Issue # 66
CIRCULATION: 3,810 (and growing!)
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CONTENTS
- Spirited Woman Quote
- Editor's Spirited Message
- Sponsor of the Month - The Original Healing Threads by Spirited Sisters, Inc.
- Spirited Woman Circle - Victoria Moran
- Spirited Woman Q & A - Crystal Allene Cook
- Spirited Woman Special Events
- Spirited Woman! Store Special
- Press & Media Room
- Listing Board
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SPIRITED WOMAN QUOTE
"You are the sum of your adventures - so you might as well go for a BIG RIDE." - Nancy Mills
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EDITOR'S MESSAGE
Welcome to the world of SPIRITED WOMANHOOD.
Spirited Woman is going through some great positive changes. Yeah! We've just changed Spirited Woman's home page. Check it out. It's chock full of info, new videos and it's easier to read.
We now have two newsletters. Our monthly one, spotlighting activities, guests, fab advertisers, sponsors and more. And our Friday Blogger Bulletin - highlighting posts from our fantastic Spirited Woman Blogger Team. 1000's of women are logging on weekly.
I'm thrilled that our October newsletter sponsor is the Original Healing Threads. What better way to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month than by gifting someone you love - clothing designed to be worn during medical treatment and recovery?
As always, I would like to thank you for your support, comments, enthusiasm, and friendship. I genuinely look forward to meeting you (again or for the first time) at Spirited Woman activities. For those of you new to the newsletter, I'd also like to welcome you to our growing numbers. YOU inspire me, always. Enjoy the newsletter!
Nancy Mills
Founder Spirited Woman
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NEW! SPONSOR OF THE MONTH
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You too, can sponsor a newsletter. It's a great opportunity to reach 1000's of spirited women and grow your brand/business. Contact Nancy Mills at 888-428-1234.
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SPIRITED WOMAN CIRCLE
Our
inspirational conversation series is a huge hit. Into our third season,
this is our last "live" 1-hour tele-chat of the year. We invite you to
join us!
Charmed Life Lady - VICTORIA MORAN October 7, 10 am PST, 1pm EST
The author of ten books, an international speaker on wellness and personal growth, and a certified life coach specializing in transformation and rejuvenation, Victoria's appeared twice on Oprah (Oprah raves about her).
In her 1-hour conversation, Victoria will talk about how she created a charmed life, the ups and downs of her journey, how to revitalize your spirit from within, getting younger by the day, and more.
Sign-up now at: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/spirited_woman_circle
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SPIRITED WOMAN Q & A
CRYSTAL ALLENE COOK
Okay she plays the tuba. Wrote a book with the indomitable title of Bombardirovka. Is a Fulbright Scholar. Lived in the USSR (when it still existed), West Germany (when it still existed), the former East Germany, Spain, and Armenia. Is a strong woman's advocate. Passion is her middle name of spirit - and most of us who know her call her Crystal Allene Cook.
And if I do say so myself, Crystal rocks.
I met Crystal at a Book Expo cocktail party at this funky cafe in downtown LA. There she was dressed in all these colors, smiling, and laughing - and I just walked up to her and asked if I could take a video of her for Spirited Woman. Without ANY hesitation, this 37-year-old Bluefield, West Virgina-born woman, who is now an LA resident said, "Sure, why not." And starting talking into the camera. Now, that's gutsy.
And since then we've become friends. And also since then, I realized that Crystal, who refers to herself as a raconteur, social entrepreneur, author, advocate, tuba player, spirited woman and more is a bundle of an "I-can-do-this attitude." In fact, I'd say she's unstoppable.
Her next feat is Art Knows No Borders, an all-volunteer benefit (where 100's are expected to attend) that she's coordinating on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at Safari Sam's in Hollywood, CA to benefit Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Her goal is to raise over $20,000.
As Crystal enthusiastically says, "I got the idea for raising money for MSF while doing research in the Caucasus in 2004. After interviewing someone who spoke about the importance of MSF’s work in his town. I knew then that, I wanted to support MSF. So far, more than 100 artists have donated their work for the event. There will be live music, dancers, live art, readings, rock bands, etc., and I’ll give away 500 art house copies of my novel Bombardirovka, signed by me and artists that have done work on the cover. The suggested donation is $20, but no one will be turned away at the door."
You go, Crystal! I urge anyone wanting a dose of unstoppability to read her interview and for those of you in LA, to support Crystal at her event.
Q. Crystal, you refer to yourself as a raconteur. Okay, I give - what is a raconteur? And how long have you been one?
A.
A
raconteur is someone skilled at storytelling. I pretty much recognized
I had some talent for this since I won a story-writing contest in
second grade. I distinctly remember thinking to my seven year-old self,
“Hey, you know, I think I am on to something here!”
Q. You're also a social entrepreneur. Why do you describe yourself that way and what is your mission as a social entrepreneur?
A.
To quote Pablo Neruda talking to the Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector:
Lispector: What is the most important thing in the world?
Neruda: To try and make the world a worthy place for everyone, not just for the privileged few.
I
see that as my mission as a social entrepreneur. I have a very
creative, can-do spirit-–and I grew up surrounded by a small business.
My dad was always inventing things: board games, card games, machines,
music-–you name it. So along with writing, I see myself as adept at
coming up with creative solutions to social problems. I really thrive
in the start-up phase of things, when creative input is needed most and
ideas need an adrenalin shot of feasible actions. I have been on the
ground floor of non-profit start-ups, community start-ups, etc.
Q. Passion seems to be the essence of your life. Have you always been this way? What does passion mean to you?
A.
Well,
as I commented to someone last week. “I am me all the time!” I guess I
don’t find my energy exceptional, but maybe it is. A friend once said
of me “You have a certain exuberance that is precluded by close
observation.” That was me in my 20's-–unbridled enthusiasm for social
issues and writing as well as whatever else I got enthused about. Now,
in my 30's, I am more strategic, more diplomatic, and more focused.
But, yes, I have always been super energetic. And, what I do must have
meaning to me.
Q. Do you come from a line of spirited women?
A.
My mother is the youngest of ten from a sharecropping family in the
mountains of Virginia. She milked cows as a child, helped take care of
her elderly mother starting at the age of 18, and was a factory worker
for years. My sisters are a lot older than me-–so we weren’t that
close, but my mother and I have become much closer in the last ten
years. My mom is social and very concerned with helping her friends.
She also went out and did charity work when I was a kid and that left a
big impression on me.
We’ve had our ups and downs-–but she has
really achieved this grace in her elderly years that I just find rare
and compelling; she is at peace with being old and old to her is not a
dirty word-–and when does that happen for women these days? I’d love to
have that kind of perspective when I am 73!
Q. Not many women are U.S. Fulbright recipients - what did you receive it for - and how has it changed your life?
A.
I
was an “At-large” recipient in creative writing. That means I didn’t
apply through a university-–which is an even less common way to get
one.
The
Fulbright gave me a big boost of confidence in terms of my creative and
work lives. I received this year funded to do nothing but research this
book, reach out to people, read. It was great. I was in Armenia for ten
months on the Fulbright-–and even though I had lived in Germany, in
Russia, and in Spain, I really dug Armenia; it resonated with me. I
also got to travel to Syria, to Turkey, and to Georgia while I was in
the region--and I got a whole new perspective and appreciation for
cultures east of the Bosporus.
Q. What's important for you to achieve in your life - right now?
A.
In my “public” life-–connection and meaning are important to me. I want
to use my skills for good, and to give from a place of abundance in my
life. I am also working on how to achieve abundance. I tend to give
out, rather than take in, so I am seeking more balance there.
Q. Tell us about your book, Bombardirovka, and why you decided to give it away at your upcoming Art Knows No Borders event?
A.
Several reasons. I feel I have already been paid for it with the
Fulbright and a grant I was on in the 90's. The people I interviewed
for this book were very generous with me—it is their story as much as
it is my writing. The novel started as an examination of war, American
naiveté, and of the “Other” (in the fem. lit. crit. sense). I wanted it
to serve as a springboard for discussion, so my intent never had been
to make $ off it. I had this dream of earning 40k so I could give ½ to
MSF (Doctors Without Borders)... but the comments I got back from
agents kept talking about how hard this book would be to market.
So,
earlier this year I decided, you know what, I am going to just give
this away and figure out how to raise 20k for MSF anyway! I now see it
as a piece of public art—thus I am giving away the only print copies at
the event and then posting it in various PDF'S online for free
download. I am hoping that reading the book will also prompt folks to
donate more to MSF.
Q. You are involved in GEM (Gender Equity in Media) - why is that such an important issue for ALL WOMEN?
A. I am also involved in the start up of a “Chick House” at
Sundance. Both GEM and Chick House are just now getting off the ground.
The issues for both are such: getting more females in principal
positions on and behind the camera in entertainment media. Very simply
in this cultural arena there is a terrible dearth of females, from
being only one in three on screen in film to only 6% of directors of
top features. Take one look around and it is obvious our society needs
more women working as culture makers, not just culture consumers.
Q. If you had one nugget of wisdom to impart to women everywhere what would it be?
A. Do whatever inner work we have to do, no matter how painful,
to stop obsessing (looks, men, whatever!) and to start being able to
sit with ourselves. And, when in doubt, go ahead and wear red!
Q. Crystal, why do you feel that you are a Spirited Woman?
A.
As
much as I can, with where I am each day, I work to face my fears, be
true to my sense of ethics and purpose, be direct in my dealings but
also kind, and take each bull charging me by the horns. And most
importantly, if the bull I am riding decides to bust up the china shop,
I try to laugh at where and how I ended up there. Then I hop off and
start picking up the glass!
THANK YOU CRYSTAL FOR CHANGING THE WORLD
Crystal welcomes hearing from you and to seeing you at her Art Knows No Borders event. Visit her website: www.artknowsnoborders.com. E-mail her at info@artknowsnoborders.com or call 310 739 1159.
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SPIRITED WOMAN SPECIAL EVENT
A place to mingle, express your creativity, imagination, and have FUN TOGETHER.
Thurs., November 6, "An Evening of Sparkling Moments" 6:30-8:30 pm (Includes Wine & Appetizers)
They shine. They sing. They dance. Join us for a fantastic soiree of "sparkling moments" with inspirational artist/author Christine Miller, magnetic singer Stacy Robin of Imaginary Friends, and Jaquelin Levin, an internationally renown Biodanza teacher. Get in the mood for the upcoming holidays with these extraordinary women of exciting creativity.
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Visit: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/spirited_woman_store/.
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SPIRITED WOMAN WORKSHOP
Over 800 women across the country have taken the workshop.
We're on a break. New dates announced late fall for 2009.
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SPIRITED WOMAN MEDIA COVERAGE
SPIRITED WOMAN IN THE NEWS! To read current articles and listen to interviews please visit our press page at: http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/press/.
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THANKS FOR YOUR SPIRIT! SPIRITED WOMEN! AND YOUR SUPPORT!
Nancy Mills
SPIRITED WOMAN
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