Explore, dream, discover!

Mark Twain quote: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

I am getting SO excited. I haven't been this excited about going somewhere in a very long time. But now it is less than 4 weeks to departure.. and I am off to Buenos Aires.. and on the Ushuaia and down to the great white land of the South.. Antarctica.
Phew...
what more to say than that.
I am sure I will have more to say on return..
watch this space!!

Voting Time

I found this to be very interesting.. it came out with exactly what I thought was my choice, but the process of choosing your candidate to vote for gave me lots of clarity about how I really think on many issues. So I figured just to cut and paste the full message from this great organisation called GetUp. See the info below.

Deciding exactly how to vote is important, and often really hard.

Wouldn't it be great if there was some kind of impartial, straightforward and credible quiz that could confirm your inklings about which party is right for you? And also to tell any not 100% certain voter exactly which candidate and party came closest to their views?

Well, for the first time ever in Australian politics, there is. And we want GetUp members to be the first to hear about it - as well as spread the word.
The major parties get plenty of air time, well now getting information about all the parties is easy.


This is like nothing you've seen before. Take the exclusive, three-minute quiz to get your very own, personalised how-to-vote card - we can even SMS the results to your mobile on Election Day!

http://www.howshouldivote.com.au

How did we do it? First, we worked with renowned independent pollster Irving Saulwick to frame 20 key questions on the major issues facing Australians this election. Then, we got on the phone to every candidate in the country and invited them to take the quiz too - so that you can match up your views to those of the candidates' right in your very own electorate.

The result is a groundbreaking win for democracy - a completely free, open and transparent how-to-vote card that's personalised to you and your electorate.

Thanks to the promotional support of Yahoo!7 , with a staggering four million users per month, we are aiming to reach a huge amount of voters this election.

Take the quiz now and help spread the word to every voter you know: this time, there's a fun and easy way to make up your mind.

http://www.howshouldivote.com.au

After all, we've all been there, or known someone who perhaps doesn't feel they can get the facts they need - so instead they tick any old box or simply vote the way their parents do.

Well this time, there's a better way. See for yourself and help spread the word with our ad below:



Here's to making it count at the ballot box, The GetUp Team

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GetUp is an independent, not-for-profit community campaigning group. We use new technology to empower Australians to have their say on important national issues. We receive no political party or government funding, and every campaign we run is entirely supported by voluntary donations. If you'd like to chip in to support GetUp's work, please click here. If you have trouble with any links in this email, please go directly to www.getup.org.au.

Authorised by Brett Solomon, Level 2, 294 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000

Unusual Jobs - this one has to be at the top!

This youtube video has to be one of the most amazing I have seen in some time. Talk about a meditation.. and I thought I had to focus at Tau Chi!! Wow this man must be so focused to stay up at this level.. check it out.. not my idea of an ideal job.. but I guess the pay must be pretty good and you would never be short of dinner conversation!

Khalil Gibran on Pain

I thought this poem so beautiful that it was very much worth sharing here.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses
your understanding.

Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that it's
heart may stand in the sun,
so must you know pain.

And could you keep your heart in wonder at the
daily miracles of your life,
your pain would not seem
less wonderous than your joy.

And you would accept the seasons of your heart,
even as you have always accepted the seasons
that pass over your fields.

And you would watch with serenity
through the winters of your grief.

Much of your pain is self-chosen.

It is the bitter potion by which the physician within
you heals your sick self.

Therefore trust the physician,
and drink his remedy
in silence and tranquility.

For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by
the tender hand of the Unseen.

And the cup he brings, though it burn your lips,
has been fashioned of the clay
which the Potter has moistened
with His own sacred tears.

How to Become an Expert - Beyond Outlook 2007!

Outlook 2007 - for dummies.. well .. that is certainly what we have felt like in the past few weeks. Brick walls kept presenting on every turn with our new Outlook 2007. Oh the joys of our old simple Outlook Express.. who ever thought it was going to be a good idea to change over to the latest Outlook?
Umm.. me.... oh dear!

Who ever also thought that perhaps Microsoft might make things easier .. not more difficult.
I did. well I was wrong. Outlook 2007 became our nightmare. Poor Sahaja - my sister and business partner gave herself at least three migraines over it! I went crosseyed till midnight on a couple of occasions.

But gleefully, we have now solved our major problem which involved the conflicts between address books and contact lists! Oh Microsoft.. thank you for providing us with the opportunity to learn and sift through vast quantities of nerd material to get to a simple solution!

If you email us now, we finally know the way to easily add you into our new email contact database.. so you may now have the opportunity of getting our monthly newsletters. We can just about give advice on 'how to' as well! LOL the joys of computers.. sometimes I would like to use this one as an anchor for a boat!

So that said. if you would like to hear more from Best Health - click here to sign up for our newsletters.. we send them out at irregular intervals and do our best to provide interesting and stimulating information.

That's it for now.. thank God its Friday and I am leaving the office NOW!

Laughter - great medicine!!

Do check out this wonderful giggle video.. if you don't laugh watching it you must be a rock!!
it takes just one minute and thirty seconds of your day.. so go for it now!!

Laughter is known to heal.. in fact there are those who have healed their cancer by laughing a lot.

Soul Mentoring

An old friend of mine - Alicia Power - is running a webcast on October 3rd - if you are interested in deeper reasons for the 'why's and how's' of your life, you may like to check this out. She says:

Have you ever wondered if there is a SOUL REASON why you get sick
– or why someone you know becomes ill?

Do you want to learn more about the magical way your soul steers your life?
And – do we have a say?

Webcast:
Australian Time 8pm (NSW) 3 October

HEALTH CHALLENGES

How Our Soul Regulates Our Physical Body

You will learn the details of:

How our soul monitors and mentors our lives
How our soul designs physical challenges, ie: ill health & accidents
How our body talks to us on behalf of the soul
How to know our soul's intention and decisions
How to instruct results and change the soul's 'heart'.

You can get all the details of this interesting information on Alicia's website at the link above.