The Latest Newsletter

The Month of January summary of words, insights, messages, and happenings.

A Short Message

2007 is well underway and I hear many people speak about the great year ahead. It's as though you can taste the fruit on the vine and I, too, have had this sense of impending greatness. What a wonderful feeling to embrace!

Our feelings in our body that we create truly do act as a magnet, bringing to us the very joy we desire. In the same way, the bump in the road distracts you from that positive energy and the feeling transmutes into something more akin to fear and worry. I was recently surprised by a reaction someone had to all the good luck going their way.

"Something has got to give!" was the expectation voiced. Good luck like this doesn't come without a price! Or does it? Why is that not possible?

I immediately responded, "Then you better head off to your church or favorite charity and throw a little money into the bin!"

You see, right there, something had to give and I offered the way out. So, yes, there is a give and take to the experience of life and abundance. In giving we receive and with receiving we're able to give. They're not mutually exclusive. Additionally, the negative perspective can quickly shift the impending doom by taking matters into your own hands and making it an expression of gratitude. Giving to your favorite charity or church is a way to say thank-you for the abundance you may be experiencing. It needn't be monetary, and it needn't be a charitable group either. Who else can you gift with some of that abundance? What can you gift them with? Be creative and watch the abundance spill back into your cup.

In the News

1. A client I coached last year emailed me recently with some fantastic news. Here's his success shared in his own words. Visit his sites:
   • Canadian Corporate Soccer League, a great sport for BC and workplace wellness
   • Onebridge Consulting, for overseas business strategy and success
   • Work Overseas, a huge hit for talent with a bug to see the world
2. VanCity has launched a community-powered site called Change Everything. I encourage you to check it out.
3. Another local client has launched a web-hosting and web-development company.
   - Initial Design, Setup, and Support costs $650 for your Website
   - Hosting is $10/month and includes an online content management system: You be in control of your updates - no additional costs for changes.
   - Email with robust features and flexible storage capacity for minimal surcharge depending upon your needs.
   - Please direct initial inquries through me to determine your needs.
4. Another local client has a list-service specifically targeting Real Estate Investors with early-warning notice of foreclosures. The intent is to create win-win solutions for the homeowner and investor. I will forward your email enquiries directly to him for follow-up.

Time for Reading

Catch up on some recent blog-entries as time permits:

• Too Sensitve? Recent reading reveals another perspective upon what it is I do well.
• Wisdom of a Dream: A semi-conscious wakening moment offered rich perspective on values.
• Creation - Whose is it Anyway? Blog community question answered... sort of. Again, it's about freedom of choice.

Until next time, many blessings, love, and wonderful inspiring moments with family, friends, and colleagues. Together, we can do many amazing things.

Best wishes, Lee

Addendum: Not included in the newsletter is the creation of a new networking group that will begin towards the end of this month. The first session will be a discovery and it will grow from there. A group of inspired business people who are looking for a new way to live and work in harmony without compromised values. This is a local group in Vancouver, British Columbia and the clear intention requires by invitation only. If you are local and would like more information, please contact me at 778-862-1626.

Lee Down is a professionaly trained Coach committed to the awakening and development of the human spirit. In this capacity, and as a Spiritual Teacher or Guide, One Man Can wants to inspire and empower your life, your relationships, and your world: It's about the way of life, living, and being.