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WHEN IS IT TIME FOR YOURSELF…?

THERE IS AN ANSWER FOR BEING TOO BUSY – FIRE UP A GREAT HOBBY AND FORCE THE ISSUE TO TAKE SOME PRECIOUS TIME FOR YOURSELF

As busy as life can be – it is almost a crime against ourselves when we let all the hours of every day be burned up “…just paying the bills.”  When I first started even messing around with producing things with my hands – it was so much fun – that I just kept at it.  And the more I put into the hobby – the more it delivered and now after thirty years of ParaGraving, I just can’t even imagine how much that time for myself has blessed my life and living.

And as good as that has been, there is one other thing that s even better than the experience that has blessed my own life.  The moment when I started “sharing” the interest and passion I had discovered for POWER CARVING  – with other people looking for a better way to grow old too, it changed my life dramatically – for the better.  We are an entire circle of rather “successful hobbiests” now and I couldn’t be more proud of their accomplishments – even if it were my own efforts.   My heavens, some people can be creative – if they once just get a chance.

One Extraordinary Carver

One of my choice friends - Darwin Dower carved out some time for his hobby and it has now “…become his life and his living.”  He does such amazing artistic renderings of family heirlooms and memories.  And wow, is he getting popular and now famous.  He is up in the range of $10-15,000 for each of his carvings and that ain’t bad for a profitable hobby.

I know that he treasures his time in his “studio” now and that is such a great blessing for all of us in our I&E Network.  Before it is too late – discover a magnificent obsession.  To have something so worthwhile as you head into those “golden” years is a very big deal.  So, don’t put it off.  Go check out our “masters circle” of artisans and masters.  I’ll bet one of them is “doing something that you could fall in love with too.  (www.profitablehobbies.com)  As you get ready to “retire” too – think profitable hobby.  When someone steps up to the plate and buys a unique piece of your artwork – there is almost no better compliment for any artist.

The Master In His Zone

I have watched Darwin’s career (if you can all it work when you are having this much fun) as a professional hobbist, and this  WHOLE NEW WORLD has been quite a bit better than he expected when he first started.   But that is how this hobby thing can wind its way into your life and your living and what a blessing…

It never feels like work – and that is the magic.  So… if you are struggling with the “too busy” thing, just take a page out of our PROFITABLE HOBBY bible and get yourself involved with a great “hands-on” hobby.   It will honestly feel just like an ordinary miracle.  And there just isn’t anything you can do that will give you more back. than investing SOME TIME FOR YOURSELF.   At least, not in this life time.  Go check out Darwins Life and his magnificent artwork @  www.darwindower.com

I love “banging the drum and waving the flag” of my friends and their artwork, so if you have some great pictures of your own artwork, you can e-mail me and let me know what you love doing as your favorite great hobby – and you might consider joining our circle. and come attention my live weekly HOBBY ACTIVIST WEBCAST.   As a “circle of talent”  we are “going to cure” the starving artist syndrome – and that is a very worthy cause  to join and support – don’t you think?  Good basketball stars get millions when they perform well – and for some reason the world “loves artwork and collects it – and fills our museums up with it – BUT PAY A LITTLE EXTRA FOR IT…?

Go Visit Darwins Studio

Check us out.  You should be inspired to learn how to do something just as great.  Get in touch with  the great Mr. Dower and then you will be ENCOURAGED as well.   I&E is what our whole network is about, and it is becoming a very exciting thing in all of our lives. What a blessing to have such friends around me.

Thanks for all you contribute – Darwin.

LEW JENSEN

Firestarter & Conjurer

SOMETHING INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT HAPPENS…

CARVING OUT A LIFESTYLE

From the moment you finally (and permanently) decide to do something important with your life, it seems like the entire universe aligns to support you.  If you live so that you always have an out, or another option, not much comes along to help us.  The choice, the decision and the commitment are the secret ingredient that is required of us.  It is like “we have to put in the key” and turn the lock – then things start to open up and mere potential starts to turn into opportunity.

The famous German writer talked often about this very subject.  He said it so well many years ago…

UNTIL ONE IS COMMITTED THERE IS HESITANCY,

ALWAYS A CHANCE TO DRAW BACK…

ALWAYS INEFFECTIVENESS.

CONCERNING ALL ACTS OF INITIATIVE AND CREATION,

THERE IS ONE ELEMENTARY TRUTH,

THE IGNORANCE OF WHICH KILLS MANY SPLENDID IDEAS

AND COUNTLESS PLANS:  THE MOMENT ONE COMMITS ONESELF…

PROVIDENCE BEGINS TO MOVE TOO.

AFTER THAT MOMENT ALL SORTS OF THINGS BEGIN TO OCCUR

THAT WOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED.

A WHOLE STREAM OF EVENTS ISSUE FROM THE DECISION…

RAISING IN ONES FAVOR ALL MANNER OF UNFORESEEN INCIDENCES

AND MEETINGS AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH NO ONE

COULD HAVE DREAMT WOULD COME THEIR WAY.

JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE

DREAMS GIVE PURPOSE AND PROVIDE DIRECTION

I have used my DREAMS to improve my industry and productivity in my life.  And whenver I mention that etheiral word to some people I can tell they think that “dreaming” is foolish and that you are better off sticking to reality.  But I strongly think otherwise.

Trying to go at life and living without a grand dream is the “foolish” part.  Nothing motivates a persons doing and trying like a deep down dream.  If you can keep a dream alive you can do anything.

I just went to the new Star Trek Movie and was just blown away at how good both the story and the acting was.  And as the credits rolled up I thought how great it must feel for the author to have created a story that has been so popular and now to come back with the story of the “beginnings.”  Jules Vern wrote about the “future” long before it became a reality and now I think that Star Trek is doing the same thing.  The dream of what could be a reality is the seed that grows into what is reality.

I wonder just how much that is true.

I wrote out my entire life story at eighteen and now it is so close that it is almost unbelievable.  And what some might consider a little “magic” I wonder if the real reason I have pulled so much of my dream into reality isn’t the fact that I have lived with something guiding my actions for all of my days.  I think that is it – honestly.

If a great dream can help keep us focused, there is almost nothing that can do a better job of that – and if you perist with a grand dream – it will eventually become a reality.

AND THAT IS HOW THE FUTURE WORKS…

Lew Jensen                                                                                                                                                                firestarter & conjurer