Archives for November 2011

As an author, working on my second installment in the Paige Maddison trilogy, I thought I would give a preview of what’s in store for the readers:

Strolling absent-mindedly along the pebbled path I was not conscious of where I was going until I looked up to the second storey window of the guest house and saw a figure staring down, watching me.  Assuming it was Dexter, I ran in through the double wooden doors and called his name.  Desperately needing to speak to him I continued down the hallway to the stairs and as I climbed them, I walked through a freezing cold wall.  Sensing I was in trouble, I quickly repeated the protection prayer whispering it to myself  as fast as I could.  When I reached the top stair, there at the end of the hallway stood a long-legged man in a black robe and wide brimmed hat.  He had the most piercing yellow-green eyes and was visibly shocked when he noticed I could see him.  His eyes widened.  I felt immediately nauseated like someone had just punched me in the gut and realized I was in the wrong  place at the wrong time.  As if in slow-motion, he raised his wickedly skinny right arm and pointed one long, crooked finger at me.  Initially,  I could not determine if he was threatening me or telling me to leave.  However, that line of thinking quickly dissipated as he started to move towards me as if on an escalator.  Paralyzed with fear and conscious it was beyond my control, I could not swallow or breathe. As he slowly moved past me, I was unable to turn my head to see where he had disappeared to.  When it was over, I collapsed onto the stairs clammy and shakey.  Perhaps Hanna and Grandpa’s fears were real on devil’s night?

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Is it really true?! There are some people that do not like nor understand happy people?  I could not believe the news tonight discussing how many facebook pages are making other people unhappy.  It really stopped me in my tracks and made me think, why? I, very naively, have believed that when someone is happy, we should be happy for them.  And when you are happy for someone else, it actually makes you feel positive and share in their happiness.  And to take it a step further, you actually feel good inside.  It’s only my opinion, but to me, there are two ways to choose to live life.  Happy or unhappy.  I choose to live happily no matter what happens.  I’ve almost died twice, suffered from bankruptcy in my family, lost many family members and have probably been judged for choosing to be happy.  A little piece of advice, if I may:  We are here on this earth for a blip in time so why choose to be a pain to everyone around you?  You are only hurting yourself in the process and when you enter the room and notice others are leaving, trust me, they are choosing not to be around the unhappy, jaded, or depressing person.  I choose to have a purpose in life, I choose to be happy, and I choose to make sure that people in my company do not suffer from my bad attitude.  How do I do this? Easy.  Firstly, everything that happens is NOT about me; secondly, I wake up each day and say aloud, ‘who do I get to help or make laugh today?; and thirdly, though it takes effort, to look at events and set-backs in a positive light – ie. what can I learn from this bad situation.  It’s worth the work!  I’d like to emphasize, every person has tough times, baggage, health problems, or relationship troubles sometime through-out their life.  Happy people choose to overcome their struggles and work until they find a solution possibly with the help from family and friends or professional help.  Thought for the week. 🙂

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When we act from EGO, we are not considering the feelings of those surrounding us, be it at work, or in our homes or at a social engagement.  Live from the heart and reflect on words or actions and how it impacts on other peoples’ lives.  Come from a place of pure LOVE and you will be a genuine success!  Just a thought as we go into the month of December.  Happy decorating!

For those of you who are thinking of writing fiction, I thought I would share a bit about my approach, though it may seem a bit unusual.  However, I do like to encourage others to step outside of their comfort zones and do something different.  When I begin in the morning, which is the best time for me to write as I am fresh for the day, I have to play music.  It is the central inspiration for my books.  The second novel illustrating Paige Maddison’s journey is not only once again battling ghosts but has a big surprise element.  Muse’s song Uprising is a great inspiration!  The words and the beat get me pumped up to sit and write.  Make sense?  Enjoy the first snowfall to my fellow Canadians.  🙂 Lee

I wanted to thank all of the readers of my blog and facebook pages for your genuine support and words of encouragement.  I truly appreciate it!  One of the main reasons why I started writing is to help people and especially teens to share a deeper understanding of the spiritual side of life.  The trilogy was originally intended for teens to help them understand the many layers to the world, but many adult readers have found it intriguing as evident by the reviews on amazon.com and comments on this site.  I’ve had many readers ask ‘how can I contribute to your cause’ and my response is:  buy my first ebook and this helps to keep me motivated to write more books but also to contribute to my blog.  Presently, I am writing the second installment in this trilogy and am sad to say, I will not be able to blog as much but please keep looking as I will try to post 1-2 times per week.  In the meantime, I hope I’ve left an impression to be open-minded about this wonderful universe we live in and perhaps it’s helped a bit in your lives.  And on that last note, I will leave you with this.  Have you seen William Shatner’s documentary called ‘The Captains’? (recently released on DVD)  I’m sure most of you may know him as Star Trek’s original Captain James T. Kirk.  I grew up with this series and of course it touched on varying facets of the universe.  If you are indeed interested in how the universe works and about spirits and the afterlife make sure you watch it to the very end of this intriguing true life tale put together by Shatner.  BTW he also attended McGill University, as our son does, and he is a proud Canadian!  Thank you! Lee