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Starting in the January, 2004, edition of CATLINES, you may find your own company or publication listed.  Do you want to be listed as a MEOW or a REOW?  It's all up to you! (This section will be discontinued since it might fit better in BIZLINES.) meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeow >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< *CATLINES* vol. 3, Issue 3-4, May-June  15, 2004 Published monthly (most of the time)by http://www.catliness.com (in nine lives of progress) WINNER OF THE GOLDEN WHISKERS AWARD http://www.meowhoo.com hosted by Katherine Cook at: http://www.katstorm.com ===================== Editor: Lauren Merryfield =======>^..^<===== Treats For May and June (Note: copy the links into your browser to make them work; music and great verses you don't want to miss!) ******* Mothers Day http://www.poofcat.com/mothersday.html ******* A Tribute To Our Fallen Heroes: http://www.100megsfree2.com/srscherr/scherr/memorial.htm ******* Memorial Day http://www.poofcat.com/memday2.html ******* Friday, June 6, was Hug Your Cat Day. (Every day is hug your cat day!) ******* Remembering Ronald Reagan http://home.att.net/~Poofcat/RR.html ******* "You ask me what I'd like to do that I haven't done and I say 'Nothin'!' I haven't any mountains to climb or oceans to swim. I've been an extremely blessed individual . ... I'm not clamorin' for more trinkets. If I were to die tomorrow, I could say I've had a good life." - Ray Charles (Los Angeles Times, 1986) ******* Kitty HipHop Rap http://fun.queenofquotes.com/redir.cfm/4938/52361/4194/5384850 ******* ===================== >From my friend, Chris L.  She sells everything! http://tishtreasure.zoovy.com ===================== If you are in need of traffic and want to learn what Power Linking is all about, OR you have wanted to check out Power Linking but thought it was too expensive, now is your chance to grab the entire Power Linking package for $30 off! Won't last forever, so check it out now and watch your site become more popular than you ever imagined! http://www.power-linking-profits.com/swres/catly.html ===================== ===================== _____________________ If you are receiving this newsletter, either you subscribed recently or received a copy from a friend. Thank you for joining and accepting our catly ezine, ads and other notices from catliness.com! _____________________ Subscribing and unsubscribing: It is easier to subscribe than to unsubscribe; that's how the system is set up.  However, if one really wants to do the uncatly thing, one  may do so once into the system.  The other way is to send an email to: mailto:infoRus@catliness.com with unsubscribe in the subject. Thanks. And if you do it--you just may have Jaspur Jaws to answer to, lol. _____________________ --------------------- >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< (4 kitty heads, representing Jaspur, Mikey, Gabrielle and Maryah, suPURRvisors and helPURRs in these adventures into catliness.) ===================== >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< And now! ... 4 cats present... * CATLINES * ===================== Table of contents: 1: Kibble Nibble: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial) 2: Kitten Kabootle's Kubbyhole (catly writings) (in loving memory of Kitten Kabootle, now living at Rainbow Bridge) 3: biz-catskills (home-business, motivational or general biz articles) 4: look what the cats dragged in (jokes, quotes, very brief verse) 5: from Outside the catbox (questions, comments from readers) 6: subscription info and other strays --------------------- BE SURE TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO SUBSCRIBE TO CATLINES! SEND THEM TO Our newly revised: http://www.catliness.com --------------------- ===================== If interested in our business: http://www.mywebprez.com/catly/hpnbiz If interested in our pet products: http://www.mywebprez.com/catly/hpnpds ===================== Weekly Drawing - Win a FREE Gourmet Soy Candle 16 oz and yummy to the bottom of the jar! Enter up to once a day at - http://www.candlesaglow.biz " When all candles be out, all cats be gray." --John Heywood http://www.catliness.com to sign up for CATLINES ===================== 1: Kibble Nibble: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial) Greetings and apologies, such patient cat-loving home-business PURRsons! There is no short story for May's nonexistent issue and the threat of a similar demise to the June issue. Let's see: Spam filter problems in sending and receiving of CATLINES, including possible ISP intrusion; What was just a light cold in May turning into horrendous bronchitis because of new doctor not listening to my need for antibiotics *before* it gets down there; a myriad of doctor appointments prior to upcoming major surgery on June 23rd; our New York trip by train there and by plane back, for the Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement Conference; Jim's recent early June hospitalization for a raging infection (he helps with proofing and formatting, when the computer or I goof); And the clincher: somehow losing most of my folders in Outlook Express, including, but not limited to the prepared items for CATLINES! It seems like a selective loss.  Most of A through H are still accessible, though not intact.  I cannot claim that only smaller folders were left because there are a couple folders containing over two thousand messages making a liar out of me. Neither can I claim that only level One is there because in just a couple instances, levels 2 and 3 are represented. Though I made the attempt, system restore was not a viable option since OE did not totally crash.  The email we had problems with a while back is functioning PURRfectly. And it's only some files missing!  Not just the newer ones, there is quite a variety of stuff still accessible date-wise, clear up to June 11th. And why does it seem that the missing are the most important folders and subfolders? Really, it seems to be the folders I mess with most (containing the most PURRtinent info) are the ones hiding out. Do you feel baffled?  Join the club! Thanks to the PURRsistence of my husband, my OE folders are now being revived.  He and I both figured that if they were somewhere on the hard drive, there could be a way to access them.  Our computer guy seemed to have given up.  He has no idea who he's working with!! ******* If you hear me speaking of taking a train clear across the contiguous United States, remind me that those folk-singers and poets of train lore did this stuff all the time and found ways to sleep and evidently bruises did not happen or they were ignored.  I slept in New York! The APLB conference was great!  Around 80 participants from all over the country, plus Toronto, Canada, spent the weekend of May 28-30 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, for Dr. Wallace Sife's second annual conference. Things went well until we broke up for small groups.  Though most presentations occurred twice over the duration of the conference, some of us earned a diploma and 10 CEU's in pet-loss counseling, thus were required to attend certain sessions.  Bummer, boo hiss; my stamina gave out and I missed a couple I reeeeeeeally wanted to attend.  (We have handouts, so I plan to cover some of what we learned when CATLINES resumes more normal publication circumstances.  ) Speaking of our publication schedule, I cannot predict how my recovery will affect CATLINES.  Of course, I will do my best, with the help of the cats, to stay as nearly on schedule as possible. Lauren Merryfield ~~~~~~~ ATTENTION ADVERTISERS: Beginning with the March, 2004 Issue: Advertise In Catlines Newsletter We offer two forms of advertising to our subscribers. Solo ads and feature ads. Your feature ad can be up to but not to exceed 5 lines @ 65 characters each line. Your solo ad can be up to but not to exceed 20 lines @ 65 characters each line. For instructions go to the ad link at: http://www.catliness.com There are freebies, too! We reserve the right to deny publication of certain ads. We do not accept any pornography, hate or discriminatory ads. Order Now - Feature Ads Only $10.00 Order Now - Solo Ads Only $25.00 Order Today And Receive 2 Free Software Bonuses This program is NOT available on Download.com AlphaCuts swiftly displays, in alphabetical listings, ALL your programs on your start/programs menu, ALL your favorites in Internet Explorer and ALL documents in the My documents folder. It lists the relevant directories and categories and the items they contain, to help you quickly find (like lightning!) what you are looking for. It is also possible to search for full or partial words. Have you tried looking for a good domain name recently? You will have to keep trying names till you find one that is not taken. The exercise is so bothersome that you normally end up registering the first one you find available... One month later you realize that there was actually a good name, except that it is gone now! THERE IS A BETTER WAY Domain Name Analyzer (SpeedNamer) is a free Windows software for finding that perfect domain name for your business or product. ...... ~~~~~~~ MAJOR DECISION: I have made a decision to give honorable mention to companies who respond affirmatively to making their websites/books/other info accessible to blind persons, and to further list any who have been less than cooperative.  I think our cat-loving friends need to know which businesses are worth our time and which are not.  I am not asking for a boycott of those who do not comply, however, extra praise and buying products from those who are open to accessibility issues might just make a difference both in compliance and in noncompliance--and in having a heart. Just as I would not recommend any companies to you who are knowingly negative in any way to animals, the same goes for humans. I consider unwillingness in the realm of accessibility to be quite negative.  And so do the cats! Due to a very reasonable suggestion, Meows and Reows will be discontinued in CATLINES, unless I feel like mentioning an unusually good or bad one.  This info is more appropriate for BIZlines, whose schedule is much more erratic, by the way, than that of CATLINES. ===================== I am a contributing author to Allen and Linda Anderson's "God's Messengers: what animals tell us about the Divine."  Kabootle has been commemorated once more!  You may find the book at your local Barnes and Noble or other book stores. 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I'm talking about everyday items: toothpaste, deodorant, beauty items, safe cleaning products, nutritional supplements that taste good!, lip balm (the best) and so much more! Just shop at *our* store; items shipped to your door! mailto:infoRus@catliness.com?subject=nontoxic " Household cleansers are the major source of home toxins. Approximately 500,000 tons of liquid cleaners are washed down U.S. drains annually. Most of these products rely on petroleum- based surfactants, solvents and other chemicals, some of which are known to be acutely toxic in large doses. Others have been linked to reproductive illnesses and cancer. Most of these chemicals have not been tested for their impact on human health." - Judy Morgan, Environmentalist --------------------- ===================== Where can you get products in the rough in profitable niches? *all new* http://www.profitsvaultmonthly.com/pvm?i=catly ~~Important notice~~ Profits Vault Monthly has become Nicheology!  Find out more: http://www.profitsvaultmonthly.com/pvm?i=catly You will be redirected to our new site! ===================== 2: Kitten Kabootle's Kubbyhole (catly writings) Thursday, June 03, 2004 8:01 AM Jaspur and the bright shining light by Lauren Merryfield (Thanks to my friend, Ray, who still had a copy of this so I could share it with my cat-loving friends.  This is a blow by blow account) Tonight lots of people noticed it was dark, then there was this dim light, then it got really bright.  One woman's cats went berserk as did this Jaspur, meowing and meowing and pawing on the blinds.  One woman said she felt a rumble like an earthquake. People are calling Lou's show about it. The weather dudes say it was not thunder or anything like that; perhaps a meteor or however you spell it??? Yikes! There had been a bright full moon but they said it wasn't like that.  Tacoma, Lynnwood, all around. Lou Pate and John Craven didn't see or feel anything. Spooky! Jaspur is still meowing and meowing.  Restless. Lit up like a blue light and like daylight and then it was gone another guy said. I was going to go to bed; now I'm excited about this; wish I could have seen it so I could describe it. Another guy, near Mill Creek, said it was a flash of about 3 seconds.  A little later, a rumble. Woman at Vashon Island said they were looking at the full moon, to the south, and then it lit up all over from the south. Triline meteorite; rumbling, it hitting the earth's surface. About size of a comet.  According to a professor.  UW.  Burning up caused the arcing light that startled people.  Bassett syndrome; breaking up of a star. Probably landed in the Chehalis area.  About the size of a car.   Prof. Hammermaster or something like that.   Dan Restione is in on this too.  Yikes!  exciting. Telling people not to call 911 though some have called the police. Another guy; bright orange light, 3 seconds.  boom; bed shaking; his pet was worried. Woman: bright light; 20 seconds later, building vibrated. A guy felt the rumble but didn't see it because was sleeping; the rumble woke him up. I may have felt it but thought it was the cats.  I feel rumbles in here now and then.  Jaspur is still meowing a lot; seems really restless.  I couldn't figure out what he wanted.  He did go over to the blinds a few times and pace back and forth between the blinds then past me and on the other side of me. Another guy: saw it, like a whip, flaming in the sky; 20/30 seconds later a long rumble, not like a thud at all. Woman: driving, saw flash, whole sky got bright, a blue streak shot across the sky, burning and going down faster than a firework would.  North.  Afterwards was a rumble a long one. Trucker guy: blue flame coming from the ground after it hit, near Chehalis.  about the size of a car.  He called 911 who said there was a meteor shower. Guy (William, a pilot) landing his plane saw orange lighting the sky and then shower of sparks. People from Snoqualmie and Wenatchee are calling, having seen a light. And you're sound asleep, lol. Jaspur has finally quieted down. Woman heard an explosion, thought it was propane tank exploding. House shook.  Bellingham. Woman: flash of fire in the sky, sky lit up; no sound but were in car so may have missed the sound.  Thought, like many, that it was a transformer blowing out. Sulfury smell too. Daryl: saw flashing light, heard thud in intersection; smoldering chunk; went out 15 minutes later and got it.  eBay lol, Daryl said. (Don't know if this was pot-head Daryl or not, he didn't mention marijuana but I bet it was him.) Guy: Lake Stevens; lit up like daylight.  No noise.  then a minute later, noise like Mount St. Helen's going off.  Still shaken.  Like several booms, like bombs.  Turned on news and nothing but he says so many couldn't be imagining it. Woman: didn't see light but felt a rumble house shook.  Around 2:45. I quite often feel a rumble or a thud in the middle of the night, in this mobile home, so, though I do remember feeling something, I figured it was the cats doing something and was not all that bothered. However, people are talking about planes now and, come to think of it, I did hear like far-off plane sounds, but not with the usual louder and softer, just softer.  It was a low sound.  Some are wondering if the military was looking for something before and after it happened and it's "classified," as they say. They are saying now that it (the meteor) was probably the size of a computer monitor and may have dissipated by the time it reached the earth.  At least they are not saying it didn't happen, though they have not as yet found a point of impact, which does not mean that there was none. Guy from Montana: southern sky; saw a flash but not as spectacular as others described.  Thought it was transformer going out.  Or 4th of July. Glacier Park we went through on train last week. Woman: Arlington; flash of light; heard pop, pop pop, like shooting.  House shook.  Thought it was dry lightning at first. Guy in B.C. trucker:saw flash; thought of Al Qaeda.  Bright flash; spooked him out. Didn't know what it was.  Turned on radio and heard Lou's show; people talking about it. This guy just called in saying there was no Bradley Hammermaster listed in UW's directory and the meteor was not a triline, he never heard of that term.  He gave a different name.  He did see the flash; lasted longer than lightning so he wondered if it was a nuke or another pipeline explosion.  Heard sound a couple minutes or so later.  Was up  feeding his daughter; his cat meowed in the background. CBS mentioned it on national news; used sound clip from Lou's show but didn't give Lou credit.  NW Cable News didn't seem to have anything on about it. guy in B.C.: he and friends saw it; tuned radio and Lou's show was talking about it.  He saw two flashes;  short green flash; longer 3-second flash, lit up the whole sky.  He considered it a gift. Woman: 2:39 small flash; two minutes later, bright light; startled her; dull boom.  Was delivering papers. Woman: woke her and husband up; rumbled, windows creaked; something at the refinery?  Didn't see the light. When one guy said he'd called 911 and got the sheriff's recording, Lou asked if it was Sheriff Reicher saying he'd get back to him in 20 years? lol, referring to the Gary Ridgway killings. Guy saw bluish light; lit up the sky like daylight.  Wondered if there was a nuclear accident.  Was in car, so didn't feel or hear anything. Guy: flash like daylight; saw meteor streaking down north by northwest; top of it was green streak, white streak, then showered and fragmented like fireworks. Guy: didn't see light, but felt boom like a sonic boom.  Thought it might be a big deer hitting his house. We're getting weirder stories as the morning goes on; some are stoned; it's funny. Guy: Cle Elum: bright like daylight on the driver's side; south. Then saw meteor; green ball, then a white streak and then splintered sparks.  He thought it might be in north Seattle from where he was. Guy: seemed like it went from northwest to southeast; big light, then streaks. Guy: MLT:(Mount Lake Terrace) from west to east; then like daylight; then streaks; then heard boom, boom, boom, boom. Guy: freaked out; couldn't be lightning.  Big old boom.  Kids with a bomb or something. Lou's show is done. CBS reported, mentioned people calling KIRO radio; said that a report of a falling meteor was false.  So how often has CBS been truthful lately anyway?  People here know something happened, just don't know what it was.  No one has reported an impact (except Daryl, lol.) Jim and I believe something did happen; Jaspur's behavior confirms it.  His behavior was erratic, just like during the earthquake; back and forth between the window/blinds, to the other side of me, like he was trying to figure out what it was and protect me, yowling frantically all of that time.  This actually began before they started talking about it on the radio and he was restless for much of the night.  One time, he meowed warningly, at the window, as if he were chasing something off. This was funny. Rich Marriott came on to do the weather and Greg and Jane asked him about the lights in the sky, because, after all... .. .. .. .. .. .. he is a .... ... ... meteor-ologist! Guess he has the last word. @@@@@@@ Hayley's Song Beauty crafted from light, Galaxies swirling within her coat, Warmth of the sun reflecting in her eyes. The music of the spheres sings in her throat. Like a comet that lights the night, She may glow for years to come Or flame with a brief, consuming brightness. But oh the joy to the one Who captures the comet And holds it in her hands For even one moment in time. Hayley Hayley, a special needs cat, was recently adopted by a person with a very big heart from KittyCorner, a private foster home for cats in Liverpool, NY --An original poem by Aileen (Lee) Walden, Syracuse, NY @@@@@@@ This Old Cat I'm getting on in years, My coat is turning gray. My eyes have lost their luster, My hearing's just okay. I spend my day dreaming Of conquests in my past, Lying near a sunny window Waiting for its warm repast. I remember our first visit, I was coming to you free, Hoping you would take me in And keep me company. I wasn't young or handsome, Two years I'd roamed the street. There were scars upon my face, I hobbled on my feet. I could sense your disappointment As I left my prison cage. Oh, I hoped you would accept me And look beyond my age. You took me out of pity, I accepted without shame. Then you grew to love me, And I admit the same. I have shared with you your laughter, You have wet my fur with tears. We've come to know each other Throughout these many years. Just one more hug this morning Before you drive away, And know I'll think about you Throughout your busy day. The time we've left together Is a treasured time at that. My heart is yours forever. I Promise - This old cat. Author: K.C. Bigamon Web: KC's Beloved Cats & Poems @@@@@@@ The Meaning of Rescue Now that I'm home, bathed, settled and fed, All nicely tucked in my warm new bed, I'd like to open my baggage, Lest I forget, There is so much to carry, So much to regret. Hmmm...Yes, there it is, right on the top, Let's unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss, And there by my perch hides Fear and Shame. As I look on these things I tried so hard to leave, I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain. I loved them, the others, the ones who left me, But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me. Will you add to my baggage? Will you help me unpack? Or will you just look at my things, And take me right back? Do you have the time to help me unpack? To put away my baggage, to never repack? I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see, But I do come with baggage, Will you still want me? Author Unknown ===================== Jim Edwards is so prolific.  Ready to keep up with his products? 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Pass it along to people you know. http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com (Editor's note:  They have catly jewelry there, too, proceeds going to help animals) ===================== MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW Lauren Merryfield is the editor/publisher of CATLINES.  She and her husband, Jim, live in Washington with their three feline "kids," Jaspur, Mikey and Gabrielle. Daughter, Lynden, lives in Nebraska, Lauren's homeland. Lauren has been published in several magazines and books including "The Braille Monitor," "Future Reflections," (national Publications) and "News From Blind Nebraskans," state newsletter. "Heartwarmers of Love," an anthology, contains her story "Love Far Beyond The Physical," concerning the marriage to her husband Jim. Most recently, her story "Kabootle: Rescue Cat," was published in a new anthology by Angel Animals, entitled "God's Messengers: what animals tell us about the Divine." Lauren is a member of the Cat Writers' Association: http://www.catwriters.org and co-owner of http://www.catliness.com where one can join CATLINES. She has recently opened her first honest-to-goodness online store, selling cat-theme jewelry items, some are one-of-a-kind: http://www.animalloversjewelry.com She is now a member of the APLB--Association For Pet-Loss And Bereavement http://www.aplb.org and, Heaven forbid, says Jim, the Cat Collectors' Club: http://www.catcollectors.org And even *more* "Heaven forbid," she's on Ebay: EBAY!  We're there!  Bid Now! http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/meowheart/. She recently decided to CATer to those who really are interested in non-cat items too, bringing about: http://www.stuffandsuchandeverything.com She is enjoying spreading her catliness around! MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW --------------------- InstantAudio (note: Have you heard my audio message yet? My above message was made using Instant Audio!) 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This party will make or break your finances for the next year, possibly longer. Now picture this: just after the party starts, the power goes out, the band disappears, the caterer gets arrested and the fire alarm starts screeching.  The fate of your business hangs in the balance. The decisions you make in the next couple of minutes determine whether your business succeeds or fails. What will you do? In a manner of speaking, this exact disaster happened to me when I launched a new product online not too long ago. We spent 4 months and hundreds of hours developing a CD-ROM product to help online business owners get more website traffic. We then convinced a very famous expert to put his reputation on the line by sending an email inviting 20,000 of his best customers to buy our product at a discount. Just as he sent his email our shopping cart *broke* and everything stopped working. The complaint letters started pouring in and thousands of dollars in revenue depended on what we did in the next few minutes. Luckily we could access another shopping cart on a different server and, mostly through luck, we got back online with the replacement 30 minutes later. But that horrible event taught me a valuable lesson and, whether you operate an online business or not, you can learn from it too. The lesson? Always have a backup plan and prepare for things to go wrong online, because they will go wrong! ~ Email ~ Anyone who uses email should maintain at least one extra email account in case their primary account goes down. You can open a free email account at HotMail.com or Yahoo.com in less than 5 minutes, but if you don't set the account up ahead of time with your important contact information, you may find yourself unable to communicate with key people because you don't have their information. ~ Internet Access ~ If you use email or the Internet for any aspect of your business, then you need a backup plan for getting online in case your primary connection goes out. If you have a cable or DSL connection, this means access to a dial-up connection like AOL or MSN. If you don't want to pay the monthly fee then hang onto one of those "free trial" disks and sign up for a free 30 day account when you need it. ~ Your Disaster Plans ~ Don't just consider technology failures in your backup planning. Those good old "elements" like wind, fire and water should also factor into your thinking. Whether backing up your latest ebook or the family digital photo "album," keep a copy of your sensitive files on a CD-Rom or floppy disk, preferably somewhere safe like a bank safety deposit box. If you use the Internet and email for anything other than casual surfing, know ahead of time exactly what to do if things go wrong. If your income depends on the Internet, then you must know in advance how you will get online, communicate and replace your entire web-based business (website, web hosting, shopping cart, autoresponders, secure server, credit cards) in the space of 24 hours if necessary. Don't wait until you find yourself in the middle of an online disaster to learn these lessons the hard way. ---- Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the co- author of an amazing new ebook that will teach you how to use free articles to quickly drive thousands of targeted visitors to your website or affiliate links... -=-=-==-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Need MORE TRAFFIC to your website or affiliate links? "Turn Words Into Traffic" reveals the secrets for driving Thousands of NEW visitors to your website or affiliate links... without spending a dime on advertising! Click Here> http://www.turnwordsintotraffic.com @@@@@@@ SUCCESS STARTS WHEN YOU BEGIN Everyone who got where they are had to begin where they were. Your opportunity for success is where you are right now. To attain success or to reach your goal, don't worry about having all the answers in advance. You just need to have a clear idea of your goal. Don't procrastinate when faced with a difficult problem. Break those problems into parts, and handle one part at a time. Develop a bias toward action. You can make something happen, today. Break your big plan for success into small steps and take the first step right away. The highest mountain is climbed one step at a time Take your first step today. OPEN YOUR OWN DOORS TO OPPORTUNIT'Y Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity. Distant pastures always look greener than those close at hand, but opportunity lies right where you are. You must simply take advantage of them when they appear. You can start where you are at any time. Success is all around you. It's not in your environment, it's not in luck or chance, or in the help of others. Success is in yourself alone. You don't need more strength or more ability or greater opportunity. What you need is to use what you have. Learn to seize good fortune, for it is always around you. You must go to success, it doesn't come to you. Max Steingart ©2002 Written by:  MotivationMentor I believe it takes courage to attain success. Here are some thoughts on this by Ron Malezis Courage You've done many courageous things. Just getting out of bed in the morning takes some degree of courage. And you've gone way past that. Think of a time in your life when you were particularly courageous, a time when you were especially creative, persistent, focused or adventurous. Consider that you are still the same person even now. Certainly circumstances have changed since then, and you have changed as well. Yet that capacity for courage is still with you. Connect yourself with that courage and put your life into it. You have it, there's no doubt. It is there, waiting to move you forward. Let yourself live in it. Though the world is often harsh, there are boundless opportunities all around you. And you have the courage to make the most of them. 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