Your Life Purpose

August 20, 2010

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Do you know your life purpose?

Your Life Purpose
~Peter L. Hirsch

Your life purpose is the cornerstone of your motivation.

Your life purpose is the keystone of your work ethic.

Your life purpose calls forth your passion.

Your life purpose is the standard by which you judge your progress and whether or not you’re on or off-track.

Your life purpose is the Big Dream, in which your other goals and aspirations play supporting parts.

Your life purpose is the reason for your success.

Or to put is simply: YOUR LIFE PURPOSE IS WHAT GETS YOU OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING.

Something to think about…

What does get you out of bed in the morning?
With the support of my coach seven years ago, I was able to clarify my life purpose… “To be a joyous and glowing reflection of my soul while serving others to make a difference.”

One of the most rewarding things about being a Business/Personal Coach is to witness the “aha’s” and the feelings of joy my clients experience when discovering their life purpose. You know, that feeling of peace within or what really makes your heart sing.

Knowing your purpose allows you to be your authentic self.

Please share your life purpose. I would love to hear from you.
Joanie
www.SingleAgain-NowWhat.com.

Support for Single Again Women and Single Moms

February 2, 2010

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Are you single again either through divorce or the loss of a loved one? Are you a single mom?

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P.S. Program includes special teleclasses with Janet Atwood, the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, The Passion Test™ — The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life’s Purpose and Carrie E. Pierce, an Aesthetician, Certified Color Analyst, Film-TV Makeup Artist.

Divorce From a Kid’s Perspective

September 15, 2009

The National Association of Divorce for Women and Children and the Radical Parenting…Parenting From a New Perspective have joined forces to take parenting to a whole new level.

This is the piece that has been missing from the puzzle to help parents be the best they can be.

As we all know, there are no ‘perfect parents’, formulas, easy answers or a ‘right’ way to parent.
As a parent of two children, now 28 and 25, I find it refreshing to hear from a kid’s perspective. I wish this website existed when my kids were teenagers.

Welcome Vanessa…
Vanessa Van Petten, youthologist and teen author of the parenting book “You’re Grounded!,” manages www.radicalparenting.com, a parenting blog written by 60 teen writers, ages 12-20 to help parents and adults get a honest and open view into the world and mind of youth. Van Petten is also the child of divorce. Both her and her teen writers explore what it is like to be raised by single parents, in a divorced household and even what it is like when parents date.

26 Words of Divorce
Alyssa Rae is a 16 year old intern who writes for RadicalParenting.com, a parenting advice website written by kid’s! Alyssa is from Rochester, New York. She loves her friends, her sisters and thunderstorms.

Divorce sucks!
Everything about it. It is so hard for everyone. I’ve been through nine. Not one of them has been even close to a stroll through the park eating ice cream. When I think about divorce a lot of thoughts and emotions flow through my mind. I can think of something for each letter of the alphabet.

A- Anger: When my dad and my step-mom got divorced I was extremely angry.
B- Betrayal: You are betraying you children when you divorce! Getting married is a promise to stay together with that person.
C- Confusion: Divorcing is a very confusing thing; you don’t really know what to feel.
D- Decisions: When your parents split you feel like you have a million decisions to make and don’t know how to make them.
E- Emotions: Your emotions become a big bowl of soup, there are so many flavors all mixed together, and you don’t know what is what.
F- Falling Apart: Watching your family fall apart is one of the most difficult aspects of divorce.
G- Getting Help: A lot of people, the divorcees and their families have to get some help, therapy, after or during the divorce process.
H- Habit Breaking: I think some people get comfortable in their unhappiness. Getting divorced is breaking the habit.
I- Irritation: I was so irritable. And the divorcees were probably irritated with each other.
J- Jealousy: I sometimes get jealous of my friends whose parents are together. In some cases of divorce jealousy is involved.
K- Kaleidoscope of Feelings: I was so jumbled and my feelings were all mixed up, squished together and changing.
L- Love Lost: Love can change. In cases of divorce, love has obviously changed.
M- Money: Divorce isn’t free, neither is marriage or lawyers.
N- Negativity: I was a negative-Nancy for a long time after some of the divorces, and the divorcees are sometimes quite negative to each other.
O- Oppression: I kept all my feelings all bottled up. It was very unhealthy and quite stressful.
P- Pain: So so much pain is caused from divorce. For everyone.
Q- Quitting: To divorce is to quit. Simple as that.

Thanks Alyssa!
Joanie
www.NADWC.org

Single and Single Again Moms!

September 12, 2009

Are you single again or a single mom?…Now What?

How about some support! Will you give a high 5 to that?

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Joanie Winberg, CEO and Founder
National Association of Divorce for Women and Children

Life and Love After Divorce

July 27, 2009

Psst! Want to know a secret?

As you know, the mission of the National Association of Divorce for Women and Children is always to create tools, techniques and programs to continue to support, encourage and inspire you.

Coming soon… TV E-Guide Tools for our members.

We call it the 5-5-5-5 Program.
Imagine… 5 minute videos-5 days a week by a team of 5 experts to support you in 5 major areas of your life such as Parenting, Finances, Dating, Social Media, and Personal Growth.

Take a peek…

To get the most up-to-date information as it happens, go to www.NADWC.org and easily sign up for our weekly newsletter.
Yes…there is life and love after divorce!

Warm Regards,
Joanie Winberg
Business/Personal Consultant specializing in divorce
National Association of Divorce for Women and Children

Single Again! Now What? Talk Radio Show

June 17, 2009

If you are single again either through divorce or the loss of a loved one then you have come to the right place. We have created this show especially for you. Being single again is an emotional roller coaster ride, but you don’t have to face this challenging time in your life alone.

Join Joanie and her special guests each week from around the world who will be sharing tips to support, encourage and inspire you. Maybe these tips will make you laugh or be just the right thing you need to hear at this time in your life.

The Single Again! Now What? Blog Talk Radio Show is brought to you by the National Association of Divorce for Women and Children.

Our show is live, so if you have any questions for our guests, call (347) 215-6997 every Wednesday evening @ 6:00PM EST.

Tune in to this week’s show…Positive Living with Patricia Raskin

Special Guests: Patricia Raskin, M.Ed.
Patricia is a pioneer and trailblazer for positive media messaging. With 25 years experience as an award-winning producer and host of radio, TV and documentaries, Patricia has given voice through the airwaves to help listeners overcome obstacles and challenges and make their dreams come true. Currently, Patricia is hosting radio shows on WPRO-AM 630, Voice America and her own Positive Living Network on www.blogtalkradio.com/postive-living.

Menopause- Interview with Carrie Pierce

June 9, 2009

If you are single again either through divorce or the loss of a loved one then you have come to the right place. We have created this show especially for you. Being single again is an emotional roller coaster ride, but you don’t have to face this challenging time in your life alone.

Join Joanie and her special guests each week from around the world who will be sharing tips to support, encourage and inspire you. Maybe these tips will make you laugh or be just the right thing you need to hear at this time in your life.

The Single Again! Now What? Blog Talk Radio Show is brought to you by the National Association of Divorce for Women and Children.

Tune in to this week’s show…

Special Guest: Carrie Pierce
Carrie’s mission is to help make menopause “The Change for the Better” for women everywhere.
Carrie has worked exclusively in the skin care, health and beauty industry for over 25 years. She is a licensed Aesthetician, is certified in Color Analysis and has built a solid, international reputation in the field of holistic, menopausal skin care. Meet Carrie!

Pro-Child Way: Parenting with an Ex!

June 4, 2009

Happy 14th Birthday!
I’ve been thinking for awhile that I should add a blog to my site. Thinking turned into action last week when I set up the structure for this blog. Once in place, I had to face the next question: what to write? As June approached, my questioning intensified. I knew that the new month, filled with the new beginnings of school vacation, was the right time for me to begin this next phase.

But what to write? Does my work end with the pages written in The Pro-Child Way: Parenting with an Ex? Or is there more left to offer those parenting after divorce? Of course, the universe weaved it’s magic once again, and the answer came to me in a flash today. The flash of a camera, capturing my older daughter’s 14th birthday on the first of June.

In my camera, there is now a picture of my daughter, surrounded by family. HER family.
1. Her mom (that would be me).
2. Her sister (my 2nd daughter)
3. Her dad (my Ex of 12 years)
4. Her step-mom
5. Her sisters (my Ex and wife’s 2 daughters)
6. Her brother (my Ex and wife’s son)
7. Her grandmother (my mom)
8. Her great-grandmother (my mom’s mom)
9. Her aunt (my sister) and husband
10. Her 3 cousins (my sister’s children)

Corralling this gang, was my partner who was very good at getting smiles from everyone.

While some of her out-of-state family were not there, and the dog wasn’t invited inside, it still made for a very full sofa. When the flash went off, a gentle kiss from heaven whispered: “job well done” in my mind. “Yes”, I smiled back.

Immediately, the young children scattered in chaos while the adults went back to talking. In the midst, was my birthday girl. Totally oblivious to the special moment that was swirling around her. Sure, she was smiling and very pleased to be celebrating her birthday, but the fact that HER family was surrounding her was no big deal.

Just like when I was 14 and my family surrounded me at my birthday. If it wasn’t for the pictures, I wouldn’t recall that my family surrounded me — it was a normal, non-eventful, totally predictable non-event that only would have been remarkable if I hadn’t been surrounded by my family. I’ve never been so please to create a non-event for my daughter!

Thirty years from now, will my daughter remember that her family attended her birthday? She’ll probably shrug and say, “Why wouldn’t they have?” And I will still be smiling right next to her.

Relates to Situation #16, Parents Together: The Birthday Party, The Pro-Child Way: Parenting with an Ex to be released January 2010
Ellen Kellner all rights reserved

Ellen Kellner is on the Panel of Experts for the National Association of Divorce for Women and Children and a contributor for “The Single Again! Now What?” blog.

Single Again! Now What? Blog Talk Radio Show- A Story of Divorce

June 4, 2009

If you are single again either through divorce or the loss of a loved one then you have come to the right place. We have created this show especially for you. Being single again is an emotional roller coaster ride, but you don’t have to face this challenging time in your life alone.

Join Joanie and her special guests each week from around the world who will be sharing tips to support, encourage and inspire you. Maybe these tips will make you laugh or be just the right thing you need to hear at this time in your life.

The Single Again! Now What? Blog Talk Radio Show is brought to you by the National Association of Divorce for Women and Children.

This Weeks’s Show
Where Am I Sleeping Now?

Special Guest: Carol Gordon Ekster
Carol has been a 4th grade teacher for 35 years. She will share with you how divorce effects children from a teacher’s point of view. Carol will also talk about her new children’s book on shared custody…Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?-A Story of Divorce. For more information about Carol and to order her book, go to http://www.carolgordonekster.com/

Intentions- The Power of Setting Intentions

May 30, 2009

The first chapter of my book, Everything Matters, Nothing Matters (EverythingMattersNothingMatters) is titled “Intention” because I believe that this is the beginning step towards realizing our dreams. Intentions are different than goals in that we’re not limiting ourselves to finite outcomes. In the book, I describe the difference this way:

“Thought is like tying up a care package with string and sending it for delivery to a specified address. Intention is more like being on the other end of a delivery, with or without knowing its sender or contents. An intention-based life is approached, always, with optimism that gifts are arriving all the time. As the recipient, we are only responsible for signing for the package, unraveling the string and accepting the gift.”

As I sat down to write this post, I revisited a list of work-related intentions that I set three years ago. Upon rereading them, it dawned on me that every one of them has come true! Since setting them, I’ve written 2 books and garnered book contracts for both. Here are those intentions:

I, GINA, INTEND THIS OR SOMETHING BETTER:
- I intend this to be the year of juicy, sacred, radical wildness, a year of my life in which some of my most deeply held dreams come true in a big way.
- I unabashedly run towards my goal of completing my most personal writings and garnering a book contract for them. I vow to imbibe of and stay drunk on the creative process until I fall over with a feeling of blissful completion of the work I must do before I perish.
- The publishing team that stewards my writings into the world is kind-hearted and loving, astute and shrewd in business and willing to nurture the writer in me for the long term.
- I honor my creativity, live in its essence, and am rewarded for this.
- I allow the fullest expression of my ebullient, exuberant side in all its forms: words, writing, dancing, singing, being slightly crazed and laughing out loud at random.
- I thank God . . .I thank Goddess.

Looks like I need to update my intentions! Want to do it together? Send me your list of intentions; in an upcoming post, I will share the new ones that I will be writing up. Remember: we’re sending that package across the universe without a mailing label. I invite you to see what happens when you do this, and to accept whatever gifts are delivered as a result.

For more information:
Gina Mazza, contributing writer for the “Single Again! Now What?” Blog and on the Panel of Experts for the National Association of Divorce for Women and Children.

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