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The Outline
for Dear Women:
Inspirational Letters from Women to Women
on Life, Love, and Learning

    Introduction - Listen to the Authors Introduction here.

I. Change – Listen to the Author on Change.
     What is change? Why is change feared? How do you handle change? Share a letter
     of change that was difficult and how you weathered the transition.

II. Balance – Listen to the Author on Balance.
     What is balance in your life? How do you attain balance? How does it feel to be in
     or out of balance? Share a letter about a time when you were out of balance and how
      you corrected it or how you’ve attained and maintained balance in your life?

III. Love – Listen to the Author on Love.
     What is love, really? Is it romantic love, the love of a child, the love of things or all
     of the above? How do you feel about loving and being loved? How do you come to
     a state of true love? Tell the reader as if they were your friend instances of love that
     changed your life, made it better and led to enlightenment.

IV. Dreams
      What is your heart’s desire? Is there something you dream of doing, becoming or
      conquering in your life? Have you followed your dreams? If so, where did it lead
      you and was it a fulfilling experience? Share your experience of living and fulfilling
      your vision … even if you are still in the dream state.

V. Friends
     Who is your truest and best friend(s)? What do you value in friendship? How do
      you feel to have a close, treasured friend? Celebrate your friendship through a letter
      about your friendship(s).

VI. Hope/Faith
     How has hope or faith carried you through difficult or meaningful events in your
     life? Describe how hope or faith has sustained you through such times in your life
     through a letter encouraging other women to do the same.

VII. Careers
     Have you ever felt like you hold the titles of CEO (Chief Executive Officer) or
     CCBW (Chief Cook and Bottle Washer)? And sometimes concurrently? How did
     you choose your career? Has your career served you as a spiritual being? Has
     following your bliss allowed you greater harmony throughout all aspects of your life?

VIII. Abundance
     How do you attract good things into your lives, overcoming the defeating thoughts of
      carcity? In a letter describe how belief in abundance in your life has brought greater
     wealth of any kind (monetary or otherwise) while thoughts of lack detracted from
     your overall wellbeing.

IX. Adversity
     How do you face life’s challenges? So you sometimes learn lessons the hard way?
     How has adversity in your life made you a stronger person? Give your account of
     your graduation from the “School of Hard Knocks,” and how you traversed the
     hardships in your life through a life-saving attitude or by stumbling upon a healthy
     coping mechanism. Please share a letter that gives hope to those experiencing
     difficult times and allows them to see there may be a “light at the end of the tunnel”
     that isn’t an oncoming train!

X. Choices
     What are your choices in life and how have they affected your path? Have you
     decided to make choices that were challenging in your life or simply kept the status
     quo? How have these choices affected your life … for better or worse? What advise
     would you give a friend in your circumstance?

XI. Creativity
     How has creativity served you in your life? Has it helped you to do something
     uniquely different, create or invent something new or provide a new twist on an old
     way of looking at things? Encourage other women to be creative and find their own
     unique voice or talent.

XII. Independence
     Were you born independent or did you grow into it? Were life’s responsibilities
     thrust upon you, which subsequently made you self-sufficient? How has your
     independence and uniqueness served you in your life? Write a letter rejoicing your
     autonomy.

XIII. Synchronicity
     What are coincidences and is there such a thing that Carl Jung coined as
     synchronicity? Describe events in your life that support the interconnective force that
     moves through our lives organizing events beyond just chance.

XIV. Intuition
     Have you ever followed or not followed your “gut feeling”? And how has this
     worked for or against you? How do you know your intuitive voice? Describe how
     you listen to that voice and encourage other women to have the confidence to adhere
     to their intuition.

XV. Forgiveness
     Who does forgiveness really help? Is it the transgressor or the exonerator? Which
     end of forgiveness have you been on and how has it changed your life? Share a letter
     describing your feelings.

XVI. This and That
     What other meaningful message is on the tip of your quill just waiting to be shared
     with your sisters in spirit? Share it. This is an area open to words of wisdom on
     topics not identified above; only your imagination limits your potential.

XVII. Conclusion by Author

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