What Are You Waiting For?
     Sent 3/9/2005

Sharing Creative Energy Newsletter
By Darla Arni

March 2005
Sharing Creative Energy Newsletter is a free monthly, or whenever Darla can get
it out, publication for clients, friends and subscribers who want to be more creative, energetic and productive in their life and work.
Past copies are archived on our web site: www.darlaarni.com.
© 2005 Darla Arni
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In this issue:
*What are you waiting for?
*Quote of the Month
*Brain Teaser-Win a Prize!
*What can we do for you?

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

For the past year I have had the wonderful adventure of sorting through a house full of almost 60 years worth of my parent’s stuff for the purpose of organizing, sorting, and preparing for an ultimate sale. Once I got past the cabinets full of every coffee can, glass jar, Styrofoam container, and magazine that ever entered the house I moved on to the land of appliances that don’t work, recipes saved but never used, buttons in jars, and shelves of fabric saved to make things that never got made. Needless to say, this has made me examine what we save and why.

Something that really stood out were the items carefully wrapped up and tucked away or stored on high shelves that I had never seen before in my life. They were nice items; a never used lace tablecloth, crystal stemware and sets of dishes, enough bath and body products to open a store and much more. These were the things my mother was saving to use for a special occasion, a special dinner or special company. I have to tell you, that revelation changed my life.

Besides the fact that I immediately started letting my daughter use the good glasses instead of plastic ones obtained from restaurant chains, I am slowly changing the way I handle my life. I had to ask myself, “What am I waiting for?’ and I came up with lots of answers.

I was waiting until I was:
-thin enough
-old enough
-tall enough
-successful enough
-happy enough
-loved enough
-bright enough
-rich enough
and just plain ENOUGH!

As a recovering perfectionist (and I personally think there should be support groups), I realized I am never going to be ENOUGH of whatever it was so I’d better just do it, use it, try it, get on with it now! If I fall on my face or get laughed at, who cares? I’ve always learned to live, learn from it and move on, so what’s stopping me now?

How about you? I believe we all have a mental list of things we are waiting for, and like my list and my mother’s treasures, instead of being true and precious, it is only keeping us from achieving, enjoying and becoming what we were meant to be.

So make your list, challenge it, tear it up, throw it away and stop saving yourself and your talents for some ‘out there’ magical time that will never come. Now is the time and you make your own magic.

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“In life as in art, it is often a matter of where you draw the line.” Anonymous

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BRAIN TEASER:

Name the Product
Customer: How much is one?
Clerk: Thirty cents.
Customer: I’ll take fourteen.
Clerk: Sixty cents.
Customer: I’ll take a hundred and forty-four.
Clerk: That will be ninety cents.
What on earth is the customer buying?

The first 5 correct answers will be entered in a drawing for the prize. Winner and prize will be announced in the next newsletter. Good luck!
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WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

Darla Arni and Sharing Creative Energy would love to make your life and work more creative and rewarding by presenting to your group, organization or company. In addition to our most requested topics we can adapt our knowledge and skills to meet your needs. For example, this fall for the Missouri State Teachers Association we designed an ‘Importance of Play’ presentation that spoke to educators and gave them real, usable tools and ideas to take home and use immediately.

Let us serve you. Call Darla today for more information, to check a date, or share your needs.

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660-815-7262
e-mail Darla

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