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Mom has been keeping me so busy. I just let January slip right on by without writing. So I grabbed Julia Cameron's The Right to Write off the bookshelf and got myself back on track. Regular doses of berry pie helped too.

My intention in this newsletter, if anything, is just to present the musings of a wandering woman.  Take what works for you. Discard what does not. I won't mind a bit. 

"The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium."  ~Norbet Platt

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Tidbits

The gifts of February in Northern Michigan come in tiny, tiny packages: a momentary sight of a deer before she heads back down to the creek where the snow is less deep and the temperatures are just a little warmer; a few snow fleas, just a few, to remind me that there is, indeed, life within all this stillness; a few more seconds of light each day; a glimpse of the sun over the tree tops at the southern end of my property before it dips again below the tree line; a few minutes more each week when the sky is cloudless. The world around my home is locked up, frozen.  So each tiny change feels monumental. 

Once spring and summer arrive, my senses will be overloaded. I’ll take in more and therefore probably notice less. So now, I relish noticing the little things. In February, it feels luxurious to take in the tidbits, the morsels, doled out in my frozen world. I enjoy being reminded that the small things in life are as important as the bigger events.

So here are just a few tidbits from my February appreciation list:
• Fluffy warm socks, size BIG.
• A movie at a friend's house, in PJ's of course. Thanks Corey!
• The wonder of coming upon another’s snowshoe tracks deep in ‘my’ woods. 
• Skipping around the house to my favorite songs. 
• Wood fires.
• A good Manhattan, up!
• Sighting a downy, hairy, red-headed, red-bellied and pileated woodpecker in one day.
• The smell of sunflower seeds and cracked corn as I scoop the critter food into my bucket.
• My pair of old dogs. 
• Northern Pike and Walleye from the freezer.
• Venison from the freezer.
• Moose from the freezer.
• Morel mushrooms from the freezer.
• Huckleberries from the freezer.
• Novels so rich they take the whole month to read.
• Ordering my annual supply of fishing lures from Lucky Strike Tackle. 
• Organizing the tackle box.
• Down in all forms (mittens, vests, coats and douvets).
• And…Lots of berry pies!

Happy Valentine's Day, All! Here's to letting the tidbits fill you up! 

“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not, mmmmmmmm, boy.” ~ Jack Handy

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A New Year's Theme
in an affordable Group Coaching setting

This year I'm offering some affordable group coaching to those of you who want to bag resolutions and embrace your theme. Our group meets once each month. With your new 2009 theme in hand and heart, in monthly group coaching sessions we'll help each other play out our themes it big ways. 

Maybe your theme is like mine for this year, “Freefall.” You want to let go of inhibitions, restrictions and ego. Maybe your theme is more like this newsletter's November's article on “Thanks” and you want to be more appreciative of all you have and will become in 2009. Maybe your theme is “Living Light” to reflect your desire to be more open to what comes and let go of what is holding you down, while a fellow caller has chosen a theme like “I Can Do That” in order to move from sidelines into action. 

In the spirit of openness, fun and light, I've kept requirements to a minimum…

• Join us when you can
• Leave us when you feel complete
• I’d like a minimum of 4 players to start
• Pay with PayPal, check or credit card, due on the 1st of each month that you intend to join us

Discounts available. Details here. 

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Calling All Adventure and Retreat Coaches

Adventure Coach Patt Osborne and I are offering our Adventure and Retreat Coach Teleclass Series again beginning in March. Details are here.

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Where You Can Find Me

Here's how to contact me:
My Portage website is, well, Portage. You'll find more about me and coaching there. 
You can read this article and more at either one of my Portage Blogs right Here and Here. Stop by and comment.
On Facebook, you'll find I'm just plain Deb Martin. Feel free to add me.
On Twitter, I'm Deborah Martin. Although, admittedly I'm not very active there yet. I will be soon. Come play.
On Ryze, you can find me hanging out as debcoach.
And on my favorite site, Squidoo, I'm right Here. I've got lenses related to these articles and more.
You'll find my Market America business and products at My MA Webportal. Just let me know if you are interested in knowing more about products and/or the business.
If you want to do a little fishing with me, you can find out more at Cameron Lake Fishing Lodges, Inc.
And finally, my email addresses are deb@portagecoach.com, deb@deborahmartin.com and deb@cameronlakefishinglodges.com.  Feel free to use them.

Again, thanks for letting me bop into your inbox once in awhile.

Blue Sky and Sunshine, My Friends!

Peace and much love
Deb
 

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A Note About My Recommendations
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