As easy as 1—2—3 Each morning, we are born again. We can’t start the next chapter in our lives if we keep re-reading the last one. What matters most is what we do today. For certain, worrying about what has …

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Keep it Simple   I don’t know about you, but for me, life has all-too-frequently felt like an uphill struggle. In my younger years, I took things far too seriously. And, while I had big ambition, I had small confidence. …

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Hey everyone! Today, I have great pleasure in hosting author Carol Cassada to celebrate the launch of her latest novel, Westmore! Take it away, Carol 🙂 … “A literary version of a soap opera.” That’s how I describe Westmore whenever …

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Ten Things to Forget   Today’s Monday Musings marks half a year. Wow—where’d the time go? For those of you who’ve been with me from the beginning, thank you. For all of you who have just joined in the fun, …

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Boomerang Most of us desire a happy, smooth existence, right? Some of us, of course, chase the thrill, but even that is on our terms. We might go and climb Everest or swim the English channel in deepest, darkest, iciest …

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One Step   In our previous Musings, we have looked at many topics. What they all come down to is letting go and moving on from a place of acceptance and stillness. A place of not putting ourselves (our conditioning) …

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Forgiveness Isn’t What You Think   In my younger days, I used to believe that forgiving a person helped them more than it helped me. Not so. When we hold onto anger and blame, we hurt ourselves far more than …

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Herd Animal  Human beings are herd animals and, for this reason, can find it difficult to go against the crowd. To step out on your own can feel daunting at best. It can also liberate you. Today’s musing also ties …

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Painting Pain   All of us tell ourselves stories about what confronts us. We paint pictures in our heads of how we think things are. Then we compare this to the picture we’ve already painted about how we think it’s …

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It’s Never too Late   Recently, I came across a quote by George Elliot that resonated with me. ‘It is never too late to be who you might have been.’   For me, this single sentence contains a book full …

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  It’s Okay to Have a Meltdown   While we’re on our life journey, it’s important to remember that we’re only human. And not a one of us is a saint (most probably). And, I’m sure that each of those …

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  First up is the October KU Challenge and Giveaway! With so many FREE ebooks you’ll still be reading them next Halloween! 🙂  Enter here: http://madmimi.com/signups/260653/join Are you a Kindle Unlimited Member? Join the October KU Challenge & Giveaway 10/1-10/31! Over 50 …

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Guest post by Henry Hertz Using Fiction to Interest Young Readers in Non-Fiction   I think it’s fair to say that parents want their kids to develop both the right-brain creativity stoked by reading fiction, AND the left-brain analytical capacity …

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  Hi everyone. Please give a big warm welcome to author Stephanie Burkhart and her Steampunk Romance novel, A Lady Never Lies. Stephanie will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the …

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  Knowing what’s Yours   On from Monday Musings Fourteen, on patience and knowing when not to act, this week we take a look at knowing what’s yours. What do I mean by this? The simplest way to approach this …

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  Hey everyone! Today, we have author Joan Hall Hovey with us, together with her scary-looking Suspense Thriller novel, The Deepest Dark. Joan has an awesome-sauce prize up for grabs today, too! She will be awarding a Still Life by Jean Baptiste …

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I think, therefore I am.   The mind is everything. What you think, you become. We make our own world, and then we live in it. As with the Monday Musings on Gratitude and Patience, perception is key. Train your …

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  Hello everyone! Please, help me give a big warm welcome to author Lisa Beth Darling and her Contemporary Fiction novel, Prodigal Son. Lisa will be awarding a digital copy of Prodigal Son to 3 randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during …

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Patient Perseverance   Whenever things go wrong, we respond. Often, in our annoyance or hurt, none too skilfully. Sometimes, it’s not actually any of our business, and still, we meddle. Do we have to try and solve everything, though? When …

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