Springtime JOY!!!!
"It is a shame to be caught up in something
that does not make you
tremble with joy."
-Julia Childs
Nature is celebrating its finest season with a spectacular show.
You can almost feel the earth shake with joy as all the buds and flowers open. There is just something about Springtime that makes everything and everyone come alive and rejoice!
As women, we have immense power and deep nurturing capability. Today, the world needs our talents to generate happy, positive energy. It’s our earnest work to percolate and circulate multitudes of happy molecules. If you are feeling bogged down you can Spring Clean:
1. Diet –Go Green!! Do a Spring cleanse or just add more greens into your diet
2. Fix up your nest – Get rid of cobwebs and clutter
3. Get up a little bit earlier and great the sun (grow towards the light)
4. Infuse your Day with movement. Do a few yoga poses to move your liver, get outside and jog, cycle and breath!!!!
“The cure for exhaustion is not necessarily rest, it is wholeheartedness”
-Brother David Sendall-Rast
Jump into this life wholeheartedly. Even if you are doing mundane day-to-day projects…create a different perspective so that each task you do is infused with inspiration – putting your spirit in action! Plant your Heart into it. Tremble with JOY!!!
You are a conduit for happiness and well being in your own life and in the lives of others simply by enjoying the day. By embracing and spreading joy, the feeling of joy will magnify and multiply. As Joseph Campbell said, “We save the world by being alive ourselves.”
Hugs,
Colleen
Upcoming Women’s Quest Adventures
At Women’s Quest, we are passionate about building and spreading joy. This summer join us in Colorado where our specialties include joy refills and laughter regenerators!
Colorado Adventure Retreat, July 14-19
Woodspur Lodge in Winter Park, CO
It’s time to push the PLAY” button and dial up an adventure for the body, mind and spirit. At this retreat, your days are filled with activities such as yoga, mountain biking, trail running, orienteering, a challenge ropes course, and dance. In the evening, your soul will be sparked through meditation, journaling, inspirational talks and much, much more. Join us and allow your joy muscles to be energized and rejuvenated. Click here for more information
Only have a day for a joy tune-up?
Get your registration in for the finest fun-filled day this side of the Rockies
 Women Wheels and Wine, July 12, 2009
Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Winter Park, CO
Seize the Day! Build Happy Molecules!
This one-day retreat is a sure fire way to SPARK THE JOY.
Join us for the AMAZING Women, Wheels and Wine mountain bike day at beautiful Devil's Thumb Ranch. Learn how to ride single track with instruction from the experts from Devil's Thumb Ranch and Women's Quest. To round out the day, included is a gourmet-spa lunch, opportunities for more bike riding, a "Yoga for Cyclists" class and a relaxing soak in the resort's luxurious heated outdoor pool and hot tub. Click here for more information
 Balance seems simple enough but we all know it is difficult to achieve. MBT (The anti-shoe) celebrates and helps all of us create balance in our everyday WALK of life!
The have partnered with Women's Quest and our mission to help women find this inner strength one step at a time.
 Last month we ventured to New York City and we did the MORE Magazine half marathon in our MBT's. We had so much fun sharing the MBT vision and standing around... getting fit!!!
If you have not tried these shoes yet...YOU MUST!!! They are FUN!
For more information on the MBT Anti-Shoe: www.theantishoe.com
Women’s Adventure: It's Time to Fight!
 Calling all Women's Quest gals to band together to support Women's Adventure magazine. My friend and former neighbor, Michelle Theall, created Women's Adventure (formerly Dandelion) seven years ago. It's the only active women's magazine on the plan et that focuses on fresh air, rather than fad diets. In fact, its editorial mission is: To inspire, inform, and compel women to live life to its fullest through outdoor sports and travel. The magazine industry, just like many of the others is taking quite a hit. But, there's no price you can put on year-round inspiration like the kind you'll find in the pages of this magazine, or from the editor-in-chief who runs it.
Michelle was diagnosed with MS as the first issue of the magazine hit the press in 2003. But she knew it was important for women like us to have this publication. So even when she wasn't sure if she'd be able to continue to do all the activities she writes about in the magazine, she pushed forward.
Four years later, she was over $200,000 in debt and afraid of losing her house. But, she didn't give up. The magazine turned its first profit in 2005, but it was only enough for cash flow. She kept fighting.
In 2008, she sold the title to Big Earth publishing and was able to continue running the magazine and get good health insurance and get herself and her family back in the black. This is the Michelle I know. The same one who I rode horses with when she lived up in the mountains. The woman who had no horse experience and kept working with a colt that kept throwing her until she could ride it. She makes this magazine for YOU, for US!
 Your subscription and/or gift subscription to other kindred spirits (at the special Women's Quest rate below) is necessary to keep an important title like this thriving for us and the next generation of girls coming up (who are in dire need of the right messages about health, body image, and being strong and adventurous). So don't wait!
Please Click Here and enter the Women's Quest subscription code - Q094WQ, or order by telephone toll-free at 800-746-3910. You'll pay only $11.95 for a whole year (6 issues). That's an $18 savings off of the cover price. I also encourage you to identify FIVE other women in your circle of friends and forward this offer on to them. No one should miss out on knowing and reading Women's Adventure. Thanks for your support!!
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