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How to maximize the power within

Enlightenment the pathway to happiness

Sleep diet and exercise are key factors in balancing the body mind and soul. Society is moving towards a more enlightenment way of life. Teachers who have gone before you set the stage for this path. Quieting the mind by controlling your thought process is conquering the power within. Your mind is a soap opera box that has different movie scenes going on all the times. Some of these movies played out in your lives because you tend to focus on these bizarre happenings. Some of these thoughts never happened.

Fear Causes Pain and Loss of Hope

"You are what you think." A perfect example a friend of mine had a fear of loosing her husband this fear played out in her relationship and as a result, she and her husband are divorced. If she did focus more on living in the moment and put fear aside then she would have her husband today. You have to try to control that soap opera box that tends to take over your mind. Make sure movie that comes on in your mind is what you want to focus on and nothing else. When you create the scene of your life as you want it and you act on those scenes by doing the things that will bring you what you want then you’re in control.

Put Your Soap Opera Box On Hold For A Minute

Begin today by creating the scene you want in your mind whether it be a job, vacation, more money, business opportunity, personal development etc. Create the scene by focusing on only what you want. Begin now! And enjoy creating what you really want. You can be even more creative by drawing and writing your dreams. Have fun! Stay tuned for the Peaceful Warrior coming up.

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Mrs. Laughing Pants Book Secret

I am a fan of the Junie B. Jones Mystery series. I came across these books recently and I have read most of them. The author Barbara Park captures the essence of child speak in the Junie B. Jones series. Its too bad I did not discover this series earlier on in my teaching career. My past students would surely love these books oh well!

Why I like the Junie B Jones Series?

Junie B. Jones is set for trouble from the very onset. You never know what she is up to until she strikes "That’s right." Friendship is so important to kindergarteners and Sparks highlights that in the June B. series. The words "Bestest of friends," rings a bell for preschoolers. This series depict preschoolers experience with bullyism, behavior tantrum, and everyday school life experience. Hats off to teachers who have to deal with different behaviors in the classroom. Junie B Jones character presents humor in a fun and mysterious way. It brings back so much memories of childhood days especially students in the classroom. It would be fun if children really act like Junie B then there would be really trouble in the classroom.

What is unique about the Junie B Jones series?

This series also brings back memories of my earlier preschool and kindergarten class. Words like "You're not my friend, exactly, special, bestest of friends, I'm not playing with you etc" are from the famous kindergartens I had. Where are they now! Some of them graduated from school while some are still in school. Hats off to Junie B. Jones who brings back so much memories of preschoolers' life. If you want to find out what next on the Junie B. Jones list grab a book now. http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/books/books.html

Enjoy and keep me posted on the books you like. Talk with you soon.

Up next an interview with a mystery writer. Stay tuned.

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Mrs. Laughing Pants and Creativity

Exploring the art in terms of painting is something I find relaxing. Painting is a stress buster and something I would encourage people to do more often. We all have some form of creativity but it is to find it and use it. Creativity takes many forms such as writing, painting, cooking, gardening, decorating, etc. There are so many forms of creativity. Creative forms filled the universe.

A list of questions on how to find and use your creativity

                                                                                              

1. Think of something that you like to do and you get excited about it.                                                                                                                            http://www.rubbleshealingart.com

2. What is it you like to do?

3. Are you passionate about this?

4. When you talk about this to others how do you feel?

5. Can you taste, feel, touch, see, and hear this thing?

6. How does it feel when you use all your five senses to this thing?

Begin to create now

Whatever it is you identify that you like to do write it down now. Make a list of how you will go about engaging in your creativity whether it is art, cooking, dancing, decorating etc. You might be at the stage where you might need to enroll in a class. Go ahead and do that now. If you need a mentor, go ahead and find one. If it is something, you need to practice such as playing the piano or learning a new dance movement go ahead and do it now. Everything needs to happen in the now in order for creation to begin. If you make small steps in achieving your goals, it will happen you just need to invest some time into it. Best of luck on your creativity.

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Mrs. Laughing Pants Gives Tips on Handling A News Media Interview

Over the weekend, I saw a replay of a media interview with a celebrity and I was amazed on how it was handled. As a result, I came up with these tips.

1. Give the media the questions you would like to answer.

2. Know beforehand what the topic of discussion will be

3. Don’t ever try to dodge a media question because it looks bad on the interviewee.

4. Proper response to handle questions you're unprepared for can be the following:

a) You said….(Repeat what they ask you).

b) Respond to a criticism by saying "I never think about it that way, is there anything else you want to say." Wait for their response and then say thank you graciously.

5. Listen attentively so that you can answer the question appropriately. If you are unsure of the question ask the interviewer to simply repeat the question. It is better to ask for clarification and get an understanding what the question is about than answering the question poorly.

6. Give the media what they are asking. If you are unable to supply the answer just say I will get back to you on that. Give them a time you think you will have the answer.

7. At the end of the interview thank the interviewer.

8. Follow up with a thank you note and how you appreciate their time in interviewing you. This is a time you can suggest a follow up or give them some other topics of interest you would like to discuss. That’s a wrap. Hope you find these tips helpful. please let me know. After all, conducting an interview is not that hard as you think. Best of luck :)

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Mrs. Laughing Pants Advice to All Celebrity

Becoming a celebrity is a national privilege especially in the US. A celebrity appears like a god like figure to some. When one becomes a celebrity, all privacy is tapped. Some celebrity takes center stage based on things that are happening in their lives.

The media sometimes focus more on the negative aspect of a celebrity life to broadcast to the public. Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, and others are role model to society. Their committment in helping humanity is to be applauded.

Britney Spears on the other hand, has captured the news media with a down turn of events exposing her personal life. Mark you when some people are under fire from their family and the media they sometimes react in the wrong way especially if their support system is on hold for the moment. As a result, they are more apt to react instead of being responsive if their support system is not in place. This can be a deadly end to an individual pride and self-esteem.

Our society is rather reactive than responsive. The best way to deal with stress and pressure especially coming from the media is to restrain from reacting. Take a break and evaluate the situation clearly by getting all your ducks in a row. Come back with a positive response instead a negative one. By being positive, you're showing responsive behavior in dealing with difficult challenges. People make mistake, they did not fail they learn. Mark this down, every experience there is a learning moment to tap. The media need to stop nit pick on everything and comment more on the positive.

Why not give attention to something positive rather than negative? It is time for change and each of us is responsible for the change. Remember positive attracts positive. Stay tuned for more from your news reporter Mrs. Laughing Pants News Stories.

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How To Create A Dream Map

Motivation is the driving force behind people's dreams and aspirations. Creating a dream map will solidify one's dream in bringing it into focus. Emotion and gratitude are essential components of manifesting dreams and aspirations. Christopher Westra (www.IcreateReality.com) is an expert on the use of "Holographic Creation" in manifesting your desires. I find his book "I Create Reality Beyond Visualization helpful in helping me becoming focus on what I want to manifest in my life. So far it is working.

6 Steps to Create a Dream Map

1. Think of what you want to create first before you begin.

2. Get a notebook and look for pictures that represent your dreams.

3. Cut the pictures out of magazines or newspapers and arrange them in your notebook.

4. Give each picture a heading. For example, career, vacation, opportunity, investment, house, community involvement etc.

5. Set goals on the time you want to achieve these things.

6. Go to a new page and label it gratitude. Begin to think of the things you want to acquire and write all the emotions that are related to them. For example, career, the emotion could be thankfulness. You could write I am thankful for my new job that is coming to me. I see myself advancing in my new job. I have a new burst of energy and I am happy and well. Put all your emotions in this exercise and see what happens.

Affirmation helps to set the tone when doing a visualization exercise. Always affirm positive things. Keep in the positive zone by listening to upbeat music and affirm your belief on a daily basis. It is always a good idea to begin your day with a positive affirmation. For example, my favorite one is "I am creating and living my dream. I am in tune with my purpose." Stay tuned for more affirmation.

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Sisterhood Meditation

Please find a comfortable position, close your eyes and get ready for a wonderful journey. You're going to begin this meditation by taking three deep breaths and let them out. Let us begin. Take a deep breath in and let it out slowly. As you're doing this just imagine letting go of the tension and worry from your body. Take two more deep breaths in and let them out slowly. What I would like you to do right now is to clench your hands and tighten your shoulders. Slowly release your tense hands and shoulder. Your journey begins now!

Just imagine you're at this big golden gate entrance. The warm morning sun welcomes you on your journey. A butterfly greets you at the entrance and beckons you to enter through the gate. As you open the gate slowly, a happy feeling engulfs you as you step on the cushion grass that greets your feet. It is a summer day. A narrow path leads the way to your journey. On each side of the road, there are daffodils, roses, lavender, and some of your favorite plants. The air is crisp with a strong scent of honey suckle. In the distance, a bright light dances on the river. It is telling you to come. As you journey, you're taking in all the beauty of your surrounding. Everything is quite around you breathing new life and giving you new opportunity to go inward on a higher level.

As you journey to the river, you become more appreciative to your surrounding. You now begin to release all the stress and anxiety from your body. Finally, you reach the river. A bright light dances on the water. Suddenly, a reflection of your face greets you in the water. A fish jumps out of the water to greet you. Now you're calm and peaceful as you listen to the waterfall. The feeling here is uplifting. You're now empowered with new strength and vision to conquer all of life's challenges. You stoop down and scoop some water in your hands. The water feels like silk. It is something you've not experience before. You splash some of the water on your face and hands. You begin to feel relax and have a happy feeling inside. You went towards the waterfall and drink in all its beauty. It is relaxing here. Small dribbles of rain start to fall. It was time to leave this beautiful place.

You look around for one last minute and then you begin your journey home. It was an experience to remember. You find peace within to begin your new day. As you journey towards the golden gate the butterfly came back to wish you good bye. Finally, you reach the gate, and you open it slowly and let yourself out. The bright sunlight greets you wishing you a wonderful day. Begin to come back now as you slowly open your eyes. Have a wonderful day.

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How to be Responsive in Critical Times

Sisters learned how to be responsive rather than reactive when dealing with situations.

In our society today, we tend to be more reactive than responsive when dealing with everyday situations. The idea for this topic came about as a result of a situation I had witnessed. Sisters sometimes tend to be reactive than responsive. The highlight of this meeting was for sisters to model two situations of which one was been reactive and the other was been responsive. As I reflected on this meeting that took place on August 9, 2007, learning took place in the drama and the seriousness of the topic.

Case study 1

A confrontation happened when one sister approached the other and told her that she heard that she stole someone's purse that was in their car. The accused sister jumped into action by dialing the person who said she stole her purse. She huffed, puffed, and became tensed when she learned that someone was spreading a rumor about her. The situation was out of control because everybody got involved in this scene.

Case study 2

I gave the sisters these phrases to use while they contemplated their course of action when responding to rumor. The phrases were the following:

1. I did not think about it that way…

2. Tell me more about it…

3. Correct me if I am wrong, you said…

4. Is there anything else you want to share with me?

5. Thank you

The first situation the sister receiving the news was reactive by giving in to her emotions. In case study 2 when she heard the rumor, she said to the sister "tell me more about it." After she heard the full story, she said, "Correct me if I am wrong, you said…," She paused, and then she asked the other sister in a positive manner "Is there anything else you want to share with me?" She listened for the response from the other sister after she indicated no. She responded, "Thank you!" and walked away with more power. It was empowering to witness sisters taking control of situations in a positive manner. Instead of becoming reactive, the sister showed responsibility by being responsive.

In our society, if we could all be responsive rather than reactive we would master the game of living in unity and peace. For this meeting it was adjourn with a meditation. Stay tuned for the sisterhood meeting meditation.

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Mrs. Laughing Pants Sisterhood Meeting Agenda

Sisterhood without walls

August 2, 2007 marked the inaugural of the first sisterhood meeting. The meeting took place at 8:00 -10:00 p. m during the night. Twelve sisters, including the facilitator all hustled in a tiny apartment. Dining room chairs, sofas, and the carpet provided seats for the anxious sisters who wanted to learn more about sisterhood. During the recruitment of the sisters, I briefly mentioned that sisterhood is a form of empowerment for women. In sum, it is women empowering women to move forward in their lives.

The sisterhood meeting Agenda

1. Introduction- All the sisters introduced themselves and indicated where they were from. It was a time to learn about each other.

2. Overview of meeting- I gave a brief overview of the topics to discuss.

a) What sisterhood means? –Sisterhood means women empowering women to move forward in accomplishing goals and become leaders. Additionally, sisterhood is a time to do self-reflection on where we are at in our lives and where we want to go as women and leaders of society.

b) What are the expectations? Sisters need to help each other through empowerment of self. Saying something positive can uplift a sister spirit especially if the sister is having some challenging times.

c) How to assess your community- Assessing ones community is important for any leadership role. Assessing means to look at the things that are happening in your community and how you can make a difference. Some sisters pointed out crime as a big issue in their communities. Additionally, other concerns were helping the elderly and finding employment for teenagers who are newly high school graduates.

3. Activities

a) What are your goals? - Goals are things that you want to achieve in life. Specifically group according to the time you want to accomplish them whether it is short term or long term.

b) How do you define yourself? What kind of person are you. Some people had problems in defining themselves. This problem has its root in childhood development.

c) What is your relationship with yourself and with others? Sisters revealed their relationship with themselves and with others. Most of the relationship they revealed were on a positive note but there is room for improvement on how sisters see themselves in relation to others. Old grudges appeared to be a challenge for some sisters to give up which affected their health. Learning to let go of the past was a challenge at the very onset. As the meetings progressed, sisters started to see a shift in their thinking. Holding on to the past was not that difficult to let go of as a result of the different activities that sparked their thinking.

d) How would you like others to remember you? Sisters indicated that they wanted people to remember them for their work in their communities when they passed on.

4. Sharing- There was a consensus that family is important to this group of sisters. Seeing their family excel in life was important to them.

5. Meditation- This was a relaxing moment for the sisters. It was the very first time the group had done this form of relaxation. Meditation helps to calm the spirit and develop a more focused brain consciousness. It is a form of stress release.

5. Blessings- For this activity all the sisters received blessings. Sisters formed a line in pairs and one sister passes through with eyes closed. Sisters then repeated something empowering to that sister who was receiving the blessing. It was an uplifting inaugural meeting. It was touching. Everyone received their blessings.

6. Reflections- Sisters reflected on what they learned during the two hours. They all praised the sharing, blessing and meditation of the session. They indicated on their feedback form that more sisters needed to attend the meeting. This was a consensus from all the sisters.

7. Survey- Feedback form. Sisters indicated that enjoyed the meeting and they would like to see some new faces at the next meeting.

8. Adjourn –

Next meeting took place on August 9, 2007. August 9, 2007 meeting topic was "How to be Responsive in critical times."  Coming up! stay tuned for more insight into sisterhood.

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Mrs. Laughing Pants Cookie Project

Everything begins with a passion when you want to make a difference in the world. Life sometimes takes us through the hoops before we discover the clay that lie beneath our feet. Your passion is like a hobby that consummates you in every essence. Making cookies to benefit the global community is a pleasurable past time that I find exhilarating. The main purpose of the cookie project is to strengthen the self-sufficiency of women on a global scale.

What is the cookie project?

The cookie project is the making and selling of a special gourmet cookie to aid women in the development of micro enterprise venture in their local communities globally. It’s “Bulla Cake” a tasty treat from my homeland Jamaica.

This cookie can help fend off hunger and promote a healthy lifestyle. It has a long history of providing a healthy snack for people on the go.

The recipe consist of flour, ginger, molasses, and a special blend of spices are whipped up and lovingly baked to create this unique version of this venerable delight - "Mrs. Laughing Pants Sizzling Hot Jamaican Gourmet Cookies.” The focus of the cookie project is on empowering women to become leaders in their local communities by providing seed funding for them.

What is unique about this cookie project?

It is one of a kind although there are smilar programs that assist women in developing countries. The US is moving towards promoting a giving culture by encouraging people to invest more in their communities. The September 2007 of the Times Magazine highlighted the significant of building a volunteering community.

The Cookie Project Offerings

The project proposes to offer hands on leadership training to women on a weekly basis in developing their business. The training will focus on how to set goals, write a business and a marketing plan and execute that plan. Participants will get the opportunity to brainstorm their business name and business enterprise they can develop.

Women engaged in the cookie project will have the opportunity to research and study businesses of similar nature they are interested to operate. In essence, the intent of this cookie project is to help boost the fortunes of the needy while developing leadership skills.

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