Dear Diva,

September is a great month, full of new beginnings. For me personally, this month I'm organizing the Diva Happiness Parties, to keep our focus on the things that truely make us happy. All month, I'll be posting Happiness Tips, Gifts to give away and as always, invite you to participate in the fun. You can sign up to receive updates through email and RSS feeds when I update the blog The Distinctively Diva Dish You are also invited to play in the launch of our new book, The Daily Diva Word. You can host a happiness party, attend a Virtual Happiness Party to celebrate our book launch on 10/1 online and on the phone with me or join me in LA on October 2nd at The Bodhi Tree Bookstore www.distinctivelydiva.com/index2a.html You'll meet some great women up to great things in their lives and I thank you for supporting them.

Have a great month. Keep reading, more goodies will be on their way,

Maureen O'Crean
Founder, Distinctively Diva
Co-author, I Am Diva, Every Woman's Guide to Outrageous Living

Thank you for spreading the word and telling your friends that there is a place where girls can just be girls and Divas too!

The Happiness Diet: How to Discover What You Truly Love and How To Get It

     If I were to randomly stop any woman on the street, I would wager 99 out of 100 had been on a diet in their lives. Of course, the odds drop rapidly when you have to factor in success rates, because the truth is deprivation diets are too hard to stick to for long enough to get the results you want. What if I asked you to go on a new, revolutionary nourishing diet for your spirit, your soul and your sustenance? What would you do if I invited you to adopt the Happiness Diet for your life?

    The Happiness Diet is a new phenomenon which invites us to focus on being happy. Happiness doesn't cost anything, can't be purchased, bought or sold. Happiness is universal and unique at the same time. What makes me happy may make you crazy. What is so great is that it doesn't matter. We are all entitled to the one and only life that makes us want to sing, dance, prance and prawn. There are no catches, no hidden down sides, no traps or tricks. Happiness only has upsides because it can't be faked. It has to be discovered, one day at a time.

    I invite you to take the Happiness Challenge with me. While it is possible to change your state of being in a few minutes, it takes some focus and commitment to incorporate happiness in your life without feeling guilty. As you change, your environment changes and your relationships change. Happiness is contagious and while you can never make anyone else happy, that is their job alone; you can inspire others to be happy. For the next 30 days, I'll be your guide into the land of Happiness. If you are faithful to yourself, I guarantee you will experience more happiness and harmony in your life.

     One of my tricks to happiness is words. I just love them and I love to create new, more personal definitions than the ones we find in the dictionary. When I first discovered that I could put a new spin on an old word, a whole new world opened up for me. I began to see that I could use words to lift my spirits. This simple action began to put some new sparks in my life. If you have been a fan of The Daily Diva Word, you already know what I mean and if you are new to us, you are in for a treat. To learn more about this unique phenomena, visit www.thedailydivaword.com

     So for the next 30 days, here is our list of Daily Do's. Make it easy, make it fun and don't do it by yourself. You'll have ever so much more fun with your girlfriends.

• Day 1 - Start at the beginning: Make a list of the things that make you happy

• Day 2 - Change your inner diet: You are what you feed yourself

• Day 3 - Forgive yourself and Let Go of the Past

• Day 4 - Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life

• Day 5 - Be Observant, Only the Little Things Matter God is in the Details

• Day 6 - Make Little Changes

• Day 7 - Celebrate Small Victories

• Day 8 - Honor Thyself It All Begins and Ends With You

• Day 9 - Create a Happiness Only Zone

• Day 10 - Fill Your Life with Beauty

• Day 11 - Engage the Senses

• Day 12 - Create a new persona

• Day 13 - Start at the beginning, make a list of the things that make you happy

• Day 14 - Celebrate Your Unique Gifts

• Day 15 - Let your Girls out to play: discover the many personalities that lie within you

• Day 16 - Trust Yourself Again

• Day 17 - Step into new shoes

• Day 18 - Contribute to Someone Else's Happiness

• Day 19 - Discover a new way home, The Landscape is larger than the one you see

• Day 20 - Gift Yourself

• Day 21 - Celebrate The Wonders of the World

• Day 22 - Rely on crutches, music, movies and movement

• Day 23 - Begin to Live, Create Random Acts of Kindness

• Day 24 - Say Thank You

• Day 25 - Reclaim Your Childhood

• Day 26 - Living The Cliches Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

• Day 27 - Write Your New Profile

• Day 28 - Date Yourself

• Day 29 - Welcome To The Land of Happiness

• Day 30 - To The Giver Comes the Gifts: Pass It On

     You can see how I do my list for some ideas, and share your ideas as well on www.distinctivelydivadish.com



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Diva Party Line For September

Intuitive Tuesday With Sandi Athey
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7pm Pacific Time Sandi Athey, Intuitive Tuesdays. Join us for a look inside ourselves to see what blocks we might be putting up to our own success and happiness. Sandi is the host of Psychic Healing on Baltimore's Talk Radio WCBM. You can find out all about her work at www.psychicsandi.com

Sandi is not a psychic in the traditional sense. She does not do predictions on future events. She works with her clients to help them see their present more clearly. Register at the site www.distinctivelydiva.com


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      The Diva Word for the Day is ACTION

We can have all the great ideas in the world and that is the first step in making our dreams come true. But to turn your ideas into reality you must take ACTION. ACTION is the catalyst that puts the universe into motion on your behalf. So next time you are inspired, write it down and take an immediate ACTION towards your dream. It doesn't have to be a big step, just immediate. For example, if you want to make a phone call, just get the phone number. If the time is right, make the call and if it's not a good time to call, schedule it in your calendar. There you go. ACTION is easy if we break the project down into small steps and it really is the key to having your dreams come true. You are one of the most magnificent women in the world, The world is your oyster, so get up and get into ACTION to capture your pearl.

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