Hi and welcome to a cold morning here in Ilfracombe. It is Thursday the 27th March and although it is dry there is an icy chill in the air.
So I thought it would be useful to give you the latest news from Moonshadow HQ.
Over recent weeks I have been approached from different angles to provide content for or services to people from various organisations around the town. I feel very flattered by this and will do my best to provide everything that has been requested of me, however there has been one tiny incident that marred everything and left a sour taste in my mouth.
Someone had been asked to prepare a press piece about the work I do with Capstone Radio and it required input from me which I duly provided in the form of a potted biography, a timeline and details of some (not all) of my future plans.
Naturally, I was very excited by this gift of an opportunity to tell my story via the press and furnished the writer with all the necessary information and sat back to await the publication.
However, my bubble soon burst! How come you may ask (or maybe not).
The person who was to compile the article, who was completely unaware of what had been said before the information was submitted, took it upon themselves to contact me directly. Whilst I will not quote what was actually said, the gist of the message was a veiled accusation that I was taking advantage of someone who was ill. They commented that it was their opinion that my efforts with Capstone Radio were commercial and as such I would be required to pay for any copy that was written. The message also contained information that revealed that the notes taken at a private meeting on Monday had been read by this 3rd party.
Now I may be old fashioned or something
BUT I consider that notes taken at a meeting between two people, behind closed doors and left on the desk in their office are not for public viewing. Moreover, if they are viewed by a 3rd party he or she has
absolutely no right to contact either person present at the meeting and question what was said.
I quickly pointed out that the offer of a press release was made voluntarily. It was not courted by myself in any way, nor did I know that the other person at the meeting was ill and finally I pointed out that whilst Capstone Radio has been operational for almost a year (see below) it has generated significantly less money than £0.00 per annum. The reality is that it runs at a loss, and is costing me money day in day out, but it has the "potential" to become a financially viable operation but that is not the situation at present.
The response was, to say the least, comic in it's delivery - the aforesaid person wrote another email communication quickly turning full circle and saying that they hoped I was not offended and that they would be happy to included a half page piece about Capstone Radio in their next publication on the proviso that I wrote it myself and adding the following comment
"to spread some awareness of your project we could do it as a feature and it would be for free,
I guess there's nothing in your kitty so no charge!" -
Talk about adding insult to injury!!!!
(I added the highlight etc. in the quotation for emphasis
).
I wrote back stating that I was not offended but that in the light of the comments they had made I would be withdrawing from the situation with immediate effect.
So that is where that particular saga is left at present and who know which way it will go now.
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Capstone Radio is 1 year old on Saturday 5th April so keep your eyes open for some information about that.
This Saturday 29th is "Take Over Saturday" where Capstone Radio hijacks the CauldronFM radio stream for 4 hours. This is the final test before launching our own dedicated stream during April.
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Optimum Living Channel is going to have some new videos posted over the coming few weeks and these will be dealing with the subject of Mindfulness. There will be videos exploring Mindful Meditations, Mindful Eating and more besides.
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The Whyte Raven Limited Edition guided meditation CD
The Magick Of The Forest is selling at £5.99 plus P+P and the initial sales are encouraging and would suggest that it will sell out by mid year. To make sure that you get your signed and numbered copy drop an email to
moonshadowmedia@mail.com
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And finally for this post Altered Image Life Coaching is in the process of changing its name and branding.
The facebook page has already been rebranded as
The Big Blue Sky Company and the email address is now
blueskycompany@europe.com
So that brings the rambling for today to a close. I hope to speak to you again soon and until I do I will wish you
Love + Light.
and remember
Don't Predict the Future - CREATE IT!!!
