Sunday, December 31, 2023

Sunday Post #100: Year's Last Tells



Happy New Year!!!! 🎊 πŸŽ‰

Finally at 100 Sunday Posts!

There were two Tell Me Something Tuesday prompts that I missed. So I would like use my 100th Sunday post for those prompts.

For the start of December, the topic:

 If you were stranded on a desert island which book would you want with you? 

I would be worried about finding a way off that desert island.

The final December topic: 

What are your favorite books/audiobooks that you read in 2023? 

It is a memoir called Voice Lessons. The author is my favorite voice actor. Now I am going to have to be very picky about other books I add to my favorites.


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Latest Fluidart Piece




Goodreads

πŸ“š added 8 books to my TBR shelf



Currently Reading 

πŸ“– tbd



Currently Listening

🎧  tbd 



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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Blurb Blitz: The Joy of Spirit



 GENRE: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth

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BLURB:

Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul."
– Walt Whitman

Care to reclaim your authentic, pure self?
This book will show you how to find your inner balance in life, by connecting to mindful moments 
to reclaim your true nature.
This book:
- is transformative in nature,
-will teach you to depend on yourself, as you hold a wealth of magic,
-will teach you how to shift perspective,
-is riddled with warm anecdotes to inspire you,
-will teach you how to live mindfully outside of yoga and meditation,
-will remind you that intention setting is key,
-will help you connect to your own spirit guides and the Angelic realm regardless of religious 
beliefs,
-will show you how to connect to your multidimensional self,
-will remind you that belief is at the core of spiritual realm,
-will have you connect to the frequency of love where actual magic begins.
In essence, shift your perspective to tap into this spiritual realm while on earth.


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Excerpt:

The higher self, some believe it sits a few inches above your mind, while others, refer to it as the
third eye. It has been my experience that it does not sit in one place but hovers around you.
Your higher self is your all-knowing self. It holds the secrets of your existence in this life and the
many lives before you and the many after you. Your higher self is the one constant that wraps
around you. There is a reason we are being invited to meditate. With mental illness on the rise,
meditation anchors one down. Mindful practices connect you with your heart’s centre, the
magical gateway to your consciousness. Meditate, sit in silence, to connect to this wonder, this
brilliance that has all the answers we seek, sitting quietly within. Start consulting with yourself.
Start connecting with your inner wisdom. Quiet your mind long enough to hear this voice, this
intelligent exchange, this insightful chat that will finally awaken the truth you seek.
While I continued using my journal to further discover this new endeavour, a few days later, I
discovered my boardroom of helpers, who follow me around throughout this lifetime and assist
when necessary. Imagine a boardroom of consultants looking after you, working 24/7 throughout
each entire life. That is their assignment, to follow you as you navigate life’s trials and
tribulations. My boardroom of helpers or councillors consisted of four. This varies for some. I
continue to visualize them sitting around this oval table and looking at me, face to face. Their
eyes are on me, as are the eyes of your very personal team of guides. Yes, they see you naked
too, and everything in between! It took me a while to get over this one.



AUTHOR :

Tania Kiaizadeh (Kia) was born in Teheran, Iran but in 1977, at the age of nine, she moved to
Montreal with her family in order to avoid the political rumblings which gave way to the Iranian
Coup d’Γ©tat. With new beginnings in Montreal, adaptations to be made, she carved a life in
North America. She received her Bachelor and Master of Education in Educational and
Counselling Psychology, at McGill University. Since 1991, she has been working with her
students in classrooms and in private practice, teaching them French as a second language,
literature, history, as well executive functioning skills, while reminding them that they are
limitless beings with gifts and capabilities that extend far beyond their imagination. It all starts
with setting an intention and implicitly believing in yourself. Education, knowledge, self-
improvement and self-empowerment paired with curiosity and her favourite aphorism, “leave no
stone unturned,” define the fabric of her life. With Spirit nestled in stereo, she now has access to
a crisp means of learning, which involves a great deal of hands-on, experiential learning.
She began writing her debut, prescriptive non-fiction, a spiritual self-help, after delving into the
study of transformation, spirituality, intuition and manifestation. When she is not busy editing her
second novel, a narrative memoir, she can be found walking in nature, connecting to her
students, embracing her limitations in yoga, deeply breathing, having insightful exchanges with
her family and friends, and just being. Since the summer of 2021, she has been sending free,
monthly, distant energy healing to those in need, especially during this worldwide pandemic,
where people are suffering in many different ways. Even with energy medicine, she proves to be most effective helping children. 


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 GIVEAWAY 

Tania Kiaizadeh will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.






Sunday, November 26, 2023

Sunday Post #99: Reading Challenges and Fluidart

 



Hello All! To those that celebrate, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving. For everyone, I hope you all had a good week.

I am happy to say that I have completed my Goodreads Reading Challenge as well as my Kindle reading challenge. This year I was able to find a favorite - a memoir. I hope all of you found at least one favorite this year.



This is my latest fluidart piece. I still don't actually know how I feel about it. Does anyone have any thoughts or feelings about this piece?



Post Rewind 

πŸ“Œ Nov. 9th = Book Blast: Outsider


Goodreads

πŸ“š The Earl’s Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed (by: Esther Hatch) = moved to read shelf

πŸ“š Beguiling the Duke (by: Darcy Burke) = moved to read shelf 

πŸ“š Power Play (by: Maria Luis) = moved to read shelf

πŸ“š Drops of Gold (by: Sarah M. Eden) = moved to read shelf



Currently Reading 

πŸ“– tbd in January 



Currently Listening

🎧 tbd in January 




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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Book Blast: Outsider

 



This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Monica Buchanan will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Monica Buchanan grew up in Jamaica. She revisits her lived experiences of abuse and neglect in early childhood and her younger adult years. Buchanan takes the reader on a palatable path that allows for reflection on one's own life. She writes about her survival journey, while looking through descriptive lens, she carefully details how exposure to early childhood abuse and neglect within her family helped form patterns, influenced choices, and shaped decisions in her adulthood.

By chronicling familial stories, the roles of parents, siblings, and community, she employs a story-telling and meaning-making approach, that is both painful and entertaining. Even though as a young child I was told I was the problem, I knew intuitively that I did not cause all my problems. I now know that what happened to me within the context of familial (and other) relationships had a name--emotional abuse and neglect.

Growing up I wished there were more people and resources that could help me make sense of my life as I struggled with low self-esteem, insecurities, felt lost, craved attention, and an overall sense of not belonging--I felt like an outsider and desperately wanted to be on the inside.

Buchanan reaffirms that: childhood experiences of abuse and neglect does not mean one has a commutable life sentence of pain and suffering. It does not matter where you are on your healing journey, you can set that stuff aside and reclaim your life. This book is for anyone who grew up in a toxic, abusive, and unhealthy home environment where they felt like they did not belong within the family unit. It is also a book about making changes, forgiveness, and letting go.

Read an Excerpt

Emotional Abuse and Neglect
 
Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring
weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional
discovery and emotional acceptance of the truth in the
individual and unique history of our childhood.

Alice Miller

Impact of Early Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. I do not know when or where I first heard this saying, but these days my life is lemons. Not the ripe, luscious, bright yellow lemons we often notice in the grocery store from afar, but sour, bitter, bad tasting ones—a whole lot of them—and there is no sugar to sweeten the lemonade I am making, so I just must swallow the bad tasting, intolerable concoction. I took the childhood garbage I ingested into adulthood. When and where did I learn to swallow this stuff and keep it down? I did not learn it as an adult; I learnt this behavior as a small, innocent, and unsuspecting child.

For many of us, the traumas and dramas of our early childhood experiences have turned us into survivors. MerriamWebster says a survivor is “A person who continues to live after an accident, illness, war, etc.” A more specific definition is “Someone who can keep living or succeeding despite a lot of problems.” The second definition certainly applies to me (and most other survivors of childhood abuse and neglect). Those earlier events have altered our psychological and emotional state in adulthood. Wegrow up to be adult-children who are not fully “alive” but rather, we endure an existence where we appear to be living a full life but are just getting by; we are surviving.

About the Author:
MONICA BUCHANAN has a PhD in psychology, as well as a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in Women's Studies. Buchanan is semi- retired, after a long and rewarding career in counseling, psychotherapy, and coaching, she now follows her passion and live a purposeful lifestyle. She continues to be enthusiastic and committed to development of strength-based community resources for adults and youths from marginalized and under-served communities, thus she remains an active volunteer. She focuses on mindfulness and relaxation and loves to read, write, garden, and take long meditative walks.

Website: https://www.monicabuchanan.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_monicab
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmonicabuchana n
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmonicabucha nan
Twitter: a Rafflecopter giveaway

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Sunday Post #98: Regarding Fanfiction



Hello All ! I mentioned fanfiction in another Sunday Post. However I decided to make this week's post about it. The reason is that I have a short one-shot fic about the Shades of Magic brothers. 

I have it taking place after ACOL but before Threads of Power. There may be a spoiler or two. Also I recently noticed the typos. It is only my third fanfic and I don't have a beta reader.

If you are up to it please check out fanfiction.net/siran84, and please let me know if you see a poll question anywhere in my profile.



Post Rewind 

πŸ“Œ Oct. 19th = Book Blast: The Highland Heir

πŸ“Œ 24th = Book Blast: The Undiet- Diet


Goodreads

πŸ“š Beguiling the Duke (by: Darcy Burke) = added to want to read shelf



Currently Reading 

πŸ“– The Earl’s Hideaway, No Ladies Allowed (by: Esther Hatch)



Currently Listening

🎧 Drops of Gold (by: Sarah M. Eden)




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