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Dear parents and
caregivers,
In the spirit of
thanks, I wish to express my gratefulness to you and all those who
are consciously choosing to make a difference in this world.
This month's message, "Choosing Love," offers a simple, but
powerful reminder to choose Love moment by moment, for ourselves
and for our children. This issue also features a motivational
and resourceful article, "A Healthy School Lunch Program... for
a Change!," which
offers basic suggestions on how to make a positive difference in
your child's local school lunch program.
You
will also find the Winter schedule of my upcoming workshops on Indigo
children and Conscious Parenting. These experiential workshops offer information,
practical tools and resources to help and support our precious
children. These workshops offer insights that make parenting
and teaching our children a more fulfilling experience.
I would like to
welcome all of our new subscribers and thank all of you for joining the
Children Lights' e-Newsletter. It is my intention that you
gain insights, resources and ideas that will help you take care of
your children in even more empowering and effective ways.
Blessings & Love,
Dumari Dancoes
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MONTHLY MESSAGE:
Choosing Love
 "I LIKE you Mom,"
said my 3 year-old, Ryan, to me when he woke up. What a gift he gave
me that morning! I felt so happy and grateful that day. My son's
comment made such a difference in me at that moment.
Every day presents us with many opportunities to make a difference.
A difference in other people's lives, as well as in our own.
Parents and teachers have special and unique opportunities to make a
difference in children's lives. Let us use these opportunities
to consciously make a positive, empowering impact. Imagine what a
positive, loving world we would create!
We all desire to create happiness, success, joy, peace, harmony,
abundance and beauty. The challenge is in knowing how to create
these things. But really, the answer is quite simple... by
choosing Love. This is where true creative Power comes from.
What we choose to think, be, and do, determines what we create.
In order to create from a place of Love, allow
your actions to be a response to the following thought,
"What would Love do?" Ask
this every time you are faced with a choice. Ask this every time you
interact with your children, spouse, friends, co-workers, and even
strangers. Ask this when you are deciding what to buy and what to
eat. Ask this when choosing your words and thoughts.
After asking "What would Love
do?," listen within. You will get an answer in the form of words,
feelings, visions or knowingness. Trust that you will be guided by
true wisdom once you set your intentions on love.
As you start doing this more
often, you will notice that many times you are responding from a
place of fear, and therefore, creating from fear. When you act from
a place of fear, your experiences reflect back expressions of
fear... hurt, jealousy, anger, lack, resentment, struggles,
disappointment, etc. When
you choose to act from a place of love, all you see, feel and
experience reflects back expressions of love... compassion, honesty,
wisdom, beauty, peace, and many other experiences that are by far
more fulfilling and rewarding.
 One
night last week, when I was putting my 5 1/2 year-old son, Zachary,
to bed, he told me that he was hungry. I was surprised as he had
just eaten a big meal only 1 1/2 hours before. I said he would have
to wait until breakfast. He was obviously upset at my response, but
I thought I was being reasonable. I was also looking forward to
taking a shower and relaxing for the rest of the evening after
having a hectic day.
While in the shower, I heard
little footsteps approaching. In comes Zach saying, "Mommy, I am
hungry. I would like cereal with milk." I felt irritation building
up as my long awaited relaxing shower was being interrupted. At
this moment, I asked myself, "What would Love do?" I then heard a
voice in my head say, "Give him the cereal and take care of your
needs." If I had not asked this question, I would have told him
that it was past his bedtime and he needed to go back to bed now. I
realized that my response would have come from fear that he was
using this tactic to manipulate me because he didn't want to go to
bed or fear that asking for food after bedtime would become a
habit. I heard the voice tell me again to give him the cereal. A
peaceful feeling came over me.
I calmly told Zach, "I wish to
finish my shower. I also need you to go to bed as soon as
possible so that your body can be rested for tomorrow's school
day." Then I asked him, "What is YOUR need?" "I need to eat," he
replied. I asked him, "How can we BOTH get our needs met?" "I will
eat my cereal quickly while you finish your shower and then, I'll go
to bed really fast!," he said. I smiled at his suggestion and
agreed to it. A few minutes later I heard a "Thank you Mom!" When
I went to his bedroom a few minutes later, he was already asleep.
When we choose love, we not only
manifest happiness and miracles in our lives, but we also become
role models for our children to do the same. What a gift to our
children! To see us creating from our true source of power... Love!
 I
invite you to think about an opportunity you have RIGHT NOW where
you can ask yourself, "What would Love do?" Think about the
situation you are facing. Does it involve your children, spouse,
parents, friends, co-workers, or just yourself? Once you select the
situation, ask yourself, "What would Love do?" Listen to the
answer. Pay attention to your impressions. Write them down. Make
a commitment to yourself to honor your own loving inner guidance.
When we
choose Love, life changes before your very eyes as you re-awaken the
love within you. Life becomes a magical place! You make a REAL
difference!
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A Healthy
School Lunch Program
 What our children eat
has a very real impact on the way they feel and behave, as well as,
their ability to focus and overall health.
We have a
responsibility to offer our children more healthy food choices, not
only at home, but also at school. Parents are already making
positive changes in the lunch programs at their local schools.
You as a parent can make a difference too!
The following
excerpt is taken from the article, "A Healthy School Lunch Program... for a Change!" written
by Mary DeBonis-Soccio, a stay-at-home mom and member of the
Holistic Moms Network. This motivational article offers basic steps, suggestions and
resources to help you enhance your child's school lunch
program.
"You, as a parent,
can make a difference. If you are interested in enhancing your
child’s school lunch program, here are some basic steps you can
take:
1. Talk to other parents, community leaders and
teachers who share your passion. Identify a leader/spokesperson and
invite others to build a support network/task force. I was lucky to
find out that one of the parents at school is a nutritionist and had
some great new menu ideas.
2. Next, choose a name for the program, i.e.: Healthy
School Lunch Program or The School Lunch Initiative. Having a name
makes the process seem more official and people will take you more
seriously.
3. Set a timeframe (goal) for implementing the entire
program or decide upon an initial pilot program.
4. Meet with the school’s principal or superintendent
to see how agreeable he/she is to change. When I approached my
daughter’s elementary school principal on the school lunch program,
she begged me to help her improve it! Others may not be that
enthusiastic, but parents can be a powerful catalyst for change.
5. Review the current lunch menu, research options and
make recommendations. Remember to focus on the needs and limitations
of the school’s foodservice system.
6. Inform and educate everyone who will be
affected by the changes: students, parents, teachers, etc. Encourage
everyone to try new healthy foods at home, too.
7. Publicize your efforts by getting the press
involved! Send press releases to the local paper once you’ve
developed your healthy new plan. Your new program should be very
newsworthy!..."
For
the complete article, click here...
A Healthy School Lunch Program... for a Change! >>
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THE INDIGO EVOLUTION
documentary
I invite you to join many people
around the world, who will be watching "THE INDIGO EVOLUTION"
documentary during its premier the weekend of January 27th -
January 29th.
This documentary attempts to answer the question - Are these
'Indigos' only the fanciful notions of a few individuals embracing
new-age, metaphysical beliefs, or is there real evidence that they
truly do exist? Most importantly, why are they here and how can we
help them achieve their goal of creating a world based upon the laws
of compassion and peace? Interviews with some of the most profound
children on the planet today combined with discussions with
authorities in the fields of medicine, psychology, education,
philosophy, and religion will provide information for the viewer to
draw their own conclusions to these questions.
THE INDIGO EVOLUTION is directed and produced by James Twyman and
Kent Romney, Executive Produced by Stephen Simon, and Associate
Produced by Doreen Virtue. For more information about this
documentary, visit
www.theindigoevolution.com.
I will be speaking at the "The
Indigo Evolution" premier presentation the weekend of January 27th -
January 29th at Amethyst Wyldfyre in NASHUA, NH. To purchase
tickets, call Anastasia at (603) 594-2744.
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Upcoming Workshops
The following classes are being
held at Amethyst Wyldfyre in Nashua, NH. To register for any of these
classes, visit
www.amethystwildfire.com or call
(603) 594-2744.
Parenting Indigos & Highly Sensitive Children
Come and learn about the Indigo and Crystal children and how you can
identify them. We will discuss the challenges that these children
and young adults can encounter, their needs and what you can do to
help them. Learn how to connect with your divine wisdom to receive
guidance on how you can help the new children in your life. This
full day, experiential workshop provides resources and practical
information to support the children in your life.
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2006 (10 am - 5 pm)
Cost: $85
Conscious Parenting...for a New Paradigm
"Conscious Parenting... for a new
paradigm" is a powerful course that teaches practical parenting
skills. The course seeks to lead and accelerate empowering and
positive change in the world by recreating the worldview beliefs
about parenting; as well as to foster an understanding of the Indigo
child.
Free Intro
( 1 1/2 hours)
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
(6:30 pm - 8 pm)
1-day class
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2006 (10 am - 5 pm)
Cost: SINGLE $100 & COUPLE $150
5-week course (3 hours a week)
Dates: Wednesday evenings, (6:30 pm - 9:30 pm)
February 15, 2006
February 22
March 8 (no class March 1)
March 15
March 22
Cost: SINGLE $250 & COUPLE $300
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About Dumari Dancoes
 Dumari Dancoes is the founder
of Children Lights. Her desire to help humanity,
especially children, led her to become a Certified Parent Educator
with the International Network for Children and Families and
a Family Coach specializing in Indigo Children. She is a
Certified Spiritual Counselor and an Angel Therapy Practitioner
™
trained by Doreen Virtue, PhD (author of The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children and
Divine Guidance). Dumari leads the Southern New
Hampshire chapter of the Holistic Moms Network, a national
organization for mothers interested in mindful parenting and
natural health.
Dumari assists parents in supporting
and empowering their children by offering family coaching, parent
consultations, spiritual counseling/readings, and workshops that
focus on conscious parenting, children's spiritual and intuitive
gifts, and Indigo/Crystal children.
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