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OPENING COMMENTS

We have begun the holiday season and have much to rejoice for this year. We have many reasons to enjoy the peace, love and harmony that surround us at the holidays. So in the hustle and bustle of preparing for the season of giving, remember to take a few moments for yourself and reflect on the bearers of peace, love and harmony in your world.

After a long sabbatical cofounder Halley Élise is actively a part of OurBestIdea.com once again sharing in the Force for Good. She will, as always, contribute insight and tools to help you design the life you love to live. Look forward to hearing about new projects and workshops in the very near future.

Also, be sure to check out the Current News and Views page at OurBestIdea.com for the latest news.

--With Blessings, Dale

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FEATURED ARTICLE

Living in Gratitude
by Dale Masker

All benefits of the Universe stem from a well of gratitude. The more gratitude you have for what you already posses in your life, the more the universe wants to give you.

It is frequently difficult to be grateful for everything in your life; occasionally great blessings appear cleverly disguised as seemingly insurmountable challenges.  

I recently did an interesting exercise that you may want to try in your journal.  It involved going back over my entire life and listing my accomplishments. This exercise was tremendously interesting, because as I went back over the stages of my life I found that itwas much easier to recall the negatives from each phase than it was the positives.

For most of us the earliest messages we received strongly were negative.  We yell at a child to "stop!" or "NO!" most of the time when they are learning.  We usually do this to keep them safe but what imprints on a child is that the world is a negative place.

Consequently we frame events from a negative space as natural conditioning. 

Having an attitude of gratitude requires making a conscious choice to frame events in a positive way and conditioning can be changed.  In this season of Gift Giving, try the exercise.  Be grateful for all the learning opportunities that have shown themselves in your life.  And be extremely proud of yourself and everything you have accomplished.

Remember the more you have to be grateful for the more you will have.

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NEW & EXCITING

The word on OurBestIdea.com is spreading far and wide!
A warm welcome to our newcomers who found us with the help of Star Doves news, Think Holistic and By Region. People love the wisdom we share and the services and products on OurBestIdea.com, please encourage your friends to come by and browse around!


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UPCOMING EVENTS

******New Contest!******

Tis the Season. .  Have fun, take a moment to think back over all of the holiday gifts you’ve received and tell us about your worst gift ever. Why it was the worst and what you did with it. Win a gift basket for the holidays to keep or share.

Deadline is December 15th Winner to be announced December 18th! 

The best stories will be published for some holiday stress relief (with names changed to protect the not so innocent). 

Two ways to submit your story: Click on the Contact Us link at OurBestIdea.com, put Holiday Gift in the subject line, or reply to this email with Holiday Gift in the subject line.

The Holiday Gift story contest is open to everyone; please share contest information with your friends.

Shop for that special someone in our Webshop and give them great gifts!
 

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PROSPERITY

Prosperity comes in many forms, not always in ways you may think, but always in alignment with your energy. Universal abundance is without end and the Universe desires to give you it all!

Do be open to new ideas and suggestions from others. Seriously entertain positive opportunities when they come your way. Know When an Opportunity is Right- Take a moment to get quiet and ask yourself something that you know is absolutely true and notice where you feel a response. Did your stomach jump, or did a tingling sensation run up your back? You have within you the knowledge to know what truth is, Listen.

Here’s to your success, Halley Élise


Now if it is your dream job to be an author, OurBestIdea.com knows a way for you to be a part of an amazing new series; destined to be the next big thing since Chicken Soup for the Soul. For detailed information come to OurBestIdea.com and click on the Thank God I link.

Already have something written? How about our guide to self publishing?! It is a great resource, edited by a published author. It’s available for you in our webshop; choose from a hard copy or a download. 


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PROSPEROUS AFFIRMATIONS


Apply this technique each day before you arise from your bed. . .
- Take a deep breath & close your eyes for a moment.
- Imagine the best possible day you could have.
- Envision the most affluent person you know of helping you through your day.

Say out loud:

Lack and scarcity have relinquished all power over me now!

I am now conscious of Abundance and Plenty in my daily life! 

I am grateful for all the blessings I have and am grateful for all the blessings that now come to me.

No dream is too big.

It is EASY and FUN to have money.

Everyday brings me more good.

Each day is filled with Joy.


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HARMONY

It means to be one with all: One with yourself, your surroundings, nature, others in your world and the Universe.  Spiritual Masters such as Yogis spend lifetimes in pursuit of this Oneness. Many find self-realization, others solely experiencing the nirvana of the moment.

Meditation, prayer and music, all can help you realize harmony in your inner and outer worlds.  Meditation specifically can ease you into a state of altered consciousness, bliss and oneness.  Read the rest of this article and get more tools by clicking here:
http://ourbestidea.com/Harmony.html

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HEALTH

Do you eat correctly for your body to have optimum nutrition?
Or does your body not absorb or produce what's needed? 
How about your antioxidant levels?
If you are not feeling your best or are guilty of poor nutritional habits, here's one solution:  Go to: http://www.dontforgettotakeyourvitamins1035.com/ELISE12007 and see what choices you have.

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Chuckle for the day:

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young Engineer fresh out of school, "And what starting salary were you looking for?"

The Engineer said, "In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."

The interviewer said, "Well, what would you say to a package of 5weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, a company matching retirement fund for 50% of your salary, and a company car leased every 2 years -- say, a red Corvette?"


The Engineer sat up straight and said, "Wow! Are you kidding?"

And the interviewer replied, "Yeah, but you started it."

If you have a joke that makes you roll off your chair laughing, please share it with us.  Send email submissions to: jokes@ourbestidea.com.  
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AWARENESS

With the holiday season fast approaching, we know how much shopping you must have to do, that's why we want to present youwith a gift.


Your gift is from the folks who created the movie "The Secret".
It is a link to download a brief 2 minute movie that can sit right on your computer desktop for you to view each day helping you keep focused and motivated.

http://thesecret.tv/secret-to-you

Watching this little film will remind you of how truly amazing and special you are! You will really enjoy the benefits brought about by this simple little gift. Enjoy! 

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Shop at our webshop and get the right substance for you and your loved ones- health, wellness, prosperity, harmony, inspiration, wisdom and success.  More coming soon!
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QUOTES TO HELP YOU FLOURISH

Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies.
Charles E. Jefferson (1860 - 1937)

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC), The Lion and the Mouse

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)

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A STORY FOR INSPIRATION

Two friends were walking through the dessert.
During some point of the journey, they had an argument and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one that got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: Today my best friend slapped me in the face.

They kept on walking, until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath.  The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.

After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
Today my best friend saved my life.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?”

The friend replied, “When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand, where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. “But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where nothing can ever erase it”.

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

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CLOSING NOTE

Thank you for inviting us into your life to share with you a "force for good". Please contact us with any questions you may have concerning our services, products or information. 

Permission is granted to reproduce copy or distribute this newsletter if done in its entirety, please!

Wishing you Peace and Blessings in this holiday season and in your life,


Dale Maker & Halley Élise