In our blog we will be documenting all our events, happenings and every day fun thoughts about the direction Smile and Wave America will be taking. We would love for you to follow us and track our voyages, road trips, look at our pictures and even watch a few video’s that I am sure will amuse you in a way that can only put a great big smile on your face…..which of course, is our soul purpose.....
Smile and Wave
Starting a Happiness Movement one Smile at a Time!
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Ready, Set and Roll 'em!!!
March 9, 2011
What an amazing week we had at Smile and Wave America! We had both ups and downs during the course of a few days but the good news is: for the most part the down part is on its way up!
Eddy tried leaving the planet during a Breath Workshop at The Red Tent, located Delray Beach, Florida. Miriam Blazova, our breath instructor, did a great job to assure Eddy he wasn’t going to take off out of his body and not come back. He actually had the whole room in stitches because he couldn’t stop laughing and of course we all know how contagious laughter is right? Several of us were laying there on the floor practicing our breathing techniques for one hour straight and floating in our own space when all of a sudden Eddy just burst into laughter. I guess all that good clean oxygen went to Eddy’s head because he was soaring like an eagle in flight! He had an amazing experience and the effect of this breath workshop lasted for days (for both of us)! Prior to the workshop, Eddy was the invited guest-speaker and naturally he did a wonderful job explaining his mission and what Smile and Wave America is all about!
On Friday, we met with Michael McClarey for a video shoot on the documentary at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was such a beautiful day and the backdrop for the shoot was totally magnificant! Michael did an awesome job placing Eddy in the perfect location to keep from being windblown! Not only did the wind stay at a minimal speed where we were but there was also a large white house in the background which seemed apropos for Eddy's next big adventure! The shoot went well with only a few minor interruptions such as; Large yachts, small motorboats, water taxies, jet airplanes, helicopters, and passerby’ers on the trail. Everyone aboard the water vessels and those on the trail gave us a wave and a smile when they saw the camera. I use to believe that the pen was pretty powerful but when I saw everyone waving because of the camera I had to laugh and now know differently. It’s rather amusing to watch how people react when they believe you might be someone "important". If only they could smile and wave a little more, all of the time!!!! We also hope to see Michael McCleary again and possibly one other VIP, the morning of the walk to D.C. So get ready, get Set, and Roll ‘em to Hillsborough Beach on March 20th at 8:00am. Come and walk the first mile or more with Eddy!
We've also been busy contacting charitable organizations this week which is part of the plan we are including in Eddy's walk. Would you believe no one has called us back yet? Time's a closing in on us and it almost amazes me that there isn't an organization out there that needs to raise money right now! It really doesn't pay to be impatient about it because we know the right group is going to come along at the right time! We are keeping it positive and maintaining our steps of action to keep us on course.
Speaking of steps! Eddy did an outstanding job putting his walking route on our website. The exact route he will be walking to Washington D.C., is up and running so check it out when you have a chance. http://smilesandwaveamerica.com Here you will be able to watch the progression of the walk and who knows, perhaps join in a radio contest with our version of "Where's Eddy"!! We are also wrangling in a few radio stations along with other forms of the media, to be on the lookout for us. Hopefully they will work with us to do a ‘Where's Eddy Contest.’ We think it will be a lot of fun for everyone to be interactive on Eddy's journey. We were contacted by one radio station that needs to bring our idea to their meeting to vote on.....so keep your fingers crossed for us! We will definitely be shouting it from the rooftops if this all goes through! Send us some positive energy and let's expect it to happen! Wooooooohoooo!
Eddy and I are both preparing for this adventure to D.C... We are both moving things into storage and getting ready to hit the road. We hit a lot of negatives this week but it seems those fires are putting themselves out and the road ahead looks clear! Some transitions are never easy but how you decide to tackle them is also a majority of our message with Smile and Wave America so we are getting a lot of practice maintaining a positive composure. No one ever said it was going to be easy, and hey… why not make it fun and workable as well! Action is definitely necessary when being faced with challenges and so we seek to take the right course and continue on with the journey.
Eddy would like to thank everyone for the warm thoughtful sympathies and all the wonderful facebook postings about the passing of his dog, Flea. Having been there, I know how hard this hit Eddy and Lis. Your warmth and kindness was deeply appreciated during this time and will not be forgotten.
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::::::::LATE BREAKING NEWS:::::::
NBC 6 called us today (March9th) and they wanted to know about the “Happiness Journey” to D.C. I’d like to remind everybody that this station also aired Eddy from coast to coast, for Happiness In The Park 2010!!!
Sun-Sentinel also contacted us and is interested in the story. They have previously written 2 articles on “Happiness In The Park” which, was syndicated to other major newspapers across the country.
We also have Sponsor’s jumping on board now!!!! One of them is giving Eddy his much needed walking shoes!!! Another is sponsoring T-Shirts! (names to be announced shortly).
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Festive Week
Eddy did an outstanding job at the Margate Street Festival, where he Em Cee’d the talent stage. A pre-party event took place on Friday evening where we mingled with musicians, band members, volunteers and political members of the community. The food was great, the people were awesome and I won a bottle of wine! The festival itself was full of fun and all the talent that appeared on stage was tremendous. Drummers, ballerinas, martial artists, belly dancers and many others put forth their best to give the crowd a great show! Some of the talent off stage was pretty magnificent also.
The sun was hot, my hair is dry and damaged, and Eddy was almost overcome by fumes from the generator running behind the stage, but we managed to survive the entire event! Thank God, for shade, hair oils and great friends! We would especially like to thank Ally for being so concerned and for being there to support Smile and Wave America. Your presence was greatly appreciated! We look forward to spreading more happiness at this event next year since Eddy was invited back to Em Cee yet again!
We made an announcement last week that Eddy was starting his journey to Washington D.C. beginning on February 28th. After that announcement we were contacted by a VIP who asked us to consider holding off on this walk until they can meet up with us. We did consider the offer and we feel it would definitely be better to wait on this, since what we are waiting for can have a much bigger impact on the overall goal of Smile and Wave America. Sometimes executive decisions are tough but Eddy is still very anxious to get started! We had to take a really good look into the end result and even though it may be a little disappointing not to start walking right this moment, we believe that the timing is perfect and we consider this set-back just one more miracle coming our way! (Actually when we got this phone call asking us to wait, we went out and danced up and down the street and shouted for JOY! We looked really silly!!!) More on this will be revealed as we go along and eventually, you too will see why we made this choice! So please, keep watching and reading our Blog!
One of the questions we have heard a lot this week has been: “How can I become a part of this?” Eddy and I came up with another real great plan to have everyone involved on this journey of Smile and Wave America. We would love your participation and interaction and we are taking action right now to have this all in place for when he begins his steps to our nation’s capital! We are very busy behind the scenes and I’m sure we won’t disappoint you. We have been working 12-16 hours a day arranging details and planning more exciting adventures, workshops, and cool programs we know you are going to love! We would also appreciate it if you can forward our link onto your friends and family so they too can participate and keep tabs on this exciting adventure heading our way. That’s just one of the many ways you can be a part of this. We are also looking for partner’s who would like to Sponsor segments of our journey. If you feel you may know someone who can help us or you yourself would like to become a bigger part of this picture, please contact Eddy as soon as possible. We want to hear from you and would love your ideas or suggestions!
Again, I would like to remind anyone who owns a business or if anyone is considering opening up a new business to attend the The Power of 3 World Tour: Fort Lauderdale, March 19th, 2011 at The Crowne Plaza in Sunrise, Florida
You Will Learn How To:
• THINK Bigger and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined.
• Go From Stuck to FOCUSED and GOAL ORIENTED.
• ACHIEVE and EXCEED Any Goal You Set Your Mind To.
• THINK and ACT Like a Wealthy and Empowered Entrepreneur.
• INCREASE Your Income Dramatically at Lightening Speed.
• DEVELOP a Proven Marketing Plan that Works for Any Business.
• And, so much more it won’t all fit here! You can contact Eddy or me for more details or go directly to this link to learn more: http://www.kickstartcart.com/