New growth comes when we let go of the old.

It's already Autumn, that time of year when the old is shed and discarded because that's the way nature works.  It doesn't worry about what will be left or what will come again.  It just lets go of what has had its life and waits in the silence of the Winter for the Spring to come again.
Your life can change to better circumstances than you ever imagined.  Remain positive at all times and don't let anyone pour out their sympathy on you.  You are strong and you will transcend even this by remaining focused and learning from those who can teach you the tools you need to know.  Please look back over the links I've given you to sites that can inspire you and keep your confidence strong.
Grant writing is a skill that can open door to opportunities in areas that will help you to be creative; do positive work in the community and for the environment; and bring you the money you need to create abundance.  Rachel Unell writes in Grant Gopher and gives lists of grants that are available for different things such as domestic violence centers and she has the forms you will need to submit etc.  Contact her directly for more information and start your own program with a grant.  In the UK do a google search and find out about grants that are available.  You can also check with your librarian.  Not everybody is able to start a business with all the frills and fan fare of people who have lots of money or loans to start with.  Don't let that stop you.  As long as you have a lap top, kitchen table and cell phone you are off to a start in business.  Check out writings by Professor Susan Marlow http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/lizsm6_Publications.html on entrepreneurship.  She acknowledges that the typical business models are geared toward those who have some assets to get loans etc.  Like I've said, don't let that stop you.  Go back over the links I have posted such as for The Secret and apply them to your life.
I can see a trend in many spheres such as news now that is not the conventional newspaper articles that people no longer trust.  People like Pierre Omidyar who founded eBay has hired Greenwald, formerly of the Guardian Newspaper because he would like to 'create the entire journalism unit from the ground up by recruiting the journalists and editors who share the same journalistic ethos and shaping the whole thing...in the image of journalism I respect.'  The article goes on to say that 'Greenwald will work alongside two of the investigative journalists at the heart of the NSA story, Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras, the documentary filmmaker who had played an instrumental role in the revelations.'  Because people have the courage to start to share the truth of what they know, I feel that the public are feeling a fresh sense of trust.  I also think there will be venues for nurses to write and blog with these news venues and I hope you look into investigative journalism as a career.  A lot can be written to bring issues that nurses face when they are unable to work due to license issues.  Also it's a time to thing as you come together through grass root networking where ever you are to contact your local politician and share your story.  When it comes time to vote reflect upon the politicians stance toward nurses who come under investigation etc.
At the end of next month there will be a networking group in Birmingham.  I'm looking for a venue that is alcohol free, and I will keep that standard for all events.  Get your business cards ready and share them with others who are in the process of beginning a business start-up.
Meet with me at the Amway Center, London on Monday evenings November 1st starting at 7pm until 9pm.  You can attend a new business presentation and see if you like the products and the business model.  I will have to say that what appeals to me about Amway is that it is not a real high cost to get started and you get mega, mega support from mentors to help you develop your own business with Amway.
Keep posted because I want you to have opportunities to earn money and start your own business.  As I get the web site built up there will be coaches who will blog about issues that you have been confronted with and how to work through it all.  You can do it!!!
You are in my prayers and thoughts and remember that you are not along.  As a group we bring a power of intention for everyone to succeed that is strong.  I look forward to meeting you in London and Birmingham.
With Very Best Wishes, Rita.

Trust in your ability to get through the process and be happy.

In the West we have great value for justice and people's right to work and yet I see a trend with nurses who go through the investigation and disciplinary system with the Board of Nursing unable to get these rights met. People often prejudge nurses who are put under investigation resulting in being marginalized in their personal as well as professional lives.  Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) has recently posted information regarding how the system works for most people who are ten times more likely to be tried by an agency than a court.  The rules are different as information is withheld from the person who is accused.  Many nurses are unable to pay the fees for legal representation or are unaware that they can and surrender their licenses.  The fear factor plays an enormous part and if they are unused to being approached in a manner which is forceful from my own experience they succumb to their fear.
I have a more positive vision for how this process can be done if nurses will stand up for themselves and their right to protect their license and ability to work.  Rep. Tony Shipley (R-TN) has recognized that there is a need to protect licenses and he passed a law to have the SBRN report to a committee within 74 hours of any suspension or revocation.  This means that the agency has then to explain and provide grounds for this level of intervention.  I will be interested to see if there are changes in the number of licenses that are suspended or revoked since this law was passed.  He also introduced a law which has the SBRN report any fines over $1,000.  For most people this is a lot of money especially during a time of crisis and not being able to earn income.  Most of the state board of nursing websites do not report fines but ones which I have visited have fines ranging from a few hundred dollars to ten thousand!
I advise any nurse to contact his/her MP or State Representative to disclose the charges and how you were approached.  All details are important for politicians to learn how the process is handled and the impact it has had on the individual nurse.  Many I think are in fear and are shamed by being on a list that is mailed out to all license holders statewide.  For most people this type of public humiliation is overwhelming and degrading.  I encourage nurses to come out of the corner and be strong and confident in his/her ability to go through the process and stand tall.  Florence Nightingale shone a light and I want you to keep shining yours. Florence Nightingale is considered the Mother of Nursing and in fact did not want licensing bodies.  Perhaps seeing a powerful establishment that is removed from the realities of nursing practice which would not have been the case if those responsible who were closer to the nurse and environment in which he/she worked were decision makers.  The trend for revocations has increased over the past five years and with the present care setting it is unlikely to reverse.
Some practical and supportive advice for nurses undergoing state board discipline:
1. I always have to make it clear that I have great faith in One Creator and to turn to the One you know and call Him by name to assist and guide you through the process.  Sometimes it is during times of stress and personal challenge that we become clearer about our relationship with God and rely totally on Him to help us through a crisis.  This is your time to learn that and accept who you are and trust in your ability to draw upon this inner strength and power.  Don't let go and give up but know each day you will go a little further and deeper because the Power that you are drawing from is far greater than any human factor.
2. On the metaphysical level see the situation as being of equal size or smaller than yourself and breath deeply to abate any fear.  Learn to enjoy life with this hanging over your head because you will learn to trust your ability to move forward.
3.  Fear is about as negative an experience as we can experience and it doesn't serve us at all.  We are far removed from the evolution of man when the fight or flight mode of response reacted as quickly as our knee jerk response does today.  We have a higher brain and if we retrain our thoughts to pause and train our mind to think positive thoughts we shall be less likely to continue to feel fear.  Write down what you think and if that is true.  Ask yourself what your Higher Power's teachings are for the content of your thinking and what he/she would do in the same situation.  Pray and write down what comes up from your inner intuition about the situation and rest assured that you are being guided.
4.  I highly recommend that nurses connect by way of www.meetup.com  Mother Teresa said that it is better to connect person to person than to wait for leaders.  Studies have shown that supporting others improves well being through increasing certain hormones.  Once you befriend someone you can share the experience being mindful to make sure that you don't disclose details that should be kept between yourself and your lawyer.  Perhaps small groups will be able to help stabilize any nurses who are more vulnerable because of the investigation period being prolonged for instance.  It will be interesting to hear from nurses and share stories about how lives are changed and uplifted because of this experience.  Transcendence is always possible despite how tragic and stressful the situation is.
5.  Make sure that you do the very practical things that will help you survive the process.  Legal advice and representation is a must and researching for a lawyer who is specialized in license law is essential.  Keep a notebook with you to got down any information where ever you are is helpful to your case.
6.  Rest and relaxation are important.  I recommend that you meditate daily.  There are instructions on the website that I follow that I find works very well www.TonySamara.org  Attend Church or any other type of spiritual meetings you are draw to.  Take up yoga which helps to relax the body and gain an inner equilibrium.  Walk in nature and enjoy time in solitude.  Perhaps you have been used to being around people everyday and now find that you are alone.  Turn the experience into a positive on by viewing it as a time for self contemplation and journaling.  Keep a daily journal and note thoughts and feelings that arise.  When a negative thought arises jot it down and the feeling that you experienced.  You will then become aware of how negative thoughts bring you down and start to have positive thoughts.  It's a choice we have and we can either be unhappy and feel bad or work on ourselves until we get it right.
7.  Sleep is necessary and I recommend that you don't turn to pills to make you sleep but rather set up a routine such as bathing before bed and drinking hot milk which has a natural sedative.  Daily exercise should help make the body tired and ready for rest also.  You can meditate as you are going to sleep and that helps focus the mind and let it calm down.  Repeat the name of God inside and focus your attention between the eyes.  You will find the instructions on the above website.
8.  Don't worry, be happy should become your motto.  Repeat it as you walk around.  Feel and believe that you don't have to worry and feel the difference when you choose to be happy!
My thoughts are with each and everyone of you are you learn to adjust and stand up for your right to defend your license and work.
Please feel free to contact me lawrencerita511@gmail.com as I am always happy to hear from those who are undergoing state board discipline.  Always in my heart and prayers.

Creating abundance.

These days so much is being said about what to dread ahead of us as the economy remains uncertain.  I tend to stay informed and tell myself that God doesn't know lack or economic depression.  Being healthy and being able to create a means of earning a living is what I am grateful for each day.
I am going to have to find an alternative place to stay and that will happen.  I will at least have another place to go to on the 20th.  The studios where I will be holding Meditation Groups are working out well and I will get the message out about my work between now and the 13th when my first group will be held.  I know that my efforts will be supported by Grace.  I am particularly interested in working with children and adolescents to teach Meditation and inner tools to help increase attention and concentration.  I will provide topics for focus with each group to work through issues that are relevant to their lives such as raising self-esteem, bullying, labeling and other topics that are needed.
Every time I feel uncertain I remind myself that all is well.  It will take me a little while to get my life on track.  I have applied to a hospital in KC and hope to hear from them soon as they requested my resume last week.  I always remain optimistic about my future and see a lot of positive changes coming my way.  Doing what I love and helping others is a gift.
Money always comes and I will work hard to bring money into my life through the groups that I am offering.  To be sure life can be viewed as uncertain or embraced as an opportunity to move forward and create abundance.  The right place to live and the right places to hold groups will manifest.
I have been blessed with so much support in my life.  Always someone there to lend a hand when I have needed it.  Never alone.  I wish to go gently and do what is right in all situations.  The key to all understanding comes from within through the practice of meditation.
Meditation puts you in direct link with the One source of our being and the soul is alive and joyous.  Be happy and count blessings in every moment.  Others are struggling and they need to see that in the midst of difficulties are blessings and abundance is always there for those who keep moving forward with confidence and trust.