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sauntering down the path while occasionally stopping to nibble clover on the side of the road . Feeling Good likes to be productive but also loves variety and loses a vital zest for living when subjected to Looking Good ’ s constant pushing and prodding .
Looking Good spent many years as a racehorse . If you didn ’ t win , place , or , at least show , you were in danger of being sold off and labeled a loser . The thought of this is unbearable to Looking Good , so even though there is no race on the personal path of life , Looking Good keeps blinders on , striving to meet the next obsessive goal .
Let ’ s stop here and assess the quality of your ride . Is Looking Good still setting the pace of your daily ride while Feeling Good is being dragged unhappily forward ?
Is Feeling Good resentful and stuck with a chronic attitude problem ? It may be time to create a truce between your Looking Good and Feeling Good horses . At this point , it might be worth taking the reins to give Looking Good and Feeling Good a renewed purpose to
GUEST OPINION : become equal partners in creating a more satisfying ride .
Resolve to let go of seeing your life as a never-ending problem to be solved . Decide to embrace each day as a new opportunity to practice the art of thriving . Use your feelings as an internal compass to let you know how Looking Good and Feeling Good is communicating . Validate your accomplishments and learn to pace yourself , so you discover your unique and personal rhythm , timing and tempo .
Wholeheartedly embrace the worthwhile task of reining in your runaway need for unrealistic perfection while encouraging your feelings to add vitality and emotional sincerity to everything you pursue .
As you learn to be both productive and emotionally solid , your sense of personal mastery will blossom naturally into a wholehearted involvement and commitment to the quality and not just the quantity of your life .
Susan has over four decades of experience writing and facilitating experiential leadership seminars . She is the author of BEYOND INTELLECT : Journey into the Wisdom of Your Intuitive Mind .
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By MiCHAel MORRiS
Now that the dust has settled , I wanted to distill what I learned from our most recent election results .
Ballot Measures
In Measure Q ’ s resounding defeat ( 65-35 %), there ’ s a clear sense among voters that Laguna ’ s existing oversight for commercial development is sufficient ; a balance can be found between greater commercial vitality and preserving the character of Laguna . Message received . Looking at the numbers , the failure of the Yes on Q message to resonate with voters becomes even more pronounced . I anticipated a total vote count of approximately 12,000 voters , which we exceeded slightly . Of that , 7,789 ( 64.27 %) voted No , and 4,330 ( 35.73 %), Yes . But taking a step back , I wanted to estimate the number of undecided voters influenced to one side or the other based on the enormous amounts of money spent and arguments put forward . We know that each of the Yes and No sides had a core base of supporters . For argument , I assumed that 2000 represented the numbers on both sides ( I use this number since the Yes on Q side collected approximately 2,400 valid signatures , of which most , but not all , were offered readily ). Assuming that each side started with about 2,000 supporters , only 8,119 votes were “ in play .” Calculating the numbers with that hypothesis , the campaign to convince the “ undecided voter ” to one side or the other resulted in No claiming 71.3 % to Yes ’ 28.7 %. Clearly , the voter undecided on Measure Q sided with the No side overwhelmingly .
The final accounting is still outstanding , but based on current spending reports , the No on Q side spent about $ 275,000 across two PACs ( this doesn ’ t factor in the City ’ s spending on analysis and external consultants ). The Yes on Q side spent ( estimates ):
• Laguna Residents First ( LRF ) - $ 98,000 over 3.5 years , of which
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