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Notes From the Mothership: The Self I Think I AM

I am back from 3 months in the picture above! A tropical island in the Marshal Islands. Missed all of the Northeast winter weather ... sorry.  

As a matter of fact, I took this picture at Emon beach on a snorkeling outing with friends. 

JOIN ME!  Come and excavate ...  you ... the familiar unknown.

"Intelligent life on a planet comes of age when it first works out the reason for its own existence." ------                                                                                                                                                                Richard Dawkins

As a faculty member of the prestigious 

OMEGA Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York, 

I am conducting a safe and sacrosanct workshop/exploration/discovery 

August 28-30 2009, entitled: 

NOTES FROM THE MOTHERSHIP The Self I Think I Am

Course 4102-663

Short COURSE description:

"How often does it feel as if we are waiting in the noise of our culture for a deeper recognizance, meaning, and valuation of ourself?

Yet, while our community stands ready to define, confine, and control us as women, mothers, men, fathers, and significant others, we can learn to embrace the option of seeing ourself naked, stripped of social roles and obligations to reveal the reflection of our true Self. This workshop can help us get there. 

Inspired by the comedian Adrienne Zurub and her remarkable book, Notes From the Mothership: The Naked Invisibles, we get to know the elusive "me" within each of us, the Self that is buried beneath the many layers and needs of others."

Click the Omega 'request catalog to receive the extraordinary catalog. Email or call for registration ... information provided below.

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Available at: 

http://amazon.com

ASIN: 0979286301

ISBN: 9780979286308

I hope to see you at the workshop! Ciao. 

Adrienne Zurub 

Author/Speaker/RN 

http://eomega.org/omega/workshops/e1c6613d2435d5394144ae254cbed27e/

http://adriennezurub.typepad.com 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/28book.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

http://www.onlinenursingdegrees.org/nursingfacts/politics-of-healthcare.htm

An Independent review of Omega Institute by a truly independent Traveler enjoy 'Travel Betty':

http://www.travel-betty.com/learn-something-new-at-the-omega-institute/

 

My New York Times Book Review 10-28-2008!

"In “Reflections on Doctors,” they have 

produced something quite extraordinary in recent medical writings: a 

compilation of 19 brief essays musing on the current relationship between the 

species." --Nurses Speak Out, About Doctors By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. The New York Times

Reflections on Doctors 

Nurses' Stories About Physicians and Surgeons. 

Edited by Terry Ratner, R.N. Kaplan Publishing. 195 

pages. $14.95         http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/28book.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

The book contains stories that reflect the full spectrum of nursing. Each story teaches the reader a lesson about the nursing profession. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened up the book to the table of contents and noted that my favorite nurse writers submitted many of the stories. Adrienne Zurub, RN, MA, CNOR, who is also the author of the book Notes From the Mother Ship: The Naked Invisibles, contributed a story about working as a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic. She writes in her essay A Truth about Cats and Dog:

“Arrogance, entitlement, outstanding talents (nurses and surgeons), and palpable confidence dominated the entire operating room suites. A nurse pushes herself or himself through this encompassing fog of testosterone. I say testosterone because the surgeons, the ones who are in charge, are all male. To work in this environment, one has to have the personality and the chutzpah-the balls-to think quickly and react perfectly. Weakness or hesitation is normally not considered an option.”

Does this sound familiar to you? I’m sure it does if you’re a nurse. 

About Terri Polick

Terri Polick has been a nurse for thirty years, and is a published author living in Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. She is currently working as a freelance writer, and is a frequent contributor to Nursing Spectrum Magazine. Terri works at a local community hospital as a psychiatric nurse.

Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles is described as 

"Unique, Unconventional, and Unorthodox."

COMMENTS/PRAISE

"What a writer you are-formidable. Your writing style is beautiful.”

--Barbara., Attorney

“I just finished your book and quite enjoyed it. It was like drinking a nice cup of coffee from the local coffee shop (one of my favorite things to do!) It made me laugh but also gave me reason to look within myself.” --Angela

“I am thoroughly impressed. Your honesty is unbelievable. Your writings have caused me to view my life, my career and my person in a whole new way. Writing ‘Notes’ took more courage than I have seen in a long, long while.” --Garrett, RN

“I wish I had the courage to be as honest as you have been, courageous enough to expose myself so that others might gain some insight into themselves the way you have. You are a very real person that I not only admire, I respect.” --RN/CCF

“You are birthing a work that many women will appreciate and identify with, myself included. I applaud your courage, your goals, and your  passionate transparency. Giving this book to yourself is a big gift for others.” --Laurel 

“I just want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for taking a stand. We experienced nurses out here are dying!! You GO GIRL! God Bless You, Adrienne!!  I have never met you,Adrienne, but I am so proud of you.” --Rhonda, South Carolina

“I want to congratulate you on your book. It’s wonderful. Beautiful cover and even more beautiful  inside. My best to you.” --Judy Carter, Author of The Comedy Bible.

“I have the utmost respect for this nurse having the courage to speak out. Many don’t have the courage to speak out due to the Clinic’s strong influences and reputation. Each member of the health care team is an important piece. You go girl!” --RN

“I am so glad that this is getting attention. It is so unfair that you lost your job (although it shows how powerful your writing is!) There are a lot of people who support you!” --Cheryl Toman, Professor, Program Faculty in Women’s Studies, Case Western Reserve University

“I loved your story!!!!!!!! Me and about 10 other nurses here at the University (of Michigan). You have made an impression!!! Thank you for being the voice, having the courage, and the perseverance to get a message of feminine strength out into the universe.” --Joan.

AVAILABLE AT:

http://amazon.com

http://chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn

ISBN: 978-9792863-0-8

Word of Mouth!

Join me, Visit me, B part of the 1%!

View my page on Society for Word of Mouth

Adrienne Zurub, Author of:

'Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles'

available at:

http://amazon.com

and 

http://chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn

Seven Lessons From Stand Up Comedy!

(Of course, the picture has nothing to do with Stand Up Comedy...wait it does. Get your audiences ATTENTION!) 

The Lessons I learned in stand up are applicable to just about every situation in which you need to promote yourself and/or gain the confidence of others. 

As a Stand Up Comedian channeling my talents, improvisational skills and performance accrual into my speaking business, I have acquired wisdom from performance arts that are apropos to the speaking business.

(1) Know your audience! When crafting your speech or presentation know everything you can about the audience you will address. This involves researching the company, the demographic of the audience, what time you will be on (morning versus evening audiences are DIFFERENT!)

(2) Know your material. The audience expects you to in essence lead them. Lead them with your professional and knowing grasp of your subject matter.

(3) Do not expect to win over everyone with your great speech! Stand Up Comedians know beforehand that not everyone may be receptive to their material. Yet, a Comedian knows how to control an audience, continue to move forward with their material, and to connect with those in the audience that do get their message!

(4) Learning to move through your material or speech is NOT ignoring the audience. A Stand Up Comedian will instantly make adjustments in their material to meet the needs and personality of a particular audience. As a speaker, you 'read' your audience and make adjustments in how you present your material!

(5) ATTITUDE is everything! The audience gains confidence in you the moment you walk out onto the stage. HOW you walk to that mic, podium or lectern BEFORE you open your mouth determines how the audience will accept or connect with you. More important is the connection! Make them want you! Make that audience want to be like you!

(6) Along with attitude in coming on stage is CONTROL! A Stand Up Comedian, a good one, comes on stage and CONTROLS the stage, it is their DOMAIN! In taking control of the stage the comedian, lets the audience know that they are in for a remarkable experience. They make the audience feel safe.

The stage should be your domain, your home, your place of comfort.

(7) To make the stage your domain, take lessons to improve your performance. Take acting lessons, improvisation lessons, theater lessons. Observe performers in action and take what you need to improve your stage performance. Go to open mikes and just get up and try to make a joke or just talk to the audience. Stage time is everything! 
For an example outside of comedy, take Tiger Woods. Mr. Woods, a naturally gifted golfer still takes lessons to improve his game!

(8) Do auditions! Auditioning whether for a play, movie, theater production or whatever makes you think 'conciseness' in getting YOUR persona (and your message) across quickly. Auditioning makes you think on your feet! You have to deliver yourself, BE yourself and who you really are, usually in three to five minutes depending on the requirements of the audition.

(9) A manager at The New York Comedy Club once observed me looking glum in the club. He immediately told me to smile because I am in show business! 
YOU, as a speaker are in Show Business! Smile! Radiate like a star! Make people want to connect with you by the aura you create!

Apparently, I can't count...YOUR bonus!

Adrienne Zurub

Author/Speaker/Comedian/RN

'Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles'

http://chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn

and at
Adrienne Zurub's Amazon Blog - http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3DXVTX2C4WOPO

http://amazon.com (ASIN:0979286301)

見えないことを

見えないことを, originally uploaded by cmyka.

quietly LOUD.

I love Black and White Photography. Especially, pictures that say a lot without saying anything at all.

Adrienne Zurub

Author/Speaker/Comedian/RN

'Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles'

http://chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn

also available at:

Adrienne Zurub's Amazon Blog - http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3DXVTX2C4WOPO

http://amazon.com (ASIN:0979286301)

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Observe a Black Person/Friend in Captivity to Help You Decide 11/2008.

Hello! I am Adrienne Zurub, a middle (barely) income Black married woman living in Cleveland, Ohio. I have a husband who is white (well sorta, he's Palestinian) and two children. My husband and I argue, like most people (particularly white people) over finances, and why he cannot put a roll of toilet paper on the roll, and who was supposed to pay the light bill...before the disconnection! I got the idea for this after looking at the Sunday morning political pundits. They presented statistics on what kind of white people would vote for Obama; the ones who had a black friend(s) or who sought out diverse interactions in social settings with people of color. The pundits mentioned that white persons who had no interactions or good meaningful knowledge of people of color, meaning Black people, would not vote for Obama. While this may be true regardless of what I do, I feel it is my patriotic duty and of course my comedic calling to educate the public, the white public that is, who may not be privy to a 'good Black person.

I decided on the spare of the moment, to bravely (sh*t, no makeup!) put myself and my family on video, so that some white people can get a sense of a black person and black people who live in relative normality in a suburban setting. I recorded the video quickly because the rational part of me, that damn Left Brain was about to say, "Are you Crazy, don't do that. You'll look ridiculous!?" (Shaddup!) So, observe a Black person/family in 'captivity' (mortgage, too many bills, a tween-ager, a passive marriage bound by the need for two incomes, etc. and so forth...) Hopefully, this video will be instructive. Mainly, it is entertainment. Enjoy. (I have to go now and inform my family know that I am exposing them for the public good).

Go to youtube.com, copy and paste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gov2v_jACYg#

Get Your Laugh On w/ Dennis Wolfberg

I do stand up comedy and finally came across my favorite comedian, 'Dennis Wolfberg' on YouTube.com!

I can remember seeing Dennis on comedy shows in the '80's and thinking this guy is awesome and if I do stand up I want to be like him.

The way he delivers his material, the gestures, the timing, and his facial expressions make him a classic (also those bug-eyes).

Even now, his material can make your worries disappear with continual laughter. Unfortunately he died early. Try him! ENJOY! (Thank you Dennis!!)

Oh yeah... Here are upcoming booksignings, lectures/discussions and live readings for Adrienne Zurub, Author of 'Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles':

Saturday: June 14, 2008, BORDERS Books, 30121 Detroit Rd., Westlake, OH 44145, 2pm--4pm (440) 892-7667

Thursday: June 26, 2008, Coventry Village Library, 1925 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, 7pm--8:15pm (216) 321-3400

Saturday: June 28, 2008, Loganberry Books Authors Fair, as part of 'The Larchmere Festival, 11am--5pm, 13015 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120 (216) 795-9800

Adrienne Zurub (overachiever,Aries,i>u,actor,iconoclast,comedian,speaker,pOet,quietly LOUD,moody,funny,grrl,i=u,awesome,creator,grown-azz WOMAN!)

http://chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn

Adrienne Zurub's Amazon Blog - http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3DXVTX2C4WOPO

The Best Language To Learn

Adrienne Zurub's Amazon Blog - http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3DXVTX2C4WOPO

In my link hopping today I found this my pretties from http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=114536 

(thanks to ethekwinigirl of South Africa at http://mybloglog.com & http://www.ethekwiniweb.co.za) 

The excerpt below is by Andrew Gonsalves at the link below!  How cool! Enjoy!

                                                                                                      cristian lapusan

10 Reasons Why "Tech Speak" Is The Best Language To Learn.

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10 Reasons Why "Tech Speak" Is The Best Language To Learn.
By Andrew Gonsalves "Halx" www.tfproject.org

While knowing how to speak Spanish will secure you a customer service job in Los Angeles, knowing how to speak French will make you sound sexier, and knowing how to speak Japanese will make all of your hentai games more interesting, if you know "Tech Speak," you're already 10 times more versatile than all those other bilingual show-offs. By Tech Speak, I don't mean to imply that there is some secret code that you haven't heard of before, and I certainly am not referring to any glossary of buzzwords that make you look more of a blow hard for reciting them. Tech Speak is simply the language of technology; the understanding of where the world is going and the tidbits of knowledge needed to stay adrift.

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Ohhhhhhhhh, great

Lots of stuff happening with 'Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles'!

The book signing at Joseph-Beth Booksellers was AB-FAB! Big Crowd! Lots of Support!

Coming:

May 12, 2008, speaking at the downtown Cleveland Public Library, for the Ohio Patients Rights group @ 5pm.

May 28, 2008 speaking to the group NA'AMAT, a Jewish Womens group that supports the efforts and courage of working women! (private)

May 29, 2008, Book Signing at CROOKED RIVER Bookstore at the Galleria, E.9TH Street & St.Clair, Cleveland, Ohio, 11am-1:30pm.

May 30, 2008, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Nurses. (private)

June 14, 2008, Book Signing at BORDERS, Crocker Park, 30121 Detroit, Westlake, Ohio! 2pm ---4pm

June 26, 2008, Coventry Village Library, Cleveland Heights, OH, 7pm--8:15pm

June 28, 2008, Author Book Fair at Loganberry Books as part of the Larchmere Festival! 11am-5pm!

'Notes' is available at http://amazon.com (ASIN:0979286301)

CROOKED RIVER @The Galleria, Borders: Westlake, Mentor, and Strongsville, and at

http://chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn
Hey, hire me to speak to your group! az@chasewunderlickpublishers.com.cn

This movie trailer reminds me of Notes in a way...LUV IT!
'Notes'