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Gratitude Corner
Raise the vibration by
sharing your appreciation! A Conversation with
Loretta LaRoche
Dear Natural Awakenings,
I can’t thank you enough for inviting me to your
Natural Network Night at Dr. Larry Stern’s Well-
Author, Stress Management Consultant
ness Center in Mt. Kisco. Larry’s program of
and Humorist
“Network Spinal Analysis” and his treatment of my
spine has made a huge difference in my posture
and comfort sitting and walking. Keep Sharing!
by gail condrick
–Judy Johnson, Somers NY

I picked up the July issue of Natural Awakenings
in a pizzeria while I was working. It was a slow
L
oretta LaRoche, author,
speaker and corporate stress
management consultant, was
afternoon so I decided to leaf through the maga-
the winner of the 2007 National
zine, and soon enough I had read most of the
Humor Treasure award. Her seven
articles. As a teenager who is trying to learn more
books reflect the lighter side of
about eating better and more healthily, I enjoyed
her life philosophy. This month,
the articles in the magazine – they were interesting
Lighten Up! joins her title hit
and eye opening. I realized eating well wasn’t as
parade that includes Life is Not a
difficult as I thought it would be. I picked up some
Stress Rehearsal and Life Is Short
new information and learned some interesting
– Wear Your Party Pants.
facts. I’m looking forward to next month’s issue!
–Mike (18 year old reader)
Q. Why does your message, “Life
is not a stress rehearsal,” resonate
I am just tickled pink!! I LOVE your new on-line with audiences?
version of your already wonderful magazine! I love
clicking directly to other websites, and I love, love, I have found that, in the last 30 years, Americans’ paradigm for
love the fact that I’ll never have to miss another living has become busyness and stress. We live as if every minute
issue because I’ve subscribed! What a great idea! is stressful and define our lives that way. Some stress is essential
Thanks so much!! to life; it excites us and moves us forward, signaling when to pay
– online subscriber attention to that which gives us passion and happiness. It also helps
us discern when we are in danger. What incapacitates many people
I would like to express my thanks for Natural is catastrophising and awfulizing, which leads to feeling they have
Awakenings. It gives me the opportunity to share no choices.
my work with folks who are really committed to Discovering how to find the “bless in the mess,” and living in
their personal & spiritual growth. And this means appreciation encourages a more peaceful, rich and juicy life.
a lot to me, because I love helping people be true
to themselves and manifest their fullest potential. I Q. Your books and talks blend humor, common sense and values,
also appreciate all you have done to broaden the like living in the moment and optimism, as a sure-fire antidote to
circulation of the magazine. stress. How does this work?
With gratitude,
Morton ( Mordechai) Kramer, MD We all choose how to interpret the events in our lives. We can opt
for humor, wisdom, compassion or the willingness to accept the
Email us your gratitude and we’ll publish it in print
situation for what it is.
or online in our newsletter. It can be about anyone
Many of us spend our time listing our weaknesses. Then we
or anything – local or global – not just about Natu-
make the mistake of sharing them with other people who listen and
ral Awakenings! Email your gratitude statements to
help us add to them. We anticipate problems and practice misery.
WPCeditor@naturalawakeningsmag.com.
Optimists know that bad things can happen, but they don’t
Visit www.WakeUpNaturally.com to subscribe to
obsess over them. A true optimist wakes up thinking: “Anything can
our e-newsletter.
happen today and
I can deal with it, as I have in the past.”

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