National You Day

NATIONAL YOU DAY CRUISE. BE THERE!!!!!

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:25:00 -0700

Hi everyone!!!

I hope YOU are well since I’ve last posted…so there is something that I have been working on putting together and hope you’re as excited as I am. National You Day will be celebrated in 2011 on 11-11-11…and guess what?!?!?!? WE’RE GOING ON A CRUISE!!!!!!

So here are the details below. If you find you have questions AFTER you read the information below, feel free to email me at kenya@nationalyouday.org.

Here’s what you’re going to need to know if you’d like to be part of the most awesome National You Day celebration yet:

*We are going to Mexico for 9 nights…Yes, I said 9 nights. We are leaving from Los Angeles (San Pedro Port) on November 4, 2011 an 4:00 PM

*We will be returning on November 13, 2011 at 8:00 AM. So that means we will be celebrating National You Day onboard of the Carnival Spirit!!!!

*Here’s the Ports of Call (where we are headed): Los Angeles, CA, - At Sea - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - La Paz, Mexico - Mazatlan, Mexico - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - At Sea - At Sea - Los Angeles, CA

*So the way to read the above schedule would be to start with the first day of the cruise on November 4, 2011 as the first day of the cruise, the second day we are at sea, the third and fourth days we are in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and so on…

*So you may be wondering…how do I get to take this AMAZING cruise?!?! And that’s what I’m going to cover below.

*We have a block of cabins held under the name of National You Day which offers us a special group rate.

*You will need to call 1-888-249-3978, option 9, then select number 1, Monday through Friday 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time to make a NEW booking.

*If you’ve already made a booking and have questions please call 1-888-249-3978, OPTION 9, then select number 2 for support. Monday through Friday 6:30 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.

*There are different cabin types available, so please ask for the one YOU want. They start at an interior (without window) and go all the way up to suites, if YOU so desire. The rates are based on double occupancy so that means YOU WILL NEED A ROOMMATE/TRAVEL PARTNER or SOMEONE to share a cabin with. If YOU would like to come alone, that is FINE, but the cruise line will charge you like you are traveling with someone else (YOU’LL PAY FOR YOURSELF AND SOMEONE THAT’S NOT THERE). And yes, you can have up to 4 people in a cabin, depending on which cabin type you book, so please inquire.

*At the time you make a reservation, you will be asked for a deposit in order to hold the cabin. Depending on which type of cabin YOU book, this deposit can be refundable all the way up until final payment. Or if YOU decide to book the EARLY SAVER RATE (The least expensive due to booking so early, your deposit will be NON-REFUNDABLE). Please ask the agent that you speak with to fully explain this to you before you decide to make a booking.

*You must make a deposit with a credit card. You cannot mail in money or money orders or checks, sorry.

*Final payment will be due on August 22, 2011. So that means you have nearly a YEAR to make arrangements to pay over time!!!! You have time to find a travel buddy, make arrangements to get to LA and plan the vacation of a lifetime.

*This cruise includes: ALL THE FOOD YOU CAN EAT (VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN AVAILABLE), FREE ROOM SERVICE (Please tip your server), ALL INCLUDED ENTERTAINMENT, COMEDY SHOWS, LAS VEGAS STYLE SHOWS, WATERSLIDES, SWIMMING POOLS, TANNING/SUNNING, MINATURE GOLF, PING PONG, FREE CAMP CARNIVAL FOR KIDS OVER 2, BABYSITTING AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 2 (FOR A NOMINAL FEE) AND A TON MORE JUST FOR NATIONAL YOU DAY GUESTS!!!!!

*If enough people book, we will have a free one-hour open bar cocktail party, a $75 dollar per cabin on board credit (this means you can spend this $75 onboard the ship on whatever YOU wish, per cabin, not per person) and we will have a free 8 x 10 Group Photo so that we can remember how awesome our trip was.

*Don’t overpack, bring a lightweight jacket and clothing for 2 optional formal nights. All other clothing is resort casual (shorts, jeans, T-shirts, comfortable shoes, flip-flops, etc)

*Don’t forget the sunscreen!!!

*Bring money to spend while we are in port or if you would like to take a shore excursion.

*Cell phones DO WORK ONBOARD THE SHIP BUT WATCH THE CHARGES, WE WILL BE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS AND MEXICO. Call your cell company before the cruise to check the rates for international calls and texts.

*Review the list on Carnival.com on “What to Bring” and “What NOT to bring”.

*Bring your camera of course for all of the beautiful ports we will be visiting and all of the fun we are going to have on board.

*If you are prone to motion sickness or feel that you may be, you may want to visit your doctor before the cruise. The ship does have stabilizers that minimize the motion you can feel while on board. Sea-Bands are a personal favorite of mine. You can find them at your local drug store plus a variety of motion sickness medications just to ensure you are prepared. Yes, you maybe able to find them onboard in the gift shop but they will be much more expensive than if you bring your own. The ship does provide free motion sickness medication.

**If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at: kenya@nationalyouday.org

*Last but not least, DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR SMILE AND BE READY TO HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE!!!

**P.S. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN THE GROUP. YOU ARE FREE TO COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE. SO CREATE THE VACATION THAT YOU’VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT!

New events, a New year, a New YOU!

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:29:00 -0700

Hi Everyone!!

Things have been crazy around here due to the preparation for National You Day. Just a little reminder to make sure that YOU order YOUR bracelets and T-shirts NOW…once they are gone, they are gone. And part of the proceeds will be donated to the Humane Society of the United States. So do something good for yourself and the animals!!

I’m very sorry for the postponement of the National You Day concert/event that was to take place on 10-10-10 and any inconvenience that it may have caused. But never fear!! We will be celebrating as a community WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD AT THAT TIME. We are working on some AMAZING events for 2011.

You be sure to keep 1-11-11 open and 11-11-11 for sure. We will be releasing details VERY soon about each date so that there is plenty of time to make arrangements if you would like to attend either event or hopefully both.

I hope all is right in your World and I would love to hear feedback from you. You can reach us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/nationalyouday or check out or official website at: http://www.nationalyouday.org for up-to-date information regarding events, workshops and fundraisers.

And if you haven’t RSVP’ed to be in “attendance” on National You Day, please go to: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=109850375724619&ref=mf and click “attending”. It’s that easy to get involved.

I’m looking forward to hearing from you and cannot wait to celebrate NYD. We are going to raise the positive vibration on Earth and YOU will be a part of it….remember, this is just the beginning. There is more to come.

Much LOVE to YOU and YOURS!!! May YOU have the BEST DAY EVER today!

"Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is, had to begin where he was.”..."

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:16:00 -0700

““Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is, had to begin where he was.” —Richard L. Evans”

"‎”There are several things in this life that you have no control over. You can’t pick..."

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:46:09 -0700

“‎”There are several things in this life that you have no control over. You can’t pick your family, where you were born, your nationality, your skin, eye or hair color. If you’re the type of person who judges someone based upon their skin color…how shallow are you? If you cannot look beyond outward appearances and see the person inside, you live in a very small world and you have my pity.””

Still I Rise...

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:33:44 -0700

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own backyard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

The concert.....

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:20:28 -0700

National You Day Concert?!?!?!

Well, do to forces beyond our control, we regret the postponement of the First National You Day concert.

But rest assured that the day WILL NOT be wasted. The day was created to celebrate YOUR beauty, bliss, wants and needs. And that’s exactly what we want you to do! Go out (or stay in) and do something that brings YOU joy. YOU are completely in control in choosing what you’d like to do.

So, In the meantime we are working on the 2011 celebration which will take place on 11-11-11 and this activity WILL take place and will be tons of fun.

You have a year to prepare for this “experience” and we will also be donating proceeds to a selected charity as well.

An announcement will be made soon, so make sure you check back and find out what this HUGE surprise will be for next year.

As always, you have the choice to participate but I truly believe that YOU will want to be in celebration with all of us.

All I can say to you now is: START SAVING AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE. This activity will be slightly pricey but YOU will get what you pay for, GUARANTEED.

I’m looking forward to seeing each and everyone of you next November…..and remember to start preparing now.

We will announce everything next month.

Until then, BE LOVE.

"No more sorrow, no more pain Only love and understanding is left to gain No more words without..."

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:39:02 -0700

“

No more sorrow, no more pain
Only love and understanding is left to gain
No more words without meaning
Only phrases and gestures full of feeling
No more lonely days and sleepless nights
…Only quality time filled with hugs so tight
No more thoughts of worthlessness
Only moments shared together engulfed in happiness
No more starving for attention and a look of disgrace
Only daily kisses accompanied with a warm embrace
Love is patient, kind and complicated
To make it work communication must be initiated
God and His words play a big part
Hold Him near and dear, close to your heart

By Maribeth P.Carreon

”

NATIONALYOUDAY.ORG

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:00:25 -0700

NATIONALYOUDAY.ORG

Well...nationalyouday.org is finally live!!!!!!!

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:58:00 -0700

This has really been an uphill battle. Finding a venue, asking artists to play and trying to organize everything. Whew!!! Then this morning I wake up to some awesome food poisoning. Great!!! The food poisoning didn’t take away from all of the work that I had to do.

I really want this day to be a success. Even if you can’t attend the concert, PLEASE celebrate wherever you are. DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY! And you also can mail and use PayPal (coming VERY SOON) to donate to this event’s charity of choice….the Humane Society of the United States (for this particular event. It will change with each upcoming event.) . Any amount will help and I promise to make sure all the donations are collected an turned into the HSUS. You’ll even receive a receipt. How cool is that?

If you have any friends in the Southern California/San Diego that would like to play a set, sing a song, hoop or ANYTHING, please let me know. It’s for a great cause and you get to be seen!!!

Well, that’s about it for me….always feel free to send me feedback, ideas, questions….well anything really. I’d love to hear YOUR feedback!!!

Much Love to you all <3

NATIONALYOUDAY.ORG — Check it out and make a difference!!!

Love...are you really there?

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:43:50 -0700

Yes! I believe you are but I think you are hiding from me from some reason. Well, that’s until I realized that I AM LOVE! YOU ARE LOVE AS WELL! So when you are feeling sad, lonely and lost, just remember that YOU ARE LOVED <3 I am currently reminding myself of that right now. I hope you’ll remind yourself too whenever you’re feeling down. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I have realized that I am not either.

"‎”You have intended to be who you are. A perfect, ever changing, wanting, growing, magnificent..."

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:34:38 -0700

“‎”You have intended to be who you are. A perfect, ever changing, wanting, growing, magnificent being. A being who reaches out to the new, because you understand that in the new experience there is growth. You are a being filled with love, and in your purest form, you are love.” —Abraham-Hicks”

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Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:33:11 -0700

Insomnia....so we meet again!!

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:20:32 -0700

Let’s see, it’s 2:08 am and I have to be up in a matter of a few hours and I haven’t been able to sleep for days. Call it what you will but I feel like I am on the verge of a major shift in my life. I am going to start being present to ME and MY needs.

I have put others first SO many times that sometimes I don’t know who I am because I am so involved with someone else. That officially has come to an end.

I have decided to embrace who I am, honor what I believe in and follow what makes ME happy.

The problem is…..finding out what truly makes ME happy and deciding to go it alone.

Why am I deciding to go it alone, you ask? Well, I have reached out my hand in friendship so many times only to have it rejected. One can only take so much rejection before deciding to do something about it. I have decided to be MY OWN BEST FRIEND….I mean, why not? I know myself better than anyone else.

Does that mean I no longer want friends? Of course not, but I ONLY want the worthy kind. The kind that will be there when things are good and BAD. The kind that are supportive of my hopes and dreams (just like I am of theirs).

Sometimes, I believe friendship like this doesn’t exist but I see examples of it everyday but I am on the outside looking in. So until I meet worthy people to invite into my life, I will Keep Calm and Surf On.

P.S. You are free to join me on my journey, if you wish…..

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Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:04:47 -0700

Everyone deserves to feel beautiful, valued and worthy

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:41:40 -0700

I don’t care what you look like, I don’t care about your past because you should be focusing on creating your future. I don’t care about the color of your skin, the style of your hair, the shape of your body, your religion or any other things people are judged on.

I care about you.

You deserve to feel beautiful, valued and worthy everyday of your life. For some, I know that is hard because I fight my own battles each and everyday.

So, on October 10, 2010, you should promise yourself that no matter what happens on that day, no matter what anyone says to you, no matter what the world throws at you….you are beautiful, valued and worthy.

It all starts with taking it a day at a time until you believe it and feel it within you automatically…We are collectively starting ALL together on October 10, 2010 to shed all of the negativity of self-doubt and hate and we are going to begin to love EVERY inch and part of us….good and bad.

Yes, you can start sooner but if you would like to feel the collective positivity of thousands of people wishing you all of the beauty and bliss in the world, you’ll make sure to mark 10-10-10 on your calendar.

"‎”Everyone wants to feel important, to feel they matter to those around them. There are times..."

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:30:34 -0700

“‎”Everyone wants to feel important, to feel they matter to those around them. There are times we go through our lives with ourselves on our minds when if we were to stop and look around we would see there are others who need us to offer a helping hand. Is there someone next to you who through the smiles and the laughter is actually crying out for the help that only you can provide?””

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Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:37:53 -0700

"‎”Let your opinion of ‘you’ be your top priority. Put your greatest effort into..."

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:59:00 -0700

“‎”Let your opinion of ‘you’ be your top priority. Put your greatest effort into examining yourself with the intent of discovering wonderful things. Let the way you feel be the most important aspect of your work. From a place of self-appreciation you will attract all sorts of wonderful things. From a centered place of liking yourself you will allow all wonderful things to come unto you.” —Abraham”

Redemption Song - Bob Marley - Acoustic Version

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:15:35 -0700

Redemption Song - Bob Marley - Acoustic Version

Wow...I never thought it would be this hard.

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:19:43 -0700

Yeah, you can say that I’m sad….maybe a little let down. Maybe all my infinite belief in the Universe has been tested and I have no idea how to handle it. I’m not sure.

It’s always been hard for me to ask for help. Usually, I can do EVERYTHING on my own (which we all know is NOT possible) but I have been under that impression for a majority of my life.

So, for the first time I take a leap of faith and ask for help….I haven’t received any. Did I manifest this because I knew this would always happen? I don’t know. I have tried my best to be a great friend, an even better person and someone who loves and helps unconditionally.

“Friends” have turned their back on me. People I have asked for help have ignored me and the event I have been dreaming of for years seems to be going nowhere. What am I to do?

I have strong faith in everything good and right in this world but right now I feel as if I am being tested. From some of the events that have taken place recently, I am completely confused as to how all this has happened.

I have realized I don’t have the close connections that I thought I had. I have realized I don’t have the community support I have always dreamed of. The only thing I have realized is that I have myself and that is enough.

I’m not sure if it’s enough to put on an event alone, to raise money for some excellent charities and to keep giving back to the world that I live in but I am somehow determined to.

I feel somewhat sad that I have to go this journey alone but the Universe brings us exactly what we need at the time. It’s just hard waking up each day knowing that I have no one to turn to except myself. Maybe this could be a good thing. I can learn about the strengths that lie within myself.

I have invited everyone I know to join me on my journey and have had a limited response….is that because of me or is it because of the people that I have asked to journey with me?

Am I really alone or is that my current perception? I’m not sure. Lots of thinking to do, lots of questions to ask and lots of keepin’ on to do.

I just wonder why everything is so hard….or am I making this hard on myself?

I’ll have to let you know.

If you’re interested in helping, know any performers or can point me in the right direction, feel free to link to the Facebook page and leave me a message. I am calling on the Universe to bring me exactly what I need right now….is it you?