March 2010
     Sent 3/17/2010

Sharing Creative Energy Newsletter
By Darla Arni

Sharing Creative Energy Newsletter is a free monthly, or whenever Darla can get it out, publication for clients, friends and subscribers who want to be more creative, energetic and productive in their life and work. © 2010 Darla Arni

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In This Issue:
     Ten Phrases to Eliminate from Your Life!
     Quote of the Month
     New Book Update
     Mensa Moment

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Ten Phrases to Eliminate from Your Life!

By using these phrases you sacrifice the power of personal responsibility in exchange for blame, regret, guilt and hopelessness. The healthier alternative is to monitor your communications and self-talk and eliminate the negative or quickly substitute a positive phrase for the limiting ones.

1. If only Drop this one altogether! Mourning the past keeps you from building the future.

2. I’ll try This is one of my most frustrating phrases because it is a weak excuse for not doing anything. To quote Yoda, “Do or do not... there is no try.”

3. I should have  Using this phrase brings in blame, regret, and guilt. Way too much baggage to carry; send it to the trash bin!

4. I could have  If you must express this sentiment rephrase it as, “I had a chance to but instead I chose . . .”

5. I ought to  Sounds like another reason to procrastinate. Use this phrase only if you like standing still and accomplishing nothing.

6. I must  Most often this is a result of some long ago message drummed into your head by a well meaning parent or former control freak boss. Time to grow up and make your own decisions; it’s your life; choose to be in charge.

7. I’d better This phrase signals you might know what to do but you’re standing there contemplating or waiting for someone to give you an excuse not to. Cut through the double talk and go with “I choose to” then move forward.

8. I meant to Excuses, excuses, excuses, and a poor one at that. Hit delete and never bother to utter this phrase again!

9. If it weren’t for When you hear this you know a pity party is coming along with big helpings of blame. There is power in personal responsibility so tap into it already!

10. Why didn’t I  We could all waste time with this one but hey, that would be wasting our life! Stop beating yourself over the head and live in the now.  

Life is not as hard as you make it. Quit adding to the whininess of the world and banish these phrases forever. We’d all appreciate it!

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH

“So often time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key.  ~The Eagles, "Already Gone"

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NEW BOOK UPDATE: We are at the proofreading stage of my new book! Watch for an email announcement when it is available.

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MENSA MOMENT

A man is walking at night at a steady pace. As he passes by a street lamp, he notices that his shadow becomes longer. Does the top of the shadow move faster, slower, or the same when the shadow is longer as when it is shorter?

E-mail your answer to Darla. The first 15 correct answers will be entered in our prize drawing. Good luck!

The answer to the last Mensa Moment was:  The maid is lying. All odd pages in a book are on the right side and flip to even page, thus the bill could not have been between pages 99 & 100 because 99 & 100 are the same piece of paper.

Congratulations to our winner Sarah Davis!  Sarah, please email your address so I can send your prize.

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Darla Arni is a Professional Speaker, Artist and Author of:
30 Ways to Share Creative Energy at Home
Sharing Creative Energy Newsletter.
Co-Author: Life Compass for Women
Co-Author: 66 Secrets to Less Stress

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