I’ll be a guest on Access Zen, a new Blog Talk Radio Show hosted by Greg Foster.

Date: May12^th 2011

Episode Title: “Lowered” Indy rock depths to Forgiveness and Freedom

Pat Parra: Indy rock star rising will be live to perform songs off his stunning new CD “Lowered” featuring the single “forget your love”.  Pat will also share his torrential 4 years recording this disc; the pain that inspired it and how his music provides the absolute vulnerability to express and release so that he moves forward in his life. Also joining Pat on the show is an incredible person and artist who does an amazing one woman play called my Brooklyn Hamlet: My Father Killed My Mother and Married My Aunt: Forgiving the Unforgivable. This is her story about love & hate, passion, numbness and how to find joy after you’ve lost everything.

Pat Parra

Pat Parra is from San Jose, California; born to a Chilean father and Russian Jewish mother. He has spent most of his life traveling back and forth between California and Chile. He started writing and recording songs when he was sixteen after being grounded for two weeks. His favorite quote at the moment is “The warrior is not about perfection, or victory, or invulnerability – s/he is about absolute vulnerability – that is the only true courage”.  “Lowered” represents Pat’s 4^th official recording; “Lowered” is currently distributed by Blueberry Hill/My Darling records. Pat Parra’s musical influencesare as diverse and powerful as his new record and include: Slick Rick, Michael Jackson, The Breeders, Thom Yorke, Camp Lo, The Pharcyde, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith

http://patparra.bandcamp.com/

Brenda Adelman

Brenda Adelman grew up in Brooklyn with a bohemian artist mother and a Jewish Guido dad.  It was an eccentric childhood. Since 2000 Brenda has guided 1000’s of theatre-goers, people in spiritual communities, faculty and students of colleges and high-schools and trainers and survivors in the field of domestic violence in effecting proactive, intentional change.  She deeply knows the issues and skills involved in forgiving the unforgivable in order to experience freedom and peace. She has a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from The University of Santa Monica, but more than that she has lived the lessons she learned and knows how to teach them to others. She is a trained prayer chaplain and sat on the board of Unity Church of Sedona. Brenda also received a Hero of Forgiveness award in 2008 from the Hawaii International Forgiveness Project

http://www.forgivenessandfreedom.com

complimentary  50 minute teleclass on

Thursday, March 24th at 6 PM PST

You’ll learn

1. How to let go
2. How to forgive, even the unforgivable
3. How to experience joy again
4. And so much more…..

There will be time for questions during the call and one lucky person will be coached by Brenda for a ten-minute laser session (as time allows)

See you Thursday.

With the loving of an open heart,

Brenda

P.S. There will be a replay available for this call. So sign-up even if you can’t make it live.

Here I am with Joshua and Chad in England, right before both our shows.
I was performing my one-woman show, My Brooklyn Hamlet.
Joshua Nelson was leading his group in Jewish Gospel.
Simply fantastic!

I know you want to be happy. I did…even when things looked the worst.
You might be clinging to an old event or relationship where you’ve felt betrayed. I’ve been through that and frankly, it crippled me, through depression and apathy. I was in bondage to the past and to the person.
In the present I felt weighted down with bricks.
It’s really hard to create anything successful with a lack of energy and focus.
If you want to feel better try this effective exercise:

Close your eyes and think of the person you are most angry with.
Breathing deeply-allow yourself a few moments before you call forth a symbol to replace the person’s face or the event you are seeing in your minds eye.
Notice if the symbol changes as you stay with it.
Put one hand over your heart and open your eyes.
Immediately (without thinking) put your pen to paper and write down what’s coming forward about what the symbol means and is trying to tell you.

I wanted to let you know today about a Self Improvement site that recently launched that will allow you to download 100’s  (over 800 when I last checked) of self help gifts. And the best part is that it is absolutely FREE!

If you want  to make 2011 your BEST ever year, you owe it to yourself to go here: http://selfimprovementgifts5.com/go/663

I’m really excited to gift you a choice of two forgiveness courses in the event:

1. How to Forgive Your Father’s Betrayal (60 minute MP3)
2. My 4 Part Compassionate Forgiveness Video course

Self Improvement 5 will be open only for a VERY LIMITED TIME until January 27th 2011. When you go there you’ll find a multitude of products (84 pages at last count) – all FREE – provided by Self Improvement and Marketing experts from all over the world.

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The organizers of the event are Stephanie Mulac, Carolyn Hansen and Dr. Joe Rubino.

If you want to grab the largest collection of self improvement and internet marketing products you’ll find ANYWHERE – all FREE – then go to http://selfimprovementgifts5.com/go/663 NOW and claim your bounty!

Now, of course, there’s some valuable deals available if you want purchase anything-but there really is no need.

Check it out for yourself.

With love and forgiveness,

Brenda

http://openingtoloveweekend.com

The first 5 steps are included in this month’s free ezine, Forgiveness and Freedom with Brenda Adelman.

Day 6. Be grateful for what is working beautifully
In my work it is important to bring focus to areas of my client’s lives that can go unnoticed during times of stress or fear – the things which are working beautifully. By helping to change their focus from one of fear to one of gratitude, I can help change their state of mind from one of agitation to one of peace. They can then see the unlimited possibilities before them.

Day 7. Do something good for those less fortunate
Let each day, including Christmas, be a time for reflection, reaction and expressing our appreciative feelings to our dear ones, those in our inner circle as well as creating an agreeable attitude for those less fortunate than ourselves. Say “hi” to strangers or donate time or money to charity. The Universe responds when we send out positive energy and it comes back to us for giving from a pure place within our Spirits.

Day 8. Use simple expressions of comfort and joy
I enjoy sharing smiles with strangers. It makes me feel like I’m keeping the ball of good will rolling. The best way to get joy is to spread it. Gratitude isn’t a one-way street. For many clients expressing gratitude is a wonderful rewarding treasure chest. Once it becomes second nature to do small things it’s amazing what unfolds.

Day 9.Live fully in the present
Sometimes we find ourselves in situations where it’s difficult to be grateful. Perhaps your ex has a new partner and you are stuck at home with the children, with little money and even less happiness. This is when it’s most important to be grateful. There are your beautiful children, a roof over you head, food on the table, your pets who accept you in good times and bad. Sure, there are those of you reading this who may say my life’s a mess – but what about the fact that you can read this… that you have the eyes that allow you to see this?

Day 10. Let Life’s challenges initiate abundance
When you welcome your challenges in Life, you validate your own existence in a positive way and everything changes for the better. When faced with what seems like an insurmountable challenge, you have but one choice. That choice is to dig deeper within yourself than you ever believed possible, to question the dedication and worthiness of your very Soul, and then throw caution to the wind and take your fate in your hands.

Day 11. Embrace what you can give
It is not the money but the gift that counts. It should be from the heart… whatever the time of year or the season. Make things, do things, bake things! I coached a woman who was devastated over the breakup of a long term romance. She was successful and well thought of and had everything she wanted. She knew she should be grateful but couldn’t be. My Inner Voice suggested she go to a specific organization that dealt with the dying and volunteer. About a month later she called back with a sparkle in her voice. She said she had found real joy in just taking a deep breath, because she had been exposed to many people through her volunteering who were unable to take the same deep breath.

Day 12. Be grateful for life itself – live each day fully
Thank the Universe for your current blessings throughout the year to stay Spiritually rich. Gratitude validates our very existence in a positive way. It awakens feelings of joy from the inside by turning on the divine spark in each of us – and that encourages more good things to
happen!

Are you ready to Celebrate Life?

With Love & Blessings!

Rhonda

Rhonda’s Health & Wellness Empowerment Coaching includes programs that allow us to become as healthy, fit and trim…in body, mind and spirit…as we choose to be. Rhonda advocates all Wellness…Personal, Physical, Environmental, & Financial

Rhonda may be contacted at The Wellness Institute International

Toll free 1-877-82COACH (1-877-822-6224)

Rhonda@HelpMeRhondaNow.com

You can sign-up for my ezine which is filled with inspirational stories, tools and exercises at http://www.forgivenessandfreedomnews.com

With peace and blessings,

Brenda

So, sit back, turn up your speakers and prepare to be inspired.

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Sending you love and light,

Brenda

Stopping Domestic Violence is so near and dear to my heart because my beloved mother was shot and killed by my father. I’ve devoted my life to helping this cause by bringing awareness to it and spreading forgiveness.

Here’s Gretchen’s invitation:

October 26th is my birthday.
Please help me celebrate by taking action to help NCADV!

Dear Friends,
Today, October 26th, is my 39th birthday. Instead of creating a birthday wish through Facebook to raise money for NCADV and in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I’m asking you all to take action on the items below. Help me support this great cause and the organization I dearly love by participating in one or more of the actions below.
Thank you!
Gretchen Shaw
NCADV Special Projects Coordinator

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October 26, 2010   Shop For Good’s Featured Charity: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Stop the abuse: learn the facts about domestic violence.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).  This month-long event evolved from the Day of Unity in October 1984 conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.  The intent was to connect advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against women and their children.  The Day of Unity soon became an entire week devoted to a range of activities conducted at local, state and nationwide levels.  The activities were as diverse as the program sponsors, but shared common themes: mourning those who have died because of domestic violence, celebrating those who have survived, and connecting those who work to end violence.

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Free Webinar ~ October 26, 2010 ~ 2pm-3:30pm Eastern

Examining the Prevalence of Domestic Violence Among LBTQQ Latinas in Chicago: A National Model

Join the webinar here.
In 2007, Amigas Latinas, an organization that serves the Latina lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LBTQQ) community of Chicago, conducted an extensive community-wide survey, Project Latina: Discovering All of Us, to document and make visible the unique life experiences and challenges of Latina LBTQQ women in the Chicagoland area. About 300 participants from diverse backgrounds completed the survey. In this workshop presenters will describe some of the most significant findings of the survey related to same-sex domestic violence among LBTQQ Latinas, and learn about the community action initiatives created as a result of the survey findings. Casa de Esperanza will join Amigas Latinas in this webinar to offer an overview of their services designed to support Latina Lesbian survivors. Casa de Esperanza’s CEO will comment on their training tool/video “My Girlfriend Did It.”

Presenters: Lu Rocha & Dayi Peguero, Amigas Latinas
Patti Tototzintle, CEO Casa de Esperanza
Moderator: Heidi Notario-Smull

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The Body Shop–20 Years of Caring
Please vote now to help NCADV win $10,000!

The Body Shop Foundation is celebrating “20 Years of Caring”. Help us win $10,000 by voting for NCADV as often as you can at any Body Shop Store and online through the month of October!
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Donate your used cell phones–FREE SHIPPING!

For individual cell phone donations, click here to get a free shipping label.

To organize a larger collection, contact gshaw@ncadv.org.

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Tanna Corona interviews me for 30 minutes about how and why I decided to forgive my dad for taking my mom’s life. I give at least three exercises that are practical–that I did–so listeners come away with tools they can use in their own lives.

And find out details about my upcoming weekend program, “Opening to Love: A Weekend of Forgiveness and Freedom.” It’s virtual-so you can join from anywhere in the world-as long as you have a phone and access to the internet.

http://openingtoloveweekend.com to find out more--Hurry-it starts this Saturday, October 23rd.

Forgive, Open Your Heart, Be Free

Brenda Adelman