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The Bright Side ... an occasional
e-zine for those seeking a brighter life both personally and professionally!
Our website is found at www.BrightSideCoaching.com
and this e-zine is written by Beth Burns unless otherwise noted.
Our other affiliates: www.InnerPeaceProject.com
and www.FayetteGroup.com.
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Welcome both new and seasoned readers to this issue of The Bright Side! It's great
to connect!
You will notice some big changes in this e-zine and on our website. Please take a
moment to visit www.BrightSideCoaching.com
as we have given it a much needed update. Due to many so many viruses and
spam problems, I will be sending this e-zine in a simplified form only. I hope this
is helpful.
Also, watch for lots of new coaching materials and groups begining in May. I am
excited to share these things with you.
** Please note that my office will be closed March 30 -- April 11 for vacation. I will not
have access to email or cell phone. Yea and yippee -- here I come, Europe! :-)
All phone calls and emails will be returned the week of April 12. **
So glad to have you here!
Warmly,
Beth
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Your Window on the World
There's an old story about a man who was traveling across the country. He had been
on the road driving all night long and was tired, but more importantly, he was really
hungry for breakfast. For several hours he had passed road signs for Ma's Kettle.
The signs boasted that they offered the best breakfast in town and one had to try
their delicious chicken tongues. He thought chicken tongues sounded rather strange, but
the signs were so intriguing that he knew he had to check it out.
He finally pulled into the town and located Ma's Kettle -- his mouth was salivating at the
thought of something yummy. He sat down into his booth and when the waitress come
over he asked about the most decadent item on the menu. The wiatress replied, of
course, that it had to be the chicken tongues. He couldn't fathom that this was true
so he asked the fellow at the next table over about it. Sure enough, the guy said
that the chicken tongues were deliecious! He couldn't believe it and he asked the
waitress if she was sure.
"Yes", she replied. "Our chicken tongues are simply the best.
You must try them."
The man thought for a minute and finally he said, "As much as you recommend them, I
simply cannot fathom eating something that comes out of a chicken's mouth. Just
bring me some eggs, will you?!"
Ahhhhh, and I think we all know what part of the chickne the eggs come from, eh?
It's the same with you and me and our perceptions. Our attitude is the lens through
which we see the world.
If you ever wonder how critical your attitude is, just ask a medical doctor what the one
thing you can do when you are ill to improve your chances of getting well. He or she
will tell you that your outlook on life is critical. I recently spent some time up
at the hospital with a firned who is going through chemo treatments. She slept a
good deal of the time and I watched people. It was warming to see how the folks --
doctors, nurses, volunteers and patients -- were all working together to make the experice
the best it could be under the circumstances.
Think about an area of your life that could use some healing or a different way of looking
at it. What's out of whack? What stories do you tell yourself about this
situation? Is anything clouding your thinking? I invite you to look at these
things squarely in the eye and plan on doing some radical window cleaning on your world.
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Beth Burns
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A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you
don't want to see, so you can become who you have always known you could be. ~ Tom
Landry
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Beth Burns
Creator and Coach
Tel: (404) 550-9088
Email: Beth@BrightSideCoaching.com
Web: www.BrightSideCoaching.com; www.InnerPeaceProject.com; www.FayetteGroup.com
