I'm Excited!!!

Pamela Dunn, the new Owner and President of Global Relationship Centers came to test the changes in the Understanding Yourself and Others course March 14, 15 and 16th at the Center. I had the opportunity recently to ask her what her mission is for Global. She said that she feels every human being has the right to see their true magnificence. In January, 2005, Pam completed writing the year long study program with workbook and CD's entitled, Journey to Your Soul's Magnificence -What a Difference a Year Makes. Nightingale Conant just picked up her work to publish and bring to many people who are looking for ways to do a self study program. They will be marketing Pam as "a fresh new voice on the scene whose ideas are more well developed than other big name authors." Check the calendar to see the dates that Sparkle will be teaching Journey to Your Soul's Magnificence at the Center.

Pam's teachings are based on the belief that everyone can integrate their life in order to find balance mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically with the intention of unleashing their magnificence. Once that magnificence is unleashed, you can express yourself in a self reliant, interdependent manner. Pam teaches within corporations, schools, and the public and has done extensive work for the City of St. Louis' Juvenile Justice System. Pam created the Peaceful Project, a program guiding individuals to develop and maintain inner peace and personal responsibility. This program is currently given on a regular basis to juveniles arrested for gun violations and their parents in the City of St. Louis. It is a court-mandated program with excellent results.

Global Relationship Centers Inc. provides profound learning experiences that enhance an individual's personal and professional development. We purposefully empower people to discover, honor and incorporate their unique contribution in the world, thereby creating cooperation, harmony, and oneness. Pamela has been involved in this industry for over 20 years. Her corporate background has been in the area of executive development with experience in the banking, service and retail industries.

With Pam's guidance and direction I have set objectives for 2008. I have high hopes that with our new owner, who has been well trained by Bill Riedler, Global is in good hands with a bright and exciting future. I know that I'm excited to be the Owner of Center to Self Reliance where we offer the best courses I've ever taken.

How do you like the new look of the newsletter? Thanks so much to Renee Bledsoe who has supported the Center from the beginning. She creates beautiful web pages, especially for projects that she believes in so much. Her first love is Redirecting Children's Behavior, which is the course that started her on her journey to discover what her unique contribution is to the world. Thanks Renee!

Why I Have the Center to Self Reliance

Wednesday morning I picked my two granddaughters up to take them to the Renaissance Montesori school. Mary, my older nine year old was crying because her younger sister, Isabella, five, had awakened during the night, went into their parent's bedroom and had gone to sleep. Mary didn't like when she woke up to find her younger sister in bed with her parents. Because of my training in Redirecting Children's Behavior, on the way to school I told the girls I would like to give them a little history lesson about how it was when I was a little girl.

I used myself as an example that I was the oldest and when my younger sister came into the world, I felt dethroned from being the only child and was very upset. The fortunate thing for her is that she could express how she felt, I couldn't. Mary held the stuffed toy in the car, made the decision that she wanted to be dropped off at school last so she could have more time in the car with me.

After we dropped Isabella off at her school, Mary talked some more about how she felt, spoke with her mother on the phone, and by the time we were a few miles from school, Mary was looking in the mirror and telling herself what she loved about herself. Letting children feel their feelings, giving them a little extra special time to have quality time with an adult, helping them see their value as a person, all adds up to children feel good about themselves. Building self esteem is so important. She got out of the car knowing that it was normal to feel upset and she could let her feelings go more easily when she was able to express them. Feelings buried alive, never die.

I want more children to have parents who build self esteem in children. I assured Mary her parents, and her parent's parents did not have manuals on how to handle daily situations. Parents make mistakes, but they LOVE their children. Mary was "responsible" for me learning about Redirecting Children's Behavior. She is why I got involved in this wonderful personal growth work. Thanks Mary for giving me a purpose for my life!
Love,
Grandma Willo