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Clear Pathways Coaching Newsletter 12/9/07

Dear Friends: Welcome to our monthly newsletter. We offer
some information, some inspiration and some features to
keep you smiling.

Perhaps we can step aside from the shopping frenzy,
preparing for visits to or from family and friends and
remember what this time of year represents. It is a time
to keep the virtues of kindness, benevolence, hope, peace,
good will in the forefront of our thoughts, words and
actions. I wish you all health, happiness and success for
this holiday season and the new year.

Warmly,
Lillian

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http://www.clearpathwayscoaching.com

Contents:

Quote of the month
Consider this
Article
Good humor/good health

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the
gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that
would be giving as the angels give. - George MacDonald

CONSIDER THIS:

How might you bring joy to someone in adversity? Have you
missed an opportunity to do a kindness? What about paying
forward a kindness shown to you?

ARTICLE:

"The Wise Woman's Stone”

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a
precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another
traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag
to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious
stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so
without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his
good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give
him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came
back to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the
stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give
me something even more precious. Will you give me what you
have within you that enabled you to give me the stone?"

GOOD HUMOR/GOOD HEALTH

Continuing the current trend of large-scale mergers and
acquisitions, it was announced today at a press conference
that Christmas and Hanukkah will merge. An industry source
said that the deal had been in the works for about 1300
years.

While details were not available at press time, it is
believed that the overhead cost of having twelve days of
Christmas and eight days of Hanukkah was becoming
prohibitive for both sides. By combining forces, we're
told, the world will be able to enjoy consistently
high-quality service during the Fifteen Days of
Chrismukkah, as the new holiday is being called.

Massive layoffs are expected, with lords a-leaping and
maids
a-milking being the hardest hit. As part of the conditions
of the agreement, the letters on the dreydl, currently in
Hebrew, will be replaced by Latin, thus becoming
unintelligible to a wider audience.

Also, instead of translating to "A great miracle happened
there," the message on the dreydl will be the more generic
"Miraculous stuff happens." In exchange, it is believed
that Jews will be allowed to use Santa Claus and his vast
merchandising resources for buying and delivering their
gifts.

One of the sticking points holding up the agreement for at
least three hundred years was the question of whether
Jewish children could leave milk and cookies for Santa even
after having eaten meat for dinner. A breakthrough came
last year, when Oreos were finally declared to be Kosher.
All sides appeared happy about this.

A spokesman for Christmas, Inc., declined to say whether a
takeover of Kwanzaa might not be in the works as well. He
merely pointed out that, were it not for the independent
existence of Kwanzaa, the merger between Christmas and
Chanukah might indeed be seen as an unfair cornering of the
holiday market. Fortunately for all concerned, he said,
Kwanzaa will help to maintain the competitive balance. He
then closed the press conference by leading all present in
a rousing rendition of "Oy Vey, All Ye Faithful.

Remember: He who laughs, lasts.

Lillian Mills, B.S., M.Ed., C.L.C.
Breakthrough Coach
You may send comments, suggestions, or a contribution to
lillian@clearpathwayscoaching.com.

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