Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring. - Oscar Wilde ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I like hugs, handshakes and smiles. In fact, I collect them. Family, friends [...]
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What were some specifics of the Gathering that made an impression or seemed to have worked well for you? I think the connections were highly valued and very much appreciated by all who attended. I’m not so sure if it was just because we met in person but in person perhaps made it easier to connect with [...]
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During our day, we broke into three groups of four to explore possibilities for growing Authentic Abundance. In addition to discussing how we can attract like-minded individuals to join us in 2012 and beef-up listings in our Marketplace, we asked these two questions: 1. I’m a new member in September 2012 please tell me the [...]
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First Gathering of Authentic Abundance, Laurel Summit, Pa. October 29, 2011 (L-R) John, Bill, Kay, Tom, Mary, David, Irina, Tom Z., Paul Colleen, Catherine, Deb Blizzard conditions greeted us last weekend for our first-ever annual gathering at Hidden Valley Resort. We traveled from Seattle, Wa., Erie, Pa., Minneapolis, Mn. and the greater Pittsburgh area to Connect, [...]
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When I was a girl, I read Henry David Thoreau’s work and felt validated. That’s what I wanted. “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!” His books were my escape from the judgments that flew in my claustrophobic neighborhood about what people wore, how much money they made, and who wasn’t like them. I wanted to live in the [...]
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New York is one of the few states that has cooperative apartments with shareholding, and I have lived in 3 cooperatives, each with very different community personalities. Unlike a condominium, I do not really own my apartment, even though I act like I do. We renovated the bathrooms and finished the wooden floors, but we are [...]
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As children, we are told not to talk to strangers. Generally, a stranger was someone our parents did not know at all, or someone about whose character they knew very little. Thinking of community as a group sharing common values, can there be strangers? Does everyone share the same goals, beliefs, preferences or needs? The [...]
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What do you get when you take a group of unselfish adults and an organization in need of help? The answer: true volunteers with a common goal to serve others within the community. Each volunteer performs a task using his or her unique talents and capabilities. For some, that may be a bright, welcoming smile [...]
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If you have ever experienced a case of stage fright just before presenting your big idea to your colleagues, then you know what it means to risk being your authentic self and presenting to others an idea that is an expression of your authentic self. Wouldn’t it be reassuring to know that your colleagues could [...]
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Enjoy business building success harnessing the power of community energy. You are not alone. This is especially true when you are in a community with others who care about you and what you care about. Authentic Abundance is a business building community of caring, powerful energy senders . We care about one another. We put our [...]
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