The Margzville Star

Margaret Gill

Whole Life Mentor

It's all about, all of you

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A Star Shines

It has been a very exciting month because Dr Carolina Gonzalez from the Nature of Balance has been nominated for the 2004 Telstra Business Women's Awards.

Not only is it a major accolade for her, it is also a big buzz for me because I have been coaching her for over a year now and this is a very tangible result from our coaching sessions.

When I first met Carolina she was working from a tiny rented room out the back of a beauty salon. Now she has created her own beautiful five-room Wellness Centre and holistic small business hub and is booked up weeks in advance.

Carolina was someone who saw the benefits of coaching and decided to step up and make her mainstream business exceptional. Not only is she a successful businessperson who has overcome a lot and done the hard yards to get where she is, she is also an exceptionally giving soul. She has steadfastly supported me and believed in my talents and abilities, which has helped me keep going through the hard times and kept my business alive. Whether she wins the contest or not will be immaterial; what is important is that she is out there being TRULY REMARKABLE!.

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Hatch

Congratulations to Sydney Margzville Star reader Joy and her husband Lev on the safe arrival of Isabelle's new little brother, Harrison Marc. Apparently he is a very settled little baby, feeding well and sleeping a solid 7-hour block at night, so they have decided to keep him!

Match

Joyous celebration next month for Sydney Margzville Star readers Elizabeth & John when they will wed in a cute little village church in Norfolk England . A fairy tale true love happily ever after story and this incurable romantic will be there with them crying!

Probable Dispatch

There have been problems at the Hen Hilton this month. We thought all the chickens that hatched from the last batch were hens, but after a long period of suppression a rooster has come out of the proverbial chook closet. Living in the country is a continual learning curve. I didn't realise chickens could suppress their true colours until they felt confident enough to take on the flock.

The dynamics of the happy little hen pen have now changed drastically with poor Tina (so named for his strutty ways and striking resemblance to Tina Turner) who, although being a bit of a flounce, has always tjuzed around looking stunning and been the official head crower and darn right good-time head rooster…..until now, that is. He is not coping with this young buck. Plus the gals, who seemed to have Tina under control, doing their chookly duty and thinking of England from time to time, now have these two duelling testosterone-filled roosters and a seemingly never-ending slew of amorous advances to deal with. It got so out of control the other day that the new buck got locked out of the pen and left to his own devices, free-ranging out in the garden. Not content with rejection, he decided to come over to my place and, despite my warnings of impending doom, proceeded to practice his crowing from the top of my front fence. He was just lucky that Henry's dog was not within earshot, or that young buck would have quickly become a sitting rooster sandwich!

Have a great month, and live your life with passion.

Margz
The Whole Life Mentor
It's all about, all of you

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What is a Mojo &

How do you get it Working?

As I look out of the two little square portholes above the wood burner in my kitchen, I'm faced with the icicle-like state of my tree limbs engraving their gloomy winter images against the perpetual grey skies of June.

It sure is great to be sitting snug by the fire, tapping out this issue of the newsletter on my laptop while listening to John Lee Hooker play the blues with Johnnie Johnson. Johnnie is arguably the world's greatest blues and rock-n-roll piano player and, if the world can't agree on that title, there is a fair amount of legend that says Chuck Berry wrote "Johnny B. Goode" about him. Who knows if that story is true. But Chuck most definitely played in Johnnie's band and, with Johnnie, was one of the most influential musicians of the time.

If you ever hear a driving keyboard running through the background of any of the songs from that era, you can bet it's Johnnie; you can spot his style at a thousand paces. I've seen him live several times and even though he is in his twilight years, the man still has a twinkle in his eyes and most definitely still has his mojo working.

With the recent Austin Powers movies, we've heard a lot about "having your mojo working", but it is a term or concept that dates way back. The blues originated in the American Deep South around the Mississippi Delta. The music tells of working way too hard, of people down on their luck; and generally somewhere in between someone breaks someone else's heart and runs off with all their money or starts fooling around on them. (Tina our rooster has great material for a blues song at present!)

By playing or listening to the blues, the downtrodden feel better about their lot in life. Blues music changed as poverty drove people north toward Chicago to find work, and with the introduction of electric instruments. However, the music coming out of the Delta region often had hypnotic grooves running through it that could put the listeners into a trance and stop them thinking about their problems. The people of the American South were highly superstitious, and their voodoo roots grew very close to the surface. Every self-respecting blues man incorporates a black cat bone and a mojo hand into at least one song. The great Muddy Waters even wrote a song called "I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you".

I understand a mojo to be some kind of magic potion or spell, but the term "mojo hand" dates back to the voodoo culture. Literally, it's a spell in a bag. The bag holds a charm, amulet or herbs, to carry about with you to bring luck and good fortune. Some say the bones from the hands of the dead were placed in the bag - hence the name "mojo hand". A black cat bone would grant invisibility or return a lost love and sometimes help gamblers be lucky. Thank goodness, the black magic connotations have long gone. Today, a mojo is like a magic spark within us.

A mojo seems quite an elusive thing. The big question seems to hang on how to get that magic spark or mojo working.

How do you know when you've lost your mojo?

• Nothing seems to go right

• Trouble comes calling

• It is difficult to get ahead

• You feel downtrodden

• Bad habits rule your life

• No matter how hard you try, things just end up pear shaped

• Relationships are in tatters

• You end up in angry situations

• The bank manager calls regularly

• Your pickup truck breaks down

Austin Powers had his mojo stolen away by baddies, and it is definitely possible for other people to stop our mojo from working. If we get tired and worn out and run down by others, most certainly our mojo is going to pack up and leave. To make a worn-out mojo shine again we need to ensure we are hanging out with the right people and doing things for the right reasons.

Mojo means magic, and magic happens when we live harmoniously with the environment. We lose our mojo when we don't work with the environment around us. Many magic spells and rituals are performed around the changing seasons, and we need to follow the seasons too. Our mojo won't work if we are feeling sick and out of sorts. In winter we need to go inward and prepare for the new life and growth that come in springtime. When we move away from our natural surroundings, the magic disappears from our life. Sometimes we just need some time out to adjust and get our mojo working again.

How do you find your lost mojo?

• Take a close look at what you are trying to achieve

• Regroup when things aren't working out - don't just keep trying, it will only burn you out

• Decide if your current path is leading you to what makes your soul sing

• Take some time out to rest the mind, body and soul

• Work out the types of things you were doing when your mojo was working and return to those good habits

• Eat well and exercise (boring I know, but it does make us feel great)

• Hang out with others who have their mojo working - mojos can be contagious

• Find time to be creative - mojos love creativity

• Work with the environment around you - live with the seasons, de-clutter what you can, and be with nature as much as possible

• Let go of outcomes - know where you want to go but don't try to force your way there

• Leave space for the magic to occur

• Get in the way of good - put yourself in circumstances that will influence you positively

• Regularly do the things that make you feel good

People with their mojo working have a way of being that is very attractive to others. You get a sense of power from them. People with mojo generally are very charismatic and emanate a sense of success. Others want to follow them; opportunities arise easily when the mojo is working. People come on board without being asked.

People with mojo have a distinctive style. When you've got it, others recognise it and want to have it too, so you attract people and things very easily. Like when Johnnie Johnson steps on stage, he has the respect of the crowd, not only for the way he changed music history, but also for something else that is intangible. He is 80 years old now, he is slower and doesn't interact so well, but he still has the magic when he starts to play. It is not something you can buy. Johnnie is a victim of the music industry and has never been paid properly for what he created; but mojo can't be bought, it is achieved. Last year Johnnie played Honky Tonk Woman live on stage in concert with the Rolling Stones - that type of magic is priceless, and it only occurs when your mojo is working well.

I believe mojo comes from love - you achieve it when you are consistently doing something you truly love and believe in. I know when I'm not worrying about money or stressing about things I have no control over, the magic happens. Johnnie still loves an audience and he still loves to play, and people recognise and understand that piece of magic. That 's why we buy CDs at gigs - we want to take home some of the magic.

In life, having a black cat bone in your pocket will only help if you truly believe it will. I think it is much better to be truly authentic, have belief in yourself, and to have a true desire to be the best you possibly can be. Now that's real magic.

How do you know when your mojo is working?

• Things come to you effortlessly

• You are pulled forward into things, as opposed to pushing your way in

• Synchronicity, miracles and magic occur all around you

• People come into your life to inspire and encourage you

• Life doesn't seem hard

• Opportunities come knocking - you don't have to chase them

• Money flows effortlessly into your life

• What you give out comes back ten-fold

• You have a feeling of success about you

• Other people comment on how there is something different about you, when really not a lot has changed

• You feel in your power and able to take on the world

If you want to get your mojo working - my Attraction in Action program is a practical way to get things moving in your life. Read down for further details.

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Copyright © 2004 Margaret Gill

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Publication Name: The Margzville Star
Issue: #13
Date: June 2004

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