tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37474622714688174452024-03-08T19:33:50.274-05:00EPeBLOGue - the last(?) word in . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting for Higher PurposeEPLLC:http://www.blogger.com/profile/16926318459131262241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747462271468817445.post-5024431746040351082007-03-14T13:37:00.000-05:002007-03-14T13:43:44.765-05:00Is Today a GOOD Day for You?Any time I can see, hear or learn something new is a GOOD day!<br /><br />Today, for the first time, I saw someone in line behind me at the drive-up window KNITTING!<br /><br />Wow! Now that's someone who is either under a deadline to clothe someone or needs to fill the vacant moments in their life! In either case, it's certainly productive. I guess one person's moment of meditation is another person's knitting opportunity.<br /><br />What is your GOOD news moment? Comments welcome!EPLLC:http://www.blogger.com/profile/16926318459131262241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747462271468817445.post-61558350475254555142007-03-02T13:45:00.000-05:002007-03-06T08:00:12.783-05:00EnLighten-Up! Hartford<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Here are some of the <b>upcoming </b><strong>Greater Hartford (CT) area</strong> </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">events </span></b><span style="font-size:85%;">that we hope will help to make Hartford the <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">hub</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">*</span></strong> of </span></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">spiritual</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">**</span></strong> and holistic, enlightened growth for businesses and </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">individuals in New England:</span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"></p><blockquote><table id="table2" width="399" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">* </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><i>definition of </i>"</span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>hub</strong></span><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-size:85%;">":</span></strong></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"> </p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">at the crossroads of major highways, </span></strong></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">20 min to an International Airport,</span></strong></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">30 min to the mountains,</span></strong></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">30 min to the ocean,</span></strong></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">1/2-way between NYC and Boston</span></strong></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">PLUS a city full of people looking for opportunity!</span></strong></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table id="table3" width="401" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="395"><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;">** </span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">"<b>Spiritual</b>" <strong>doesn't necessarily equate to</strong> <b>Religious</b>"<b>!</b></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="395"><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">"<strong>Spirituality</strong> is becoming differentiated from religion as an individual expression that speaks to the greatest of </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">human capacities." </span><em><a href="http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327582ijpr0901_2"><span style="font-size:85%;">citation</span></a></em></span></div><div align="left"></div></td></tr><tr><td width="395"><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">"<strong>Science</strong> is not only compatible with spirituality; </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">it is a profound source of spirituality." </span><a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Carl_Sagan/"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Carl Sagan</span></em></a></span></div><div align="left"></div></td></tr><tr><td width="395"><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">"<strong>Religion</strong> is for those who don't want to go to Hell. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Spirituality is for those of us who have already been </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">through it." </span><a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Anonymous/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Anonymous</span></em></span></a></div><div align="left"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div></blockquote><p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="left"></p><table id="table1" style="WIDTH: 432px; HEIGHT: 420px" border="1"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">2007-03-16</span></b></span></td><td align="middle" width="78"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">7:30PM</span></b></span></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><a href="http://www.epllc.org/pages/home/what-we-do/events/events-calendar.php?view=event&event_id=104"><span style="font-size:85%;">Illusion (movie)</span></a></b><span style="font-size:85%;"> stars </span><b><span style="font-size:85%;">Kirk Douglas!</span></b></span></td></tr><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">2007-03-17</span></b></span></td><td align="middle" width="78"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">7:30PM</span></b></span></td><td><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.epllc.org/pages/home/what-we-do/events/events-calendar.php?view=event&event_id=105"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">Illusion (movie)</span></b></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> stars </span><b><span style="font-size:85%;">Kirk Douglas!</span></b></span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">2007-03-22 </span></strong></span></td><td align="middle" width="78"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">12PM-1PM </span></strong></span></td><td><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">West Hartford Chamber of Commerce</span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;"> - Launch of <b>"Spirit at Work"</b> - a candid, facilitated discussion each month about spirituality and social consciousness in the workplace. No charge. Bring your lunch and join the conversation! </span></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">West Hartford Senior Center at 15 Starkel Road. Register <a href="http://www.whchamber.com/contact_event_other.htm"><strong>here</strong></a></span><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">2007-03-24 </span></b></span></td><td align="middle" width="78"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">11AM-4PM</span></b></span></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><a href="http://www.epllc.org/pages/home/what-we-do/events/events-calendar.php?view=event&event_id=83"><span style="font-size:85%;">Building Your Temple Body</span></a></b><span style="font-size:85%;"> with <b>Kerrie O'Connor</b> </span></span></td></tr><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">2007-04-07</span></b></td><td align="middle" width="78"> </td><td><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Be The Best Healing Professional You Can Be - </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <a href="http://www.hartfordfamilyinstitute.com/events.shtml#ceu">Training Course for Professionals</a></span></strong></span></span><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">2007-04-28 </span></b></span></td><td align="middle" width="78"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:85%;">11AM-4PM</span></b></span></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><a href="http://www.epllc.org/pages/home/what-we-do/events/events-calendar.php?view=event&event_id=85"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Master Grid</span></a></b><span style="font-size:85%;"> - <em>What does your God/Goddess look like?</em> </span></span></td></tr><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">2007-05-15</span></b></td><td align="middle" width="78"> </td><td><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Be The Best Healing Professional You Can Be - </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <a href="http://www.hartfordfamilyinstitute.com/events.shtml#ceu">Training Course for Professionals</a></span></strong></span></span></td></tr><tr><td align="middle" width="124"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">2007-06-23</span></b></td><td align="middle" width="78"> </td><td><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Be The Best Healing Professional You Can Be - </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <a href="http://www.hartfordfamilyinstitute.com/events.shtml#ceu">Training Course for Professionals</a></span></strong></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>EPLLC:http://www.blogger.com/profile/16926318459131262241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747462271468817445.post-67645703133542878712007-02-22T05:48:00.000-05:002007-03-02T08:50:45.163-05:00Connect the Dots . . . the "Wish Exchange".<table id="table1" style="WIDTH: 419px; HEIGHT: 177px" border="1"><tbody><tr><br /><td align="middle" width="207" style="color:#ccff99;"><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">If</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;"> </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">you could</span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700;font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;" >ask for anything</span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">and if</span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">someone had the ability</span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33cc00;"><span style="color:#000000;">to grant <i><b>your wish</b></i>,</span> </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><b>what</b></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;"><b>would it be?</b></span></p></td><td align="middle" style="color:#ffff99;"><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">If</span></b></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">you had the power</span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">to grant</span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">someone else's wish,</span> </p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><b>would you be moved to do it?</b></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong><em></em>Here's<em> your </em>chance!</strong></span> </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Click on the </span></strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Comments</span></strong><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"> counter below to see a pop-up window </strong></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">with posts from Wishers and Wish Granters - </span></strong></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">or to post a wish or a reply!</span></strong></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><br /><table id="table2" width="419" border="1"><tbody><tr><td><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Wishers:</strong></span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><br />C</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">lick on the <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Comments </span></strong>counter below - </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">a new window will appear where you can post your </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">(brief, clean and appropriate) wish in the following format:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#009900;">I wish for _____________</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#009900;">because________________ .</span></strong></span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Your wish can be noble or self-indulgent - whatever you want - it's <em>your</em> wish! </strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Check back often to see who has responded to your wish.</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table id="table3" width="419" border="1"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Wish Granters: </span></strong></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><br />C</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">lick on the <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Comments </span></strong>counter below - </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">to view someone's wish and then post your reply.</span><br /><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">f you prefer anonymity</span><span style="font-size:85%;">, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">just send me an email at <a href="mailto:ori@epllc.org">ori@epllc.org</a> and I will <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">connect</span></strong> the two of you together). </span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Remember: </span></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Your act is one of <strong>altruism</strong> -<br />there must be <b>no cost</b> to the Wisher </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">to receive your gift</span>.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p>EPLLC:http://www.blogger.com/profile/16926318459131262241noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747462271468817445.post-27369802694949248092007-02-19T07:13:00.000-05:002007-03-14T14:01:07.270-05:00Monkey-Mind Soup!<span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b>BURNING QUESTION:</b> Is it time for a change in contemporary music styles?</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As my car radio was yet again held hostage by my teenager's taste in music this morning, I was forced to listen to what seemed to be the same old rapid-fire, monotone (1-note) soliloquy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I asked a passenger whether or not it might be time for a change in music styles and was informed that there is a healthy sea-change going on in local "underground" venues. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">How find and to listen to these new offerings? Not on the radio apparently, unless it's via a local college station. Is that how "our" music of the 60's & 70's got started?</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Sometimes, change can't happen fast enough! -- Your thoughts? </span></p>EPLLC:http://www.blogger.com/profile/16926318459131262241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3747462271468817445.post-89923074511711085992007-02-18T09:10:00.000-05:002007-03-02T21:22:05.527-05:00Event Producers: Who Are We?<strong><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;"><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;">Find out at . . . </span><a href="http://www.eventproducers.org"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;">www.eventproducers.org</span></a><span style="color:#000000;">!</span></p></span></strong>EPLLC:http://www.blogger.com/profile/16926318459131262241noreply@blogger.com0