I am doing a class project and conducting a survey about how prepared individuals feel they were after high school. It is a short quiz and for your time we are offering you a choice of a free e-books.

You can find the survey at http://tinyurl.com/5uws6r

Thank you for your time.

With Empowering Regards,

Tonya Ramsey

http://TonyaRamsey.com

Helping you build the foundation to your success!

Last night we took Logan to see “Walking with Dinosaurs”.  All I can say is that it was AMAZING!!!

Walking with Dinosaurs, based on an award-winning BBC  television series, is brought to life by Immersion Entertainment.

From their press release:

“Walking With Dinosaurs” is a live theatrical show that is performed in two acts with an intermission.

The arena is laid out with a proscenium stage at one end and the entire arena floor is our performing surface. Because the dinosaurs are the size they were in real life, the only venues large enough to accommodate them are arenas. We use both live and recorded video to enhance the scenes in the show; and the cinematic scope, dramatic lighting and symphonic sound used in the performance bring the creatures into three-dimensional reality as they walk around the arena floor.”

This show was totally mesmerizing, as they took us through the evolution of the dinosaurs.  To see them walking on stage, made you feel like you were actually there when they walked the earth.

Logan just LOVED the show, his bright blue eyes as wide as quarters the entire time!!

Walking with Dinosaurs is doing a North American tour and I urge you to go see it when they come to your area!!

I know that I say families should share.  This week my son shared his strep throat with me. It has been a rough week, but another lesson learned the hard way, seems that if I slip and get less sleep than I need, don’t eat right, and in general let myself get run-down, the universe sends me a reminder of what my life will be like without good self-care.  All I have to say is Message received loud and clear!!

I am happy to report that I am on the mend, feeling better and itching to see more signs of spring!

Remember to take good physical care of yourself, YOU ARE IMPORTANT!!

I just finished listening to a FABULOUS show on Heal Yourself Talk Radio.  Rebecca White and her guest Karly Randolph Pitman.  They talked about loving your body and loving yourself.  I encourage you all to stop by and listen, they were right on about the issues that women face when it comes to being able to love and accept your body!

Listen to this powerful show

A couple weeks ago on Journey to Self I chatted with Jenn Givler and Nina Quinn about how to find the right support for you (listen to show) During the show we discussed the importance of finding a professional that you are comfortable with and will be best suited to assist you in your goals.

I have the good fortune to be involve with Women’s Support Team - a TEAM of Women Helping Women Achieve More Success with Less Stress. This week, WS Team has launched a brand new service called, Find A Coach Online. This wonderful site, which I am very proud to be apart of, offers the opportunity for you to select the coach that fits your unique needs.

Each coach possesses unique skills and the special ability to find and bring out the very best in you. Push you beyond where you think you can go. Like in sports — you do your part under the guidance of the coach, and the coach takes you to a higher level.

Check out everything that Find a Coach Online has to offer! Remember, you can significantly increase your success by making sure you have the support you need.

It is in the beauty of a sunrise, as it begins a new day

It is the nature that surrounds us and the elements that sustain us

It is the earth, air, fire, and water

It is the beginning, the end and everything in between

It is our family, our friends, our brothers and sisters of the human race

It is our children, their laugh, their smiles, and the tears we get to kiss and make go away

It is a child’s innocent wisdom

It is giving of ourselves so we may receive

It is our memories of all the cherished times

It is those moments that carry the feelings that all is well in the world

It is every season, the beautiful flowers of spring, the fun of summer, the brilliant colors of fall, the snowy wonderland of winter

It is the star filled night sky and the moon as it waxes and wanes

It is in the simple pleasures and complex situations

It is the times we treasure and the lessons we much learn

It is in every brightly wrapped present with glittering paper and ribbons

It is on the wings of prayers, intertwined with faith and spirituality

It is in everything we take for granted and everything that we gripe about

It is the glorious sunset, at the end of another day

It is the center of a life of abundance, prosperity, and peace

It is the key ingredient to fulfillment and happiness

It is in every thank you, every blessing that we recognize and every one we don’t

It is GRATITUDE

Have you ever pulled up to a stop light and see someone in the car next to you that has the music blaring, singing at the top of their lungs, and probably not well?

I have an confession to make…that is me! I have loved music from a very early age thanks to my father. My father liked all kinds of different music and sang to it loud and proud. I remember my dad, mother, brother and me all gathered in the living room around the record player, playing all his favorite songs off the old vinyl records. We even had an old microphone that didn’t work that we took turns singing into. At Christmas time I can remember making the trek out to my great aunt and uncle’s farm as we looked at the twinkling Christmas lights, singing our hearts out.

So, why you might ask other the nostalgic reasons that I find music so powerful? I have found over the years that music and singing is one sure fire way to raise my vibration level, if I have a hard time getting going in the morning or am in a sour mood, singing to my favorite songs can help me turn it all around. Music therapy has been used in hospitals to:

“alleviate pain in conjunction with anesthesia or pain medication: elevate patients’ mood and counteract depression; promote movement for physical rehabilitation; calm or sedate, often to induce sleep; counteract apprehension or fear; and lesson muscle tension for the purpose of relaxation, including the autonomic nervous system.” (American Music Therapy Association)

It has also been use to help children overcome emotional problems and helped children with learning disabilities. Music therapy has been beneficial in psychiartic facilities helping people:

“explore personal feelings, make positive changes in mood and emotional states, have a sense of control over life through successful experiences, practice problem solving, and resolve conflicts leading to stronger family and peer relationships.” (American Music Therapy Association)

The AMTA (American Music Therapy Association) states that music therapy has also been beneficial in reducing stress, promoting physical exercise, and has been used during childbirth.

The next time that you need a little more pep or want to raise your vibration, put on some of your favorite music and SING!

We all have our own Mental Models, which are the organizations of related ideas in our memory, representing a person, object, idea, groups, etc.  These mental models that we have are what makes you, you.

Our mental models are created through our own life experiences, however, there is a difference between what we actually experience and what we tell ourselves what happened.

In psychology we call what we believe to be true in an experiment an hypothesis, then the hypothesis is tested through different experiments.  Some, times it is the hypothesis is proven and it is disproven. Sometimes there are things that we come to believe about ourselves that we never test to see if they are accurate.

A big part of changing how we view ourselves is to connect with our mental models and test them.

Can you really not do what you have told yourself all these years?

Are those negative things that you believe about yourself, really true?

Here is an exercise to help you figure out what are your mental models about yourself.

On a piece of paper number it 1-20, then on each line write “I am”, after you have written I am on all 20 lines then fill in the blanks.  After you are done, review the list.

What does it tell you about how you see yourself?

What model should you test to see if it is true?

I have been a student of the law of attraction for years, I even teach at the University of Prosperity on the first step in the law of attraction- forming a loving relationship with yourself. What I have found is that no matter how long you have studied whether it is a week or for years, there is always new lessons to be learned. There is also times when you need a recharge, a confirmation from your inner self that you are headed in the right direction, or a chance to realize that it is time for a change.

My good friends and fellow instructors at the University of Prosperity Kim Emerson and Jenn Givler started doing monthly Prosperity Mind-Set Seminar, really bringing the “secret” of the law of attraction to people that are ready to change their lives.

I have attended the last two and am eagerly awaiting their third coming up on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 5pm pst / 6pm mst / 7pm cst / 8pm est. This seminar will focus on how to break thought patterns that no longer serve you, how to let go, and be open to receiving - to allow the things you want to come into your life.

I have had such wonderful breakthroughs in my life and such a deeper understanding of the law of attraction, and a renewed energy that I am able to design my life the way I have always dreamed it to be, each time that I have attended!!

I hope that you all join me as I attend Jenn and Kim’s seminar on the 24th, it will really open your eyes to a new way to think, dream, and live.

Sign up today! This seminar is a vibration raising, new-life creating event that will absolutely intensify the Law of Attraction in your life and will make allowing prosperous events, business and relationships your default setting!

Greetings all!

This certainly has been a time of growth for me and Life By Design! In July, I started my own column at Women’s Online Magazine, called Journey to Self.

The journey to self is one of monumental importance. It is one that leads us to our true selves and allows us to start making our own dreams come true. Through the sometimes bumpy journey there are many things to learn, offering us a chance to open up to the real possibilities that lay at our feet. Journey to Self explores the steps that we take to find our true identity, to strengthen our sense of self, and to bring inner peace into our lives.

I am so excited to announce I will have my own Journey to Self radio segment on Womanly Insights!! The show is a live call in show and will run from 12pm CST (10am PST/1pm EST) to 1pm CST (11am PST/ 2pm EST) every Thursday starting August 9th!

Teresa Morrow of Key Business Partners will be joining me for my first show as we talk about the Journey to Self, where we are, were we have been, and where to go now. If you would like to call in and talk with us the call in number is (646) 716-8056.

Also, coming in September I will be offering new products: e-Books, e-courses and audios.

Because of some changes, the Life By Design site will be undergoing a minor face lift, as well.

I am proud to be apart of a FABULOUS event that will take place in October, mums the word for now, but look for the announcement coming very soon!

Stay tuned for more upcoming news!

With Empowering Regards,

Tonya Ramsey