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Rita H. Losee, ScD, RN, Woman of Adventure, Doctor of Success cordially invites you to join her in her on-going adventures. Rita is a "successophile -- one who loves success" -- who uses this space to encourage all who want to live in the Land of Outrageous Success.

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A fat kid who grew up on the coast of Maine in a previous century -- actually, in another galaxy far, far away -- I thought I was too stupid to go to college. My comfort zone, my self-esteem, and my success zone --were about the size of a quark, and just about as stable. The times they have "achanged." At 30 I came across Helen Keller's statement, "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." That changed everything! Since then my adventure has found me on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, finishing the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon, and solo through-hiking the 2167-mile Appalachian Trail at the age of 59. Then followed the biggest challenge of my life as I caught Lyme disease on the Trail and spent the next 5 plus years recovering. And now, my adventure is taking me to some of the grandest adventures yet. Watch this space for on-going developments!

Wednesday, November 22, 2006


Thanksgiving Thoughts
I awoke this morning in a state of resistance, finding myself in the dollar doldrums. I immediately realized that my energy was NOT where I wanted it to be and began to apply the various strategies I've learned to move up the scale. The letting go of very old, ingrained habits of thought and emotion continues to be an on-going challenge for me.
I've got the concepts in my head -- the understanding that we are ALL Divine, that we are God-force in human bodies, that I've incarnated myself for the beauty of experiencing myself and the abundance of this physical world, that I AM the emobdiment of peace and love. I get that financial abundance -- or dis- abundance, like any other experience -- is just a projection of my imagination and energy. Much of the time now, I've got it throughout my entire Be-ing.
And that's the rub, I allow myself to get stressed when I'm not in alignment. Before Iexpanded my understanding of how this world works, I had the luxury of being able to blame someone else for what was going on in my life. No more! Now, I know that I am choosing all of this; the only way I get to be a victim is if I do it to myself! Now that I know how much power I have, I'm still in the process of learning to know how to manipulate it.
I fell off my bike a few times when I was learning how to ride; in fact, I have a rather large scar across my right knee that documents one spectacular fall. I didn't choose to stop learning because of that fall or any of the others.
The Thanksgiving message for me: celebrate the falls, know that I am learning, growing, and expanding. Know that I am blessed; the beloved daughter of a glorious and loving Universe who delights in my journey to abundance. Know that I am protected and safe; being unsafe is only a figment of my imagination. Know that I can allow myself to be at ease, no matter how things look in the moment. Know that the only thing constant -- besides BEing eternal love and bliss -- is change. My mission should I choose to accept it is to embrace all of it with joy and love.
So, bless all Beings who share in this human experience. May we all celebrate Thanksgiving with great joy and gratitude. May we all live in Thanksgiving throughout this holiday season and throughout each precious moment until we circle around to celebrate Thanksgiving again next year.
Namaste!

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