Dear Journal...
Today is the day!
I made the deadline for Graduate School!
This morning I submitted all application materials to the Department of English. It was a great feelilng to proudly hand deliver my manuscript, Dear Lawyer under the category, Creative Non-Fiction.
The English Department only accepts 9 Graduate students a year for the Creative Writing progam track (area of emphasis). It will be an honor to get accepted because then Dear Lawyer, YOU and THIS WILL GET PUBLISHED.
For this particular program, instead of writing a Master's Thesis, you write a book! In other words, the manuscript you submit is the project that you intend to work on. That's why they only accept 9 students a year. It makes sense.
Now, I wait until February to see whether or not I get accepted. I am praying for good things.
Dear Lawyer manuscript is 56 pages long, which includes an Introduction, Prologue and PART I: Chapters, 1, 2, 3 and 4. Chapter 4 was the most difficult chapter to write. Here's the beginning of that chapter...then, you'll know why.
- Chapter 4 –
One Week Later
Exactly a week after I wrote the letter to Goon CEO,
In my world, every October 14th is a personal day of mourning; It’s the only time I think about what happened; On all other days, I struggle not to, but there’s always something that triggers a memory like the numbers 14 and 41, or the time of day, 10:14 AM and 10:14 PM. It’s like my very own Friday the 13th with my name on it and stamped with the devil’s signature.
This is what and how it happened..."
Dear Lawyer
a manuscript by Justice I. Diva
10,013 words
Dear Journal:
Now that I'm settled in my new digs it was time to get serious and focus on the December 14th deadline for Graduate School.
Most of the application materials are in like the initial application, my GRE scores, undergrad and graduate transcripts, and Statement of Purpose. The English Department is waiting for my letters of recommendation, the teaching assistantship application and my 30-page manuscript.
Since YOU are the focus of my manuscript, Dear Lawyer, I've been reading and visiting you A LOT! Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to write a little bit each time I visit you. I think I will.
My writer's block is getting much better!!!! Yesterday, for example, I sat here in my home office and wrote 10 hours! I can thank my Guardian Angels for that. 
Enough said.
I promise to write again...SOON.
Always,
Justice
Dear Journal:
Yeah, I know. It's been a while, but I've been busy working on writers block and me.
Guess what? This weekend I move to Milwaukee's "fashionable eastside," so I can be closer to work. Everyday for almost a year, I've been commuting to Milwaukee from Madison. Since my lease finally expired it only makes sense to move.
I promise to write more when I get settled in my new digs.
Always and forever,
Justice
Dear Journal:
I really need to work out my writer's block. It comes and goes. I guess that's better than not coming at all. To unblock the block, I need to experiment with my writing, so this is what I'm going to do for today. I am going to tell a story in third person about what happened today when I took my mountain bike out for a ride.
Justice Diva was riding the Glacial River Bike trail, an 8-mile route that extends from downtown Fort Atkinson to the Jefferson/Rock County line. For living in such a small town, and out in the middle nowhere, Justice Diva has the best bike trips ever because she always returns with a story tell.
Let's just say her bike trip today was a creepy one. Upon completing the trail, she approached a traffic light. It was red, so she stopped and waited. As she sipped her bottle of water, Justice Diva couldn't help to notice a man, in car, at the stop light doing "inappropriate things that made her jaw drop.
He looked at her...he looked at her... and he looked at her!
This is what Justice Diva calls, a RED FLAG moment!
The light turned green. The man in the car turned right. Like a pervert, he drove slowly with his eyes affixed on Justice Diva. Little did he know, she was watching him too. There was no need for her to panic and she didn't because she was in control of the situation.
Justice Diva crossed the street. The pervert in the car was waiting for her by the riverwalk. She felt her heart take an extra beat. The trail continues along the river, but she took a detour.
Still, she didn't panic.
From the corner of her eye, she saw something moving slowly. It was him driving slow like a pervert and he continued to watch her.
It was another RED FLAG MOMMENT.
Enough is enough! Justice Diva had a plan.
As the pervert continued to stalk her, she took that opportunity to focus not so much on him, but rather the license plate number.She got it...216 JBK.
216 JBK.
216 JBK.
216 JBK.
Justice Diva was at the perfect place at the perfect time. Her guardian angels were there guiding her to safety. Straight ahead onto her right is the town's police station. Law enforcement was an arm stretch away.
SAFE!
PHEW!
She continued her mantra..236 JKT?No! That's not it.
236 JTK. No! That's not it.
With the combination of fear and excitement, she forgot the license plate number. The numbers were jumbled in her head. The dyslexia kicked in at the wrong time.
Justice Diva turned around and headed back to the river.
The man in the car was waiting.
This time, she was determined NOT to forget the license plate number. How could she? It was a RED FLAG MOMENT. What about the children riding their scooters and bicycles? Kids, women, kids and women. No.
Justice Diva kept her eyes on the car. The pervert was waiting by the river. The car moved slowly toward her. She got the number! 216 JBK.216 JBK.
216 JBK.
216 JBK.
Justice turned around and headed toward the cop shop. Her angels were with her again. A police officer walked out of nowhere.
She peddled...and peddled...and peddled.
"Officer 216 JBK! Write it down before I forget! 216 JBK!"
Justice Diva gave a statement to the officer.
The children, the women and Justice Diva were finally safe!
The End.
It's ok. It could be better.
Anyway, the entire bike trip was creepy. I didn't even finish it. Before the pervert incident happened, I turned around.
There's another chapter to this story. A stretch of the trail extends to a private country road for about 1 mile. There's an abandoned mansion, a dilapitated barn, two corn fields, one on each side of the road, a long driveway, a radio, and a black car.
There was too much creepiness for me in one day, so next time I ride the trail, I will write about. I promise.
It's passed my bedtime, so I am ending it here.
If given the opportunity, I would dedicate my life to help find missing children, women, and men. Indeed, it would be heart breaking, but we need to keep our children safe and help the missing find their way home. Prince Hal, my nephew and Godson is now 3, so when I hear stories of missing children, especially toddlers, it hits me REALLY HARD.
GREAT NEWS! Two children that were reported missing two weeks ago have been found, and they are ALIVE!
FOUND ALIVE: Last Thursday, Briant Rodriguez was found wandering the streets of Mexicali, Mexico. He is 3-years old, and is now home with his family.
FOUND ALIVE: Thrusday, May 7, 2009 - 3-year old toddler, JOSHUA CHILDERS, spent two rainy days and nights in the mammoth Mark Twain Naitional Forest. Two days after he was reported missing, Joshua was found alive in forest by a creek.
The week started on a pleasant note. I got great vibes, things seemed to be going in a positive direction, and it appeared as though everything was working in my favor, including "enchanting my distraction."
But, then, by midweek, the positive energy that I was feeling and experiencing evaporated into thin air! It was weird. Several opportunities surfaced that would have allowed me to open up and and dazzle my "distraction" but I struck out each time. I couldn't believe it. Its easy for me to strike up a conversation with anyone, including my "distraction" but when I had the chance to do it, I literally froze. I said nothing. It was like my tongue was paralyzed or something. I even called out for my guardian angels, but i think they were on vacation because I continued to strike out, one after the other.
Then, Friday came. When I woke up in the morning, I was determined to have the best day ever. I dressed really cute, I had great hair day, and I prayed good things for EVERYONE, and not just myself. But, whatever it was from the previous day still lingered. I got lured into an ugly argument with the bitch (a middle-aged woman who hates me), then, I was overwhelmed with emotion that came from every direction.
As a result of everything, I was overwhelmed with all sorts of emotions that actually made me physically sick. I puked my guts out several times, I generated a fever of one-hundred and two, and I left for home at lunchtime.
To make matters worse, with my eyes red, bloodshot and teary-eyed, there was my distraction. Right there! I pretended that I didn't see him because the last thing I needed was my distraction to see me in the poor shape that I was in. He only saw me once with tears in my eyes a few months ago after I was bullied by someone and something. The concern in his eyes that one time just melted my heart. In any case, I didn't want that to acknowledge his presence because unlike last time when I was able to turn it around and make it seem like nothing was wrong, I didn't have the strength to do that. I didn't want to clam up and say nothing like I did at every chance I had Thursday, so I looked straight ahead, didn't look back, and disappeared through the doors leading to the stairwell. My heart dropped to my stomach because I struck out AGAIN!
Then, what happened next and last was very strange. With the way I was feeling, and being between floors 3 and 2 on foot in the stairwell, there was Sookie, one of our very own sweet TAs. This is what she said to me:
"Justice Diva. You are so beautiful. I've been wanting to say that to you. I don't know what it is, but lately, these passed days and weeks, you have been EXTRA BEAUTIFUL! I don't know what it is, but I had to tell you."
What was that? Of course, I thanked her for the compliment and said that was the sweetest, best, and most incredible thing that anyone has said to me this entire year! By the time I reached the parking log, I was so overwhelmed by emotion that I bowed my head and cried. I was happy, I was flattered, I was confounded, but I was also sad because whatever it was that Sookie saw in me, made me think, but why can't he see it too, or does he?
I need to resume writing again. The writer's block comes and gos. I guess that's better than just coming and staying indefinitely. It's amazing that 4 years of litigation and swimming with sharks that entire time, clogged everything up in my head. I'm still not the same. It never will be.
Now I need to focus on my future. Now I work for professors, scientists and physicists at a University. I am their librarian, researcher, assistant, and whatever it is that they need done.
Thinking.
Graduate school is in the future for me. December 15, 2009 is the deadline. By then all application materials are due, which include:
To make this happen, I have to start writing again and confront my writer's block whether I like it or not. Writer's Block. That will be the theme of my essay that I hope will get me into graduate school. I got in once before...back when things were normal like in the year 2001. If I got in then, there is no reason why I cannot get in now.
So.....
What will i write?
Hmmm?
I guess I'll write things that overwhelm me with passion and emotion because that's the root of my best writing. For those who know me, some things I write will fit and make sense, and certain things will not. It depends on what I write. You'll see. It will all come together.
Dear .....Me
Hmmm?
I've followed the Caylee Anthony saga everyday since the story broke. There are blogs, newspapers, tv shows, etc. that have been covering every detail of this case. Nancy Grace is my favorite. The Criminal Report Daily is another great source.
But...there's one question about the investigation that neither source answered, addressed, discussed...whatever. Maybe no one thought about it, but then, maybe someone did.
This is what's on my mind...
Caylee's skeletal remains were found on Private Property, but whose property is it?
Is it government private property?
Is it civilian private property?
Whose is it?
I would like to know.
- JD
This weekend, Texas EquuSearch is conducting a HISTORICAL missing person search for baby Caylee. It's supposed to be the largest search EVER known. Today in Orlando, Florida, 5,000+ volunteers from all over the country are searching a 25 mile square radius of land in efforts to recover the remains of this toddler, so she could have a proper burial and to rest in peace.
Click on this link http://www.justiceforcaylee.com/, watch, and listen to this flash presentation. Get a box of kleenex. When I watched it, I weeped for this little baby and her grandparents. Retrospectively, I opposed the death penalty, but for Casey Anothony, the selfish, cruel, sociopathic, neurotic and narcissistic mother, I hope she fries in the chair as she begs for God's mercy.
- Justice I. Diva
Report Update from David Lohr of The Criminal Report Daily
9:52 AM, Orlando, Florida:
Caylee Search Command Post In Desperate Need of Supplies
The command post for the Caylee Anthony search is in desperate need of supplies. It is not even noon and they have already ran out of water and food for the search volunteers.
Tim Miller has asked me to post a request for supplies. Anything anyone could send over here would be greatly appreciated.
Items can be delivered to:
The corner of Judge and Shadowridge
SE Corner
Orlando, FL Click here for map
According to Investigation Discovery - The Criminal Report Daily - the location of the command post in the search for toddler, Caylee Anthony, has been changed.
The command post WILL NO LONGER BE LOCATED AT BOGGY CREEK ROAD.
The Command Post's new location is located at:
The corner of Judge and Shadowridge
SE Corner
Orlando, FL
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008 @ 8 a.m.
Texas EquuSearch is looking for volunteers for foot searching, ATV searchers, horse searchers and volunteers to man the command center. For more information, visit https://www.pleasefindcaylee.com.
Where is Caylee?
Caylee Anthony Tipline
1-888-231-5618
cayleetips@yahoo.com
Kid Finders Network: 1-877-ONE-LOST
Orange County Sherriff's Office: (407) 254-7000
My Writer's Block...
The block is finally unblocking!
-PART III-
Another Chapter...
JD
Our state budget is fuckded up. It was fucked up when they voted on it. Everyone is losing out. Everyone is losing money. Unemployment rates are up. Being low on the totem pole, I was let go.
AFP What?
JD ?? You heard me right.
AFP ?Downsized? Let go?
JD Damn Budget Cuts!
AFP Why? How? When?
JD ?? I said....BUDGET GUTS!
???????? How??That's a stupid question that I need not to answer.
???????? When?? Today???????
AFP I'm confused.
JD ?? I second that.
AFP What did you do?
JD ? I loved my job and I did it well - thoroughly and ethically
AFP Ethically?
JD ?? You know me.? I always tell the truth, even if the truth will hurt me.
AFP ?Did it?
JD BUDGET CUTS!
AFP But why?
JD ?? Because there's something inherently wrong with me.?
AFP There's nothing inherently wrong with you.
JD ?? Yes there is.
AFP No there's not. It is not your job to manage the state budget. You have no control over it.
JD ?? Yes I do! If I would have been MORE aggressive with my bosses, they could have been more involved, they could have influenced their colleagues, they could have voted differently.
If you're right and there's nothing "inherently" wrong with me then tell me?why this had to happen again, especially right?now, when I'm still fucked up over round one with the Goons and?Dear Lawyer.
AFP ?You're not?'fucked up' and there's nothing inherently wrong with you.???? You did your very best. You did your job. You informed them well. You are not a Senator, you are not a State Rep, and you are not an elected official. You advise them, and you advised them well. They are arrogant, lazy assholes. You know what goes behind closed doors. You told me. It's scary. I respect you for all you have done to help them represent their constituents.
JD ??? Sigh.
AFP ? Now what?
JD ??? I guess look for a job, collect unemployment, and look for a job.
AFP ? What kind of job? What are you going to do?
JD ??? What I'm going to do is one thing, but what I want to do is another....
AFP ? Ok.? What do you want to do?
JD ???? I wanna make lots of money firing people.
AFP ? What?
JD ??? I want to fire people.
AFP ? I gotta hear this.?Tell me more.
JD ?? Tell you what?
AFP ? Damn! Some things will never change.
JD ??? What does that supposed to mean?
AFP ? It means you still answer questions like a Litigant.
JD ??? So?? What's wrong with that?
AFP ? Nothing.
JD ??? Good.
AFP ? You're losing me.
JD ??? Good.
AFP ? Is that all you can say?
JD ?? What exactly do you want me to say?
AFP I want you to tell me why you want to fire people.
JD ? I want to fire people because people who are in the position to fire people,? don't know how to do it, and when they do, they fuck up, and when they fuck up, that's when?lawsuits happen.
AFP ? I never thought?about it in that context before, and the more I think about it, you're absolutely right.??
JD ??? I am.
AFP ? There's more to this isn't there?
JD ??? Yup.
AFP ? What?
JD ???? Let's talk about it a later. I'm kind of upset, and I'm kind of freaking out??about today.
AFP Fair enough.?
JD ?? ?-----
AFP ? Justice?
JD ??? What?
AFP ? You'll be okay.? This won't be anything like the last round.
JD ?? ?Maybe. I don't know.
AFP ? I can tell something happened and you're not telling me.
JD ????I told you.? I BUDGET CUTS! What more is there to tell?
AFP ? Something happened
JD ??? I TOLD YOU BUDGET CUTS!
AFP ? Yeah.
JD ?? ?------??
AFP ? Whatever it is, I'm sure it's hot.
JD ??? Too hot.
Dear Journal:
I hope the Gratitude Project and the Appreciation Game will help me unblock the block.
Today, I will write three sentences to apply appreciation in three different ways.
Sentence 1: “What I like about _____ is…” regarding a situation (person, experience, or opportunity) that is going well for you.
What I like about Monte is he REALLY respects me for me being me.
Sentence 2: “What I like about _____ is…” regarding a situation (person, experience, or opportunity) that you would like to see show up for you in a new, bigger way. (This way you will be sending out positive, expectant energy in advance around a topic that is important to you.)
What I like about criminal justice and working with prisoners, their families and prisoner advocates is that I am the driving force behind state legislation that will produce reintegration programs, reduce recividism rates, and improve due process and equal protection of the laws for all men and women who are incarcerated in our state prisons.
Sentence 3: “What I like about _____ is….” regarding a situation (person, experience, or opportunity) that is NOT going well for you so that you can turn the tides and begin the creation in a positive direction.
What I like about my "ghost-worker" is.....honestly, I really don't know.
Dear Journal:
I abandoned my writings this year because I have writer's block. Whatever I write, comes out wrong and miscontrued. I always take responsibility for my actions. Being Juslawsuit consumed four years of my life, including the, and attorney complaint, and The first reason being I have the worse writer's block d
Did you see that...the crossed out words? That's exactly what I mean.
Fuck it.
I am done here now. I wanted to write a few words just to get me started.
Always,
Justice
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001
Would you please put Judge Goulee on your "Judges in Contempt" list?
The headlines read...
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MAY 25, 2007 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MILWAUKEE COUNTY COURT HOUSE
901 NORTH 9TH STREET
10:00 AM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
"MOM IN JAIL, BABY IS THE BAIL."
"Twenty seven year old, April Griffin has been in the Milwaukee County Jail since May 14th 2007, because she refuses to give up custody of her nine month old son.
Her battle began on October 24, 2006 when she was urged by the State of Wisconsin to settle the question of paternity of her son, born in August of 2006.
The State requires that paternity must be declared so that the father shares the cost of medical care for the child.
January 30th 2007, Matthew Sebuliba was declared the father.
May 14th 2007, Ms. Griffin was summons to the Milwaukee County Family Court because Mr. Sebuliba was trying to obtain full parental custody of Ms. Griffin’s son.
The questions that Ms. Griffin raised during the May 14th court session:
'How could a Judge give custody to a man who is not United Citizen? (Mr. Sebuliba is Ugandan National, who is trying to get sole custody of Ms. Griffin’s son, so that he may send the baby to Uganda so his Mother can raise the baby.'
'How could the Judge to give Custody to a man who is on record for beating Ms. Griffin in the early stages of pregnancy. (Late 2005)
How could the Judge give custody to a man who wanted the baby to be aborted, who openly had nothing to do with Ms. Griffin during her pregnancy?
How could the Judge force a mother to give up custody of her child for no other reason then not being able to afford the cost of medical care?
Because Ms. Griffin refused to relinquish custody of her son on May 14th 2007, Milwaukee County, Family Court: Judge Goulee sited Ms. Griffin to be in contempt of court and remanded to jail, because she was a threat.
May 15th 2007, Ms Griffin appeared before Judge Goulee and again was asked to give up custody of her son and again she refused. Upon refusing to give up custody, Judge Goulee stated “Take her back to the dungeon” and further added “We will try this again on Friday the May 18th, 2007 and I can keep you here for forever.” He also asked Ms. Griffin if she had ever seen an Abu Grave prisoner.
May 18th 2007, Ms Griffin was shackled and put in wheel chair and rolled into the court room where she once again was asked to give up custody of her son and once again she refused. Judge Goulee conceded in releasing her for weekend so Ms. Griffin could attend to her seven year old daughter. Judge Goulee cautioned Ms. Griffin that she must bring the baby in on Monday, May 20, 2007 and give up custody of him and if she didn’t she would go back to jail, for as long as 12 years. Ms. Griffin asked on what grounds again but was not given an answer.
May 20th 2007 Ms. Griffin appeared in court without her son and once again refused to give up custody. Over the weekend Ms. Griffin secured Attorney Eisenberg to represent her. In the courtroom Attorney Eisenburg advised Ms. Griffin to give up custody of her son. Eisenberg told Ms. Griffin that the baby would end up in Foster Care for possibly two weeks, two months, two years and that the remedy of the case would be a matter of money, he also advised her that what was going on in the courtroom was illegal. Eisenberg withdrew from the case but kept the $500.00 retainer.
Again the Judge Goulee ordered Ms. Griffin back to jail, Ms. Griffin ask the Judge for a written explanation of what was going on in the courtroom. Judge Goulee “The hell with putting it in writing” “Quit being so macho, you think you can keep this up for twelve years” Per telephone conversation with the Milwaukee County Jail, the terms for Ms. Griffins release is to bring in the baby.
Ms. Griffin greatest fears:
Giving up custody means she will never see her son again, who in her mind will quickly be sent to Africa.
The father of the baby is being represented by D. Ellis of Legal Action of Wisconsin.
Ms. Griffin is part of a filed Federal Law Suite against the Milwaukee Police Department (which stemmed from the beating she suffered from Matthew Sebuliba in 05) Judge Goulee has made mention of the Federal Case several times during the court proceedings.
Ms. Griffin has no criminal record, no parental issues, and no mental health issues. Ms Griffin was a Hair Stylist until the difficulties of the pregnancy forced her to stop working.
Ms. Griffin is an aspiring nurse whose name has been entered on a waiting for nursing school; she is also a community activist...
Sincerely,
The Justice for Jude, Justice for All Coalition
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Thank you for helping free our Constituent, April Griffin!
Justice I. Diva
In April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in
protest of gas prices. Gasoline prices dropped 30 cents a gallon
overnight.
On May 15th 2007, all internet users are to not go to a gas
station in protest of high gas prices. Gas is now over $3.00 a gallon in most places.
There are 73,000,000+ American members currently on the internet
network, and the average car takes about 30 to 50 dollars to fill up.
If all users did not go to the pump on the 15th, it would take
$2,292,000,000.00 (that's almost 3 BILLION) out of the oil companies pockets for just one day.
Soooo....please do not go to the gas station on May15th and let's try to put a dent in the Middle Eastern oil industry forat least one day.
Human Rights Watch: Wal-Mart Denies Basic Workers’ Rights
by James Parks, May 1, 2007
U.S. workers are being denied the freedom to form unions and to live a more secure and better life by weak labor laws and rabidly anti-union employers such as Wal-Mart. While many American companies take advantage of our nation’s labor laws to prevent workers from joining a union, Wal-Mart stands out for the sheer magnitude and aggressiveness of its anti-union activity, according to a report released today by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Discounting Rights: Wal-Mart’s Violation of U.S. Workers’ Right to Freedom of Association says many of Wal-Mart’s anti-union tactics are legal, but when combined, they prevent workers from freely deciding to join a union. Some of the giant retailer’s actions violate weak labor laws, HRW says. The report recommends passage of the Employee Free Choice Act as a key way to improve protections for workers at Wal-Mart and across the country. Says Carol Pier, senior researcher for HRW:
Wal-Mart workers have virtually no chance to organize because they’re up against unfair U.S. labor laws and a giant company that will do just about anything to keep unions out. The one-two punch devastates workers’ right to form and join unions.
The report says it is no accident that none of the employees of the nation’s largest employer—1.3 million workers in nearly 4,000 stores—are represented by a union. The company begins to indoctrinate workers and managers against unions from the first day on the job, HRW says. HRW cites the following examples demonstrating how Wal-Mart keeps unions out:
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney says Wal-Mart’s actions hurt entire communities. "After all, the best anti-poverty device in our nation is a union card."
Wal-Mart clearly doesn’t want to have to hear its own workers’ voices and does not want to have to have to engage in collective bargaining with them. Our nation needs the Employee Free Choice Act to level the playing field and give workers a fair shot to bargain with Wal-Mart for a better life.
"Wal-Mart should change its anti-union behavior," says Pier.
When companies like Wal-Mart can regularly violate U.S. workers’ right to organize, they threaten a fundamental right and one that government is duty-bound to uphold.
When it breaks the law, Wal-Mart only gets a slap on the wrist, the report says. This is not the first time HRW has slammed weak U.S. labor laws. In 2000, the group issued a report that showed U.S. workers lack the most fundamental internationally recognized human rights at the workplace—the basic freedom to organize, bargain and strike. At that time, HRW said U.S. labor law is stacked against employees who wish to organize a union, allowing employers to intimidate and coerce workers not to unionize.
The U.S. House passed the Employee Free Choice Act on March 1. The bill, S. 1041, is now in the U.S. Senate. If passed, the Employee Free Choice Act would increase penalties for labor law violations and help restore workers’ freedom to choose a union without employer interference.
You can take action now to help workers make a free choice to join a union. Click here to urge your senators to support the Employee Free Choice Act.
10 Steps to Unlocking 'The Secret'
Use these keys to help open the life of your dreams.
You may have heard about it on Oprah or at the dentist's. Indeed, "The Secret," a best-selling self-help book and DVD, is out. As author and producer Rhonda Byrne says herself, the "secret"--that we create our reality with our thoughts--is nothing new. But it's not easy to digest that every person, thing, and experience in your life is there because, unconsciously or not, you brought it there. Yet using that knowledge to create a dream life is where the juicy fun begins.
"The Secret" gives three steps--"ask, believe, receive," an approach also known as
"the law of attraction."
1. Clear Your Mind
Find a place in your home to designate as your "intention space," suggests author Lynne McTaggart in her book about the law of attraction (LOA), "The Intention Experiment." You might want to set up an altar, or set plants nearby. Even when you're not here, you can summon this spot for future intention-setting. Then sit, quietly, comfortably, and breathe. Meditate for five to 10 minutes, writes Taggart, to help your brain slip into a relaxed, receptive state
2. Decide What You Want
You need to get clear about what you actually want, or, say LOA experts, you'll attract mixed results. In their book, "The Law of Attraction," Esther and Jerry Hicks say that the thought "I don't know what I want" is really just the psyche's way of saying "I'm afraid of what I want." So get clear and dream big. You might need to confront some scarcity demons, but don't dwell on them, just keep focusing on your desires, whether it's a law degree or a million dollars.
3. Ask For It
Write down what you want very specifically, says philosopher Bob Proctor in "The Secret." And, he says, write it in present-tense, as if you've already gotten your wish: "'I am so happy and grateful now that...' And then explain how you want your life to be, in every area," Proctor says. It's also crucial to ask for it in a way that's positive-the Universe, say LOA experts, responds to every word. For example, instead of the potentially self-sabotaging "I want to get out of debt," (the Universe will "hear" debt and keep on sending more your way), say, "I am living a life of abundance and wealth."
Every day, close your eyes for several minutes and imagine yourself standing inside your dream home, embracing your soul mate, standing in your ideal body. Keep focusing on what you want and imagining it so clearly that you can see, feel, smell, hear, and taste it. 
Make a list of all that you're grateful for. Gratitude will further magnetize good things to you. It will also open your heart and assure your unconscious that you are capable of having a beautiful life, because in fact, you already do. 
Be aware of your thoughts. But, as author Marci Shimoff says in "The Secret," it would be impossible and exhausting to watch every single thought-we have about 60,000 a day. Instead, be aware of your thoughts by monitoring your feelings. 
As metaphysician Joe Vitale says in "The Secret" film, there's no guaranteed timeline for these sorts of things. But don't give up. If your wish or some version of it doesn't manifest in a few, or even 30, days, worry not. Just keep on believing and sending out positive thoughts and feelings. The important thing is to keep doubt--and negative feelings--at bay. 9. Invite It InReally receive your gifts and enjoy them. And remember to send out gratitude and love for this magical-seeming process based on the connectedness of all matter. Also, continue to steep in it--surround yourself with photos of what you desire, say your desire aloud, go to an open house, a test drive. Do what it takes to let it enter your life.
Though "The Secret" doesn't specifically address using this manifesting power to help the world, the Law of Attraction is a perfect tool for that. As Jack Canfield, founder of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, says in the film, Mother Teresa said she wouldn't attend an anti-war rally, but if there was ever a peace rally she'd be there. Along those lines, see Iraq and other troubled places filled with smiling, calm, peaceful people, bustling markets, sweetness, and inspiration. Feel peace in your body, send your love.
Tomorrow, May 1:
Topic: JOB SEARCH ---FUN, GAMES, AND STORIES
Dannie Actkins, HIRE Center Staff
This is Dannie's "Swan Song" with the Job Club, as she is re-tire-ing. I think this means that, while she won't be with us, she will take her new tire and roll around to some other groups that can use a laugh and encouragement. Please come tomorrow to learn, have some fun, and say "Thanks, We'll miss you!"
The Job Club Network List only works if we look at the list to see what others are looking for. If you find a job posting in a paper (neighborhood, classified ads etc), bulletin board (grocery, hair dresser, barber shop), that someone on the list might find of interest, please email or phone the details to that person.Keep Your Eyes Open.
40+ of S.E. Wisconsin and The Needler Job Forum: www.40pluswi.org/plus40_index.cfmUniversity of Wisconsin Milwaukee has a web page listing many advertised job sites. www.uwm.edu/Dept/CDC/jobsearch_advertised.htmlThe Medical College of Wisconsin has all kinds of job opportunities other than those directly involving patient care. www.mcw.edu/hr/positions/index.html*** Harley-Davidson Job Hotline (414) 343-4080, follow the prompts. Or, online at: www.harley-davidson.comCareer Opportunities posted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: http://onwisconsin.careercast.com/texis/jobsearch/42233ca74a0100.htmlCareer Opportunities posted in the Employment Times http://183.careersite.com/?pid=183
May 8: COMPUTER JOB SEARCH
Tonya Powell HIRE Center Staff
May 15: WHY AM I STUCK? THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
Guest Speaker: Ehryck F. Gilmore, Motivational Presenter
May 22: WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED FROM YOU
May 29: DISLOCATION AND JOB SEARCH
Come prepared to Learn, Share Ideas and Job Leads!
Topics and Speakers subject to change without notice
See you Tomorrow.
Barrie White
Job Club Network Coordinator
Dear Justice Diva:
In my 23 years of chasing Bad Boys, I think I may have received my
most challenging fugitive investigation to date. I have been
assigned to locate and assist in the re-arrest of
MICHAEL JOSEPH BALSAMO.
Here are some links I have found here on the Net, concerning my
rabbit.
http://gaming.
http://www.state.
http://www.dieiscas
http://www.casinone
http://www.slotmach
machines/news/
Balsamo is wanted in Las Vegas for FTA on felony slot cheating
charges. I have spoken with the bail bondsman in Vegas, who had him
out on a $30,000.00 dollar bond. He advised me he is NOT looking for
Balsamo, because he has Balsamo's sister house for collateral.
Balsamo is also wanted in St. Louis, Missouri, for the same type of
felony charges. I have been unable to identify the bail bondsman who
posted those bonds.
I do not have access to NCIC, but I have been advised that Balsamo
could also be wanted in CA, FL and PA.
If anyone here is also looking for Michael Joseph Balsamo, please
contact me.
Steve Hedrick, LPI
Hedrick & Associates INVESTIGATIVE GROUP
Nederland, TX
TX PI LIC #A-09665
(409) 284-1895
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