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Expansion Encounters - with Dusty
Life is Heaven in 2007!

A special thank you to all of you who continue to support Life Now and our ventures!

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You can read archive issues of "Expansion Encounters" at Archives

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Gratitude
By Dusty Reed

I want to express my gratitude
in everything I say and do.
I don't say "thank You" enough
for Your love shining through.
Every moment, every hour,
every day
You are giving me life.
Let my gratitude be expressed
in everything I say and do.

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Tap! Tap! Tap!
By Dusty Reed


With the new year approaching, now is the time to begin planning our road map for 2008.

Some people say they have no special desires. They don't reflect drive or ambition to achieve their potential. They are merely taking the mechanical actions required and requested by others. They don't have personal charge of their world. Others are responsible for providing their motion. They are similar to puppets or robots, waiting for someone to push their button.

Purpose of life on this earth is to make accomplishments and find personal improvement. Without taking control and driving our automobile, we are heading nowhere. Who is driving our car - us, or others around us?

Establishing life desires affects our personality. It allows us to gain a descriptive philosophy of life. We determine why we want these goals, how we are going to achieve them and what the desired results will be. This is giving a detailed map for pursuing our dreams.

By determining and establishing incentives, we provide ourselves with jet propelled motivation toward success.

Confidence and persistence provide the fuel to keep progressing. We can generate momentum and experience satisfaction in all areas of existence. Have we written a road map for our path of growth?

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Fortitude
by Dusty Reed

Determination sets boundaries,
which are necessary at times.
In my life,
if some determinations
are not made,
I may detour
and take an unnecessary road,
which wastes my time
that could better be invested
in determining my purpose.

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Some sites I recommend:
Power of Gratitude

Life Issues.net ~ The Need for Fortitude

Comic/Cartoon Strips
Something to do when you are full of Thanksgiving turkey!

Cyber Shaman

Stepping Stones

Recreating Eden


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To Health
By Dusty Reed

Giggles are joy bubbles;
They're healthy;
Play with them.
Have fun . . . Giggle!

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It is my joy to share with you that I continue to add new rose drawings and some photographs available at art.com! You can view them at Dusty's Roses I now have some of my rose drawings at an auction site, Art By Us
And, I have a page with note cards (for sale) with some of my rose drawings. You can check it out by going to Rose Descriptions.
I have been posting nearly all of my drawings that are not displayed elsewhere at Rose Garden I have two galleries there. The other is at Reed's Loft. It has various photographs, other drawings, and notecards available.

My sister-in-spirit, Sunny, has several of her drawings and has added new photos at art.com, too, at Sunny's Art Work

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And, for anyone who enjoys playing at ebay, lots of goodies (records, books & post cards - occasionally some nic nacs) are available at Dusty's eBay

You are welcome to forward this newsletter to friends who might be interested! If they would like to subscribe (at no cost), they can write to me at cascade@mahaska.org(with Expansion Encounters as subject). Thanx muchly!

Working toward consideration and to better humanity, we want to encourage free enterprise, free speech. We are Life Now, a spiritual happening on and off the Internet.

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