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Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well. – Danish proverb

Imagine you were born into poverty in a third world country.

Is what you are planning to do today likely to be of any use to that person?

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It allows us to give thanks for the miracle of life and those whose lives touch ours.

I wonder what might happen, what we might create, if we spent the day after Thanksgiving looking to see how we could be of greater use?

Weapons and Words

Blessings from Pat*:

A U.S. serviceman who formerly worked with Iraqi troops was interviewed for a radio report on Iraqi soldiers routinely beating anyone that was arrested with their rifle butts. He said that he tried to convince them that such action was sure to turn many detainees to support anti-government terrorism when released.

It occurred to me that as we use words as weapons, we will get similar results. May I be mindful to use healing words?

*Pat is a dear friend of ours and we are honored to share her mindful moment with you. We look forward to sharing moments from other dear friends in the future. You are all invited to play! Thank you, Pat!

Be A World that Works for Everyone™

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The Work and Commitment of The Boothby Institute.

The Boothby Institute is dedicated to allowing individuals to discover their value and experience the ability to create a meaningful, productive, contributory and joyous life.

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Testimonials

Constant awareness of how I approach others, and how I hold them when I approach them, has been a really revelatory concept for me. In some respects, it has given words to something I had always been doing, and in others it has significantly increased my ability and willingness to do this all the time.
Erin Kilbride | Portland, ME

For me this is probably the most “radical” change in my life.
Gareth Davies | Capetown, South Africa

[This course] is one of only a few that had real life applications that helped prepare me to teach
Gina Martin | Springfield, MA

Thinking about standards boundaries, things I tolerate and things that excite me are all very powerful and things we should but likely would not do unless prompted like this!
Maureen Clancy | Portland, ME

Through this course I began “living” the beliefs. I demonstrated them more naturally and comfortably. Instead of having to remind myself, I began innately “becoming” that inspired teacher I always had in me but only called upon at certain times. I changed. I am complete in every area of my life.
Maureen Oswald | Jay, Maine

With each session, the conversation became easer and easier to grasp and experience. This was primarily resulting from the mounting proof that the conversation was real and true…it is the holistic nature of the conversation, as one conversation, that makes the process so satisfyingly effective.
Roy Chatterjee | Portland, ME

My entire world has changed and I see things a lot differently today than I did before I began this process…I’m a lot more grounded and am learning how my self-care allows me to take better care of myself so I can be a better leader to my team; lead by example.
Shere Goo| San Francisco, CA