Ice Breaker

Hello,
Great things happened in 2007 for me. In 2008, I'm expecting the great things to come to fruition. Before I go on let me tell you that I'm a writer and a speaker. I'm a member of Toastmasters International Communications. I'm a member, and the president of Toastmasters Club 211 here in Amarillo. For those of you that aren't familiar with Toastmaters, it is a program that helps you improve your communication and leadership skills, it helps you develop better speaking and presentation skills. I invite you to be my guest on Tuesday nights at 6:30. We meet at the Atrium on I-40 and Coulter. Walk in the front doors go left to the last room on your left and ask for me. We meet every Tuesday night. It is not only a fun evening, but an informative one. Oh yes, and about my writing, well lets see. I'll let you read an excert and judge for yourself. The title of the book is Finding the True Self. I took this project on as a challenge by Dee Burks and Liz Raglan, authors of Picks & Shovels. I have also submitted a manuscript to Writer's Digest short story competition. Results will be announced in Feb. Now about that excert. I start my manuscript with a Native American story. One evening an old Cherokee Indian tells his grandson about a battle that goes on inside of people. He said my son the battle is between two wolves inside all of us. One is evil. It's anger, fear, envy, jealousy, regret, greed, arrogance, self pity, resentment, false pride, addiction, suicide, oppression and immorality. The other one is good. It's love, joy, happiness, peace, hope, serenity, humilty, kindness, truth, compassion, benevolence, empathy, faith, poitive-thinking and self discipline. The wolves battle it out every day. Then the old man got quiet. The grandson thought about what his granfather had just said then asked Grandfather which wolf wins? The old cherokee Indian simply said-----the one you feed my son, the one you feed. My book is not about surviving life's tragedies. Surviving is the easy part. It's about going to the next level. It is about thriving inspite of them. It is about how to recognize that adversities are really blessing turned inside out. Once you recognize this, you will advance to the next level. It is at this level that you will understand that happiness and joy are two distinct paths feed by one source. It's at this point that you discover the true self. From then on you will know which wolf you will continue to feed. For now ,Suzi the thriver has left the building.