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Where Are All the Interesting People?

In the midst of completing the writing and re-writing of my next book, The Magical Mystical Book, getting the proposal to a publisher, and trying to balance all the rest of my life, I was inspired to begin writing another book. This one is fiction (sort of) based on my experiences years ago as a Project Superintendent on a commercial construction job.

As I began the list of characters, who are based on people I actually encountered during this experience, I realized what a bunch of truly interesting people they were.

• Red, the building mover with flaming red hair and his family of little Reds who worked in the family business.
• The crusty old couple who lived in the old house on the property, which Red moved. They bought a house with a view of the water. You had only to stand in the bath tub on your tip toes and crane your neck just so in order to see the view through the tiny window.
• My boss, generous and kind to a fault... as long as he continued to take his medication.
• The foundation contractor, who had no phone and could only be contacted in the evenings and weekends at the local bar.
• The building inspector whose substantial form was walking testiment to the good food his wife provided at her cafe just down the road.

And then I wondered.... where are all the interesting people in my life now?

Well, it took me about 15 seconds of feeling whiney before The Universe intervened and reminded me of a few of the interesting people I know:

• Val, my editor and friend, who just returned from a trip to Spain for a Lexicographer's Convention. She had the amazing experience of hearing the Tango sung!
• Kate, my neighbor, who is the embodiment of positive thinking and manifests wondrous things in her life constantly. She is a living reminder for me of how thoughts become things. The most recent thing she thought into reality is a free trip to Hawaii with her beloved grandson, daughter, and son-in-law.
• Don, another neighbor, who works in the entertainment industry as a rigger. He sets up the stage for shows like Cirque du Soleil all over the world and shares stories of his travels with me.
• Libby, a ninety year old teenager, who zooms around to social functions in her car - pedal to the metal, paints blazingly bright pictures of anything that stands still long enough for her to capture it, and has a hot pink door on her house.
• Lorri, one of the women in my writer's group, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pens, who is writing a fictional autobiography of a very painful part of her life. As she's writing the story, which is very good, she's also healing her past. An amazingly courageous woman.

Who are the interesting people that you're blessed to include in your life? Are you one of them?

Love,
Kathy

ps. Coaching can make you even more of an interesting person. Call me at 253.853.4033 or email me at kwilson@under-one-roof.net and let's get coaching!

Do You Skype?

If you live outside of the U.S. and would like to enjoy coaching with me but are concerned about running up a huge phone bill, Skype is the answer.

Skype allows you to talk to anyone in the world for free using your computer. My clients and friends who live around the world love it, and so do I.

You simply download the Skype program onto your computer. If your computer has a microphone, like most laptops, you're instantly ready to go. If not, you may want to purchase either a microphone or a headset. You can buy Skype hardware here.

You can download the program easily and at no cost to you. There's no charge for the call. How much better can it get?

With Skype you can make free calls over the Internet. You can talk to anyone in the whole world for free. Check it out!

Essential Oil of the Month

Aroma Siez

Summertime fun and games often mean sore muscles afterward.

Aroma Siez™ is a relaxing blend that is excellent for massaging away life's little discomforts. Well suited for use after exercise or at the end of a trying day, it also provides soothing comfort for the head, neck, and tired feet.

It's an advanced complex of anti-inflammatory, muscle-relaxing essential oils that promote circulation and treat spasmed, tight, inflamed, aching muscles resulting from injury, fatigue, or stress. It also relieves headaches.

I've used it often for sore muscles, both for myself and my husband. Relief is almost instant and a big plus is that is smells wonderful.

One evening, the muscles in my mid-back began spasming. The pain was excruciating and I fell to the floor, writhing in agony. My husband ran for the Aroma Siez, applied it to the spasmed muscles and within a minute the pain was much relieved. Within five minutes, it was completely gone.

Suggestions of how to use it:

• Apply on location full strength.
• Put 2-3 drops to your bath water.
• Add to massage oil
• Apply a drop to your temples and neck muscles to relieve a headache.

Oils included in this blend are:

• Basil - combats muscle spasms and inflammation. It's relaxing to both striated and smooth muscles.
• Marjoram - helps regenerate smooth muscle tissue and assists in relieving spasms, sprains, and migraine headaches.
• Lavender - relieves muscle spasms, sprains, and pains.
• Peppermint - powerful pain-blocking, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic properties.
• Cypress - improves circulation and lymphatic drainage. Reduces edema and strengthens the vascular system.

Order online at www.youngliving.us. Please use my sponsor number 405708. Thank you.

The Life Betterment Club for Women

Dear Women,

Are you feeling like your life is on hold, terminally?

Or maybe you're getting the sense that there's more to life and you'd like to experience some of it.

You're not alone. Untold thousands of other women are feeling like you. They, too, are feeling the dissatisfaction of being stuck in an ill-fitting career, a dead-end job, or a relationship that no longer suits them.

"When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."

That old comic saying holds a lot of truth. In my experience over the years as a life purpose coach and spiritual teacher, I've witnessed many situations with people who were unhappy in one or more aspects of their life. Their unhappiness spread out like ripples in a pond and affected everyone around them.

We're all together in wanting to make the world - our world - a better place. It starts with you taking steps to improve your life. Each time you do so, you improve the lives of all the people you connect with, and they improve the lives of everyone they connect with, and so on.

The Life Betterment Club for Women is a group of women who meet once a week for an hour on the phone. Each meeting is faciliated by me, Kathy Wilson, Life Purpose Coach, and focuses on a concept or technique for the betterment of each member's life.

More information here...

AstroArchetypes is a new coaching tool which makes it easy and fun to get the information you need to make better choices. It combines three powerful components:

• the coaching wheel - a tool for identifying your levels of satisfaction in different areas of your life the houses of
• astrology - an ancient "map" of the twelve most important parts of your life
• archetypes - the different roles or personas you adopt according to differing situations and the people involved

These components by themselves are extremely effective. Combined, they're amazingly powerful in getting the information needed about any issue, situation, or relationship so you can move through fear and begin making forward progress.

More information here...

Kathy Wilson, CPC
4514 155th St. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Phone: 253.853.4033
Fax: 253.853.4034
Email: kwilson@under-one-roof.net