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SARK's E Letter (e stands for energy)

MAGNIFIED GOODNESS MARCH
AWESTRUCK APRIL
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"I HAVE WOVEN A PARACHUTE OUT OF
EVERYTHING BROKEN."
WILLIAM STAFFORD

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WE ARE ALL BRAVE
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It is very brave to be alive.  It's a lot of work to be
conscious, loving, productive human beings.  I often think
that we should receive paychecks for just being alive.

We are all brave in our ordinary days, and we forget this. 
Let's speak of our bravery more often.  Let's
acknowledge each other for risk-taking, leaps of faith,
and new beginnings.  Bravery is not only for big steps, it's
also for all the tiny moments which we're scared about
and do it anyway.  It's for when we are exhausted, wake
up early, and get on a clattering train to get to work.  It's
when we try something new that makes us nervous.  It's
making micromovements towards our creative dreams or
listening to a friend when we'd rather be watching
television.

Being brave is a choice, and a decision.  I think it is
brave to pay bills, go to the dentist, and plan for
retirement.  Dating is brave!  We are brave to be human
beans.

We are brave to give birth, make commitments, plant
violets, listen intently to a crabby child.  We are brave to
listen to/watch the news and choose our own response. 
We are brave to march, petition, picket, and find creative
solutions to excruciating problems.

It is especially brave to practice exquisite self-care, to fill
ourselves to overflowing so that goodness can spill
abundantly into the world each day.

I am awarding us all a star and moon of bravery!

I want to honor Mister Rogers, who died last week.  My
"inside children" especially were/are replenished and
fortified by his loving presence.  I am so glad that spirits
do live on, and look forward to all that his spirit will be
continuing to do in our world.

Thank you to all who continue to ask about my mom,
"Marvelous Marjorie," who returned home after a year in
hospitals and nursing homes.  She is doing really well
and is so thank-full for every telepathic morsel of
goodness that comes her way.

THINGS TO TRY FOR ILLUMINATING BRAVERY

~~>  Allow the opposite of bravery.  Find yourself feeling
crumpled, pale, weak and afraid.  Love those parts too.

~~>  Notice tiny and large moments of bravery in yourself
and others.  Speak about it.

~~>  Describe and define bravery in brand new ways.

MAY WE ALL

Live bravely in both light and dark, reach out AND in,
borrow bravery when we feel especially frightened,
extend bravery from our inner wealth of it, turn bravely
towards all that faces us, and hide bravely when that is all
we can do.  Most of all, love ourselves bravely, truly,
madly, deeply, so we can truly love others.

I SEND YOU

An invisible hat that keeps out negative thoughts.  If you
have negative thoughts inside your head, this hat will
extract them and fling them into the negative thought
recycling center.  This hat allows you to see everything
with eyes of love, even hatred and violence.  EVIL is just
LIVE backwards.

After awhile, this invisible hat becomes a part of your
head, and negative thinking becomes literally
UNTHINKABLE.

I want to ask for your participation about my new book.  If
you feel inclined, please go to www.campsark.com and
go to "Glorious Guestbook."  Post your favorite creative
dream.  This creative dream can be tiny or large, or in
between.  It can be profitable or not for profit, it can be
something just for you, or something you want to share
with the world.  I won't be able to respond personally. 
However, I will read them, and your creative dreams will
receive energy and strength from being posted.

I am deeply grate-full from my "Creative Cove" (book-
creating mode) where it sometimes gets a little lonely.

Bravely,

Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy

Welcome to my monthly e letter!  The "e" stands for
energy.  My intention is to infuse you with new energy,
and nourish you with quotes, book recommendations,
fresh insights, and places I am floundering.  I wanted to
connect more often than once a year when I write a new
book, or briefly in person on a book tour.  My vision is to
have this turn into a forum, a place to converse, a salon
where we can EXTRAVAGANTLY LOUNGE together.

I have been so inspired by your responses that we have
started a guest book where can leave your writings for
me, and others to read at SARK's Glorious Guestbook 
(www.campsark.com/vmt/guestbook/guestbook.php) 
(Please note:  if you wish to receive responses from other
SARK readers, please post on the Marvelous Message
Board at Lounge and Chat
(www.campsark.com/pages/lounge.php).  I love having
this dialogue with you!  I receive so many scrumptious,
thought-full responses to my e letters.  Thank you.  Back
issues of all the e letters are happily archived at Catch Up
With SARK, (www.campsark.com/pages/catchup.php).

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RESOURCES
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BOOKS
"Turning the Mind into an Ally," Sakyong Mipham
Rinpoche
"Introvert Advantage," Marti Olson Laney, Psy.D
"The Mind Body Makeover Project," Michael Gerrish
"Peace Pilgrim," by Peace Pilgrim

WEBSIGHTS

www.onebrick.org
www.drnorthrup.com (especially see Dr. Northrup's
message:  "On Peace")
www.exerciseplus.com
citystars.ny@yahoo.com  (email for a fabulous free
"Astrology Café" letter.  "A mix of astrology, whimsy and
how to honor ourselves."
www.beyondwordsbookshop.com

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SARK SPEAKS!  YOU ARE INVITED
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FREE EVENT, March 27, Northampton, Massachusetts

SARK still has some openings for speaking
engagements and workshops in September and
November.  Mailto:anne@campsark.com

"MAKING YOUR CREATIVE DREAMS REAL" SARK
will speak at Smith College, Northampton, MA, 7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, March 27, 2003.  The event being held in the
school chapel is free and open to the public.  SARK will
present an inspiring program designed to make your
creative dreams real and fill you with courage and
energy.  Book signing will follow.  Cavorting will occur.

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SARK IN THE NEWS
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CosmoGirl's "Girl Talk" featured SARK in December
2002.  Entitled
"I WISH I'D KNOWN IN HIGH SCHOOL…
I was enough 'as is'…There were so many ways I found
myself lacking.  I ironed my hair because I thought curls
weren't "cool"  I walked around barely breathing so my
stomach would look as flat as possible.  I went to danced
and worried the whole time about how I must look or
seem to others.  I posed and postured and leaned artfully
against the walls.  I didn't realize how exquisite my skin
was or how lovely I looked in blue.  Most of all, I didn't
know that I was lovable without doing anything more than
being me.  I always thought I had to perform or be seen
by others in order to "be enough."  I wish I'd known how to
truly see myself in my stumbling, graceful, radiant, self-
conscious ways of being.  That girl lies inside me today.  I
can see that flash of her eyes, her quick grin, the shy tilt of
her head.  I now know that I was always enough, exactly
"as is," with no improvements."

SARK's book EAT MANGOES NAKED is going to
appear in a movie entitled MOVE! USA.  For more
information about this worthwhile film project, go to
http://www.hopecouragejustice.com.

Read SARK interviews by
Lifechallenges.org and Femail Creations
at SARK in the News
www.campsark.com/pages/news.php

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ORDERING SARK'S BOOKS
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We have made it possible for you to order all 11 SARK
books online at  www.campsark.com/pages/books.php
through Amazon.com or Femail Creations.com.

As always, you can find SARK's books at your favorite
bookstore, where you might find SARK curled up in a big
chair, reading, or wandering in a book-induced trance.

The Magic Cottage Book will be back in stock by late
March!

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ORDERING SARK'S PRODUCTS
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At www.campsark.com/pages/gifts/php, you will be
transported to Femail Creations or call 1-800-996-9223. 
These people are succulent!

Impact also carries many SARK products, but does not
have a websight.  Call them at 1-800-322-4810 for a
catalog.  These people are wonder-full!

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SARK'S 2004 CALENDARS
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Calendars will take a nap for 2003, and be back for
2004.  (2004 calendars will be available October 2003.)

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SARK'S MARVELOUS MESSAGE BOARD
AND WEB DEVELOPMENTS
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We are revisioning the websight and there will be
marvelous new additions soon.

We have a most vibrant, succulent community of souls
on this board.  Please feel welcome and free to participate. 
The "Questions" section is now linked from within the
MMB to make it even easier at Lounge & Chat
(www.campsark.com/pages/lounge.php).

There is now a new section called "SARK's Glorious
Guestbook" (www.campsark.com/vmt/guestbook/guestbook.php)
where you can leave a note for or read a note from our
succulent community.  Welcome!  If you wish to receive
responses from other SARK readers, post on the
Marvelous Message Board at Lounge & Chat.  Soon, a
Luscious Links Section will follow.

MICROMOVEMENTS ARE FUN & EASY AND CAUSE
HUGE CREATIVE GROWTH
I had a fabulous time appearing as a facilitator on Cheryl
Richardson's Life Makeover Project on Oxygen.  We
created a take-home tool worksheet on Micromovements
(to assist you with procrastination).  We've now added
your own downloadable MICROMOVEMENT.PDF
WORKSHEET at Catch Up With SARK
(www.campsark.com/pages/catchup.php).

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SARK'S INSPIRATION LINE
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"A Place to be How You Actually Are"  Celebrating its 10th
Anniversary, this line welcomes more than 5,000
people per month from all over the world. 

415-546-3742 (epic) 24 hours

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CAMP SARK INFORMATION LINE
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415-397-7275 (SARK)  24 hours

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THANK YOU!

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