When I travel on business, I like to talk to the taxi drivers who take me from the airport to my hotel, or to a convention center, or to a restaurant. Taxi drivers are often immigrants with interesting personal histories and unusual cultural backgrounds. I ask them how long they’ve been in America, how they chose which city to live in, and what they like best about where they live. Of course, I also ask them for advice on good local restaurants and any special attractions they’d recommend to a visitor. I’ve had some great experiences on my travels, thanks to the advice of taxi drivers!

On one trip about ten years ago, I was making conversation with the taxi driver, asking him my usual questions about how he came to live where he lived. Then I asked him a hypothetical question: “If you could live anywhere in the world-and if money was no object-where would you live?”

Without hesitating even for a second, he replied, “I live in my heart. So it really doesn’t matter where my body lives. If I am happy inside, then I live in paradise, no matter where my residence is.”

I felt humbled and a little foolish for my question. Of course he was right-happiness is an inside job. He had reminded me of something I already knew, but had forgotten. If you can’t find happiness inside yourself, you’ll never find it in the outside world, no matter where you move. Wherever you go, there you are. You take yourself with you.

I am grateful for the wisdom of that taxi driver. And I’m grateful for all the wisdom others have shared with me about how to be happy.}

Wishing you a fabulous day ~ “Make it So “

Be Happy NOW

{ “What do all of the following statements have in common?

*Ever notice as soon as you get in the Express Line at the grocery
store the line slows down?

*When I was growing up my mother was very distant and since then I
have had a hard time relating to women.

*Just when I was getting ahead my ex-wife’s lawyer came after me for
the unpaid child support.

*I’d like to have more money, but I have so many financial problems I
will never get out of debt.

*I enjoy personal growth, but my husband thinks all that stuff is
nonsense and doesn’t like me to participate in it.

*I’d like to open a business of my own, but my wife thinks it is too
risky, so I guess I had better stay at this secure and boring job I
dislike going to every day.

What all these statements have in common is the nature of the
person making the statement. As diverse as all of these statements
are and as diverse as the people who make them appear to be, each
statement reflects the same type of individual – a person with low
self-worth and a predisposition toward negative expectations.

The biggest common denominator all these people share is that they
are desperately holding onto being a victim. They live at the
Victim Level of Awareness. They almost celebrate the fact that they
are victimized. Their “stories” are always about their past and
the latest problems and tragedies that have befallen them. Of
course they are not really victims, but volunteers. They have made a
choice – usually unconscious- to remain a victim.

You can’t be a victim and be a success in life. You can be one or
the other, but not both at the same time. If you want to feel like
a victim and that’s what you affirm to the people around
you, you will continue to create a self-fulfilling prophecy. You
will repel love, defer happiness, attract illness or injuries and
sabotage any financial or business success. The problem is you tell
your story so well to everyone around you that you end up following
your own script.

The good news is REMAINING a victim is a choice.  If the above
describes you then ask yourself this question. “Is remaining a
victim moving me TOWARDS or AWAY from what I want?” If it is moving
you away, then you are paying a very high price to hold onto your
victimhood.  Now is the time to release it and move up to a higher
Level of Awareness.

Today will bring you a new awareness, a lesson or a manifestation
that you are making progress – IF YOU LOOK FOR IT!  No matter how
large or small, please record it in your Evidence Journal. It will
only take a few moments and will AUTOMATICALLY put you in the Flow.

Truly Caring for Your Success!

Dr. Robert Anthony ” }

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!

“The ONLY way you can eliminate the feeling that you are “not
enough” is to declare RIGHT NOW that you have the CAPACITY for
greatness and that you are enough just the way you are and then
start to live that on a daily basis.” Dr. Robert Anthony

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cea5db3f0fa8eefc8353d7c/competition-native-american-forum

http://www.etsy.com/listing/60034202/reserved-native-american-thread-please?ref=tre-4cea5db3f0fa8eefc8353d7c-9

Happy Hunting =-D    This is the Final hunt  ~ go for it !!!

“Gratitude is the most passionate, transformative force in the cosmos.”   Sarah BanBreathnach

Smile for no reason !

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cd865f2163b6d9172c4aaad/competition-native-american-forum

Here’re all the shops that are in this Treasury:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Nativebeads

http://www.etsy.com/listing/40989770/white-buffalo-calf-earrings-reserved

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vikotas

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58600910/reserved-prize-give-away

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SonoraKaysCreations

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58720699/reserved-native-forum-thread-give-away

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ohclaudia

http://www.etsy.com/listing/59172585/beaded-bracelet-multi-chip-reserved

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetgrassValley

http://www.etsy.com/listing/55663216/reserved-native-forum-ankle-bracelet

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sirocco

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56848946/reserved-american-indian-tubular-peyote

http://www.etsy.com/shop/candythomasgourdart

http://www.etsy.com/listing/25306018/reserved-november-native-forum-thread

http://www.etsy.com/shop/forthebrand

http://www.etsy.com/listing/55044217/native-forum-sarita-nacozari-turquoise

http://www.etsy.com/shop/NightOwlMarket

http://www.etsy.com/listing/43709208/reserved-native-american-forum-giveaway

9 Great Prizes and only twelve entries so far !!!!!

8 Great prizes were awarded yesterday, this week is a chance for 8 more winners !! Last weeks winners were selected from 17 correct entries ~ pretty good odds I’d say !

One more of the excellent prize opportunities this week  from  SweetGrassValley

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetgrassValley?ref=seller_info

New Treasure Hunt link ~

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cd7b04637a78eef60c895a4/competition-native-american-forum

Trying the links again don’t know what the problem is !!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cd7b04637a78eef60c895a4/competition-native-american-forum

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetgrassValley?ref=seller_info

Not working today !    You can also go to Etsy.com and search for napromo,  native forum,  and look in ‘treasuries’ for this new one.  I will try again later to post live links  .

=-(   Well , if you can’t beat ‘em ……..    look below in comments for that live link ,  SHEESH !

( I am unable to supply the treasure hunt link until tomorrow , and  am having an impossible time tonight  with the mechanics of this post ~ will finish also tomorrow.  G’nite )

From a very fine Fine artist ~

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vikotas?ref=seller_info

A beautiful gourd art piece from

http://www.etsy.com/shop/candythomasgourdart?ref=seller_info

And a lovely turquoise piece from

http://www.etsy.com/shop/forthebrand?ref=seller_info

Our sale will go from November 1st, today, until November 21st. There’s beadwork, dreamcatchers, jewelery, woodcrafts, pottery,carved eggs and gourds, clothing, artwork of all types and other doodads…the holidays are fast approaching so this is a great time to pick up some one of a kind goodies for your loved ones and yourself.

Along with the sale we also have a ‘Treasury’ Hunt set up by our very own HandyAnn, from England. She lives on a boat on a canal…isn’t that just nifty?

There’s the link to that bit of fun:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ccda390b0b68eef4ca0d167/competition-native-american-forum

And there will be a couple more Treasury Hunts also so keep an eyeball peeled for those too…

To find more goodies go to www.etsy.com and type in “napromo” or “native forum” and our items will appear for your perusal.

Thanks so much for looking and enjoy!

This is the list of items that are to be won

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6670550&page=1

One of 30 prizes

from SonoraKay's shop

SonoraKay- black and white ear chandeliers gold wire $21.99

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58720699/reserved-native-forum-thread-give-away

“President Obama has declared November to be National Native American Month and November 29 to be National Native American Day.”

Sirocco was the first person that she promoted. He does wonderful work with beads and Turquoise. The next person she promoted to bump the thread was herself and her gorgeous beadwork. It rather snowballed from there.

Joni had expected just to have a month where the Native Americans on Etsy, and there’s a BUNCH of em to let you know, could promote their items. I came in about page 400 of the first thread…and now , a year later, we’re already into our SEVENTH thread.

http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6665711&page=1

Not everyone on the thread is of Native blood but everyone is welcome and all have something(s) in their shops that are NA inspired, with respect and appreciation of NA culture.

We show off/promote our own goodies,  the beautiful work of other Etsy artists and have lots of laughs and fun just chatting. We have a core group of a dozen or so that bring ‘virtual’ kawi (Cherokee for coffee) and eats to our virtual campfire. We have a story time at 8PM-ish Indian Standard Time on Wednesday nights and a Roast of one of our friends every last Thursday of the month.

Beginning Nov. 1st there will be a  big event featuring many of the shops of folks who frequent the NA promo thread.   There will be many sales going on within each shop and a series of ‘Treasure Hunts” will run throughout the whole month of November.  There are more than 20+ maybe 30 !? prizes to be given out to winners of the treasure hunts !!!  These are incredible, valuable prizes (donated by each participating shop) and since there are so many with only 3 hunts to be run during the month, you will have a really good chance to win something.   The hunts promise to be fun , each one will feature just a few shops so you won’t have to spend an excessive amount of time searching for clues.

GO TO  Etsy.com and search napromo to find the sale items.    Yeeks I don’t know yet what to tell you to look for for the treasure hunt treasuries ( though that would be a good start~’treasure hunt’ under treasuries, na treasure hunt….)  I will know tomorrow a.m. and post that info here and on FB.  Below is a list of artist/shops participating.   Hope you will go and have a look at these shops, they are wonderful artists !

the Prize from my shop

Hi Jan,

I don’t know if you remember me, but I’ve bought several of your magnets over the years. I’m the one who, at the Spring Fair in Roseburg (either 2010 or 2009), told you how my husband’s and my severely downturned finances—due to the economy’s hard hit on our small mom-and-pop business—had taken an almost magical upturn since I put your Abundance dollar sign magnet on our fridge.

Since then, I’ve put Something wonderful is about to happen in another prominent place, and even more wonderful things have been happening! I really believe that the positive attitude engendered by these magnets has played a large part in manifesting such blessings in our lives. And the more good things that happen, the more we believe they can, and the more we believe, they more they happen. (We really do need to be careful what we wish for, because so much is coming true!)

So I just wanted to thank you for helping our dreams materialize. Our life is so much better now in so many ways, and I often think of you and your amazing magnets whenever the next wonder appears out of nowhere.

I love that your magnets demonstrate the power of attraction both physically and metaphysically. I hope they bring you an abundance of blessings!

Peace and hugs,
Diana