Military EZine volume 5

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July 2002 Issue #5

Follow Your Dreams While You Follow the Military!™

Join us to learn how to Increase Your Energy,
Decrease Your Stress, and Go for Your
Dreams! An "as we can get to it"
newsletter/ezine with ideas, resources, stories
and inspiration so you can Follow Your
Dream While You Follow the Military™
written by military spouses for military
spouses!

Kathie Hightower & Holly Scherer, Editors

IN THIS ISSUE

Exercise, Inspiration, & Incentive
Research on Our Book
Fun Products
Workshops For Military Spouses

Exercise, Inspiration & Incentive
I went for a walking meeting with a new
writing friend last week. As we got to the turn-
around point at the end of Ruston Way here
in Tacoma, Linda looked at what I had
assumed was a pager attached to her belt. I
thought she was checking the phone number
to see if she should return it. Instead, she said,
"That was 4500 steps."

She was wearing a pedometer. I said, "Oh, I’ve
been thinking about getting one just to see
how much I walk during the day, especially
going up and down the many steps in my
house. Hey, can it show if you are going up
stairs?" Unfortunately no. But she went on to
describe the big difference this little tool has
made in her life. "I’m not a natural exerciser like you," she said.

"Hey, I’m not at all a natural exerciser," I protested. "I’ve changed my habits
consciously over time to become one because
I know now what it does for my energy level
and my stress!"

"Okay," she said, "but even though I know I
need it, I tend to avoid it. This gives me a
measurement."

We discussed it further. As she pointed out,
many of us might say that we get lots of
exercise just chasing the kids around and
running all those errands every day. But do
we?

"I read that you need to take 10,000 steps a
day for health and fitness," Linda went on
"That has been the magic number for me."
Here’s what has happened for her.

1. If she gets towards the evening and doesn’t
have her 10,000, she goes out for a walk after
dinner rather than sitting down to TV or
reading.

2. She finds herself purposefully parking
further away from the store to add to her
steps.

3. She finds herself naturally making better
food choices — and taking up other activity
like bike-riding that she hasn’t done in years.
"I’m certainly much fitter and feel better,"
she says, "and I’m getting to experience my
neighborhood in a deeper, richer way. The real
magic is in the experiences I’ve had because I
was walking rather than driving — minor
miracles I call them."

As she stopped to literally smell the roses at
one house in her neighborhood, an older
woman came around from behind a bush.
"Would you like some?" she asked. Eighty-
year-old Annie proudly took Linda on a tour
of her glorious back yard full of flowers, fruit
trees and vegetables. It was obvious she didn’t
get to share it with other people often
enough. Linda left with an armful of roses, an
invitation to return at any time,and the
knowledge that she’d brightened this woman’s
day — and made a new friend.

As she walked along the water of
Commencement Bay one morning she saw
people throwing flower petals in the water and
heard a minister blessing a sailboat. Going over
to investigate, she found out that it was a
handmade sailboat being launched for the first
time — and heading off on a voyage to
France. She felt a part of their excitement and
anticipation as they followed their dream.
And all it took for Linda was this small $20
pedometer that she found by typing the word
into her search engine.

"It’s built-in accountability," she adds. "I
might be able to fool myself about how much
movement I’m getting each day." This gives
her the facts in black and white.
I’ve decided to order one myself. What a fun
way to jumpstart your daily movement.

If you try this, let us know how it works for
you. If we share your report we’ll send you a
free Joyful Living Booklet, full of 75 ways to
add more joy to your life. Getting out and
smelling the roses in your neighborhood is
one of those ideas.

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Research on Our Book
As part of our research for the Follow Your Dream
While You Follow the Military™ book, we are collecting stories of women who have done just that
— created a life, a program, a business, a career that| allows them to pursue their passion as they live this
military life. We’ll share some of these stories in|
future issues. Do you have a dream to share? Either
one you want help with or a success story to inspire| other military spouses? Email us at
kathie@jumpintolife.net (and you’ll get a free
Joyful Living booklet in thanks for writing.)

Fun Products
While we work on our Follow Your Dream While You Follow the Military™ book, we have some other products that can help you create and live your dream! To order any of these call Kathie tollfree at 866-569-5695 or email or fax in an order— see contact info at the bottom. And, yes, I can take Visa or MC (does that make us professional or what?) The easiest way to order is to go to the product part of the website, www.jumpintolife.net, and download an order form to fax or mail or call in.

Creative Living Audiotape Set:
2tapes (120minutes) on the joyful living concept & goal achieving tools, tips & resources) $12

Your Enchanted Life: A Journal of Discovery & Delight (a playbook full of exercises & action steps) $18

Simple Joys: Little Things That Make a BIG Difference (a pocket-size book with one idea per page) $6
*similar ideas in a booklet that can mail in a #10
envelope are in the Joyful Living Booklet $3

Magic Rainbow Glasses (see the good in Everything) $6

As Is pewter pins (Show the world you are already quite wonderful just the way you are – faults and all!) $25

Workshops
A Follow Your Dreams While You Follow the Military Workshop at your post/base?
We do four-hour workshops for military spouses. (These have been called different things in the past — Joyful Living, Creative Living, Jump Into Life we’ve finally settled on what it’s really About — Follow Your Dream While You Follow the Military™.) We’d love to do all day sessions or 2-3 day retreats someday too. We have LOTS of information to share.

Here’s what other military spouses are saying: "Wunderbar! I have gained worthwhile & valuable information on how to turn my dreams into reality. I wish I had a seminar like this to attend 15 years ago." –Gwendolyn A. Williams "This was the best thing that happened to me in Germany!"—Alicka Ampry-Samuel

If you know someone who hires trainers for your base (often the Family Advocacy Office or ACS), send us a name and address and we will mail a full information packet. We’d love to come to your location.
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Contact Us:
Kathie Hightower & Holly Scherer
Follow Your Dreams While You Follow the
Military Seminars
kathie@jumpintolife.net
2908 N. Warner Street, Tacoma, Wa 98407;
Tollfree: 866-569-5695;253-761-8161; fax253-759-4009

Or contact Holly directly in Memphis at 901-756-7391 or email her at schererjh@earthlink.net