Focused Attention eZine ~ Co-Creating Your Relationships

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		In this issue: - A note from Beth and Neill - Feature Article Successful Co-parenting - Focused Attention Update • Dates for the Seminar Introductions • Access Seminar Starts Sept. 10th - Focused Attention Recommends The Access Seminar - Focus on FUN *eCards*		Please forward The Focused Attention eZine and share these relationship— enhancing articles with your family, friends, and colleagues. If you are not subscribed and wish to be -> Subscribe here Please add "Beth@FocusedAttention.com" to your whitelist or address book in your email anti-spam program, so that you have no trouble receiving future issues!

		A note from Beth and Neill

		Creating Support We don’t know about you but every once in awhile one of us will just end up feeling burned out and a little frustrated about how to take care of ourselves with all there is to do. Well it’s starting to feel that way again so it’s definitely time to do something else for a few days. But then we look at all of the things we're doing, all the deadlines we are up against, and all the responsibilities we have taken on, and voila–hopelessness abounds. We decided to stop to that kind of thinking and look at the reality of our situation. We’ve spent many years creating a caring community of supportive people around us, who are not only willing but desirous of contributing to us. So off we went to our calendar to identify a few days that might work for us to get away. There are a lot of details that need to be worked out for this to happen and it’s encouraging to have people who might be willing to support us in taking care of those details. Appointments had to be changed and our son Spenser needs support for the weekend. Our cat Socrates and dog Maxx also need care and love during the time we will be away. All in all it took less than an hour to work everything out with "a little help form our friends." Thank you guys!		We want to take this opportunity to celebrate the enormous success we’ve had in creating a community of support and love around us. One of the relationships we are celebrating is the one we have with my (Beth’s) former spouse and his new wife, or as she calls herself Spenser’s "bonus mom." We have an amazing relationship with them, one of caring and love that is very supportive of everyone involved. This relationship isn’t always easy to maintain, but trust me, it is always worth the effort. We hope this month’s article will help all you parents out there who are in a co-parenting relationship. With love and gratitude, Beth and Neill

Feature Article

	Successful Co-Parenting How to Raise Happy, Healthy Kids with Your Ex by Beth Banning and Neill Gibson Divorced with kids? Playing the "who’s-right, who’s-wrong" game? Do you have leftover anger and unsettled issues from the past? If you’re angry, scared, and wondering how in the world you and your ex will be able to raise kids together, then read on.

Focused Attention Update

	Mark Your Calendars Announcing Fr’ee Preview Sessions for the live Access Seminar: To reserve you seat please visit: www.AccessSeminar.com/intro/ Part One focuses on your internal process. You will learn how to be more effective and satisfied with your life, have less stress and relate to yourself and your world in more authentic, positive, and caring ways. Part One of the Access Seminar, a five-week series, Sunday, September 10th. There will be a three-week break and then Part Two begins on Sunday, November 5th. This second five week series focuses on taking what you learned in part one and applying it to relating powerfully to others. Please contact us if you would like any more information this. about. Keep your eyes peeled for more details and introductory offers.	I Get To Go To A Preview!

Focused Attention Recommends

	Do you need more trust, cooperation, and happiness in your relationships? Take the Access Seminar and discover *proven strategies* that will support you in creating more successful, happy, and rewarding relationships in all areas of your life. We believe in the this work so strongly—and we are so committed to getting these invaluable skills and understandings into people’s lives—on the last day of the seminar we offer you a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the results you experience. Learn more at: www.AccessSeminar.com Do you have a recommendation? Please let us know:

Focus on FUN!

	This Month’s FUN! Resource In this issue of Focus on FUN! We’re introducing two of our favorite Free eCards sites. We're going to use them this month to thank all the people who support us in our life. The first is Zencard Garden—you’re just one click away from a meditative cyberspace, where at any given moment you can share a silent meditation with someone anywhere in the world. You can learn more at Zencard Garden The second site is run by Neill's long-time friend and business associate, Meiji Stewart. Using his ABC eCards, you can stay in touch with those you love and care about by sending one of Meiji’s unique ABC Writing eCard for just about every occasion. You can see which ones you like best at ABCeCards.com If you have a FUN* recommendation please let us know:

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