How I Became The Goddess

At the Regional Conference the outgoing District Governors were presented with gift books from the International Directors. They got books such as "
Shoot for the Moon" "Follow Your Dreams" and other such inspirational books on goal setting.

The book I got was "The Goddess Within"

You see, I'm known internationally as the Goddess.

Being a Goddess does have personal and professional benefits.
I wasn't always appreciative of this fact.

In fact, last year when I was LGM I figured I should have something more business like so I had an email address ruth@district31tm.org. That lasted about a week after one corporate contact I had at Oracle said they missed the askgoddess@aol.com address. Seems that the folks at Oracle LOVED to correspond with a Goddess about setting up their club!

The key to success in life is to be yourself. And, if you happen to be a Goddess, be a Goddess.

When did I discover I was a Goddess?

Well, like many who discover their purpose in life, I actually applied for the job. We have this great parade in Boston at First Night. I wanted to be in the parade. So I created a character and wrote a proposal, and the Goddess of Prosperity was created. I got paid to wear my crown and blue gown as I paraded on Arlington Street on New Year's eve. This went on from 1983-1993.

Then the internet came. And my services were needed there. So I became the internet goddess. With my finger on the pulse of the internet.

At MIT, they warn you that once you pick your email handle, you are stuck with it. And so, I am still the InternetGoddess.

And being the Goddess has its priviledges. In the sometimes stuffy academic and corporate world, people still love receiving email from a Goddess. Part of my job at MIT, before I put courses on the web, is to do copyright clearance. It is ironic that I am in charge of making sure no one else breaks the copyright law.

When I send out the emails, I get responses such as:

Dear Goddess:

I am very excited because I have never met a goddess before.

Once in a while, a religious person might be upset. In fact, I have one friend who calls me "False Goddess", thus resolving the conflict of interest.

Some people assume that Goddesses are Barbie beautiful. This is definitely not the case, if you've ever visited a museum. I do like the picture of me done by Henry Hilliard, who created it for the Active Window Macintosh Magazine.

And, my fellow Toastmasters, I leave you with an autographed copy.
A Blessing Upon Your Bits!