CONGRATULATIONS to the WINNERS of the Spring Renewal Contest!

What a wonderful turnout we had for the SPRING RENEWAL CONTEST | Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul & BananaTude Groups!!!    There were 66 entries and everyone made a tremendous effort to put their hearts and souls into each.

I want to specifically start this post off with a big Mahalo to the Judges,  William Johnson, Andrea Swiedler, Anna "Banana" Kruchten and Myrl Jeffcoat who worked so hard to read each and every entry to choose from all the wonderful posts to make a very hard decision for the top winners.

Remember, all entries are winners and will receive extra points for one entry.

A Special Thank you to Head Judge ,William Johnson  who used his Being a Judge for An ActiveRain Contest! structured system which actually made it very organized and smooth for all judges to select the winners.  

The Contest Theme revolved around this....What have you missed because you were too busy or stuck inside ‘self' to see clearly?  Stop for a moment and smell the flowers. Take this time to revive yourself and plant new ideas  into your life and business to go forward with an awesome sense of renewal

Thank you to all who participated and let's get on with the winners!

1. First Place (5,000 points):  Time for Spring Renewal... By Michael Thornton
2. Second Place (3,500 points):  Spring Renewal: Re-energizing, Reinventing, Reawakening By Erica Ramos
3. Third Place (2,000 points): "Sniffing To & Through Spring Renewal" By Lindsay Pedleton

Honorable Mentions (750 points):

1. Spring Renewal-Texas Style in South Texas By Jerry Newman
2. Blog Entry: Spring Renewal Contest - Spring Is Coming! Joy in Every Day! I Must Prepare By Barbara Hensley
3. Spring Renewal or SPRING=RENEWAL? By Praful Thakkar
4. Spring Renewal...This Year I Am Sensing a Spring Renewal Like No Other By Martha Brown

ALL Other Entries (400 points) and I'm including all for those that would like to have a good read!

• Spring Renewal ~ Sometimes It Happens For a Reason by Frank & Karen Baker
• Inspired by the Quiet of a Spring Renewal! By kristal wilson
• Spring Renewal and a sense of new beginnings...A Spring Renewal Contest By Mary Stewart
• Spring Renewal Alive And Thriving OR Spring Renewal New Outlook and Positive Readjustments In Business Practices  BY Karen Pietsche
• Spring Renewal...A Time For Rebuilding Your Business....A Rejuvenation!!! By Barbara Todaro
• My Personal Spring Renewal By Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi
• Spring Renewal Begins With Liquid Sunshine and Baltimore Robins! By Margaret Rome
• DEDICATION--AND SPRING RENEWAL!....The New Things I Will Do for My Life and My Business Will Include ActiveRain Contests!!! OR SPRING RENEWAL--My "ITEMIZED DAILY PLAN" (IDP) To Create And Renew My Business!  By Paula Hathaway
• Swing into Spring Renewal in a Lake Charles Home By Marilyn Boudreaux
• Spring Renewal, what's is cracked up to be?  By Ellen Caruso
• Shedding What No Longer Fits--Spring Renewal, Rebirth and Rebuilding By Norma Toering
• Spring Renewal - Revisiting a Business Basic - I'm Going Door Knocking By Pamela Selex
• Spring Renewal: Enjoy, Appreciate, Treasure... Ahhhh, Savor! By Judy Klem
• Spring Renewal Starts with Attitude -- an Attitude of Gratitude By Tish Lloyd
• Spring Renewal?  It's the same old, same old here By Cinnamon Wright
• A Hooptie Spring Renewal Generated a Sweet Ride for Many Years to Come. If Business Seems Too Bouncy, Bouncy, Recharge Your Stance with All New Coils at the Corners!   By Kevin May
• Spring Renewal ~ Spring Renewal Contest and Our Spring Business Renewal! By Larry and Sheila Agranoff
• It's time for our Spring Renewal By Gabe Sanders
• Spring Renewal - The Garden of Business & Life. By Steve Chain
• Spring Renewal for Business and Self By Sharon Alters
• Spring Renewal Another Chance Of Life By Fernando Herboso
• Spring Renewal - All the Flowers are Starting to Burst with Color By Joyce Godwin
• Spring Renewal 2011 By   Marc Swartz
• My Spring Renewal Is a Work In Progress. By Larry Story
• Spring Renewal = Spring Cleanup -- Really! By Steven Smith  
• Spring Renewal, Hitting it Home, Tips to Grow Your Business! OR Spring Renewal, Snow Forecasted for Tomorrow? By Frances C. Rokicki
• Spring Renewal and The Re-Discovery of Video in Business By Steve Scheer
• Spring Renewal on the Big Island of Hawai'i By Beth Thoma Robinson
• Spring Renewal Contest - Our 14th Wedding Anniversary Gift By Leilani Souza
• A Season of New Discovery  Spring Renewal Contest By Ed Silva
• Spring Renewal. What I will do with the extra Daylight Hour for my personal and business life. By GITA BANTWAL
• The Boston Flower Show - Spring Renewal For My Soul! By Judy Jennings
• Spring Renewal - A Poem. By Karen Crowson
• Spring Renewal in South West Nova Scotia By Donna Malone
• Photo Essay: Spring Renewal-It's Time for a Fresh Outlook By Sondra Meyer
• Spring Renewal Contest By June Tassillo
• SPRING RENEWAL.. TIME TO SHAKE OFF THE COBWEBS AND MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE AND BUSINESS By Valerie Osterhoudt
• Spring Renewal Contest 2011, Counting Ones/My Blessings. By Lorraine or Loretta Kratz
• Spring Renewal Contest....SPRING-ing Into Action!  By Karen Feltman
•   Spring Renewal Contest: A Very Big Spring Ahead For Me...and My Boy By Jeffrey DiMuria
• Spring Renewal, How Bright Will Your Spring be This Year? By Ann Dail
• Spring Renewal - Inspired By A Client By Jane Grant
• Spring Renewal- Making my grass greener. By Ella McIntire
• Spring Renewal: A New Commitment to Myself and My Business By Donna Foerster
• Spring Renewal: It's Time for Some New Challenges By Kathryn Acciari
• Spring Renewal...... Live With Courage! By Shar Sitter
• Spring Renewal, Better Than New Years By Al and Peggy Cunningham
• The Spirit of Spring is in full Swing - Spring Renewal By Cindy Marchant-Fishers
• Spring Renewal - Remembering Who Does The Important Work By Rose King
• Rested and Ready to Go -- Spring Renewal, and a funny video! By Melanie Hedrick
• Spring Renewal - We only Get One.  Make it Count! By Pat Haddad
• Springtime in Wyoming - Thoughts of Spring Renewal By Gary Coles
• Spring Renewal - Simple Ways to Make Your Soul Sing By Elizabeth Byrne
• Spring Renewal - Past Difficulties Melted With The Winter Snow By Geri Sonkin
• Spring Renewal Contest By Dawn Fabiszak
• Spring Renewal 2011 Demands Renewed Appreciation for What I Have! By Mike             Jaquish
• Spring Renewal - Time for a Facelift - Spring Renewal Contest By Janet McCarthy
• Spring Renewal Entry: By Joyce Herr
• My Spring Renewal for 2011 is Family By Jeff Belonger 

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