Kathy McGraw wrote Monday Morning Gifts: What do Seagulls and Eagles have to do with you? The light bulb went off for our annual Holiday Contest for the Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul Group.
She stated, "So many times we aren't satisfied with who we are or what we have. We want more, or better. I guess it's not all our fault, we are taught to want more, but when is it enough? Accepting who we are and what we have are the first steps to understanding. And understanding brings acceptance."
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With a deep sense of understanding of who I am; that is my gift to you for the Holidays. The Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul group is holding a contest that will be loaded with everything positive to uplift the spirits for those who have gotten weary. We will grasp what is important during this 2008 Holiday season and give back a positively inspirational story to everyone here on ActiveRain. We will give back to this community and tell our stories of how our gift of understanding has brought us to this space and time in our lives.
"The Joy and Gift of Acceptance"
With that theme in mind let your creative side mingle and intertwine with your thoughts to your keyboard and screen to produce your wonderful Holiday Acceptance post for 2008!
Following are the simple rules for this Holiday Acceptance Contest Post:
- Start time is November 28, 2008...NOW... and will end on December 16th, 2008 at midnight ActiveRain Stamped time.
- At least 500 words or more filled with the Joy of Acceptance and the Gift of Acceptance. You have your story right in the back of your mind and it must be your OWN words. NO copied quotes, poems or any plagiarized material.
- Your post must have at least one picture or video for visual appearance and it must be your own picture or video.
- Your title has to include the words *Holiday Acceptance*
- Your tag line has to include the words Holiday Acceptance
- Join the group Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul group and follow the Guidelines for the Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul Group as well as our own ActiveRain Guidelines.
- Post your entry into the Positive Attitude for the Weary Soul group
- YOU MAY write many posts but ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON WILL RECEIVE extra POINTS.
**ALL eight rules must be followed to qualify to win!**
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BOB STEWART kindly responded to my request for points awarded to the winners and this is what he came up with:
- First Place: 3000 points!
- Second Place: 1500 points!
- Third Place: 1000 points!
- Two Honorable Mentions: 500 points!
- All other entries that were not winners: 200 extra points!
Our judges are:
- Kathy McGraw from Banning, CA (who gave me the inspiration for the theme)
- Ann Cummings from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Kristin Moran from San Antonio, Texas and
- Tami Vroma from Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Mahalo (thank you) for your participation and giving back to the ActiveRain community with your positive attitude and spirit for the upcoming holidays. Remember it's what you do have...not what you have not.
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