First Overseas Postcard!

Chicago USA

Package sent by William Leubscher

Postcard included in package

Thank you William for your wonderful insight into your town, culture and another part of the world.

William's package includes:

Phamphlets - Giordano's famous stuffed pizza,Navy Pier Chicago-Style fun,Six Flags Great America,Chicago Premium Outlets,Chicago City Pass, LaSalle Street Station travel guide, postcard.

Williams positive message:

" One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others" - Lewis Carroll


Good Gabble will be sharing a little bit of Australia with William as a thank you gift, sending a hard copy of Good Gabble Newzine along with some Australian goodies.

Parkes NSW

  This package consists of:

4 postcards
1 bookmark
Fast facts sheet - The Parks radio telescope
Brochure - CSIRO Parkes Observatory

  Whilst in Parkes we spent time at the CSIRO Observatory using this as a chance to do a little homeschooling learning.  With a 3D Theatre, Audio Visual Theatre, Cafe and lots of things to see we sure learnt a lot. The giant 64 metre "dish" operates 24 hours a day and is one of the most well known radio telescopes in the world.

Our positive messages:

"Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made" Dr Wayne Dyer

" Energy is the power that drives every human being. It is not lost by exertion but maintained by it, for it is a faculty of the psyche"   Germaine Greer

" Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you" William James

" Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich" Sarah Bernhardt

Nimbin

  Nimbin was a town I have been waiting to visit for some time and it surely did not disappoint. Colour, music, vibrance and a world of peace and unity can all be found at Nimbin. We had an amazing day there walking the streets and shopping. With a large aray of shops selling everything that is different we found exactly what we wanted plus a lot of stuff we really didn't need.

  With cannabis been widely used and sold in public within Nimbin a postcard put out by Nimbin Health and Medical Research Council can be found in every shop throughout town. This postcard ( first pictured) provide 11 guidelines on the safe use of canabis.

   Our motto: life is a natural high who needs drugs.


Our positive message:

" How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world" Anne Frank.


  

The Channon NSW

  A sleepy little village with a lot of character, a sentence that sit's nicely with The Channon.  Situated between Lismore and Nimbin we visit The Channon when it was mentioned to myself by my Auntie who had photo's of the town and a friend from when she was a teenage. Our visit enabled us to take a look at the town as it is today and compare it to the town it was.

   The Channon is renown for it's amazing markets which unfortunately were not on the day we visited.

 Our positive messages:

" Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing is going to get better. It's not." Dr Seuss

" Individually we are one drop, Together we are an ocean." Ryunosuke Satoro.

Port Macquaire

   Sun, sand and surf were the order of the day when we stopped at Port Macquarie. We spent a wonderful week enjoying the sunshine and visiting the local sites. It was here that we visited the Koala hospital and sponsored a Koala named Aussie Mick. Read more about it at http://gabblingaroundaustralia.blogspot.com

    The first group of postcards within this set are a group that come from the Arts, Conference and Entertainment Centre. The visitors information centre is all contained within this building. As well as viewing a variety of artwork we spent time learning more about the first lady of Australian Opera, Dame Joan Sutherland. We were lucky enough to view some of her amazing costumes and learn of her talent.


Our positive messages:


 "The ancestor of every action is a thought" - Ralph Waldo Emerson


" Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones you'll start having positive results" - Willie Nelson


" We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts, with our thoughts we make the world" Gautama Siddharta


" There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that's your own self" - Aldous Huxley


" Remember there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible" - Cherie-Carter Scotts


" Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same" - Francesca Reigler

Dubbo

    The motto of Dubbo is one that should be embraced by all towns........Time to smile. And that is does. Although cold and overcast when we visited the town still shone with smiles, happiness and friendliness. With plenty to do and see Dubbo is a place for all.

A visit to their internet site also leaves you feeling refreshed and positive. www.dubbotourism.com.au is bright vibrant and welcoming. Positive messages adorn the site - Live, Explore, Grow, Play.

  Congratulations Dubbo for providing a place were positivity is well and truly in action.

  This package consists of a bright vibrant Dubbo booklet telling of the town and what it has to offer, along with a postcard and sticker. The logo on the sticker, which is that of the town of Dubbo, is a smiling emoticon.

Our positive message:

   "Love the moment and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries" - Corita Kent.

Lake Bonney/Cobdogla South Australia

 

    Lake Bonney was a place of tranquility and amazing bird life. We stayed a few weeks at Lake Bonney Holiday Park and can highly recommend it. The staff are very friendly and courteous and the park clean and tidy. There is plenty for the kids to do.  You can read more about our stay at Lake Bonney on our travel blog  http://gabblingaroundaustralia.blogspot.com/2010/07/little-birdie-told-me-so.html

   Cobdogla is only a short distance form Lake Bonney and is a small town full of positivity and smiles. Whilst staying at Cobdogla Station Caravan Park we had many visit to feed the animals and spent time sitting on the jetty with nothing much on our minds. Read more at: 

http://gabblingaroundaustralia.blogspot.com/2010/09/cobdogla-sa-where-smiles-are-plenty-and.html

   This package of cards consists of information on Lake Bonney Holiday Park, a Lake Bonney postcard and a postcard from Humphrey Pump Cobdogla.

  Our positive messages:

" You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons or the wind but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. You don't have charge of constellations but you have charge of whether you read, develop new skills and take new classes" - Jim Rohn.

" When you realise how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky" - Buddha

Mail from Mid North Coast New South Wales

   Thank you Joan McNamara for your three postcards. Joan live in Nabiac NSW but could not find postcards to represent her town so collect some from the surrounding area were she shops and visits.

 These represent - Forster -Tuncurry, Taree-Manning River and Hallidays Point-Blackhead Beach.

 Joan's positive messages:

'Life is what happens while your making other plans'

'Serenity is the calm within the storm'

'Live one day at a time'

Tamworth, Balranald, Coffs Harbour and Tenterfield

 

  Although cold and breezy when we visited these town we had the time of our life. There was plenty to see and do. Photo's at the big guitar in Tamworth were a must and a stop of at the Big Banana, Coffs Harbour was fun for all. I had been to the Big Banana on numerous occasions as a child and each time a frozen chocolate coated banana was a must. The tradition was kept alive during this trip as I purchased one for each of the kids. Still as yummy as ever!

   This was our first trip to Balranald and  we were surprised when we came across all the frog statues throughout town. Well done Balranald for adding something a little unique and brightening the day of tourists with your comical humour. 

  Unfortunately we only had time for a quick stop in Tenterfield but will revisit when it is warmer and the sun is shining to check out the history and Peter Allen story.

Our positive messages:

" I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not" Lucille Ball

" What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow. Our life is the creation of our mind.' Buddha

" Every life is a story. Make yours a best seller."

 " It's ok to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers - they help us to learn" John Bradshaw

August Minor Prize Winners

Congratulations to the winners of our August Minor Prize

Most Creative - Kelly Azuma Western Australia. Kelly sent us a coloured in premade template which represents the bi-cultural part of her family life. 

  Kelly wrote " This postcard was coloured in by me on a premade template. This is very popular in Japan at the moment. My Japanese mother in-law introduced me to the craze"

Most Inspirational - Ron Prasad Melbourne. Ron is a Certificate IV Life Coach running his own business Impetus Success Australia. Ron also added the personal touch to his postcard, making it on his computer.

  Ron's message; "See the world with different eyes each day! Things barely change the way we see things change!"

  On the back of his business card her wrote: "Things that are priceless are worth pursuing"

  Thank you Kelly and Ron for your time, effort and positive thoughts. A hard copy of September Good Gabble and a pack of 12 photo cards are on their way.

Where have we been?

  August and September have just flown by with our travels well and truely on the way. The month of August was spent in New South Wales enjoying fun and sun......of course whilst still working hard. We have had to do a return trip to South Australia due to health commitments but are spending our time wisely spreading the word around South Australia till we leave again.
   During our trip we have collected lots of postcards which I will be blogging over the next day or two. I wish I could say the postcards are being sent to us at an alarming rate but it seems that people are hesitant to get this project started. Thank you to the few who have sent us their cards. We hope to receive more in the near future

Winner of 1st postcard competition

  Congratulations to Lisa Merlot from Alice Springs who is the winner of our 1st postcard competition. Lisa's card was the first to be pulled out of our first mailbag.

  Lisa's positive message to all : What do you do with a dry river bed? You make the most of it and have some fun!

   Lisa's card of of the Henley on Todd in the Northern Territory of Australia.

  Lisa will receive the below package which includes a t'shirt from Cobdogla Station Caravan Park, postcards and a copy of August issue of Good Gabble Newzine.

   The winners of our monthly competition of most creative and most inspirational postcard will be announced at the end of the month. At this time we will also blog all postcards received during the month.

   Remember you can enter as many times as you like so send us a postcard every month for your chance to win the monthly prize.

Good Gabble Postcard Package No: 1

  Here is our first group of postcards to start off the Positive Postcard Project. We are expecting the arrival of our first mail bag mid next week and are looking forward to sending a prize to the first postcard we draw out of the bag. On the 31st of July we will choose the most inspirational and most creative card that we have received within the month and they will receive a prize.

   We have decided to include all positive messages on a separate page within this site as well as in the blog. This will allow our readers easy access to a quote to brighten their day. We hope you will visit daily and grab a quote to inspire you and make your day complete.

   Get creative and keep the postcards coming. We will endeavour to keep a tally of how many postcards and items are in the box and include it at the beginning of each blog.

Good Gabble Postcard Package No:1

       Contents:

 Postcards - 3 x Berri South Australia, Lake Bonney - Barmera South Australia, Humphrey Pump Cobdogla South Australia, Loxton South Australia, Riverland Farmers Market South Australia.

Bookmark - Fruit Fly Hotline, Government of South Australia

Bookmark - Tri-State Fruit Fly Program

Booklet - Traveller's Guide to Australian Interstate Quarantine

Brochures - Cobdogla Station Caravan Park, Katfish Reach.

Business card - Cobdogla Station Caravan Park

Sticker - Katfish Reach

Pelican figurine.

The Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone activity sheet.

Pen - Berri South Australia

Messages of Positivity

 The Messages:

 'Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it mean that you decided to look beyond the imperfections.'

'Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world' Albert Einstein.

'I had the blues because I had no shoe until upon the street I met a man who had no feet.' Ancient Persian saying.

Three small rules for living a happy life:

1. Start each day with a grateful heart.

2. Focus on the positive aspects of every person you encounter.

3. End each day with a grateful heart.

                                                      Lucy Macdonald

'Attitudes are contagious. Are your worth catching?' Wendy and Dennis Mannering.

'Wherever you go, no matter what the weather always bring your own sunshine' Anthony J. Angelo 'The College Blue Book'






                   

The beginning

  The Positive Postcard Project is part of Good Gabble Newzine which is distributed in hard copy and e-newzine. Each month Good Gabble celebrates all things positive. You can learn more about us and request a free e-newzine at http://goodgabble.blogspot.com.

   Over the last few months we have been travelling Australia on promotion. This is how the Positive Postcard Project was born. Our goal is to use Good Gabble to create a community that is united through positivity. This community will be a place were all are accepted regardless of race, sex or beliefs. A place that is not only relaxing but fun. A place to meet new people and share a little of yourself.

 This community is already growing through subscriptions and contributions to the Newzine. We are also slowly growing on Facebook so please come and join us
http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=255402333689#!/pages/Good-Gabble-Newzine/255402333689

 You can also join the Positive Postcard Project on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=132092690154951

   I will not go over what we plan to do within this project as all the information can be found at the above tab - What is the Positive Postcard Project?

   This project started on the 1st July 2010 and will end on 1st July 2011 when one lucky winner will receive every postcard and item that we have been sent over the twelve months. There are competitions throughout the project with prizes each month for the most creative and most inspirational. Other prizes may be added should we receive donations from business's or interested parties.

   You do not need to be a Good Gabble reader to send us a postcard. This project is open to all worldwide. We look forward to sharing positive messages from around the world.

  As envelopes are received we will note it's contents, enter the sender in the competition, take photo's of the contents and add it to this blog for all to share.

So get creative and have some fun.We look forward to blogging your postcard!