X-Sender: billh@ss2.media3.net Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:05:52 -0800 To: scott@centerpointe.com From: William Harris Subject: Mind Chatter #82 (January 16, 2002) Welcome to Issue #82 (January 16, 2002) of MIND CHATTER, the twice-monthly e-mail newsletter of Centerpointe Research Institute: Do you want to Unsubscribe?? Gasp!! (Directions are at the end of the newsletter!) http://www.centerpointe.com In This Issue: * MindQuotes * Principle #8: The Principle of Good and Bad Generalizations by Bill Harris * Glowing Testimonial of the Month * Self Matters, Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D. Reviewed by Scott Spencer-Wolff * Announcements *** MIND CHATTER contains articles about: *Personal and spiritual growth in general *Meditation (high and low-tech) *Recovery from emotional trauma *Mind development *Superlearning *Cutting edge methods for increasing longevity *How evolution happens in the brain *Pretty much any other subject I get exciting about and want to write about. You'll find MIND CHATTER in your e-mail box once every two weeks. Free on-line demo: If you aren't in the program now and would like to hear a sample, please listen to our on-line Holosync® demo: http://www.centerpointe.com/demo/index.cfm Finally, if you aren't in the program already -- PLEASE JOIN! (What are you waiting for??) There's a RISK FREE one-year money-back guarantee and you can even pay in convenient payments on your credit card. You can join by calling 1-800-945-2741 or 503-672-7117 24 hours a day. Or, just click here: http://www.centerpointe.com/purchase/index.cfm We look forward to having you in the program! *** MindQuotes Nobody on his deathbed ever said, "I wish I had spent more time at the office." --Paul Tsongas O to have my life henceforth a poem of new joys! To dance, clap hands, exult, shout, skip, leap, roll on, float on, To be a sailor of the world, bound for all ports, A ship itself, (see indeed these sails I spread to the sun and air,) A swift and swelling ship, full of rich words--full of joys. --Walt Whitman (Leaves of Grass) Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain. --Mary Catherine Bateson On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. --Buddha One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today. --Dale Carnegie A poem from one of our participants, send in response to my adage that it's okay to play Hamlet, but you don't want to BE Hamlet: thank you to the players who've done their parts so well the angels from Nirvana the demons straight from Hell the dancers and the singers the jesters and the band the jugglers and magicians performing sleight of hand they conjured up clear visions of joy and inner peace and promises of passion filled with sweet release i walked the golden pavement and climbed the crystal spires to dance upon the mountain and skate across the fire i drank the wine of wisdom and brandished priceless rings wearing robes of satin while bedding wives of kings they fed me fattened cattle and flew me to the stars then ate my flesh with relish and stored my blood in jars but, in review, I notice that all was just a scheme a paramount production performed within a dream. “James R. Rink, 1992 ***** Repeat of repeat of Special Message: Last issue, and the issue before, I included a small blurb in which I said I'd been approached by Janean Strong, President of The Ravenwood Company (one of the oldest aromatherapy companies in the United States), about the possibility of creating an aromatherapy package for meditators. I was quite frankly blown away by how many people responded (I told her I didn't think that many of you would be interested), so I repeated the announcement last issue. Even more people responded the second time, so I'm running this announcement one more time. Janean and Ravenwood have been contacting those who responded individually, by email, and if you respond to this, they will contact you, too. Here is what my blurb said: After reading the following description, IF you would purchase such a product from us, please send me an email at bill@centerpointe.com with ONLY the word YES in the message. Meditation Aromatherapy Kit Set the mood... Create the space!!! Ravenwood's new meditation fragrance: Sage & Smoke is an enchanting mix of cedarwood, patchouly and sage essential oils artfully blended with sandalwood and moss fragrance oils. We have created this fragrance to help you go let go of outside distractions and deeply meditate. Our meditation aromatherapy kit contains: A 1/4 ounce bottle of Sage & Smoke fragrance oil. Wear the oil on your body or place several drops of oil inside the terra cotta light bulb ring. This unglazed ring will not accidently slide off the light bulb! Just turn on the light and...breathe! We have also included a beautiful 3" x 3 1/2" teal and purple sage & smoke pillar candle and a packet of 8 four inch sticks of our premium sage & smoke stick incense along with a handmade pottery incense holder. Your meditation aromatherapy kit makes a great gift... nestled in a box of natural shred. Retail value: $28.00. Just for Centerpointe customers... $25.00 plus shipping. (IF you would purchase such a product from us, please send me an email at bill@centerpointe.com with ONLY the word YES in the message. If you have already responded, do NOT send another message.) ******* Principle #8: The Principle of Good and Bad Generalizations by Bill Harris, Director By now, most of you know that I am of the opinion that it is not necessary to live a life that contains suffering, and that there are definite ways to change your life from one containing suffering to one where you are happy and peaceful all the time. Most of you also know that, in my opinion, the way to do this is to cultivate the ability to let whatever happens be okay and to not resist "what is." This doesn't mean you're okay with injustice and suffering or don't do anything about them. It means you emotionally accept things the way they are and do not resist what is. Resisting what is is not the same as deciding you want to change what is, and the difference is one of attachment to the outcome. The person who is attached to the outcome suffers if they do not get the outcome they want, whereas the happy, peaceful person prefers the outcome they want but are not attached to it. If the outcome they get is not what they wanted, they remain just as happy and peaceful as they were to begin with. Their happiness comes from within, and is not dependent on what goes on around them. Many people are not only unhappy as a result of what goes on around them, but are unhappy because of what goes on inside. At the same time, this inside unhappiness helps create outside conditions that give them something to resist in their outer life. This is one way in which people "create their own universe." Unfortunately, this universe is not a happy one. On the other hand, you can always create a new one, at any time. Based on our early life interactions with our primary care-givers, we all develop generalization about who we are and what our relationship is to the rest of the world. These generalizations (part of our "map" of reality) divide different aspects of ourselves, and qualities we may have, into two categories, those that we think are "good", or acceptable, and those we think are "bad" or unacceptable. We don't choose these beliefs. We soak them up from our primary care-givers, our teachers, and from other influences (friends, relatives, the media, etc.) when we're too small to know any better. These beliefs become core components of the way we see ourselves, other people, and the world. This is critically important to your happiness, for two reasons. First, the brain is a goal seeking mechanism, and a very powerful one. Your brain can make whatever you put into it come true in your life. And second, because human beings have a powerful need for consistency between what they believe to be true and what really is true. As has been said, people would rather be right than be happy. This means that regardless of how much what you believe is not representative of how things really are, or how much your beliefs result in misery for you, you will arrange to be right about them by creating the circumstances that seem to confirm that what you believe is true. This is compounded by the fact that many of these beliefs, since they involve something about you being "bad", "defective", "not okay", "broken", "unacceptable", and so one, are too painful to hold in your conscious awareness and are therefore repressed into your unconscious mind, where they affect you all the time, but are out of sight. This means they are not available for conscious examination and change. The other thing we do with these parts of ourselves we think are unacceptable is to project them onto others (this results in extreme emotional reactions to others who exhibit the characteristics we believe are "bad" or unacceptable about us). In many ways, emotional healing involves "unlearning" these old generalizations and making new, healthier ones. In reality, there is nothing about any of us that is innately bad. Since whatever you deeply believe comes true in reality, you could make a conscious choice to believe whatever would create a happy and peaceful life for yourself. Most people, however never take the reins and do this, instead adopting the victim posture made so popular in the last few decades. Holosync® facilitates this healing by making you more aware, more conscious, of repressed beliefs about yourself, and it does this in a way that, in most cases, takes all or part of the emotional charge off the negative and painful belief. If you'll remember, another of these principles described the fact that you cannot continue to do something harmful to yourself and do it consciously. Only by remaining unconscious can a person continue to do something that is harmful to themselves. Most people evaluate beliefs by whether or not they are "true" or "false." If it's "true" it's worth believing, if it's "false" it isn't. In my opinion, this true/false distinction is not useful, despite the fact that it seems so obvious. The useful way to evaluate beliefs is by whether they are resourceful or non-resourceful for you -- by whether they create happiness and peace, or something else. Since whatever you deeply believe comes true, the only resourceful beliefs are those that contain an outcome you want. The big secret is that you can CHOOSE what you want to believe -- you don't have to believe what seems true based on past experience. The first step is to find out what these unresourceful beliefs are. One way to begin to do this is to complete the following sentences: I am _______. People are _______. The world is _________. What we're looking for are the things you say to yourself when you're really down about things, when you're feeling the worst. We are NOT looking for what you learned in self help books -- those things you think you SHOULD believe about yourself. We are not looking for "I am one with everything." "The world is filled with abundance." "People are basically good." We're looking for what you really do believe about yourself, and say to yourself, about yourself, when things look darkest -- things like "I'm never going to be a success. No one will ever love me. There's something wrong with me. I can't seem to do anything right. People will take advantage of you if you don't watch them very carefully. Men always leave me in the end. No one cares about me. The world is dangerous and chaotic." And so on. You know, those things you say when you are really down about everything. These statements are big clues to what these negative core beliefs are. The second way to determine what these beliefs are is to look at what is happening in your life. Since what you believe manifests in reality, you can tell what a person's beliefs are just by looking at the results they get in their life. If you are having trouble sustaining a close relationship with the opposite sex, somewhere there is a core belief about yourself and about the opposite sex that is manifesting this result in your life. If you are having trouble with prosperity, or health, or any other issue, you must have a belief about that subject that is manifesting in what actually happens to you. When you look at other people who are getting better results, you can be sure the difference is that they have different, and more empowering, core beliefs on that subject. Once you know what the various core beliefs you have are (and we're concerned with the negative beliefs here -- the positive ones, those that are giving you the results you want, don't need attention), the next step is to decide what would a more empowering, resourceful belief be? Once you know this, you can begin to install the new way of thinking about yourself. To do this, you have to start telling yourself this new belief over and over, and wiping the old one out of your mind whenever it pops up. The only reason the old one seems true is that you have focused on it so much, which makes it play out in reality, which of course makes you focus on it more, which makes it play out... Focus on this new belief. Do it while meditating, do it while driving, while showering, etc., etc. It will bring up old and uncomfortable feelings as you focus on it, so be prepared for that -- the old belief will fight for its life. Don't let that bother you. Just keep focusing on what you want. Create a technicolor movie of you getting just what you want, and feeling happy and satisfied by it -- the more vivid, the better. In addition to playing the movie during meditation, play it right before you go to sleep and right after waking up. Most people who have had a significant (negative) emotional experience focus on what they don't want (ie, a repetition of the significant emotional experience, such as abandonment). They have a rule: "avoid "x" at all costs!" When you notice yourself focusing on what you do not want, change the focus to what you do want. Since your mind doesn't know when you focus on something that you do not want it (it always takes whatever you focus on as an instruction to go get something and bring it to you). To change your focus, which has been on automatic for a long time, takes practice, since the old way is on automatic. Allow yourself to go through the learning curve, which may take a while. As I said earlier, beliefs come true because we need consistency between what we believe and reality, and we will do anything to create this consistency. We create this consistency in 3 ways. 1) We get attracted to people and situations that confirm that the belief is true (ie, if you believe no one will ever really love you, you somehow feel this magical attraction to men/women who will leave, even though consciously you have no information about this aspect of who they are); 2) we hallucinate that the belief is true even if it isn't (ie, you interpret behaviors potential partners may have as meaning they will leave, are leaving, have left, etc., even if that is not what it really means). In other words, we put a meaning on whatever happens that causes it to confirm, in our mind, that the belief is true; 3) we act in such a way that people finally comply and act in the way we feared they would act (you fear they will leave, and the ways you act because of that fear, finally cause the person to leave). With all three, you get to be right about what you believe. But as they say, it's better to be happy than right. This process of changing core beliefs can take several years to complete. Just identifying your core beliefs can take some time. Let it be okay that it takes time. Take it one step and one day at a time. Meditation with Holosync greatly speeds up this process, because it helps you become more conscious and aware of what you are creating, and it takes the emotional charge off things in your life and allows you to look at things from a more dispassionate perspective (this is the watcher I often talk about). However long this process takes, it is worth undertaking. What we're talking about here is the difference between being an unconscious automatic response mechanism. living out beliefs that create suffering, and a conscious being who chooses what to believe based on the kind of world they want to live in and therefore creates a life that is happy, peaceful, full of stimulating creativity, and well worth living. You are already REALLY GOOD at creating what you believe and focus on. You may have not yet quite come to terms with the fact that ANYTHING you focus on and believe can happen for you. Most of what we focus on we did not choose. It was chosen for us when we were small and it runs on automatic. This is why I often refer to most people as being, for the most part, automatic response mechanisms. Now all you have to do is consciously change that focus to what you want and (since you're already good at getting what you focus on) you'll get it. Once these unconscious generalizations about yourself have become conscious and have been changed to what you choose for yourself, you are free. Be well. Bill Harris, Director *** Glowing Testimonial of the Month >From a very discerning individual who is obviously a great judge of character: I just wanted to write a short note to praise your support staff. Recently I conversed with one of your employees in order to purchase some Sony headphones. I received these headphones a day earlier than was quoted to me. And I really enjoy these particular headphones (Sony MDR V600). One of your employees, I believe her name was Nancy, seemed really interested in my progress with your program. She also mentioned that these headphones were of good quality. Boy was she ever on target. Thank you. It is always a pleasure to deal with people who are truly interested in you and your success. This is what I consider to be great customer service. I recently read your [Bill's] biography at the centerpointe website. It looks like you have a very unique background with impressive accomplishments. I seem to really enjoy your program and utilize it on a daily basis. You look like a different person in another picture that I saw you in. This picture was in the "Euphoria" handbook that accompanied the Euphoria! cassette program that I had purchased from Learning Strategies Corporation. This is how I discovered Centerpointe Research Institute-by purchasing the above mentioned product. And I am really glad that I am now actively involved in your program. I also believe that deep down you are a warm, genuine human being. A person with much compassion and empathy who genuinely is interested in a persons' success. This short note is simply my way of praising your company, philosophy and wonderful staff. It is always a pleasure to deal with your company and supportive staff. Your customer service, is by the way, top notch. Thank you for introducing this technology to me and others as well. I wish you much success, happiness and prosperity in the coming years. Once again thank you and your wonderful staff. Sincerely, Nicholas W. ** Free Bonus Glowing Testimonial: Good Morning Bill I'm at the tail-end of AP and thought that I would give you an update of progress made since I first started on the program on Sep. 23 2001. Apart from updating you, I thought that in case you feel that this letter could be an encouragement to other participants who are going through similar frustrations, you are free to use it as you wish. I had written to you on a couple of occasions, expressing my frustration at not regularly experiencing altered states of mind, which I had occasionally experienced with TM and which I not only enjoyed, but took as a yardstick for successful meditation sessions. Your response was that even though it appeared that nothing was happening, changes were actually taking place without my knowledge. Although then skeptical, time proved you right. I am happy to report that after almost 4 months into the program, I have developed the positive qualities of being more focused in whatever I do and enjoy clarity of mind. Sure, these may be considered 'old stuff' by fellow participants who have read other participants' reports, but what was important, is that I read about them only after experiencing the improvements myself, after about two or three sessions of holosync, i.e. I did not imagine the happenings after having read about other people's experiences first. The most important good thing that has happened, is that although I have loved my spouse all the time, I now have an even deeper appreciation of her qualities and love - something I am embarrassed to admit, I had previously taken for granted. I have become more patient and tolerant of the little irritations present in the relationship of any couple, being aware that all of us have our foibles. Thank you very much Bill and God Bless! Henry K. ** An email passed on to me by my friend Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mr Canfield, I want to say Thank You So Much for promoting Centerpointe Research Institute. I purchased their Prologue program in Oct, and became a Lifetime Inner Circle member by Dec! Words cannot describe how wonderful the program is, and your daily Chicken Soup emails are the only place I've seen Centerpointe referenced. Again proves the adage: "when the Student is ready the Teacher will appear". Keep up the good work. Pat ** A final Glowing Testimonial, and this issue's winner of the Longest Sentence Award: Bill, Just received the above CD'S [the first custom made deeper level of the program -- ed.] and am writing to thank you for the chocolate what a pleasant surprise and it was lovely. I look back on when I started and I believe I have grown so much in so many ways it is hard to imagine how I can gain anymore but you have said so many times it just gets better and at times you almost beg people to continue with the program I am starting to understand your frustration I know what has happened to me and I have developed the ability to understand what is happening in other peoples lives to some degree and in many cases particularly with my own family I can see how they would benefit from the program but they show no interest fortunately I am also starting to understand that I can't change the world and while something may be great for me others do not see things that way so I must just accept that fact ( hell is that me saying this once upon a time there were only two ways mine and the wrong way ) I have definitely made progress Thanks for all you help please keep up your important work!!!!! Kind Regards Ralph **** Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out By: Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D. Review by Scott Spencer-Wolff To learn more about or purchase this book, click here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/074322423X/wwwcenterpoincom I have mixed feelings about the "self." Part of me, the part rooted in a long history of Catholic theology views the self as something to be transcended. In my classes and workshops I often make the distinction between the small personal self, and the larger cosmic Self. My bookshelves at home are sprinkled with titles like, "The Path to No-Self," or "Transcending the Self." The concept that "self matters" is a relatively new one for me. Interestingly enough, during the past few months I have been examining the relationship I have with my "self." It almost seems funny to talk about. Getting to know yourself. After all, if you don't know yourself, who does? The reality is that very few of us know ourselves at all. Further, many of us are frightened almost to death of our "authentic self." This conversation proffers a couple of metaphysical points. If there is something separate from the self, something who is aware of the self, and can know the self - is THAT the real self? Is this self behind the self The Watcher spoken about through thousands of years of meditation practice? Is this our "authentic" self? While these are not light questions, the answers (I believe) do not ultimately matter a great deal to the warp and woof of our daily lives. We still chop wood and carry water (so to speak) and being able to differentiate, on an intellectual level, between these distinctions of self is not an end to be sought. The degree to which these questions have meaning in our lives is proportional to the amount of satisfaction we want to gain from our lives. Dr. Phil offers the possibility that life can not only be meaningful and contributory, it can be satisfying. Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D. is not a man who minces words. He wrote this book (not unlike his motivation for the others he has written) to demystify the concept of self. To take awareness of the self out of psychological or theological textbooks and put it where it rightfully belongs: in the heart. He wanted to offer people an easy, nuts and bolts way of asking "Am I doing what I'm intended to do?" and "Am I being who I genuinely am?" Rather than viewing America as a selfish society, Dr. Phil suggests that we are a self-less society. His view is deeply spiritual, although couched in language sounding more like a football quarterback than Saint Teresé of Avila. McGraw suggests that we are too caught up in our daily activities and the expectations of virtually EVERYONE to stop and take a really clear look at who we are. Even our most reliable compass, our capacity for joy, is put on hold as we pile obligation upon obligation and run ourselves into the ground trying to keep all the juggling balls in the air, and everyone ELSE happy. I will admit that I bought this book for me and reviewing it was a secondary consideration. This examination has been the result of my moving into a new, deeper level of the program, as well as shifting priorities in my extra-curricular life where I am teaching classes with some regularity again. For the past six months I have had to ask myself what it was I really love -- and whether or not I was willing to trade off things I didn't love as much (but which have provided security in its myriad forms) to be able to spend more time and energy nurturing my most enjoyable and productive gifts. The answers have not come easily, and part of me is still extremely attracted by the safe, comfortable and familiar, even when the tradeoff or cost is my personal level of satisfaction. How fascinating that is to me! And how amazing that it is the same dynamic shared by so many Centerpointe participants. How fascinating that so many people are willing to trade off being happy and satisfied (and effective, I might add) for simple safety. The hardest coaching calls we do are with people who have two options and are trying to decide whether or not to take one or the other. For many of these people there is no clear right or wrong. Both options are viable. Both options are moral. Usually, however, one option involves a little more risk than the other does. Behind that risk, often lay a greater reward. In this ground-breaking work, Dr. Phil challenges you to find your "authentic self" -- that person you once were before life took hold of you and knocked sense into you. For most of us there was a time when we were idealistic and our present was informed by our potential and our dreams, rather than the monthly litany of how much we owe and to whom. This potential is you at your greatest, most fulfilled, most real moment. It is the you of your dreams, the person you have always wanted to be, but were too distracted, busy, or scared to become. Instead, Dr. Phil explains that we create a "fictional self" -- taking on the identity of who you believe you are supposed be based on the perceptions of other people. The perceptions of other people are rarely if ever satisfying in the long run. After all, only you can really know your heart. . The cognitive dissonance between your "fictional self" and your "authentic self" leads you to feel that your life is incomplete, unbalanced, and altogether more difficult than it really should be. Sometimes, in fact quite often, you may not even be able to articulate what's wrong with your life. It looks fine. You have all the trappings on the outside to tell you, and other people that you have made it, or are significantly on the way. But, all that aside, something gnaws at you telling you that while all of this is NICE, there could be something more. I think this is a common place people experience when they come to Centerpointe. For many people life is going just fine, thank you, but there something missing. People's intuition (without people knowing that it's their intuition) tells them that perhaps the answer is found in the quiet and space created by meditation. This is an accurate take on things and offers the best chance possible to achieve some awareness in this area. "I don't just want to be good." People say to themselves, "I want to be GREAT." Dr. Phil challenges us to evaluate life by the facts, and not the stories we have created wrapping every experience in a layer of justification. Using some of this wisdom, especially when combined with a program like Centerpointe's where all kinds of things may be surfacing, you can learn to think beyond the excuses and fears that have limited or inhibited you from taking the plunge and being "all you can be" (to quote the U.S. Army.) By reviewing in detail the most defining moments in our life, the most critical choices we have made which have brought us to the now we are experiencing, and who the most pivotal people we have personally encountered are, we begin to learn how and why we have created for ourselves the lives we presently inhabit. Some of this is REALLY scary stuff. Looking at ourselves honestly, and learning to live with and love the face BEHIND the mast we put on in the mornings is not for the faint of heart. What if we get real and people don't like us any more? What if we get real and we have to recognize that the relationship we've been putting together with duct tape really is put together with duct tape. What if? What ifŠ..Well. What? Every possibility of growth has to begin with an honest assessment of where we are now, as well as some kind of vision of who we want to be and where we want to grow. This book offers a fantastic opportunity for getting honest, getting real -- and getting on with the incredibly delightful process of really living. It is not a book to be missed. To learn more about or purchase this book, click here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/074322423X/wwwcenterpoincom *** Announcements: 1. A reminder that Dr. Beverlee Taub, Ph.D therapist, facilitator and life coach, is available to help you maximize your opportunities and overcome your obstacles. She has an international telephone coaching clientele and supports those who wish to combine an in-depth inquiry with their use of the Holosync technology. Even though Dr. Taub has her own independent practice and is not a part of Centerpointe, she has utilized and recommended the Centerpointe program since its development in the late 1980's. She has been a consultant, coach, and friend to Bill Harris for over 17 years. Dr. Taub is a key facilitator at Centerpointe retreats, leading attendees in what she calls "transformational games," as well as meeting privately with those who desire more in depth work. Telephone appointments with Dr. Taub can be arranged by calling Dr. Taub directly at (503) 641-5408. There is no charge for an initial consultation with Dr. Taub and fees for additional sessions may be negotiated directly with her. Appointments are required. 2. I want to meet you! Our next retreat, which will be at Glen Ivy Hot Springs, in Corona, California, just east of Los Angeles, is filling up fast. This means it will be full very soon, since it was over half full even before the recent announcement we just mailed last Friday. If you would like to be a part of this retreat, NOW is the time to call or write and reserve your space. The dates are March 5-11, 2002. Click here for more information: http://www.centerpointe.com/retreats/ You do not need to be a program participant to attend (though most people who attend are). If you've been to a retreat before and have thought about coming to another... ....or have thought about attending one for the first time... ....this is THE ONE to come to. I'm significantly changing the material to be presented to include and focus on the 9 Principles I've been writing about in Mind Chatter over the last few months. A major goal of the retreat is for you to leave with a concrete plan for learning to live these principles. I believe these principles are the key to living a life free from suffering and filled with peace and happiness. Mastering them will change your life forever. If you want 6 months of growth in just a few short days, or a breakthrough in that big issue you've had trouble cracking on your own, please be there! Click here for more information: http://www.centerpointe.com/retreats/ Or, call us between 9:30 and 5:00 Pacific time, M-F, at 1-800-945-2741 or 503-672-7117. 3. Australian Retreats!!! Also in 2002 will be offering two retreats in Australia: September 7-13 and September 16-22, 2002, at the Bellbunya Lodge in Eumundi, Queensland. We'll keep you posted. Click here for info: http://www.centerpointe.com/retreats/ Or email Alan Hewitt at alan@earthstar.com.au . 4. Welcome to all new Mind Chatter subscribers and new participants sent to us by my good friend Jack Canfield, author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, from the various email newsletters of Daily Inbox.com, from Chet Day, from Bob Scheinfeld's Invisible Path, and from Paul Sheele and Pete Bissonette's Learning Strategies Corporation, and Hale Dwoskin's Sedona Training Associates, from Healthy.net, from Tarot.com (and from any other place that led you to us). You will be so glad you joined this program! Please send your comments, questions, and suggestions about Mind Chatter to me at mindchatter@centerpointe.com. 5. UP AND RUNNING!! A "Participant's Only" section of the Centerpointe web site where you can: Order deeper levels, headphones, and other products on-line Just go to http://www.centerpointe.com and click on "Participants". (You CANNOT log on to this section with your Discussion Forum log-on -- there is a different log on for this new section of the site. Just follow the instructions after clicking on "Participants.") 1. From centerpointe.com...click on participants 2. Click on "Participant's Only" Registration... link 3. Enter (your current) THIS Email address. 4. Click on Search 5. Verify info and click "next" 6. Select and Fill in your alias, password and hint 7. Verify info and click "next" 8. Go back to the Log-in page 9. Log-in with the email and the password you just created And that's all there is to it!!!! Still to come to the Participants Only section: * A bulletin board where you can post your email address and city of residence if you are willing to correspond with others in the program. * Find the answers to most questions about your account with us ("What credit card did I use when I ordered? Did you get my affirmation tape? When will my Awakening Level 3 be recorded? When was it shipped? How can I track it? How many payments do I have left? etc. etc. etc") * More articles about personal growth, Holosync, etc. * Other surprises! (Like interactive ways to learn and live the 9 Principles I've been writing about!) We'll let you know when more of this section is ready! *** Archives of previous editions of Mind Chatter (good stuff) can be found at: http://www.centerpointe.com/news/archives/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNSUBSCRIBE DIRECTIONS: To unsubscribe click on the link below: OR: send an e-mail FROM the address you want unsubscribed TO: MIND-CHATTER-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@news.centerpointe.com