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Domestic Violence - My Two Cents

Posted by Michelle Diane on January 3, 2010 at 2:57am

Most of my life when folks would ask about my childhood, I would sum up the whole experience with, “Momma beat everybody in the house but daddy, and daddy beat up everybody.” Momma was at least predictable. Every morning we’d tip toe into the kitchen one by one and hold our breath. Who ever she spoke to first was chosen; their day would be hell, but the rest of us were safe. On the other hand, anything might set daddy off; he’d hurl his fists and demeaning slurs with the wild abandon of a toddler in the throes of a tantrum. His favorite hobby was to make me stand naked in front of him while he delivered his banal “apologies.”Fast forward to my daughter’s dad beating me for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Took me 10 years to get sick and tired enough to get myself out of that, and 2 more to realize that a punk stood up to will run like the pathetic refuse rodent he is. Somewhere between my daddy’s house and that man’s, I was raped at gunpoint by an acquaintance. He confided his plan to steal the cashbox at a BSA fundraiser, and I warned the “brothers.” Well, bless their “revolutionary” hearts, they moved the money, but not one of them moved, or even uttered a word, when John drug me out of the party with a .22 to my head.Do ya’ll wanna know about the breakdowns? Do you want to hear about the perpetual struggle with PTSD? I can spout a litany of trust issues, sexual issues, self-esteem issues and issues with issues. Will that help you? If I stand naked before you, and let you count my scars, will it convince you domestic abuse is all too real and its effect are both devastating and permanent?Look ya’ll I ain’t nobody, and my mouth certainly ain’t no prayer book. My testimony, my power is, baby, I’m still here. I’ve come through the conflagration, and yeah, I smell a little smoky, but, Glory to God, I’m still here. And I tell you, with all the love and experience, still standing can muster, if you’re being abused, GET OUT. Get out now. Don’t make excuses; don’t be diverted by imaginations of hearts, flowers and if onlys. Get out; call your momma, your sister or a shelter; don’t go for no songs and dances about obligation and praying through. He ain’t worth it; he’s not going to change, but you will. You’ll crumble and die from with-in; the fear and self-loathing will kill you. No, baby, he ain’t worth it, but you are. You are worth valuing and protecting; you’re worthy or respect and celebration. You deserve to attain every plan and purpose. I’m still here, and I can tell you, on the other side of the fire, your dreams can still come true.Stop wondering why you’re abused. Stop trying to fix yourself and/or your abuser. Make a new decision. Decide that everyone has the right to be loved, honored and protected; take a stand that you’ll be the first to give those precious gifts to yourself. It’s not that easy, but it is just that simple. Tell the face in the mirror how much you love and value it every time you see it. Speak to yourself only good things regarding yourself; drown those negative tapes in your head with your new truth. “I am not a victim; I will not accept abuse from anyone, including myself.” It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it right now; trust that if you just keep saying it, you will. You’ll believe it, you’ll teach it; you…will break the cycle of violence and give birth to a new freedom of unlimited potential, not just in your own life, but in the lives, you touch/influence everyday.Continue the discussion on Inspirational Voices, Sunday, 5 PM EST on Blogtalk Radio. Join Counselor, Motivational Speaker and Author Joyce Farrar-Rosemon and her guest Author, Publisher and abuse conqueror Michelle Roberts of Not Ur Momma’s News as they explore the magnetic quality that binds co-dependent persons to their abusers. During the show listeners can call (347) 996-3292 to speak directly to the host or guest or join the online chat at Inspirational VoicesDownload Joyce Farrar-Rosemon’s book How to Get to the Palace, From Your Prison, Joseph’s 14-Step Program to Overcome Loneliness, Depression, Discrimination, Barrenness & Abuse hereDownload Michelle Roberts’ book Start Your Business Today Without One Thin Dime hereThis is a conversation not to be missed. Inspirational Voices, Sunday, 5 PM EST on Blogtalk Radio.

8 Secrets to Black Business Owners Networking

Posted by Create2Empower on January 3, 2010 at 12:30am

There are several secrets to networking in a particular field or industry. Networking is literally one of the main keys to spreading the word about your business. This article will focus on Black Business Owners due to black business owners are more likely to fail 5 times more than their counterparts.

In March 2008, a huge campaigned was launched by Lee Green to teach, train, empower and edify black business owners. Online entrepreneurship and marketing training for black business owners was developed through a membership site. Although there is massive amounts of information within the membership club, this article will discuss 8 secrets to networking and being a member of the largest money attracting and marketing training organization focusing on Black business owners and those who desire to start their very own business.

The reason the below benefits are secrets is mainly because few business owners have the knowledge when it comes to networking online and marketing their business online.

1. Business Directory
Business directories are a great tool when you have a body of individuals whose sole purpose is to provide the best services to their customers and partners. Members are given the opportunity to showcase their business, gifts, skills, talents and abilities in the form of a directory. When a member is ready to buy or is in need of a particular service they will look within the membership first to purchase what they want, need and or desire.

2. Business Benefits
The business benefits within the Black Business Builders Club is enormous. A guide on how to make money online , internet marketing training videos, business ebooks and articles, and software programs are just a few of the benefits offered to members. The benefits can be utilized by the entire family and not just business owners.

3. Training
Internet Marketing Training is becoming more and more prevalent as people begin to come online to start a business of some sort. Its imperative that people are taught how to effectively market online, not be scammed and learn how not to spam. Training is offered via webinars, conference calls, video, audio, email, blogs and articles.

4. Discounts
Travel and shopping discounts are also offered to members. Members can be found receiving discounts from major retail stores, car gasoline discounts and travel discounts.

5. Video Communications
Video and audio being used on websites, within articles, on capture pages and on blogs is big business. Email marketing is pretty much the same. The Black Business Builders Club offers video/ audio postcards which have received rave reviews. Can you imagine receiving an email that is in video form? The video postcards have been known to encourage people to become members because they are so impressed receiving a personalize video/audio postcard.

6. Networking
Networking provides an opportunity to build alliances. Networking and building relationships is completed online. Each member is a member of the National Black Business Trade Association (NBBTA.org). The mission of the NBBTA in short is to empower and uplift entrepreneurs.

Weekly trainings are offered where members learn from presenters which is an opportunity for relationships and stronger communication amongst members.

Messaging systems and club chats are available for members to contact each other and for members to get on a group call to discuss pertinent issues or to just strike up general conversations.

Interactive discussions stemmed from blogs and forums keeps the membership community interactive with several topics being discussed and learned on a daily basis.

7. Earn Income
The key to having more household income coming in than going out is saving and for consumers to find opportunities to earn referral fees on products and services they are already using. There are many telephone companies who will give their customers a referral fee for telling others about their service. This is the easiest way to keep more household income. The Black Business Builders Membership Club gives members the opportunity to earn 74% referral fees when they inform other people.

In conclusion, having a business directory is basically free traffic for members and it gives members the opportunity to buy from one another which results in recycling dollars within the membership. The business benefits are valuable for any business owner or for any person who is interested in building a solid prosperous business online.

Training, discounts and cutting edge technological tools and resources are beneficial for members who want to stay in the fore front of the ever evolving world of changes on the Internet.

8. Lastly, the Black Business Builders Membership Club gives members the opportunity to learn while they earn an income. The sky is the limit as far as how much a person would like to earn by way of referral fees. The idea is for business owners to effectively learn how to market their business online, realize the success they are achieving from learning how to effectively market online and earn referral fees while building and sustaining their business.

Rhonda Hicks believes in finding information and delivering it to the masses. For more information on Black Business Networking please visit Recycle Community Dollars or call Rhonda at 316.665.6918.

How to Know if Your Website is KILLING Your Business

Posted by Paradise on January 2, 2010 at 9:08pm

How to Know if Your Website is KILLING Your BusinessBy Barry A. Densa, freelance marketing & sales copywriterJust because you build it, and they come... doesn’t mean they’ll stay.So you’ve got Google adwords, banner ads, co-registration and joint venture deals, postcards, print ads, radio commercials, your mother-in-law and everyone else you can bribe, cajole and threaten, driving traffic to your website.Yes! You’re an absolute genius at driving traffic to your website. You’re getting a gazillion hits and unique page impressions—every minute!You’ve got so much traffic, tying up so much bandwidth, that Al Gore is thinking of producing a new movie about you: An Inconvenient Internet Presence: How one marketer destroyed what I invented.And yet, despite all your fame and glory... no one’s buying what you’re selling!In other words...Your Website Sucks!Way back in the stone age of Internet history... roughly ten or so years ago... a website was a website was a website.They all looked alike, they all worked alike (which basically meant they really didn’t do anything) and they all accomplished the same thing—pretty much nothing.A website was a virtual business card. And since every business ordered business cards, every business ordered a website.And then vanity and misguided creativity took hold of the entrepreneurial imagination.The business card website quickly evolved into a multi-varied, multi-page behemoth. And as technology grew faster than our ability to master its consequences, the art of website design became an addiction—consuming the health, time, patience and money of the website owner—and the unwary visitor.Pop-ups, hover-overs and other hovercraft, Web 2.0, RSS, flash media, video, audio, 4-wheel drive, GPS, this and that, inspired and invigorated web developers and designers to continually raise the bar. Their ultimate end game: keeping visitors hostage to a website—tossing them into the black hole of Web pyrotechnics, where nothing, not even light can escape.And it didn’t bother them in the least that their Frankenstein website creations required an eternity to load on the average computer screen—eating RAM, disturbing REM, crashing hard drives, destroying transmissions, shackling legs in irons—lions and tigers and bears, oh my!Okay, let’s get back on track here...Today, there are basically two and a half types of websites... those that inform and educate, those that inform, educate, and sell... and those that only sell.Do You Know to Which Group Your Website Belongs?Are you sure?As a marketing and sales copywriter—I can tell you in a heartbeat.I get phone calls and emails—almost daily—from individuals and company representatives lamenting the fact that their website doesn’t convert, and they want to know if I can help.My first question, of course, is... how much money you got, pal?(Just kidding... but it is in the back of my mind.)Anyway... here are those two and a half website styles in a nutshell... and in their absolute worst incarnations...The “I’ve really got nothing to say” WebsiteTypically, this website belongs to a small business owner. They’ve got a single product or a single service that they’re offering—yet, they have 20 or more pages on their website.They’ve got a home page, a contact page, an “about us” page, a mission page, a subscribe-to-our-newsletter page, a link page, a testimonial page, a preferred vendor page, a site page, a leave-a-comment page, and a product page for each person, animal, business or situation for which this one product can be of use.But... there’s only two or three sentences on each page—if that much! So by default or design, graphical wizardry fills the remaining and yawning void.Now, is there anything wrong with having a “brochure” style website?Of course not—if you’re GE, Amazon, Dell Computer or any other business that has a diverse and extensive product and service mix.For quicker and easier surfing (read: optimized usability) such a company needs a website that will logically and intuitively segment their wares and information onto different web pages.But, if your company is a one-trick pony... a microsite will do you just fine.Why waste your visitor’s time, forcing them to click here and there (and out of boredom flee to your competitor’s website), when everything they need to know and find about you, your product or service can comfortably and ergonomically fit on one page?“...But I don’t want my website to look like one of those long-scrolling websites, you know, the type that sells information products!”You’re laughing. Trust me... I hear that all the time, and it kills me.My preferred retort to that bit of ignorance should be: “Well, those sites, the better conceived ones, typically rack up millions of dollars in sales—usually in a very short time. And so how much did you make last week?”But instead, I politely suggest that they tell their Web designer to be sure to stay away from that sort of, uh, look—but still put it on one page (two at the most).Which now brings us to “that” sort of look, or site, the long scrolling, one-page kind.The Kick-butt, Killer Commando WebsiteBecause I don’t want to get into the debate, again, over whether long copy outsells short copy (it absolutely does!)... let me just state that a long scrolling, one-page, “information product kind” of website has but one purpose in its virtual life. To sell one thing—and to sell that one thing right off the page—right then and there!And because “properly executed” websites of this kind can sell, and sell very well... uninitiated and salivating entrepreneurs who won’t take the time—or spend the money—to achieve a similar level of selling sophistication... will blindly, poorly and sacrilegiously copy that type of website’s form and style—while ignoring its compelling substance.They’ll slap up a website, using a website design program they downloaded off the Internet the night before.And then they’ll fill it up with pages and pages (the amount of which seemingly corresponds, oddly enough, to the entrepreneur’s age) of overblown, hype-filled, irrelevant, stream of conscious verbal diarrhea.And Holy Baloney! The impossible promises they make—with no credible proof provided—and the multitude of “freebies” offered (valued at thousands of dollars more than the $49.95 or $495 program, system or product being hawked)—is an absolute marvel to behold.And then, of course, there’s the false deadline and limited supply (without a reasonable explanation as to why).The list of unadulterated snake oil BS, sales gaffs and obvious chicanery on these sites is endless—indeed, the list is as long as the website.Fortunately though, few are swindled, and these sites disappear relatively quickly, simply because...they don’t sell well.And yet... the online, long-copy, scrolling sales letter, when conceived with good and honest intentions and executed with consummate sales skill, can quickly create a fortune, and a loyal and well-deserved following for a gifted entrepreneur where neither existed before.That cheap imitations have muddied the worth and image of one of the mightiest and most sublime manifestations of salesmanship in print... is unfortunate. But they will endure... to the benefit of seller... and customer.Which now brings us, finally, to the website by half...The Landing, Splash, Squeeze PageThis rose by any other name—should be short, sweet and to the point.What a surgical military strike is to the field of combat, the landing page is to the theater of marketing. Its sole purpose is conversion—to get the reader to buy, subscribe or inquire—fast. All the “selling and persuasion” typically comes before the visitor lands on this short-copy, quick-strike page.Interestingly, one mistake many marketers make in regard to the landing page is not in the design of one—but in the lack of one.They’ll do all the right things (hopefully) to generate traffic—but rather than drive the visitor to a page that is a dedicated follow-up to the ad the visitor just read—they drive them to their company’s home page, instead.Then the visitor has to hunt and click for their particular item of interest.If you give a visitor/potential buyer the slightest opportunity to get sidetracked and not complete the desired action—they will!Another mistake is not designing the landing page to look and read the same way as the ad that attracted them in the first place. In short, there’s no continuity—no sense that they’re in the right place—primarily because there’s no repetition of the offer made in the ad.Even though the potential customer has already been seduced, persuaded and sold on purchasing your product or service—or just providing their email address—you still must continue to seduce, persuade and sell them on your landing page.You just don’t have to take as much time doing it. Just repeat the salient selling points already made in the ad—including the guarantee or risk reversal element.But don’t be too quick and smart about it, either.Don’t request your customer’s credit card number in a cold, calculating and peremptory manner. Continue to entice and excite your customers on your landing page—so that they can’t bear to wait a moment longer to give you their name and email address... or their money.---Source: Barry A. Densa is freelance Marketing and Sales Copywriter. Visit WritingWithPersonality.com to see how Barry converts prospects into buyers using "salesmanship in print". And while there, sign up for his highly regarded FREE ezine: Marketing Wit & Wisdom!---

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HIV / AIDS Film Trailer

Posted by Nicole Dennison on January 2, 2010 at 2:00pm

Hello,My name is Nicole AlexanderPlease review my HIV / AIDS Film Trailer and tell me what you think. Thanks!REAL TALK FROM BLACK WOMEN ABOUT SEX, LOVE, SELF ESTEEM, AIDS, AND MEN ON THE DOWN LOWPlease give me feedback

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GOD NEVER FAILS

Posted by Ms. Felecia on January 2, 2010 at 1:03am

“GOD NEVER FAILS”I WAS BORN IN MY MOTHER’S WOMBI CRIED GIVE ME LIFEI LEARNED THROUGH PAIN AND FAILURETO TAKE GOD’S WORDFOR MY LIFEGOD NEVER FAILSJUST LIVE IN LOVEUNTIL YOU DIEBECAUSE OF GODTHEIR’S YOU AND IGOD NEVER FAILHE TESTS THOSEHE LOVE SO TRUEHE’LL NEVER FAILHE’LL SEE YOU THROUGHFOREVER ISHIS GRACE AND MERCYFOREVER IS HIS LOVE SO TRUEGOD NEVER FAILSWITH POWER THAT HAS NO ENDAND STRENGTH UNMEASUREDYOU’LL WIN MY FRIENDHE’LL HEAL AND HELPTHE SIN SICK SOULHE’LL RESTORE WHAT LIFETHE DEVIL STOLEGOD NEVER FAILSANOTHER DAY JOURNEY IN THE LORD MY FRIENDIT’S 2010I LOVE YOU TRULY, YOU ARE A BLESSING AND A FRIENDPLEASE NEVER STOP PRAYINGGOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGHHE NEVER FAILSGOD BLESS US ALLHAPPY NEW YEARS TO ONE AND ALL!!!COPYWRITTEN/JAN2010/EVANG. FELECIA S.

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great video I found...listen while you read the blogs here

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END OF YEAR BLOW OUT SALE!!!!

Posted by K. Capers on January 1, 2010 at 3:38am

END OF YEAR BLOW OUT SALE: 40% off all products. You pay what I pay. Get your Body Magic ($84), Woman's Slimming Tshirt ($22.80), Men's Slimming Tshirt ($36), and all nutritional products. Great time to replenish your LeVive. Send me a message before the sale ends!

Blogging in the New Year … 2010 Plans and Predictions

Posted by LaShanda Henry on January 1, 2010 at 12:26am

I just finished reading the 2010 Web Predictions on Black Web 2.0, which pointed out an important fact. Big Businesses are going to be blogging now more than ever in 2010. New Media, Social Media … Blogs… it’s all changing the way everybody does business. That means you better bring in the New Year with Blogging on the brain! Lucky for you I’ve put together the new ‘Blogging for Beginners’ video series. [Watch Now] Top Priority in 2010: Building Blogs instead of regular websites, Blogging for Profit, Branding Your Business Online with Blogs, and Using Blogs to generate new income. [Learn More Here] New Year, New You, New Money in 2010 Tomorrow marks the first day towards a new you in the New Year! For me, today is day 16. I am officially 16 days into my 24 day Holiday vacation in sunny Florida. What does my vacation have to do with your beginning? Well…. everything! Today, I’m aiming to share a little inspiration and A LOT of motivation for you by being an example. This is your year to make the kind of money you want to take your own vacation, to where you want, whenever you want by making it a POINT to create a new you with new wealth in 2010! Here’s the deal… I’m gonna give you quick consultation and you don’t even have to pay me for it (smile). Here is the most important thing that I learned during my transformation from side hustle sista to work at home mom, “When you are new to building an online business, it can be difficult to find people who want to buy, but it’s pretty easy to find folks who are willing to pay!” In other words, there are people online who want to pay you to: 1. Teach Them Something 2. Do Something For Them 3. Sell Something For them The key is to find out who these people are, so I did! When that light bulb revelation went off in my head, I quickly discovered the easiest ways to make money online are: 1. Affiliate Marketing: Making a Commission by Selling Other People’s Stuff 2. Coaching and Consulting: Teaching my skills to people who want to invest in themselves (ie aspiring entrepreneurs) 3. Selling My Services to people who want to get the job done BUT they don’t have the time OR desire to do it for themselves If you want New Money in this New Year, get with the program! Take some of those hours that you slave away at your computer looking for buyers and start catering to the millions of payers online. Ready for more? Grab my newest eBooks: The Easiest Way to Make Your First $1000 Online How to Really Make Money Network Marketing and Selling MLM Products Online How to Really Make Money Coaching Online Latest Post The Truth About Selling eBooks and Other Stuff Online

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Posted by Michelle Diane on December 31, 2009 at 4:40pm

We're back and better than ever! We've added new writers like Steve Williams of BIA fame who has taken over our Geekology page and old friends like Health Editor Belinda Anderson are again bringing it straight - no chaser. From The Decade in Retrospective to The Booty Meat, Not Ur Momma's News is bringing it raw and real. Check us out now.In addition to the kool new Social Networking capability we've added to Not Ur Momma's News, we've created an official family gathering place called http://allnumn.ning.com”>All Things NUMN. We hope you'll join us there; we're excited for the opportunity to get to know you better and hope you share your talents and views often.While we're on the subject of getting to know you better, we're taking every opportunity to learn how we can make Not Ur Momma's News the cyber-news you simply must read. To that end, we ask you to take 5 minutes and complete our Reader's Survey; there's plenty of room for comments and we can't wait to hear what you have to say about how we do what we do. Thanks so much in advance for your help; we can't be the best we can be without you. Take the survey here.Next time we talk a New Year will have begun. We pray 2010 will be a year of dreams beyond your wildest dreams come true; in an effort to help you set it off on the good foot, we invite you to download your FREE copy of Start Your Business Today Without One Thin Dime by Not Ur Momma's News Publisher Michelle Roberts. You'll learn how to develop your business plan, identify your target market and get tips for turning contacts into sales; Roberts even includes a list of 12 ways to start earning online immediately without one thin dime. Don't miss out; download your copy here.Lastly, please take time to welcome the 2 newest Pillars of the Bridge: Robert Gray of Xpressions Limos and Jamaye Despaigne of http://www.agelessfreedom.com”>Ageless Freedom. Show them your love and support.There's nobody like Not Ur Momma's News readers; we hope you know how much we love and appreciate you.Hari za Kwanzaa & Happy New YearNot Ur Momma's News

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Hook-up in the Spirit Realm 2010 Prayer Calendar

Posted by Minister Coylette James on December 31, 2009 at 10:28am

Hook-up in the Spirit Realm 2010Prayer CalendarMay the Grace and Favor of God be upon you as we come together in the Spirit Realm under the Anointing and by the Power and Authority of God which He has placed within us.I pray that as we come together in prayer and fasting that we never lose sight of our main focus and goal, which is to offer ourselves to Him who sacrificed Himself for us.No doubt you will have your own personal prayer/worship time with the Father, but please attend to the request listed below on their respective days. This way we are uniting as one in the spirit realm and nothing shall be withheld from us.1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:1-4 (KJV)6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Gen 11:6 (KJV)December 31, 2009:I know our fast will not start until midnight tonight, but today should be a day of preparation in expectation of what is to come.We need to empty out our vessels, and release all that has transpired in our lives this year. Purpose in your hearts to release all the hurt and pains you experienced in 2009. Forgive all who have offended you this year. Forgive yourself for any trespasses you have committed.If this was a great year for you, rejoice and then let that go too. Don’t get stuck dwelling on what God has done, and miss what He is doing. Thank Him and let’s move on to the next testimony.We don’t want to mix the New Wine with the old wine.Prayer: Heavenly Father, we are so grateful for the ability to come boldly to your throne of Glory. We do not take the fact that we are your children and your servants lightly. Thank You for engrafting us into Your family. We understand that while all are Your creations, not all are Your children. Father we ask that you would forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespassed against us. Thank you for bringing us through every trial and tribulation this year. The fact that we have made it and are entering into a new year is a testimony to Your keeping power in our lives. Now Lord, we pour ourselves out before you that you may fill us anew with Your Holy Spirit. As we press into the New Year, we ask for a fresh anointing and renewed Spirit that we may walk worthy of the vocation to which we have been called. We thank you for all You have done and are filled with excitement for all that is manifesting now. To You be the Glory in all things in the matchless Name of Jesus the Christ. AMEN!January 1, 2010:Praise be unto God, we have entered into a new decade! Today is a day of worship. The only request today is the ability to praise Him with our whole being. Remember in the Old Testament before the battles, God commanded to Praisers to go forth.Fill your homes and your hearts with praise and worship today. It is the day the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad in it!1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Psalms 150:1-6 (KJV)Prayer: Hallelujah! Lord God we offer up the highest praise to You. Father there is not enough words in our vocabulary to articulate how we feel about You. From the rising of the sun to the setting of the same, we praise You. From the depths of our souls to the deepest recesses’ of our minds, we praise You. For Your Love, Grace, Mercy, Joy, Peace and Favor, we praise You. For every breath we take, every move we make, we praise You. For You keeping and sustaining us, we praise You. For clothing us in our right minds and placing Your word in our hearts and mouths, we praise You. For raising up a standard against our enemy and being a bridge over troubled waters, we praise You. For the roof over our heads and the food we eat, we praise You. For being our victor, banner, healer, righteousness, provider, shepherd and Father, we praise You. For all that You have given us and all that You have held back, we praise You. Lord for Your shed blood on Calvary, we praise You. For forgiving all of our sins, we Praise You. For making the crooked way straight, we praise You. For endowing us with Your power and authority, we praise You. Because You are, we praise You, in Jesus Name, we pray that our praises are a sweet smelling savor in your nostrils. AMEN!January 2, 2010:Today we renew our minds in the Word of God. Part of pouring ourselves out before God is getting rid of all of our own preconceived notions of how things go.Romans 12:2 (The Message)1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.Galatians 2:20 (The Message) 19-20What actually took place is this: I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please God, and it didn't work. So I quit being a "law man" so that I could be God's man. Christ's life showed me how, and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not "mine," but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I am not going to go back on that.One of the most important things Jesus taught us is the source of His power. He simply walked in obedience to the Father. That’s it, it is just that easy to walk in victory in every area of your life. We always want to come to God telling Him what we want and desire, instead, go to Him and ask Him what His will and desire is. Roman 8:28 tells us that all things work together for good for us who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. Just as Psalms 84:11 tells us that no good thing will He withhold from us.The reason Jesus was so confident that God the Father would back up anything He said or requested is because He merely gave voice to the Father’s will.John 5:19 (The Message) 19-20 So Jesus explained himself at length. "I'm telling you this straight. The Son can't independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father does, the Son does. The Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing.John 5:30 (The Message) "I can't do a solitary thing on my own: I listen, then I decide. You can trust my decision because I'm not out to get my own way but only to carry out orders. If I were simply speaking on my own account, it would be an empty, self-serving witness.This is the mindset we must take on. I understand it is not easy giving up your will, but think about this. If God said no good thing would He withhold from us, then you should not want anything that does not come from Him. If you think back over your life and are honest with yourself, you know there are things you really wanted that turned out not to be good for you.Trust God and know He will lead you along the path which He created you for and that path is packed with blessings and benefits. Yield you mind, body and will to Him and allow Him to use you to impact the lives of others.Our prayer focus today is on salvation and direction in life.Prayer: Father God we as a united body of believers come before Your Throne of Mercy and Grace in submission to Your will for our lives. We are so grateful for Your Wisdom, Guidance and Direction in our affairs. Help us oh Lord to grow in wisdom and power as we constantly seek a grater revelation of Your will in every area of our lives. Our united desire is to serve You with our whole heart and to completely yield our minds, bodies and wills to You. Father we freely yield to Your commands and declare that our only choice is to obey Your directives. We command our will and our flesh to line up in obedience to Your orders. We acknowledge You as God Almighty, there is no greater Power in the Heavens or the Earth than You. You are Jehovah Elohim The Lord God which created the Heavens and the Earth and formed man in Your image and likeness out of the dust of the earth and breathed life into us.Father God we ask that the blinders be removed from our spiritual eyes that we may see clearly the plan You have for us. We ask that our spiritual ears be cleanse in order to clearly hear Your voice. Heighten our ability to discern Your voice from any others. Your Word tells us that we have been given the Holy Spirit to teach us all spiritual truths. We entreat the Holy Spirit to grant us a deeper understanding of Your Word. Reveal unto us its hidden treasures and mysteries. Father we long to connect with Your heart. Help us to see others as You see them, grant us Your compassion for the hurting. Use us as Your love offering to those considered unlovable as we once were.As we serve You, we release our families to You as well. We declare that our entire households are saved, sanctified, Holy Ghost filled and walking in Your favor. Every mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, son, daughter, grandchild and great grandchild are serving You with their whole heart. We plead the Blood of Jesus over them and decree no weapon formed against them shall prosper. We render every attack of the enemy against our families null and void and of no effect. Because we are Your servants, this is our heritage and we stand on Your word with the knowledge that it will not go out and return to You void but it must accomplish what You sent it to do.Father for every family member we stand in proxy for as well as those listed by name here, we are praying that the eyes of their understanding be enlightened and that they come into the knowledge and fullness of who You are. For those who have accepted You and ventured away from Your will for their lives, we call them back into the fold. We pray that they will discover their purpose in You and know their value and worth. We declare their soul salvation and clarity in their life’s purpose. Baptize them in the Holy Spirit and we lose Your ministering Angels to minister to their spirits wherever they may be. We declare this done for our families in 2010 and for ( Angelina Miranda’s children -Cindy, David, Ruben,) (Sharnell Jackson’s Nephews -Adrian, Stacy, Anthony, Davon, Corey,)(Pam’s dad Otto and sister Laura,) (Diana William’s children Starsha, Natasha, Tony,) Nakeya Belser, Isaish Foster, Robert Sparks, Mishima Jones Jr., Coy Sparks Sr., Richard Jackson’s Family, Sheila Cook’s son, Grace’s family, John Ercolano’s Family, Larry Moyler, Reginald Bolton Jr., Andre Bolton, LaRosa Bolton, Carmeletta’a four children, Tessa Governor’s family, and (Gayonna & her family -Mark(husband) Cabrisha (daughter) Jonathan(son)).Lord God we recognize Your desire is that all would be saved and none lost. We pray that You would use us to show the greatness of Your love to this hurting and dying world in Jesus’ Name AMEN!January 3, 2010:Today we stand up in the Power and Authority that has been given us. We look inward and seek to see ourselves as our Father God sees us. This is a time for boldness; we can’t take the Kingdom in a weak mediocre state of being. Let’s look at Matthew 11:12 (New International Version) 12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.Forceful men lay hold of it is what I want you to take hold of. We as the Body of Christ have been too reserved in the Spirit Realm. It is great to show love to your enemy in the natural, but when we go into the Spirit realm it is all out war.For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Eph 6:12 (KJV)Ephesians 6:10-12 (The Message) A Fight to the Finish10-12And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.It is time to awaken the sleeping giant within you! God has given you power and authority to use the keys of the Kingdom to keep the enemy under your feet. However all the power in the world means nothing if you don’t know you have it.The Father told us in Genesis 1:28 to take dominion over everything that moved upon the earth, therefore, we have dominion over the demons and imps which try to attack us and our family and the Body of Christ as a whole. We have been accepting what the enemy has been bringing to us, but no more! We have the power and dominion over him, not him over us!We need to stand up in the authority given us and stop allowing them to have their way in our lives. It is up to us, God gave us the keys to the Kingdom not the devil. …upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matt 16:18-19 (KJV)Again, because we don’t realize who we are in Him, we have thought we were not equipped to enlarge the Kingdom nor be victorious in battle. If you simply avail yourself to Him, He can and will work the miraculous in and through you. You will see both the physical and spiritual manifestation of the blind receiving their sight, the lame walking, the deaf hearing and the dead being raised to life.Jesus said “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” John 14:12-14 (KJV)He didn’t say the pastors or elders who believe, He said “he” meaning anyone who believes shall do greater works than He did. It is time to rise up and take our rightful place as the Sons of God. There should be an excitement in you because of the knowledge of who you are in God and the fact that because He dwells within you, VICTORY is inevitable.Romans 8:17 (The Message)15-17 This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!It is time to draw the line in the sand and tell the devil NO MORE. No more will we give him credit for what we can and can’t accomplish. No more will we give him accolades for the twist and turns of our lives. From now on, the only thing we will speak is what thus says the word of God.Proverbs 18:21 (The Message) 21 Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit—you choose.It is time to declare you are the Head and not the tail, above only and not beneath. Ask God to show you how He sees you, and stand on the fact that you have been fearfully and wonderfully made with the ability to defeat the enemy at every turn.You are a might man/woman of God! Arise and take your position in the Kingdom!Our prayer focus today is for Ministries, Businesses and advancement in the Kingdom.Prayer: Oh Halleluiah Lord God! We come before you with excitement in our hearts knowing that we have been fearfully and wonderfully made by You. There is enormous Purpose and Destinies within us. We know You as our God and shall therefore do great exploits in Your Name. Father as we submit ourselves to You, we ask that You will fill us to the overflow with a fresh anointing. Empower us with the ability to Glorify You in a magnificent way. We recognize that every member of the Body of Christ has a call of purpose on their lives, be it fivefold ministry, gifts and talents for writing or singing or dance or business, all have something to supply in the Kingdom. We decree we shall use that which you have placed within us for the express purpose for advancing Your Kingdom. As it is in Heaven so be it in the Earth, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done.You are Jehovah Jireh, the Lord will provide, and not only do you provide, but You go before us and make the crooked way straight. Father God, thank you for giving provision for Your vision. Thank You for placing the right person in our paths to bring about a suddenly in our lives; thank you for equipping us with the knowledge needed to lead others in becoming Kingdom minded advancers. Thank you for financial breakthroughs to enable us to enlarge our territories and reach more and more people with Your Love and the Good News of reconciliation back to You through the blood of Jesus.Lord God we lift every House of Prayer which is open in Your name, and we speak Your Wisdom upon the person You have placed as overseer of the house. We pled the Blood of Jesus over them and call forth intercessors to stand in the gap for them. Father strengthen them with the ability to stand against the wiles of the devil. We come against the spirits of sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like which would entice the flesh to sin against You.We pray that they be clothed with Your whole armour of truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation and are armed with Your Word. We declare they walk upright flowing in the Fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. We declare their desire will be to glorify You and not themselves. Give them a boldness to speak Your word in love and not empty words to just tickle the ears of the hearers.For the leaders in the Marketplace, we pray they walk upright in integrity dealing with their customers with honesty and fairness. Thank you for favor upon their business which enables them to enlarge their territories for the express purpose of enlarging the Kingdom. Grant the Kingdom business owners the wisdom and ability to raise up Kingdom Leaders who will sow into the lives of others.Father we acknowledge that everything belongs to You and we have been set as steward over Your Ministries and Businesses, therefore, we yield to your directive in the operations of that which You have given us charge over.We stand in agreement for every assignment You have given each of us to come into the full manifestation of Your intended purpose for it. We command the enemy to loose its hold on that which you have placed in our charge. We speak to our Ministries and Businesses and call forth finances, facilities, willing labors, materials, and favor to come upon them that they may be used as a testimony to Your Glory at work in our lives. Thank You for opening doors that no man can close, and for closing every opening the enemy is trying to use against us. Father we speak these things not only for ourselves but also for: Rev. Dr. Norma Patterson, Elder Denise Tharpe, Women of Pearl Ministries, Evangelist Saundra Baylor, Pastor Tonja Williams, P.U.S.H. Ministries Worldwide, Open Doors Global Helps Foundation, Apostle Tina Edwards, Next Level International Ministries, Bill & Kathy Campbell, Jody Trip, A life well lived, Joyce Tonnelle, Ophelia Foster, Rafi P., Adrian Bellamy, Prayer Tabernacle International, United Metropolitan Kingdom Diocese, Apostle A. A. Perez, Dr. William Stinson, Exodus Deliverance Ministry, Apostle D. Scott, Blessed, Apostle Winston Sinkler, Donte Feaster, Harris Haith, Sharnell Jackson, Pam, Cheri Sapp, Glorious Word Church, Dameian & Meloni Battle, Upcoming Ministries, Steven Johnson, San Diego Prayer Movement, Evang. Diana Williams, Nixon Octavien, A chance for Kids Organization, Marilyn Magallanes, Christopher & Bincy Browner, Faith Talk, Jacalyn Becker, David River, Living Above Reproach Ministries, True Love Consulting, Pastors Deontia & Seneca Atkinson, New Bethany Family Worship Center, Pastor Chris Williamson, Pastor Daryl Fitzgerald, Pastor John Maguire, Strong Tower Bible Church, Pastors Ed & Yvette Brinson, Redeeming Word Christian Center, Pastor Paul & Lady Keisha Greenleaf, S.G.O.D. Ministry, Min. Coylette James, God’s Marketplace Ministries, Covenant Daughters Ministries, Simone Sparks - Anointed Events, Venessa – Anointed Affairs and Annette Wright Smith.Father God thank you for Kingdom Leaders in all walks of life who will boldly stand up and proclaim Your Word and Your Will in Jesus Name. AMEN!January 4, 2010:Today we will build up our faith in the knowledge that God heals. In His Word, He has promised to heal our land, heal our hearts and heal our bodies.2 Chronicles 7:11-14 (New International Version)The LORD Appears to Solomon11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the LORD and in his own palace, 12 the LORD appeared to him at night and said:"I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.13 "When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land..God has now chosen our bodies as His temple for sacrifices. We are the Temple of the Holy Ghost because His Spirit dwells in us.Romans 12:1 (New International Version)1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship1 Corinthians 6:19 (New International Version)19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;God is speaking to you today in the same way He spoke to Solomon. As His people who are called by His name, we must humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and turn from our wicked ways which is what we are endeavoring to do daily. We know He has forgiven our sins because Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf. Because we have surrendered and submitted ourselves to Him, He has promised to hear our prayer and heal our land. This land encompasses not just physical dirt, but our bodies, families, emotions, minds and finances.Psalm 147:3 (New International Version)3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.This next section of Scriptures and notes where copied from Dan Downey’s website - www.savedhealed.com/healing.htm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Acts 5:16 "Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed." NOTE - Even after Jesus had been crucified, rose back to life again, and ascended into heaven, we see the very same work that Jesus performed, while on the earth, still taking place through the hands of His disciples, and with the very same intensity - all being healed. And why not? Hebrews 13:8 tells us that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!"Hebrews 7:25 Because Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant (verse 22), "Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." Take a look at this scripture in the Amplified Version: "Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them." NOTE - It's important to remember that the word "save" in the Greek is the word "sozo" which literally means to heal, preserve, save, do well, be (make) whole. It means deliverance in the present as well as in the future or in eternity, physical as well as spiritual. Jesus used this word to denote healing of the body as well as forgiveness of sins. Always translate this word as "save - heal" when you come across it in the Word. Now you know where we came up with the domain name for our website www.savedhealed.comRomans 8:11 "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal (Natural, Earthly) bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." NOTE - Take a close look at this Scripture. This is talking about your body that you have now, not the one you're going to receive one day in heaven! Allow the Lord to impart His life into you by placing faith in His Word. Begin to praise Him for this promise.Matthew 6:9-10 "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on Earth as it is in heaven." NOTE - Jesus always prays the will of God, and He prays that the will of God be done here on the earth just as it is in heaven. People in heaven are not sick, so we can clearly see it is God's will that we also be free from sickness and disease.Deuteronomy 11:21 (If a believer honors God and lives according to the Word, He says...) "That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth." NOTE - God's plan is that His children begin to experience the inheritance of the heavenly life while here on the earth. We're already His children, and we have been given special rights. Learning to walk in the Word of God, brings the benefits of the Word of God into a living, functioning reality.Deuteronomy 7:15 "And the LORD will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you." NOTE - If this was a promise to God's covenant people under the Old Covenant, how much more does this benefit of health pertain to us today; as we are under the New Covenant which is based upon the precious Blood of Jesus Christ!Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" NOTE - Surely this includes healing!!!Mark 16:17-18 "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." NOTE - Find someone who believes God's Word regarding healing and have them lay hands on you and pray for you in faith based on the promises of God. James 5:16 says "that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."Psalm 34:19 "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all."Jeremiah 30:17 "For I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds, saith the Lord."Isaiah 53:4-5 "Surely He hath borne our griefs (Hebrew: sicknesses) and carried our sorrows (Hebrew: pains) yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and by His stripes we are healed." NOTE - The last part of this verse, “by His stripes we are healed," is not talking about spiritual healing, as some have taught, but definite physical healing. God does not "heal" a human spirit, he recreates it. He does however, heal our bodies and minds. This clearly shows that your healing was paid for at the cross!Jeremiah 33:6 "Behold, I will bring you health and cure, and I will cure you, and will reveal unto you the abundance of peace and truth."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I pray these scriptures have caused your faith to rise in the area of healing. Just as John desired for Gaius in 3 John 1:2 God also desires for us to prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers.James 5:13-15 (The Message)13-15 Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven—healed inside and out.Our focus in prayer today is complete healing in our families, our minds, our emotions, our bodies and our relationships.Prayer: Heavenly Father thank you for loving us enough to make the greatest sacrifice imaginable by sacrificing Your beloved Son so that we might be reconciled back to You. You have proven to us time and again that Your love knows no boundaries when it comes to us, Your children. We are eternally grateful for Your loving kindness and tender mercies. Included in Your Grace for us is Your healing.Thank you for healing our sin sick souls that we can come boldly before Your throne of Grace and Mercy with thanksgiving and praise in our hearts. Father Your Word teaches us that the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous availeth much. It also says if we come to you in agreement we shall have whatever we ask for. Thank you for building up our faith to believe all things are possible through and in You.Lord God we release all bitterness and unforgiveness that we are harboring against those who have hurt us in our past. Create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit within us. Lord forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.We have confidence that You hear us when we pray therefore as we petition You for the healing of our relationships, our emotions, our spirits, our minds and our bodies we decree it done. We do not limit You by telling You how to heal us, be it according to Your will how the manifestation takes place. We yield ourselves to You as a testimony to Your power working in and through us even as we eagerly await the materialization of our healing.Not only for us and our families do we seek your healing, but also for Tonya’s healing of a brain tumor; Charlotte Nicholson’s health; for Joe’s emotional loss of his mother; for Malene’s physical body, emotions and state of mind; Carmeletta’s neck & body; Susan who is battling cancer; Darlene’s mind and body; Michael Joyner’s kidneys, liver, digestion, eyesight & blood; Richard Halden’s lungs; Sherwin Xcel’s health; for Siara Mendez & Isaiah Mendez & Elijah Ambert’s healing; Rev. healing in her body; Grace’s total and complete healing including receiving all the organs to make her whole; Sharnell Jackson’s health; Angela’s physical and emotional healing; Faith, Tanya, Tracey, Charles and Xavier’s emotional healing after the loss of a love one; Diana Williams physical and emotional health; Jacalyn Becker healing from physical pain; Jonie Heinz of throat cancer, Markisha’s emotions and state of mind, Shalunda from multiple sclerosis; Doretha Greene & family for health; Alicia Cirino for health; Pastor Paul & Lady Keisha Greenleaf ‘s healing of their physical bodies; Ontajia Johnson’s emotional healing; Jon Davis healing in relationships; Carlton James healing from diabetes and its related ailments and Coylette James for healing in her joints.Father we have been freed from the curse of diseases and no unclean thing can reside in our temples, therefore diabetes, cancer, infections, heart disease, thyroid disease, crohn's disease, arthritis and any and every other physical attack that has been leveled against us we declare null and void and of no effect. Furthermore we cast every infirmity out of our bodies. We decree we and every person named in this prayer walks in divine heath in Jesus Name. AMEN!January 5, 2010:Today is our day of breakthrough! We are targeting every area of our lives including marriages, jobs and finances.The enemy has besieged our marriages jobs and finances for the express purpose to keep our focus off the things of God. If we allow ourselves to be consumed with the issues taking place in and around our lives then we leave ourselves open to abort our God ordained purpose and destiny. I know for some who may be babies in the faith, you thought when you got saved everything was supposed to just fall in place. The truth of the matter is that your hardships normally intensify the more you try and get things right. Let me make this real clear for you, you are going to be attacked, persecuted, lied on and lied to. And most likely the attacks are going to come at you from someone close to you. But fear not, God has a plan of escape from the enemy’s attack.James 1:2 (The Message)2-4 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.John 16:33 (New International Version)33"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."Our affiliation with the Father has many facets. We are servant, child, soldier and witness to Him. In each of these relationships we play a different role. As servant, we are submitted to follow His every command. As His child we are joint heirs with Christ and have an incredible inheritance awaiting us. As a soldier, we are ordered to endure hardships and fight the good fight of faith. As a witness we speak on what we have seen and know to be fact of the signs and wonders manifested through Christ.There is purpose and destiny entwined with each of these associations with God. Each one is preparation for the next phase. What is very important to remember is that in the midst of each of these is the will of God at work in our lives. When we lose our focus, our connection with God’s will in our lives is lessened.God’s word has already prepared us for what is to come, so there should be no surprises when the attacks come. This is why it is so important that we study His word daily. You will not be equipped for victory by just going to church on Sunday and getting a quick Word. You must immerse yourself in the things of God.In order for true breakthrough to come about, you must seek God for His will in your situation. Vitally important that you seek God specifically for your circumstances and not just do what you saw someone else do. Then you must apply the word of God to your situation.Are you being tested in your marriage? Before you run to divorce court you had better check with God and find out His will for your marriage. It may be that it is the very thing that will draw you closer to God and cause you to put your trust in him to see you through. If you want to see breakthrough in your marriage give it over to God and decree His will be done in it. Remember your spouse is a soul in need of a savior and treat them accordingly. The same loving kindness you would show a stranger, show them. Just as God has forgiven you and holds nothing to your account that you have done wrong, do the same for your spouse. No matter what, let it go. See God as your everything and allow His love to envelop you and comfort you as you praise Him in spite of.Mark 10:9 (The Message)5-9 Jesus said, "Moses wrote this command only as a concession to your hardhearted ways. In the original creation, God made male and female to be together. Because of this, a man leaves father and mother, and in marriage he becomes one flesh with a woman—no longer two individuals, but forming a new unity. Because God created this organic union of the two sexes, no one should desecrate his art by cutting them apart."For those of you waiting on your mate, enjoy this time you have with God. His word says no good thing will He withhold from you. If your mate has not been presented to you yet, then they have not been transformed into a good thing yet. Don’t let your desire for marriage rob you of your blessings in the ability to freely serve God without hindrances. Please don’t misunderstand me, marriage is a wonderful thing instituted by God, but there are also specific blessings God has put in place to the single person too.1 Corinthians 7:8 (Amplified Bible)8But to the unmarried people and to the widows, I declare that it is well (good, advantageous, expedient, and wholesome) for them to remain [single] even as I doAre your co-workers a real pain? Love on them. The more they try and belittle you or set you up for failure, the more you go out of your way to be nice to them. Keep in mind you are not dependent on man for promotion in the world or in the Spirit.Matthew 5:44 (The Message)43-47 "You're familiar with the old written law, 'Love your friend,' and its unwritten companion, 'Hate your enemy.' I'm challenging that. I'm telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.Psalms 75:6-7 (KJV) 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.Financial struggles normally get the best of all of us. But if we stop and think about the fact that God is our source, we should not have the same struggles as the world in that respect. We are so busy chasing the things the world deems important that we have missed what God deems important. Please don’t misunderstand me, to desire nice things is not wrong, it is when that desire consumes you and becomes your focus in life that is the problem. Didn’t Jesus tell us in Matthew 6 not to worry about these mundane issues like the world does? If we keep our focus on God and that which he created us to do, then all these wonderful things that worldly people labor for will be added unto us. God has made His stance on the issue quite clear. Psalms 35:27 says God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants. Psalms 37:4 states that if you delight yourself in the Lord, He will give you the desires of your heart.We must change our mindset. The bible tells us in Romans 12:2 to be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. We have been so conditioned to think that everything we do is about getting ahead in life that we have neglected the purpose of our being. If God has opened a door for you to do a particular job in the work force, it is not about you getting ahead, it is about you shinning His light in the midst of where you are. If you have been blessed to own your own business, it is to be a blessing to other. It is to raise up Godly leaders. Are you starting to get the picture here, everything you do should be centered on the call of God upon your life. He will bless you as you go, but it is not about you obtaining all you can, it is about you pouring out all you can upon those around you.True breakthrough comes when we see our situation through God’s eyes. He is not worried, because He already knows the plan He has for you to prosper. Put your trust in Him, follow His directive and you can’t fail.Our focus in prayer today is to be led by the Spirit into true breakthrough.Prayer: Father God we continue in our quest of yielding ourselves to You. Thank You for the courage, strength and boldness to live our lives according to Your word. No longer will we yield to the annoying voices which try and lead us astray; all the neigh sayers who try and convince us that our situations are hopeless. We cancel every negative word that has been spoken over our lives, our marriages and over our finances. We declare we shall excel in every area of our lives.Thank you for the ability to tap into Your resurrection power. We speak life to that which was thought to be hopelessly dead. We decree our marriages shall not only live and not die, but that they shall prosper and be a blessing to others. The love between us and our spouses shall be a testimony of Your power at work within us.On our Jobs we shall shine Your light of hope, healing and love so brightly that many will desire a relationship with You. Through our willingness to share Your unconditional Love with our enemies we shall expand Your Kingdom. To Your Glory, the lost shall be saved.We shall continue to be steadfast, unmoving always abounding in Your work. And because we are Your servants and Your children, we rest assure that You are taking care of our every need. Lack is a thing of the past. Thank you not only for financial blessings, but also for Favor which can do what money can’t. Thank You Lord for blessing us to be a blessing to others.Collectively we declare we are breaking forth into a higher dimension in You. Our territories are enlarging, our barns and storehouses are filled to the overflow, Nations are calling us blessed and our children are walking in the manifestation of our blessings. We have been endowed to prosper. This is all to show the world the reward of those who diligently seek you.As we declare these things in our lives and that of our families, we also declare it for: Dwayne Conyers, Charlotte Nicholson & family, Nancy & family, Carmeletta & family, Wyomia Robinson, Dana Neal & family, Sharmaine Cartwright, Norma Patterson, Saundra Baylor, Tonja Williams & family, Ophelia Foster & family, Vernessa & family, Marilyn & family, Rafi P, Adrian Bellamy, A. A. Perez & family, Donna Solitario & family, Tessa Governor & family, Darlene Taylor & family, Machelle Thomas, Angelina Miranda & family, William Stinson, Michael Joyner & family, Rick Halden, Sherwin Xcel, Harris Haith, Sheila Cook & family, D Scott, Blessed, Ada & family, Precious, Winston Sinkler, Rev, Steven Johnson & Family, Steve R Johnson & family, Sherri Fortson, Grace Carty & family, Sharnell Jackson & family, Annette Smith & family, Pam & family, La Rosa Bolton & family, Cheri Sapp, Dameian & Meloni Battle, Angela Bailey & family, Gayonna & family, Diana Williams & family, Nixon Octavien, Linda Swanson & family, Jacalyn Becker, Lenon Levi-Coopr & Family, Carol Rangel & family, Doretha Green & family, Alicia Cirino & family, Paul and Keisha Greeleaf, Deon & Seneca Atkinson, Ed & Yvette Brinson, Chris and Dorena Williamson, Daryl and Stephanie Fitzgerald, Tanya Clark, Simone Sparks & family, Carlton and Coylette James, Coy and Kristina Sparks, Bill and Kathy Campbell, Jody Tripp & family, Denise Tharpe & family, David River & family and Christopher & Bincy Browner.Father God You know the needs of every person listed here, where housing is needed, we call it forth; we call forth financial miracles; the blessings of a spouse; we call forth jobs and businesses and witty invention and we decree a bountiful harvest on every household represented here in and above all else, Your perfect will be done in Jesus’ Name. AMEN!January 6, 2010:Today is our day for clear direction for our assignments for 2010. By now, I believe your faith has been built up, and the eyes of your understanding should be open to hear what thus says the Lord.Today is not a day for many petitions to be put before Him, it is moreover a day to quietly sit before Him and listen. The scripture for today sums it all up:Jeremiah 33:3 (The Message)2-3"This is God's Message, the God who made earth, made it livable and lasting, known everywhere as God: 'Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.'Make sure your keep your pad and pencil handy today, for the Lord God will speak to you. Except it, receive it, and implement that which He gives you.Prayer: Thank you Lord for Your willingness to share Your mysteries with us. Lord God we come humbly seeking Your guidance and direction for our lives. Where we have veered off tract, please correct us. If we have knowingly or unknowingly disobeyed You bring it to the forefront that we may repent of it and get it right. Now Lord we yield to Your voice and anxiously wait to hear from You, in Jesus Name. AMEN!January 7, 2010:Hallelujah you have made it! This is our last full day of consecration together. What an awesome time this has been. To be able to pour ourselves out as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God has been an incredible experience.Today is a day of reflection to ponder over all that has transpired this past week. As you reflect be sure and give God praise for what He has done. I know some of you have already seen the manifestation of our prayers the rest of us should be rejoicing in the knowing it is done.There will never be a time when you seek God with your whole being that He will not acknowledge you so give Him praise!That is our prayer focus today, simply to give Him praise.Prayer: Oh Lord, oh Lord how majestic are thy ways. Thank you for the strength to fast and pray an offer ourselves up to You. Thank you for all of the intercession on our behalf. Please give a special blessing to each intercessor who lifted us up this week. Thank you for encouraging our Spirits to soar higher in You. Thank you for direction and sense of purpose for our lives; Thank you for the soul salvation of our love ones; Thank you for Your healing touch upon us and those we have lifted up to You.Lord please continue to guide and direct our footsteps. For all those who have participated this week, wrap Your loving arms around them that they may know you are pleased with them. In Jesus Name we give you Praise because YOU ARE GOD ALMIGHTY AND BESIDES YOU THERE IS NONE OTHER. AMEN!

Derrius won over $1 million in scholarships Yes it can done , Yes you can do this also!!

Posted by Rickey on December 31, 2009 at 4:59am

JUNIQUES MULTI CULTURAL CONNECTIONS ( WWW.JUSMCC.COM) IS PLEASED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION.Yes it can done , Yes you can do this also!!We all have adversities. This young man succeed IN SPITE OF. You can too!!!Derrius won over $1 million in scholarships!Class of 2009 member Derrius Quarles was offered $755,000 in scholarships from nearly a dozen colleges, which he turned down. He accepted $355,000 additional offers and will attend Morehouse College this Fall. Morehouse College, Class of 2013 is the graduationCongratulations Derrius! Continue to make Kenwood Academy proud as you pursue your career in medicine

He recieved 1 Million Dollars in ScholarhipFormer foster child in Chicago now a million-dollar scholarstephanie bancheroBy Stephanie Banchero-- Derrius Quarles leans back in his seat and methodically debates Aristotle's theory of truth during freshman honors English class at Morehouse College.He strides across campus in a navy blue tailored suit and a bold red sweater handing out business cards that boast "Student/Entrepreneur/Leader."But behind the 19-year-old's dauntless appearance is a past that few on campus know.When Quarles was 5, the state took him away from his mother. He spent his childhood bouncing from home to home before ending up on his own at 17 in an apartment on Chicago's South Side.His arrival at a prestigious, historically African-American college -- with more than $1 million in scholarship offers -- is a story of inspiration and anguish. And it's a testament to his determination to prove that he is better than his beginnings."You can't go around thinking you are inferior just because you didn't have parents," he says. "For me, it's about knowing where you are from and accepting it, but more important, knowing where you are going."Despite his polished veneer, sometimes there are glimpses into a more complicated young man.In sociology class, when students discuss their childhood dependence on parents, the usually verbose Quarles withdraws from the lively discussion and doodles in a notebook. When a tutoring coordinator asks students about the "caring adults" in their lives, Quarles mumbles something about an aunt.He rarely talks about his childhood, but when pushed, the words tumble out."I've had people tell me that I ain't never gonna be s---. That's not a scratch, that cuts deep," he says. "After so many people put me down, I said, 'I'm gonna show you.' "Quarles made good on that promise when he won more than $1 million in scholarship offers, including a full ride at Morehouse. A graduate of Kenwood Academy High School in Chicago, he is one of about a dozen students nationwide to garner such a bounty, according to Mark Kantrowitz, who runs the Web site Finaid, which tracks college aid.He won full scholarships to five universities, the Gates Millennium Scholarship worth $160,000 and the Horatio Alger and Coca-Cola scholarships, each worth $20,000, to name a few. He'll use most of it to pay for advanced schooling.Now, Quarles hopes to weave a new family narrative at an all-male college known as much for molding brotherhood as for molding scholars.He is searching for a band of brothers who will not abandon him, as so many others have in the past.Left aloneWhen Quarles was 4, his father was stabbed to death with a pocketknife in a fight on a vacant lot. His mother struggled with drugs.Quarles doesn't remember much about those years, outside of being left alone with his brother for long stretches of time, pilfering bread and snacks from a convenience store."We had to fend for ourselves the best we knew how," he says. "My brother really stepped up as an older brother. He never left my side."This connection to his brother was a sustaining one. But it would not last.When Quarles was 5, officials placed him and his brother in a temporary foster home, then with an aunt.Quarles remembers this as a period of calm. He learned to read sitting in his aunt's lap, paging through her favorite Bible passages. He recalls eating around the dinner table with more food than he ever imagined.But when Quarles was 13, his older brother was removed from the home and placed in a foster home in Maywood. Quarles wanted to go with his brother and his aunt let him. State records simply show she was not interested in becoming his legal guardian. Quarles says he is not certain why his aunt let him leave and he would not provide her name."I'm content not to know," he says. "I'm sure it was a good reason."Quarles' brother left the foster home a few months later, one of the toughest losses of Quarles' life. "That's when I learned you can't trust people to stay around," he says. "That when I learned to lean on me."Three years later, Quarles was placed with his grandmother and an aunt in Chicago. But within a year, he convinced officials with the Department of Children and Family Services that he would be better off on his own.The high school junior packed his clothes, books and a set of golf clubs and moved to an apartment as part of a state transitional living program for foster children. There, he learned to budget his money, wash and dry his clothes, shop for groceries and cook. He received a small stipend and got a part-time job at a barbershop.At 17, he was living like an adult.Desmond Kemp, who became a mentor to Quarles -- a brother, really -- when they met at a tutoring program, initially opposed the move.But Kemp was impressed with how Quarles kept up the apartment and budgeted his money with such precision that he always had enough for fashionable clothes and textbooks.He was awed when he took Quarles to the grocery store and the teenager shunned the snack aisles and headed to the fresh fruits and vegetables."He kept saying, 'This is brain food. This is what I need to eat to build a strong brain,' " Kemp recalls. "I had to laugh but also stared in amazement at how mature he was for a teenager."Even though his home life was sometimes chaotic, Quarles brought home A's and B's in elementary school. That changed when he entered Kenwood Academy. First quarter of freshman year, he got an F and eked out only a 2.5 grade point average.Providence intervened in the form of a pushy biology teacher.Quarles had enrolled in a summer biology course but skipped the first day and was late for the second. Teacher Nivedita Nutakki pulled him into the hallway and told him he was wasting his talent."He needed a push and some encouragement," she says. "I spotted right away that this was a special kid who had a special mind."Quarles got an A in the class. Sophomore year, he earned a 3.6 grade point average. By junior year, he was carrying three advanced placement classes and earning straight A's."Initially, I was doing it to show my biology teacher that I could do it," he says. "But then it kind of moved into, 'I didn't have to show her anymore.' I was doing it to show myself."Quarles latched on to Nutakki and spent hours after school with her, engrossed in a subject that inspired him to want to be a doctor.He found other mentors who, together, played the role of parent.Lynda Parker, a Kenwood counselor, recounts how aggressively Quarles pursued college scholarships. He would stay late to use the school computer for research and pester Parker to complete his recommendation letters."With teenagers, the biggest motivator is the parent," Parker says. "Every step of the way, you have to contact the parents so they can push the kids. Not only did Derrius not have a parent to push him, he was pushing himself as hard, or harder, than parents of the other kids."Even his oversize ambition couldn't get Quarles past one roadblock. He dreamed of attending Harvard, until one college adviser told him his 28 ACT score was simply not high enough. He abandoned his plans.At a crossroadsNow, as he walks the red clay hills of the Morehouse campus, the training ground of Martin Luther King Jr., Quarles seems poised between who he was and who he wants to be.His dorm room looks like every other teenager's. The bed is mussed, the refrigerator and shelves are stacked with Doritos and Coke, and the focus of the room is the 32-inch flat-screen TV and Xbox he bought with his roommate.But inside Quarles' closet hang four suits and a half-dozen wrinkle-free dress shirts. In the corner sits an iron and ironing board.As a high school senior, Quarles Googled tips on business attire. Now, his belt color always matches his shoes, and his shirt sleeves are tailored to fall exactly halfway across his watch."How you dress says something to the world about who you think you are," he explains.Quarles' counselors, friends and teachers worry he is too eager to grow up."I keep telling him that everyone has a right to live as a child during their childhood years," Parker says.Still, Quarles keeps an ambitious list of goals: graduate from medical school, earn a doctorate, start a tutoring program for low-income Chicago students, help shape the city's public health policy, become the U.S. surgeon general."I have no time to play around," he says. "There are people back home in Chicago starving, homeless, unemployed, killing each other. There is a difference between enjoying life and wasting time, and I can't waste any time."I want to make a difference. I want to show people that I can be all those things people said I could never be."Quarles now has the means to pay for his education. And oversize optimism could get him the rest of the way.During a training session for a Morehouse tutoring program one day, students introduce themselves and list three songs on their iPod -- typically Kanye West, Beyonce, Jay-Z and Lou Rawls.When his turn comes, Quarles stands."Have you ever seen the movie 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'?" he asks, prompting raised eyebrows. "There's a song in there called 'Pure Imagination.' That's what I'm listening to these days."Quarles later explains that the lyrics inspire him: "Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the world? There's nothing to it.""It's so powerful," he says. "It shows the power of imagination. If you imagine it, you can do it."

Looking good! Feeling good! Smelling good! in 2010!

Posted by Valerie Patton on December 31, 2009 at 4:25am

2009 is coming to an end........Its time to step up your game & stay healthy.....Take better care of your body in the up comming year by exercising regular & pampering your skin. Remember you only have one body & if you take care of it inside & out it will take care of you....Remember to apply some type of moisturizer to your skin everyday to keep it soft, silky & healthy!Valwww.silkbody1.vpweb.comSilk Body Creme for dry skin including eczema!http://www.bloglines.com/blog/silkbodycreme

In Honor of the Spirit of Giving...

Posted by Necia Dewgard on December 31, 2009 at 4:20am

This could easily be My children & I or one of you reading it. Let's spend more time Lifting each other up & Less time tearing each other down ~LuvUMuch Neciaisms http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/the-new-homeless-young-widow-and-mother-faces-bleak-christmas-i/19291037/

Jermaine Smith Production " A Piece Of Me " - Harlem, New York - January 15, 2010

Posted by Denise Bethune on December 31, 2009 at 3:13am

Happy New Year...!!!

Posted by Denise Bethune on December 31, 2009 at 2:39am

What are your expectations for the New Year..?I decree love, laughter, good health, favor, success, abundance, prosperity, mercy, grace, and so much more for you, your families in 2010Embrace every second of the New Year, those seconds are worthy to be received, lived, cherished, not by might, nor by power, but by the spirit of the most high. Allow the spirit to direct you towards your anointed, appointed, destiny."If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader " (J. Q. Adams)Thank You for your friendships, love, support, networks in making 2009 absolutely priceless..!!! it has truly been amazing.10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Okay I know its early, but I couldn't wait…..Be Safe..

The Truth about Selling eBooks and other Stuff Online

Posted by LaShanda Henry on December 31, 2009 at 2:00am

As someone who makes a living selling eBooks, let me tell you something that you need to know, but have yet to hear. There are two (just two) effective ways to sell eBooks (honestly most any digital content online). Before getting to the meat of this post, let me quickly say that most people don’t make money selling eBooks because they don’t do one f the two things I am going to mention. What they do (generally speaking) is slave over the eBook and the Cover and then put their book on a website, hoping that will be enough… but it’s not. In my opinion, the only people who make good money selling eBooks are people who have ‘fans’ and/or people who know how to market high-demand eBooks. I break this concept down in my eBook, ‘How to Really Make Money Coaching Online,’ but I can tell you what I mean right now. I personally did not start writing eBooks in the hopes to make money at it. I started writing eBooks, because people kept asking me how to market their businesses online and/or get into social networking. At that point I already had an audience, mainly because of the advice I shared on social networks and the articles I wrote in my blog. When the light bulb hit me, (that other people found value in my words) I started writing eBooks. If you have a lot to say or you love to write (writing is honestly the easy part). As soon my first eBooks were done, the started to sell quickly via my blog and my social network. How did they sell so quickly, without me spending any money on advertising? I already had a fan-base in the making between my social network, Black Business Women Online, and my sistasense.com blog. I already had people asking me for the information (many were waiting for me to create the right products for them). When you have an audience, it’s easier to get your eBook business off the grown. If no one knows you or follows you, its going to be hard to make any real money at selling eBooks. This is why I encourage you to learn more about blogging, social networking, and attracting customers. Every good internet marketer knows that you’ve got to have a growing fan-base if you want to have ever growing sales. If you want to get into selling eBooks to make money online think about your starting point. If you are into network marketing, or coaching, or some sort of industry in which you teach others (ie) Information Entrepreneurship AND if people take notice and stay connected with you, then you have an audience. In this kind of situation, creating an eBook makes perfect sense. It allows you to diversify your products, tap into new streams of income, and increase your credibility as an expert in your field. If you are practically invisible online you should start off by building your online presence and you can do this by:

Learning How to Blog Online [more details]
Learn How to Sell on Social Networks and Use Social Media Marketing to Increase Your Buzz [more details]
Learn How to Drive Traffic to Your Website and Find Customers Online [more details]

The other big truth about selling eBooks is that if you don’t have a following, but you want to get into selling eBooks you should focus on writing about topics people are searching for. Every second of every day, people are desperately seeking out information online. Click here to read more about writing eBooks that Sell. Related Post: Learn More about Selling eBooks and Self-Publishing online

Our last Open Mic of the Year Call in and get yo speak on!!

Posted by Barbara Andrews on December 31, 2009 at 12:31am

The first hour is Open Mic so poets, spoken word artists, and authors call in and share. The second hour is our discussion forum Knowing When to Let Go (walking away from bad relationships business and personal) and your New Years Resolutions personal and business? www.blogtalkradio.com/mindboadyandsoul Call in Number...: (646) 200-4307 Also hear about the exciting changes we have in store for the show next year and how YOU and be a part of it!See More

Happy New Year!

Posted by Evelyn on December 30, 2009 at 11:52pm

Greetings!I trust and hope that you had a wonderful holiday season. As we wind down this year and this decade I wanted to take a moment and wish you a Happy New Year.My business has grown by leaps and bounds despite rumors of a global "recession." ;-) I have made so many new friends and learned so much about business and about life in the past year as well.If you know me, you know that I love inspirational quotes. I found this one that I wanted to share:"The art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." -Henry EllisThere are things that we will want to leave behind in 2009 and things that we will want to bring with us into 2010. Here are my parting tips for the ringing out the old and ringing in the new in business and in life:# Everything is energy. Be the energy that you would like to attract into your life.(The biggest part of the word attraction is action)# Be authentic. The world is craving what you've got to offer. Don't hold it back orwe'll never see it.# Never talk yourself out of taking action.# Stand in your prospects/customers/clients/friends' shoesWhat do you see?What do they need?# Factor in some fun. Life's too short to work so hard. Knock off early and take some time to hang out and enjoy your loved ones.So, as we bring this year to a close, I want to remind you to stay positive and take the time to encourage others who are also on a journey to improve their lives and the lives of those around them.May peace, happiness and prosperity be with you now and always.Happy New Year!

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