If you prefer to read this online, you will find it as February, 2001

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Yes, we have chosen a CONTEST winner for the 2001 quote to be included with each Expansion Encounters newsletter! You can see some info about the winner and other phrases that were submitted at 2001 Winner's Page

And the winner is... CARLY SVAMVOUR with the phrase, "We are As One In the year Two thousand and one."

Simple, eh? Yet, oh, so true... As we think, so we ARE.

(Our judges for this contest were unbiased as they did not know who sent the phrases nor do they know or have contact with any of the participants.)

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2001 - What does it mean?

As we step into the year, we have probably purposefully taken time to ponder what accomplishments we experienced through the past year. We offer our gratitude and move our thoughts ahead to what heights we desire to attain through the upcoming year. We create, in our mind, a

Design

Design brings fantasy
Seeing the image
Dreaming the ideal

Is it a home
Or a car
Or maybe attire

We image a castle
Fantasize a Corvette
Dress at the top of fashion

Is it being amiable
Or sharing with others
Or maybe just Being

Or maybe offering Love
Seeing the goodness
Dreaming the Oneness

Design our lives
See the image
Dream the ideal.

- Dusty

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Ever Present Joyful Experience

Travels have carried me to many places throughout United States with a few steps into Canada. Each experience has added a facet of beauty to my life, even though they are not all available for instant recall.

Oh, to have kept a detailed diary through every experience in my life! There would be little time available, however, to read back through all of these experiences unless the rest of my life was to invest my time looking back.

Enjoying this moment to the fullest allows it to slip into my physical, mental and spiritual journey of life as a joyful experience. It will later appear at center stage when it can teach me something. In this way, I grow and increase my awareness. Life is a delight!

- Dusty

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Live and Learn

To be more than a concept
To become a part of my life
A thought sinks deeply
To be used again and again.

To know a belief is real
By becoming a part of my life
The truth sinks deeply
To be used with life's wisdom

To make use of creativity
To make it a part of my life
Through unique experiences
To be used in quality

To make use of communication
And let it fill my life
Through sharing with others
To be used in quantity.

To share my life with others
And discover my true self
Through listening to others
I use it frequently.

From this thoughts sink deeply
To be used again and again
To share my life with others
In my own unique array.

To allow it to happen
And with prayer and meditation
Through listening for the answer
In a space of live and learn.

To turn my thinking over
To find some creativity
Productive and worthwhile
Joy bubbles through discovery.

- Dusty

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A few more of my articles:

One that is special to me - and you'll see why when you read it:
Communing with Nature

Tis a little early yet for this here in Midwest USA - but the article listed just above this reminded me it is fun to dream - and begin preparing for this: Snuggle Inn

This article shares my feelings about The Tie That Binds

Many of my articles are listed at my "Front Door" You can find more of my articles at my site listed at my home page (Front Door) under "Crafts," "Kitchen" (recipes), "Devotionals," "Self Awareness," and "Poetry."

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Here are a few sites I find very worthwhile:

My son, Shawn, has once more added another article, entitled The Poet.

Randy Peyser has a delightful listing of interviews (including such personalities as Terry Cole Whittaker, Deepak Chopra, Caroline Myss, Neale Donald Walsch and myriad other interesting ones she has done at Randy's Articles

A new site I discovered recently, even though I have been communicating with its founder, shares some beautiful poetic thoughts by several authors. Gale Hernandez shares from her heart. You can see for yourself at Healing Angels or you can go directly to a listing of her poetry at Gale's Articles

Bobbi Gonder's site offers some delightful occasions for finding at "Golden Moments, A Journey of the Self" or you can read some of her articles at Bobbie Gonder

Two special friends have recently become acquainted with posting articles they have written on internet. I may be partial because they are dear friends of mine but I feel their articles are well worth reading. You can find them at Shirley's Writing and Sunny's Articles

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Enjoy every moment to the fullest! - Dusty

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