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Every month IAHL highlights a gem from its archive as the Article of the Month. For September, we pulled out "Journey into Grouppeace" by Jill Dahlquist.

When I first walked into the Inner Focus Advanced Energy Healing School in 1995, I was looking for help. Past injuries were not healing well. I often felt ungrounded and emotionally buffeted. I had tried several different therapies and had been on anti-depressants for a little while, but nothing was “fixing the problem”.

Yesterday my world was abuzz with rainbows, so much so that I wouldn't have been surprised to see one spontaneously pop up in the clear blue sky. When life rhymes like this, I like to notice the associations I make to the topic. Of course my first association to rainbows is the 7 Purposes wellness model. I use a rainbow to visualize the Purposes, because just like a prism refracts light into the visible spectrum, the Purposes refract our whole self for better viewing.

Have you ever been at a women's event where the speaker advised that we can't "have it all?" I've heard dozens of women share their success stories, focusing on the big business deal they missed while on family leave, or not being there when their child lost his first tooth because of an important business trip. These women, who have juggled family, career and more, tell those coming behind them to make choices and sacrifices and don't bother trying to have it all.

As I understand Alternative Dispute Resolution, it refers to methods or processes for conflict resolution other than the judicial system. Being interested in the topic, I have discovered that entering the world of social media has led to reading the vast array of thoughts in regards to this type of practice. There is a very interesting discussion in the Linked-In group ADR, Conflict Resolution and Mediation Exchange addressing the question of “Why Isn't ADR More Popular?” The source for this question is an article at http://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/mediation/are-you-overlooking-mediation/ titled “Are You Overlooking Mediation?”

"Compassion for all people, in all places, at all times, no exceptions." -Rainn Wilson

Being on the road, I haven't needed my trust account for a while. While I was traveling, my small local bank was taken over by a regional bank. I began using a different bank but kept the old free checking accounts in case I moved back to the area.

Several months ago when my bank wrote to say they were going to start charging a monthly fee for my trust account and taking it from my business account, I decided to close the accounts. Since I was hundreds of miles from the closest branch, I sent an email to the main office. They emailed back saying I needed to send a letter to my local branch. I dashed off a quick letter asking to close both the trust and business accounts and dropped it in the mailbox right away.