ChoicePoints August 2002

"If I do not choose for myself, someone else will choose for me. I then become an instrument for the accomplishment of their goals and intentions - and mine are lost."  _{Louise LeBrun}

This issue released: Sunday, August 18, 2002

Spotlight On - people, products and pronouncements
Today's Thought
Coming Attractions!
Quick Updates
Did you know? - arcane tidbits for fun & frolic
Thought Waves

Spotlight On — The first WEL-Systems® Affiliate

We are pleased and honoured to welcome Jean Johnson as the first WEL-Systems® Affiliate.
Jean, the founder of Infinite Choices & Associates Inc., is based in Burlington, Ontario (near Toronto). Infinite Choices offers workshops, seminars and coaching in the areas of addictions, couples communication and women's growth, all based in a WEL-Systems' approach.

Jean Johnson is a passionately curious woman who brings warmth, humour and compassion to her clients and colleagues. Jean is a Human Services Counsellor trained in Addictions, Relationship Consulting and Life Skills Coaching. She is currently completing certification requirements as a WEL-Systems Catalyst, WEL-Systems:NLP Program Leader and CODE Model Coach.

Jean has been actively modeling a connected and generative approach to life by creating and supporting a thriving community of health care providers in the Burlington area. From October 12-20, 2002 Infinite Choices, with the WEL-Systems Institute, will be delivering Igniting the Self and Resourcefulness In Action certification experiences .

Jean Johnson and Infinite Choices & Associates Inc. can be reached at 1-905-632-9908 or by email at cde@on.aibn.com

Today's Thought

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write
but those who cannot learn, unlearn and re-learn"
Alvin Toffler

Coming Attractions!

We are pleased to offer you the following seminars, workshops and programs -each one designed to provide thought-provoking and life altering experiences for your on-going personal and professional development.

Experiences: September to December

Toronto

Ottawa

Halifax

Catalyst for Change WEL-Systems Catalyst Certification		Sept 15-28
Phoenix Rising The Freeing of Human Potential	Nov 2-3	Oct 5-6
Resourcefulness in Action WEL-Systems:NLP Field Experience	Oct 12-20	Oct 19-27	Dec 7-15
Igniting the Self WEL-Systems:NLP Practitioner Certification	Oct 14-20	Oct 21-27	Dec 9-15
In the Company of Women 7 week series	Starts Oct 21
Influencing with Intention WEL-Systems:NLP Master Practitioner Certification		Oct 29-Nov 7
Huna Retreat Exploring Hawaiian mysteries for day-to-day mastery			Nov 28-Dec 2

For more details and the complete program schedule, see http://www.WEL-Systems.com/schedule.htm

Quick Updates

New WEL-Systems Programs for the GLobal NLP Community

Until recently NLP has been constrained by interpretations of who we are as human beings and what we can achieve. New Quantum sciences clearly demonstrate that we are far more powerful than we ever imagined. The WEL-Systems® approach to change is an expansive context for NLP that we have offered for over 6 years with outstanding results.

Feeding the Hunger (7-day retreat certification intensive) and Magical Logical Levels (2-day introduction) are new WEL-Systems experiences for those already trained in NLP. Whatever your level of certification, these programs will enhance your skills and press your edges.

If you are an NLP Master Practitioner, Trainer or Master Trainer, Feeding the Hunger will satisfy your craving for more. Magical Logical Levels provides an in-depth understanding of 7 Logical Levels for NLP Practitioners, Master Practitioners and Trainers introducing the WEL-Systems approach for life altering change. These two new program are being introduced in Toronto, Ontario during January 2003 and in Hawaii and Australia later in the year.

In addition, Resourcefulness in Action (9-day certification and field practice) is a unique experience for existing NLP Practitioners to strengthen their skills and deepen their confidence.

These programs recognize and honor existing NLP trainings while providing both a life-altering experience and a passport to higher levels of thinking and deeper states of mind. Beyond the expansive experience, you will leave these programs with new insights and skill levels for replicating these experiences with clients.

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Huna Retreat in the Canadian Maritimes

The first four-day Huna retreat will take place in November 2002. Drawing on the practices of the Ancient Hawaiians, and unfolding on sacred ground in the magnificent setting of the Oceanstone resort (Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia), this all-inclusive program will offer an opportunity to stop - take stock - and carve out new pathways for the adventure that is your lfe. Don't miss out - register now.

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Fond Farewell

As many of you already know, Roger Ellerton has been with Partners in Renewal Inc. (PIR) for much of the last six years. In addition to his skills as an NLP Trainer, Roger was a part of the evolution of PIR through his interest in and efforts on the internet, bringing our programs to the world and the world to our programs. Over these past years, many are the stories we tell of lives touched and futures expanded because of his contribution, both in and out of the program room.

Although Roger continues to offer these and other skills to his clients, he will be doing so through his company Renewal Technologies. In pursuit of other interests, the time has come for Roger to redirect his attention to new things that enrich his life and allow him to contribute in his own very special, unique way. You can reach Roger at renewal@canada.com

The WEL-Systems Institute continues to include Partners in Renewal and has now become much larger than Partners in Renewal alone. The Institute is firmly established as a world leader in WEL-Systems® program experiences, creating a network of Associates and Affiliates throughout the world to offer a wide variety of these captivating and life-altering program experiences in your area.

We wish Roger the best of futures and want him to know that our thanks and warmest thoughts go with him!

Did you know?

It isn't just sci-fi fantasy, folks. The Super Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) is here and has been used for years by scientists to measure the tiny magnetic currents of our thoughts as they move through our brain. A non-invasive instrument that doesn't even have to attach to the scalp, the SQUID is a useful scientific and medical device because there is no distortion of the energy transmission as it moves through the skull and scalp.

Thought energy moving through the skull and being read by an instrument not attached to the head, you say? It begs many questions. How far away from the body can this thought energy transmit? What is possible in terms of other people being able to pick up on that thought energy?

It wasn't so many years ago that no credible scientist would accept that thought energy could be measured by an instrument not connected to the brain. What are we going to accept as normal in the future about how we humans communicate in non-linguistic ways that we now dismiss with scorn or deride as quaint folk tales?

So perhaps the next time you get a hunch that you know what's on someone's mind you'll respond to it and check it out rather than dismissing it …who knows, you just might be having a SQUID moment!

Thought Waves

THE JOURNEY HOME

In my long search for my original self, nothing has ignited my passion as much as WEL-Systems®, Quantum TLC™, and the CODE Model™. My life-altering experience began during my NLP practitioner training when I realized that I was at cause in my life through my perceptions, beliefs and choices.

The new insights created a dramatic reversal of health conditions pronounced chronic and life-long that had plagued me for years. Fibromyalgia, arthritis, multiple food and chemical sensitivities…and even spiders understood that having served their purpose they could relinquish their energy to the service of more fulfilling pursuits.

My unbridled enthusiasm attracted others traveling on similar paths and I soon discovered the vast potential for my fledgling counselling practice. As my vision expanded I incorporated the new information and garnered some success with the techniques of NLP. Knowing what I now knew, and hungry for more, I committed myself to the Master Practitioner training.

WEL-Systems, Quantum TLC, and the CODE Model BREATHED new life into me as I began to fully appreciate the magnificence of me and who I am capable of becoming. The CODE Model is now an integral part of my life. It is undoubtedly the most valuable tool for decoding the body's signals and messages and probably saved my life. It is the backbone of the work I engage in with my clients; and in using it with the couples I work with, I gain valuable insight into my own relationships.

I now understand that the therapy model I was trained in as a Human Services Counsellor was the major factor in the disenchantment I felt with my chosen profession and the toxic work environments it spawned. I discovered a new paradigm that fully honoured my original self and that of my clients.

Using the WEL-Systems material to create new applications and programs is pure serendipity! It is gratifying to be able to unleash ones creativity and not have it hi-jacked by the hierarchy of agency politics. No more self-isolation…no longer 'by' myself but 'for' myself in the company of others. In a WEL-Systems approach I represent an autonomous WORK (substitute play) ENVIRONMENT in a LIVING SYSTEM…a full participant and appreciated contributor in every aspect of my life… working within and actively connected to and supported by other living work/play systems.

A pivotal moment in my journey came when I recognized for the first time in my life that people could be attracted to me…(Identity and Spirituality levels). I call it my Sally Field moment. Of the fifty people I had invited to the screening of The Biology of Belief by Dr. Bruce Lipton seventeen confirmed. I was astonished when forty- six people showed up. Louise LeBrun was to introduce the video. On seeing the turnout she unceremoniously turned it over to me as she reminded me that my guests were here because of me. I know it's about connections…space…movement…flow… for the unfolding of infinite possibilities and manifestations. I also know that no mere accident of fate could have brought so many wonderful people into my life in the three years since I adopted this worldview. I am an attractor because I dare to connect with the longed for 'homecoming' that resonates at the core of every seeker of original self.

As I playfully weave into my fractal tapestry the simple gifts that are bestowed on me at every turn I intend to stand back occasionally to appreciate the intricacy, beauty and awesomeness of my creation… and share it with other seekers, wherever the impulses take me.

As I contemplate life in an autopoietic (self-creating) model I see that meaning that makes life worth living may be nothing more than a sensation, such as holding a newborn grandchild, or the passing thrill when I am reminded of my love for my husband, or discovering at fifty-eight that I can swing hands with a new best-friend as we skip together into the future. Perhaps meaning is an epiphany rather than an understanding.

Jean Johnson, Infinite Choices & Associates Inc.

The WEL-Systems® Institute
( Partners in Renewal Inc.)
Leaders in WEL-Systems:NLP Experiences
9 Antares Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  K2E 7V5
Tel: (613) 254-7218
info@WEL-Systems.com