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I hope you are having a great Festive Season and are finding some time to relax and restore your energy. I want to thank you all for your support during this last year. Goodlife Zen is now one year old! I could not have survived the steep learning curve of learning to blog were it not for your encouragement and support.
The most wonderful thing about blogging is that it is a conversation. Your comments have widened and deepened my original themes in ways I never imagined. And they inspire me to write more. Thank you for participating! Congratulations to Claudio – he won the prize for best commenter in November and December and will receive the audio set of the Four Hour Workweek.
I’m looking forward to developing Goodlife Zen further in the coming year. There are a lot of interesting themes that I am itching to write about for you! Also, I’m excited about offering virtual retreats on Natural Spirituality! That will be a ground-breaking way of developing spirituality in the midst everyday life.
A while ago it occurred to me that there are a lot of fake people on the Net who hide behind pseudonyms and pretend to be someone different from who they really are. So I decided to offer a ‘welcome’ video on Goodlife Zen so that you can get a sense of what I’m like – strange accent and all 
In response to requests from readers, I would like to offer you a list of 17 guest posts I wrote this year. I hope you enjoy them. Have a great New Year!
Why Leo Babauta of Zen Habits Gave Me His Blog
Resilience: The Key to Surviving Anything
Are You Sabotaging Your Plan to Exercise More?
Know Your Strength for More Success: Are You a Connector, a Maven, or a Salesman?
How to Establish New Habits the No-Sweat Way
7 Steps Towards Love and Away from Fear
How to Boost Your Productivity with Serial Multi-Tasking
Juicy Writing: 5 Ways to Glue Readers to the Page
The Comprehensive Paint-by-Numbers Guide to Writing an Publishing Your Ebook
How to Use the Art of Positive Realism for Maximum Success
How to Live Life to the Max with Beginners Mind
Liz Strauss: The Secret of Being a Successful and Outstanding Writer
Why You Must Blog Your Trumpet
Darren Rouse: Top Tips for Writers
What Secret Message Does Your Writing Reveal?
Three Things You Need to Know About Using Dialogue in Non-Fiction
Zen Power Writing: How to Generate ideas and Write with Ease
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Hello, Mary. Happy new year to you and thank you for this list. I found your blog late in the year and it’s great to see your favorite posts. I also watched your video and it is wonderful to see your interest in truly connecting with the moment and with the people … all of it comes across. Best wishes!
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Hi Adrilia!
Thank you for your encouraging comment. I was a bit nervous about putting up the video. So it’s lovely to get good feedback.”