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Issue #12 - December 23, 1999
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Brought to you by Laurie Riddell Geary, M.Ed., Coaching you to get your life
IN GEAR by making shifts, getting unstuck, finding balance and re-alignment,
accelerating your growth, and mapping the best route to your chosen
destination: a perfect life.

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FEEDBACK from READERS (from last week's issue on GIVING GIFTS from the HEART):

     "Hi Laurie - My daughter, Cassie, and I have come up with a unique idea
for Christmas cards - we call people and sing their greeting to them! It's
fun and people are really thrilled to receive such a special greeting!"
(from Syd Hayes, Princeton, MA)
 

*A Great Idea to Help Reduce WORLD HUNGER:
     "Click a button and somewhere in the world some hungry person
gets a meal to eat, at no cost to you. The food is paid for
by corporate sponsors (who benefit from advertising in the
process because you see their logo). All you do is go to the
site http://www.thehungersite.com and click on the donate food button."
(from Jim Roche, Boston, MA)
 

     "I always bake different kinds of Christmas cookies..then arrange a mix of
them in colorful bags and give them to the special people in our lives like
the men at the local fire station or the police station...the babysitters
at our gym..our neighbors...and friends..People seem to really appreciate
the special effort I take to let them know I value them"
(from Lisa Geary, Larkspur, CA)
 

     "I used to make bags of home-made granola wrapped with pretty bows; I also
sometimes made home-brewed kahlua that I put in small colored bottles as
gifts."
 

*If you would like more ideas for GIFTS from the HEART see Issue #10...
(email me if you would like to receive a copy of that issue). These gift
ideas are great for LAST-MINUTE SHOPPING!
 

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A HOLIDAY QUOTE from Leo Buscaglia:
     "The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this
world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no
monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible
impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to
come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement,
who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life
merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of
which have the potential to turn a life around. It's overwhelming to
consider the continuous copportunities there are to make our love felt."

If you have any personal stories of acts of caring that you would like to
share with my readers, please send them in - we all would love to hear them!

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TAREA: LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS:
*Send a free E-lectronic Holiday card to the people you love...and to
people you haven't connected with in a long time. You can find great cards
at the following sites: Blue Mountain Arts, E-Greetings, Hallmark, Shockwave Greetings, 123 Greetings, or Cyber Cards.
 

*Make up your own coupons representing special time you are going to spend
with your family/friends or coupons representing a special service you are
going to perform; give these out as stocking stuffers/holiday gifts -
or E-mail gift certificates from the following sites:
Gift Certificates, Flooz, or see Shop AOL Last Minute.
 

*If you have never watched the classic movie, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, DO SO TODAY! It really illustrates the significance we all bring to our
connections; how each one of us can make a positive difference in our world
with all our interactions.
 

*Have a VERY Merry Christmas! Enjoy all your connections!
 

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