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Clear Pathways Coaching Newsletter, January 2012

Dear Friends:
Happy New Year to all of you. A great way to begin the new year is to have the knowledge that each one of us, each day in some way can make a difference. We don’t have to go out and try to save the world, but a smile, a kind word, a helping hand to one individual can make a world of difference to that one individual.

I also wanted to let you know about a new coaching option I am offering. It is called Just In Time which makes it possible for people to get coaching when the issue is at hand and not have to wait for a scheduled appointment. See www.clearpathwayscoaching.com/Just_in_Time.html for details.

Warmly,
Lillian

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Quote of the Month: Make the rest of your life the best of your life.

Life Lesson: The Star Fish
Based on the story by Loren Eisley...

I awoke early, as I often did, just before sunrise to walk by the ocean's edge and greet the new day. As I moved through the misty dawn, I focused on a faint, far away motion. I saw a youth, bending and reaching and flailing arms, dancing on the beach, no doubt in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin.

As I approached, I sadly realized that the youth was not dancing to the bay, but rather bending to sift through the debris left by the night's tide, stopping now and then to pick up a starfish and then standing, to heave it back into the sea. I asked the youth the purpose of the effort. "The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot return to the sea by themselves," the youth replied. "When the sun rises, they will die, unless I throw them back to the sea."

As the youth explained, I surveyed the vast expanse of beach, stretching in both directions beyond my sight. Starfish littered the shore in numbers beyond calculation. The hopelessness of the youth's plan became clear to me and I countered, "But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is up. Surely you cannot expect to make a difference."

The youth paused briefly to consider my words, bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as possible. Turning to me he simply said, "I made a difference to that one."

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.- Lord Byron

Corny kids jokes work for me every time.

Q. Is chicken soup healthy for you?
A. Not if you are the chicken.

Q. What is a cow’s favorite holiday?
A. Moo Year’s Day.

Q. What do you call an elephant who can’t add?
A. Dumbo.

Lillian Mills, B.S., M.Ed., B.C.C.
Professional Life Coach
E: clearpathwayscoaching@bell.net
Ph: 416.769.8539

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