been brought to the highest court in the universe, at my request, to tell your truth, and nothing but your truth, so help your God.”

His hollow, gruff voice hammered like the final nail driven into a coffin.

He paused, and his smile transformed into a devious grin, revealing a distinct set of pearly white teeth. Noah stared in complete bewilderment.

After a moment of desperate search, Noah seized his voice.

“Ah, okay.”

Without warning, the man erupted in a fit of laughter.

“Okay? Is that all you have to say?”

Noah wiped his sweaty forehead with his shirtsleeve. The stranger grinned, enjoying his anxiety.

“Well, I’m puzzled,” Noah replied.

“I bet you are,” he laughed.

“I have no idea where I am, and what I am being charged with, and…”

“Wait,” the stranger interrupted, “its the Your God thing, isnt it?”

“Yes.”

This has got to be some sort of hallucination, Noah thought.

“I can eliminate your confusion simply,” he said. “First of all, you are not on trial. You are here as a witness for the Defense. Secondly, it is I, the Prosecutor, assigned to the trial. And thirdly, this is the best part…”

By now, the man was snickering devilishly.

“You know the term God, that is used to identify the Creator?” Noah was not sure if he was asking him a question or making a statement. Feeling the dampness behind his neck grow cold, he answered with a blunt, “Yes.”

“Well,” the man said, “I am pleased to inform you that this higher being does in fact exist. You are here not only as a witness, but also as evidence of His creation. You have been assigned with the delightful task of defending Him.”

Staring intently into his eyes, Noah felt as though he was just caught with his pants down.

After a moment of gathering his thoughts, Noah was overcome with the realization that everything he believed in for such a long time was instantly annihilated - road kill.

With all the vast knowledge he had acquired over the years, only one futile thought emerged: Oops

The Sinking Of Noah’s Ark (ISBN:1589392191)

Copyright 2002,2003 © TrysDan Roberts

For a review copy e mail: sprucecove@bwr.eastlink.ca
www.trysdansbooks.com

TrysDan Roberts is a writer, published author and Wildlife Rehabilitator from Canada.
Author’s website: www.trysdansbooks.com

We all agree that placing ads on the Internet is an essential
and important part of the exposure and promotional process that
is so unique to CyberSpace.

There are a great many different locations where you can place
ads on the Internet. Literally, there are several hundreds of
thousands of such FREE Ad sites, and you can find both FREE and
Fee based online publications.

We have even set up a web site that links you to almost 12,000
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But before you jump into posting ads online, especially if you
opt to pay for an ad, you should establish a clear-cut plan to
chart your responses.

The only way to chart your responses accurately is to “Key” all
the ads you place, whether online or in off-line publications.

Once upon a time, the simplest manner to “Key” any ad was to
write, Dept. No. 1234, or whatever number/letter combination you
might want to use, and this allowed you to know from where you
were receiving your responses.

Whether an ad is FREE or paid for, if you know if it is drawing
responses then you can make informed decisions about continuing
to place ads at those particular sites or publications.

Afterall, it does not make any sense to keep posting ads in
sites or publications where you never receive responses. Such an
effort is a complete waste of your valuable time.

Those sites that do work for you can then become the focus of
your online ad campaigns.

All it takes is a working “Key” chart.

For those of you that are spending the monthly fees to receive
web space, email aliases, etc., the solution can be as easy as
setting up individual email aliases for each account or each of
your different ad sites or publications.

For example, you place an ad at ABC Ads and you “Key” them as
abc@whatever.com. or 123@whatever.com, etc. That is the beauty
of being able to control the “Key”.

Otherwise, if you request respondents to your ads to “write”
ABC, or 123, they might easily forget to do so and then you will
not be able to tell where the response is coming from on the
Internet.

If you know HTML, you might be able to set responses using the
“Quotation Marks” that go before an email address to “Key” your
ads. Or you can code the URL in the ad with a question mark,
like: http://emailexchange.org/sig.html?ad5

Reviewing your logs will show you how many people actually
accessed your sig.html document from the placement of Ad number
5.

For those of you that do not have access to code a web site or
the luxury of email forwarding aliases, you can employ the use
of FREE auto-responders to code your various ads.

Most of the FREE auto-responder services now available will
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Either way, you just need to keep a log and list your “Keys” in
an easy to follow manner, such as 123, abc, a100, etc. along
with which sites or publications they correspond to.

We currently use a list of just over 100 FREE Newsletters and
Ezines that we have found give us consistent responses to our
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Having been online for over eight years, as of this month - :-),
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That is the current nature of the Internet; one of constant
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Placing a “Key” in your ads is the only way to keep track of all
the movement that comes to take place as a result of your hard
efforts to promote your product or service or lack of response.

So make certain to make every ad posted count and “Key Your
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The nuisance involved in visiting a brick and mortar real life gaming establishment should be reason enough to forget about it in the first place. All that traffic, the nuisance, and task list the process involves are too much bother solely for the prospect of wagering at real life gaming establishment, even so in case you are the type that is the greatest fan of casino gambling then going for online gaming houses is surely a viable alternative. Here, you do not have to move outside to have a go at online video poker and related games for the simple reason that you’ll do everything from within your domestic environment assuming you have a working computer and, obviously, a broadband connection to the internet. All the same, before indulging yourself, there are a fair number of tenets that you need to be advised about regarding online video poker and related games, particularly so if you are still still inexperienced.

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To save on cost, companies are choosing below the line marketing of their products and services and the promotion of their corporate image. They are reaching out to their target audience and market with regular e-magazines and e-newsletters through the aid of the Internet and bulk email marketing.

Email marketing is effective and practical especially for start up companies. Virtually unknown brands can draw an audience of millions around the world through bulk email marketing. There is a downside to using bulk email marketing. It has close associations with spamming - sending unsolicited advertising and marketing campaigns to an indiscriminate addressee list. Nobody wants to receive spam mail.

This however does not mean that companies should shy away from bulk email marketing. A sound alternative would be to create an opt-in list. This lists addresses only those that opt to receive email from a certain party. Those who decline are automatically taken off the list. Opt-in lists can be bought from suppliers. They usually come from surveys Internet users fill out. Bulk email marketing is a good investment for businesses. Companies can communicate with their clients as often as they want with the least amount of expense.

However, since spammers do exist, there must be a market in spamming. If you believe this method will work for you, and that there are enough people out there not using spam blockers, then go ahead and try the unsolicited bulk email route. The response rate will be very, very slim, but it might be enough.

Many people in this internet-era are having great difficulty
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It is not as easy task finding the right hosting, but there are
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* General professionalism on their website

* Help is available within 30 minutes 24/7

* Their Team Size? Remember, bigger might not be better.

* Also, you must remember that cheaper is not necessarily better
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Someone offering unlimited bandwidth, a huge hard drive quota or
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Gifts given by the bride and groom are certainly part of the
wedding tradition. But who makes up the group fortunate enough
to receive a gift from the bride and groom? Members of the
wedding party top that list. That includes everybody: best man,
maid of honour, matron, bridesmaids, ushers, groomsmen, junior
bridesmaids, flower girls, and ring bearers. It’s also a nice
gesture for the bride to give a gift to the groom and vice
versa, although this is not mandatory. Nowadays, the bride and
groom also include each set of parents on the gift giving list.
Also, it’s definitely a nice gesture to give a gift to any other
person who did something special during the occasion. Sometimes
someone will be asked to do a special reading at the ceremony,
or to step in for the bride’s father and walk the bride down the
aisle and these individuals should be acknowledged.

Why give gifts to members of the wedding party? The purpose of
these wedding gifts is to show your appreciation, not break your
wedding budget. A gift that has been specially picked out shows
you put thought and consideration into the gift. Including a
personalized note with the gift thanks the person for whatever
role he or she played and it is certainly a nice touch when
having the gift engraved with the wedding date and couple’s
names or initials. To help with thank you letters, keep a note
of what each person’s role so you know exactly what to say when
it comes to writing.

Prepare the gifts several weeks in advance. Make sure you have
the gifts purchased about 4 weeks prior to the wedding date.
That gives you enough time to have them engraved and to create
your personalized messages. To help the gifts make an even
greater impression on the recipient, take special care in
wrapping them. Use fancy wrapping paper and elaborate bows using
colours that complement the wedding colours. The best time to
give your gifts is during the rehearsal dinner, as it’s
intimate, and the people to whom you’re giving the gifts should
all be present.

Here are some gift ideas to help you get started? First, check
your wedding budget to see how much you have allocated to this
category. You’ve likely spent quite a bit of your money by this
stage, so it’s important to take a realistic look. Brides
typically give each member of the bridal party a piece of
jewellery or a hair clip that the bride would like her to wear
on the wedding day. Other gift ideas include bud vases, picture
frames, bath oils, a collectible item or a gift basket. The men
in the wedding party like to receive engraved pens, pocket
watches, cigars, business card holders, a clock for their desk,
or key chains. For the parents, a professional wedding photo in
an engraved frame is perfect as is a personalized letter
detailing your appreciation. For each other, anything that
conveys your love and devotion is ideal.

Maternity is nature’s gift to women. The experience of nursing your baby can be increased if you ensure your own comfort level. Your breasts start changing shape from the fourth month of pregnancy. As a result, most women find their previous bra too small.

Purchase a nursing bras close to your due date or shortly after your baby arrives, because your breasts will grow larger toward the end of your pregnancy and when milk comes in.

You can purchase nursing bras in the maternity section of any department store. When purchasing a nursing bra, keep in mind that it is best to shop for one that has wide, comfortable shoulder straps to give adequate support to the breasts. Consider buying a bra that has flaps and can be opened and refastened easily. Since milk leakage is inevitable, it also makes sense to buy nursing pads to protect both your bra and clothes.

Make sure you get the right size. Though good looks are an added bonus, your primary consideration should be access and comfort. Even though you may find bras with underwires tempting, they can constrict the ducts and obstruct the flow of milk. This, in turn, can cause infections.

It is always better to buy 100% cotton bras, as cotton is a breathable fabric. Synthetic fabrics trap moisture and encourage bacterial growth and soreness.

Along with quality, pay attention to the quantity also. You should buy more than one nursing bras to avoid washing the same pieces again and again. As the breast size keeps changing, you should replace your nursing bras regularly to be sure you’re getting the support you need while breast- feeding.

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