SPECIAL PILOT! KID'S WAY TO HAPPINESS!

For a very limited time, the Palo Alto and SoMa Missions are delivering a special pilot program - a kid's version of The Way to Happiness!! This is an abridged and simplified edition of the popular booklet especially for young readers. Please call for more details.

I thought you all would be interested that both SoMa and Palo Alto Missions sign up new people only for Basics Courses. Our favorites are Self Analysis, Problems of Work and Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought. Almost ALL the new people complete these courses and go on to another service at the Mission! So, if you have friends or family members that you want to get started on Scientology^® services, send them to the Mission. Check out these recent success stories from brand new students:
"WOW! What an amazing course! I’ll never be the same. This stuff about valences! Wow! I might be a hundred people in one! And so far from being myself. This is what I’ve been searching for years for: answers, facts and how to go about improving self. And even finding my true self. Can’t wait to find out who I really am! As far as life as a game, amazing! It really is! What a messed up game and character I chose. It’s crazy! All odds were against me. I couldn’t win. Thank god I didn’t die in the process. As far as me, I’m doing great! I feel I have hope now! This Scientology is remarkable. If only everyone knew, and weren’t content with their life or stuck on someone else’s lie. Someone else’s lie that became their truth. If only people would search for their own answers and find out what’s true to them. I’m so proud of myself for not taking anyone’s word for it or spending my life depending on blind faith. My goal always has been to change for the better and to one day be an example and help others! Like you! It must be very rewarding. Thank you for your time, patience and friendship!" -M.M Fundamentals of Thought Book Course

"If one were to walk into the SoMa Mission with an empty tool belt and had only one book that they could read before going to Antarctica, I would suggest that they read Self Analysis and take it with them. This has been an incredibly intimate journey. With courage and an intense curiosity for what it was/is that I am composed of, I was able to come through the other side with a greater understanding of self - leading to a better ability to master self. It takes strength to read this book. Even more - it takes patience and dedication. But if there's anyone who is worth it and who has the most invested, it is YOU.” N.K. Self Analysis Book Course

"I cannot believe the change that I have noticed in all aspects of my life. I have been able to apply the principles with my daughter, my work and clients. My relationships have improved and I have been at cause in my own life." R.W. Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health Book course

"I can use and apply the principles and data that I learned in Self Analysis to survive. By running lists either alone or with someone else I can bring myself higher up on the tone scale, improve memory, reduce pain or any number of positive things." J.R. Self Analysis Book Course

“This course fully defines what a person’s next move may be. An auditor with the use of this book can be greatly effective in helping a person to regain a great amount of theta.” R.W. Science of Survival Book Course

"This book has given me insight into what it is that incapacitates an otherwise capable human being when it comes to the subject of work. With an economic recession around the corner, the tools and processes learned in "The Problems of Work" are vital towards the survival of an individual and his/her family. Work can be enjoyable and this book has been an enlightening read that aptly discloses just how to restore the verve to a 9-5 workaday living. I'm excited to experience my coming employment in a new and bright light. I now know that I have what it takes to be a very good worker indeed! :)" N.K. Problems of Work

Saturday Seminars

A key help for a Field Staff Member is interesting seminars to bring friends, family and co-workers to.

Palo Alto Mission is giving outrageously fun seminars every Saturday at 12:30.

We have had a seminar on gardening with Cindy Feshbach, two on photography with Marc Silber and another with Jeff Hosier, on the internet with Web Wizard Reilly Sweetland, two on music with Jim Sturgess and another with Karen Kueter.

We have upcoming seminars featuring Christina Guzzetta on interior design and Joe Feshbach on money.

Questions

If someone has questions about the Scientology^® religion, there are several ways to get them answered truthfully:
1. Visit the Scientology.org website. This is the official church site which has the truth about Scientology.
2. Visit the ScientologyPaloAlto.com website. This is the mission's site which gives introductory information.
3. Read a book about Scientology. I recommend Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought which is available online at ScientologyInfo.com.
4. Come into a Church of Scientology and find out for yourself.

How to Disseminate Scientology

Power FSM Ellie Feeney is going to be coming to the Palo Alto Mission on Saturday, February 9th at 12:00. She will talk about how to disseminate to your friends about Scientology^® technology. Bring your lunch and learn!
And at the SoMa Mission in San Francisco on the same day at 4:00 PM Joe Feshbach is giving a seminar on how to talk to your friends and family about Scientology.
Be sure you find time to attend at least one of these seminars.

Wins with Beginning Scientology Services

Here are the kinds of wins that the Palo Alto Mission is producing on new Scientologists.

Roni completed two Beginning Scientology Services this week!

Her success from Introductory Dianetics Auditing: "Oh my gosh!!!! I have been able to remember things and people that I have thought were gone. I cannot express just how exciting it feels . The weight on my spirit is so light that I feel almost as though I can float on a cloud, so much unlike how I felt (overloaded and dragged down) when I first began these sessions."

Her success from the Self Analysis Book Course: "I would suggest this course to everyone, both involved in Scientology and others. My mood has been so much more positive. I am alert and aware. The memories that once haunted me are no longs so frightening or painful. I have had the most wonderful experience of remembering my mothers, of whom I have only had one memory for the past 39 years. I am feeling confident in myself and my abilities. I look forward to further Self Analysis."

Photography Seminar with Marc Silber

Marc Silber Seminar

Get to Know Your Camera

December 8th at 12:30

Marc began taking photographs in the 1960s, starting his career in photography at the legendary Peninsula School where he eagerly learned composition and darkroom skills. He took frequent trips with camera to the mountains and the coast, falling in love with the beauty and the spirit of the Sierra and the California coast. Through his images he has been able to capture the expression of the spirit, each telling a story, whether of the spirit of nature or the spirit of the individual.

Marc studied the works of masters such as Ansel Adams, the Westons and Henri Cartier-Bresson but quickly forged his own unique style and quality.

He honed his skills at the celebrated San Francisco Art Institute. Founded in 1871, the Art Institute is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of higher education in art and photography in the United States. The Art Institute’s photography department was founded by no less than Ansel Adams and Minor White.

Silber’s work covers a full range from action shots, to candid portraits to landscapes. His series from the Sierra Madre, Mexico gives us a rare glimpse into the remote mountain region above Mazatlan, days by jeep and foot. He tells of the people being so grateful for the medical help that his project brought that he was allowed to photograph and capture their life in a completely intimate manner.

Though Marc moves through his fifth decade as a professional photographer he is still constantly exploring approaches, styles and projects.

Marc is an OT VIII and a Class VIII Auditor as well as an accomplished public speaker and loves to teach photography through his workshops and published works. Often his workshops have accompanied his exhibits, with excellent reviews.

Shown here is a photo of the carousel in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, taken on a recent trip. To see more of Marc's work and find out more about him and his artistic philosophy, visit his website: SilberStudios.com.

GOOD NEWS BULLETIN!

GOOD NEWS BULLETIN!

Palo Alto, CA — December 2007

Breaking News on the Basics Book Courses at the Palo Alto Mission

The Palo Alto Mission was the first Western United States Mission to be approved to deliver the Basics Book and Lecture Courses! The ribbon cutting for the Basics Courseroom was done by Mission Holder Cindy Feshbach, Mountain View Org Executive Director Jan Silber and Mission Director of Training Robin Selmier in November 2007.

The Basics Courses have generated a tidal wave of excitement at the Mission with both new and experienced people equally blown out at the great technology in the Basics Books and Lectures. In fact, every single student completing a Basics Course here has signed up for another one right away!

“These materials contain the full basics of the only game in the universe where everyone wins, the game of triumphant life itself.”

L. Ron Hubbard, Founder

TOYS FOR TOTS

The Palo Alto Mission is proud to be a donation drop off point for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.

The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted

The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a shiny new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders.

Bring a new unwrapped toy to the mission for the program - Feel the joy from giving!

Success in Business with Scientology Administrative Tools

Rick Petersen, OT VIII and successful chiropractor, spoke at the mission on Saturday. The subject was how to use Scientology Administrative tools to make a business expand and prosper. People loved hearing Rick speak. A few comments:
"I got some data on how to start a business. Going over the non-existence formula helped me to gain certainty and actually do the next step in starting a business." LM
"I felt like I really understand business better - how to get stuff going and keep in moving and what happens if things go down and how to change it." JB