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"For years I’ve noticed that the universe speaks to us in whispers. If we ignore the whispers, we get pebbles of warning.  If we still don’t pay attention, we get bricks of problems, and if we’re really hardheaded, eventually the entire brick wall comes crashing down. This is a pattern I’ve seen repeated so often in every area of life that I know for sure when you don’t pay attention to the pebbles, it’s just a matter of time before the bricks show up." Oprah Winfrey, "O" Magazine, December 2008.

How do you hear the whisper?  I mean, we all hear it, but how do we LISTEN to it?

A dear friend of mine has been going through something this week and I want to share it in the hopes that it will help someone listen to the whisper. 

She hadn’t been feeling well since school let out.  Stomach problems…bloated feeling…belly starting to grow…numbness in her legs.  When her brother, a doctor in another state, finally convinced her to go to the doctor, they admitted her to the hospital directly from her doctor’s appointment.  She just had surgery to remove a 7-8 pound tumor from her abdomen and she starts chemo as soon as she has recovered.  Please keep her and her husband and daughter in your thoughts.

So why do we ignore the whisper?  We know it’s there.  Especially us women.  It’s called women’s intuition for a reason.  Isn’t that intuition the whisper? 

Sometimes I think it’s because we don’t believe in ourselves.  We may be the only one who feels that way, and if everyone else has a different opinion, then we can’t possibly be right in the face of all the other people who think something else.

But mostly I think its fear.  Fear that we may be right.  And maybe if you ignore it long enough, it will go away.  But doesn’t that usually end up as a brick upside the head to get your attention?

The above quote was from Oprah’s "What I Know For Sure" column in her magazine.  Here’s what I know for sure:  The fear is always much worse than reality.  "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance" according to FDR in his first inaugural address. 

I love the second part of this quote.  "nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror…"  Boy have I felt that at times in my life!  Somehow, most of my fears end up with me as a bag lady, homeless and unable to provide for my children. 

So what do you do?  For me, I try to stay present and in the moment.  It’s something I’ve really been working on over the past few years.  Because in this moment right now, I am fine.  And whatever comes up…in the moment that it happens…I will have the strength to get through it and I will still be fine. 

So, my dear friend, live in the moment…moment by moment…and don’t let the "nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror" paralyze your needed efforts to advance through whatever is coming next. 

On a much lighter note, I have good news and bad news about my new "get healthy" quest.  I have already gone down a size!  My daughter, Lauren and I were at the mall over the weekend and I have gone from a medium shirt to a small and size 8 jeans to a 6!  The bad news is that my trainer, Matt, is moving to England in three weeks.   He is young and in love and following a girl. Happy for him, sad for me.  So, the search for a new trainer begins.

It’s Christmas in July time!  We have lots of new Christmas embellishments and stickers from EK Success and you can get them at 15% off this week.  In fact, you can get 15% off your entire order, because we having a Christmas in July sale!  Just enter coupon code JOLLYJULY at checkout for a 15% discount with no minimum purchase.  (Coupon code expires, Friday, July 24 at 11:59 pm ET.  Coupon can not be used on previous orders.  Only one coupon code can be used per order.)

Click here to see the new Christmas in July items:  http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/christmas-in-july.html.

We’re really excited because the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) tradeshow is next week!  It’s also in Orlando, which makes it even better.  Lots of the scrapbook manufacturers will be there, showing off all their new designs for the rest of the year.  We’ve gotten some sneak peeks and as usual, they do not disappoint! 

What would you like us to keep an eye out for?  Companies, colors, specific items or themes…you name it and we will try to find it.  Please leave us your wish list on the blog.

We’re going to do something different this year and that is to share the excitement of CHA with you as we see it!  We will be posting to Facebook and Twitter as we go, so follow us and friend us to keep up! 

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As always, thanks for your business. 

Julie Swatek, President
Scrap Your Trip®
www.ScrapYourTrip.com
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