Sometimes cover designs flow easily and sometimes something keeps nudging me, but doesn't clarify itself.

Hence cover voting as a helpful tool!

If you have any comments for either cover, please do contact me.  One voter did for my last cover and it got me rethinking that design--so I'm still working on my "I'm Not What You Think" story cover.

Even if you don't have a comment, please click on the circle next to Cover 1 or Cover 2 and then click on the "vote" button to give me an idea of preferences.

Thank you!

IPPs are intrinsic to dualistic reality (for those who are asking themselves if they live in this reality, if you are reading this Blog post you are living in this dualistic reality!).

Most of us don't like to be on the "negative end" of these IPPs and we make the mistake of thinking that we can control or
eradicate them. Yet, this is like eliminating many women's desire for chocolate--it's not going to happen!

Ragini offers us a way to retrain our conscious and subconscious
mind from pushing us into fight, flight, or freeze mode when we notice that we have entered the "negative zones."

And the good news is, it is the flow of energy between the IPPs that leads to expansion, renewal, and re-balancing. So as we become more aware of the good the "negative" brings and how to manage these times in our lives, the happier we will ultimately be.

To your unflappability!

I just love Wordle!

Formulating Wordles combines fun, creativity, and immediate gratification.

You can choose your words and then, viola!, your Wordle graphic is born.  You can even change the font, color, and formatting of your Wordle inspiration. 

Ready for some free fun?  Go for a whirl at Wordle.net!

Don't you love the beauty of whales, dolphins, porpoises and other marine mammals?

If yes, please take a moment to honor these amazing creatures by helping to protect them from the horrible impacts of mid-frequency sonar. 

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council in its Spring 2013 edition of Nature's Voice "the National Marine Fisheries Service is preparing to approve the Navy's five-year plan to use high explosives and deafening mid-frequency sonar in its training and testing exercises throughout enormous swaths of ocean off America's coasts."  

This extreme noise has harmful and horrible effects to marine mammals, including hearing loss as well as hemorrhages in the lungs and other organs.

Pierce Brosnan narrates a short video of the impacts.

Learn more and add your voice today to protect the lives of these and other amazing sea creatures at NRDC's website.

What are you creating as your legacy?

The World Rhythm Festival returns to Seattle Center from April 12-14, 2013.

Bring a drum or just yourself and be ready to shake, rattle, and roll!

There is nothing cooler than being a part of a large group of people playing their African drums together--something about it gets right into your body, heart, and soul!

Free admission and free workshops--it is hard to get any better than this!

For more information, click here.

Wow!  As soon as I learned about this I had to drop everything and write this blog sharing the news!

For all you library lovers, book lovers, and DVD lovers--here's your chance to increase the number of libraries across the planet!

I came across this idea on Tara Reed's blog, who learned it from Kelly Rae, who learned about it from someone else.  Don't you just love the Internet?!

So here's to increasing the square footage for sharing knowledge, fun, abundance, and all good things!

Check out the Little Free Library page to see lots of photos of people's creations and a map of these little libraries across the nation. 

Instructions for those interested in building their own click here.

For those of you that don't feel particularly handy, you can order one pre-made from the Little Free Library website.

And if you do decide to move forward with this idea, please share a photo!

Want to be more engaged in the literary scene?  Interested in lectures and community discussions with authors?

Check out Humanities Washington's online calendar listing events across Washington State. 

Information on their mission as posted on their website:

Some of their free lectures are held at the Black Box Theatre at Edmonds Community College, including Jennifer Stuller on "Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology." 

Check out Humanities Washington's website to learn more.

Help me decide on the cover for my new gothic tale!

Muchas gracias!

(On my blog polling is a new feature I am trying out.)

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