Wanna hang tonight virtually or tomorrow at a few locations? I will be on live Facebook TV at 7-8pm CST, available worldwide, talking with Emily Pearls about pursuing dreams and passions.
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Tomorrow, Saturday, from 5-6:30, I'll be at Parnassus Books in Green Hills for Books and Bubbles, a happy hour with local authors to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day. Grab some snacks and sip some wine as I personalize a copy of Finding the Gift for you and Mom! (hint hint: Mother's Day is almost here!)
I'll be back to Hendersonville
Saturday evening at About Art Gallery & Custom Framing for their Pets and Petals art reception which starts around 6pm. I have some new abstracts in the show as well as some "vintage" fine art pet photography. And of course, they have plenty of #FindingTheGift in paperback and hardcover, which we can personalize just in time for Mother's Day. I hope to see you if you're local!
FTG continues to rank
in the top 10 of several Amazon categories since the release of the hardcover and second edition paperback on November 30. It's fun to see the #1 orange bestseller banner every few days too. I'm so grateful to walk this journey with you all and I love reading your comments on our Facebook reader's
page.
If you haven't already, would you please leave a review of Finding the Gift on Amazon and/or Goodreads? This helps me reach more people and it can be as simple as, "Love this book!" Thank you in advance for taking a moment to do
this and much appreciation to those who already have!
Afraid to Risk Losing a Dream
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
~ John A. Shedd ~
Why does an ostrich stick its head in the sand? I don’t
know, but why humans do it is a little easier to figure out. We may want something so much, but we don’t go after it because if we fail, we’ll lose our dream. We would rather stay comfortable on our cozy couches, dreaming, hoping, praying, wishing and asking ourselves,
“Wonder what it would be like to do that?” When we should be asking ourselves, “How could I actually do that?” Followed by “I don’t know exactly, but I think I’ll try,” and then taking a shot at it.
Maybe that dream is all we have? Maybe our identity is so tightly wound up in that dream that we can’t afford to lose it?
Maybe we keep our heads in the sand about a job or
relationship because we know deep down, it’s not right, but we don’t want to admit it,
much less do anything about it. We disconnect from the part of us that knows the truth, so we don’t have to get out of our comfort zones and take action. Once we do have awareness, it’s very difficult to go back to blissful ignorance.
Awareness may lead to fear of the unknown, fear of loss or fear of success.
The cure for fear is always action!
“I’m afraid!” Do it anyway. “I may fail!” Do it anyway, because either way you will grow. “What if it doesn’t work?” It definitely won’t work if you don’t try, but what if it does? “Who will I be if my dream doesn’t work out?” I don’t know, but who are you now, with an unsung song in your heart? We can’t always know every possible outcome, but we can trust that everything—everything works together for our good, even if at the time, it doesn’t feel like
it.
Have the courage to live your life! Resolve to take your shot! It may lead to something even better and bigger than you dreamed of! Personally, I would rather have my head in the clouds, trying different things, than buried in sand, trying nothing.
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