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Also note that I am hosting a CONTEST, yes a CONTEST for you to win a copy of her book. Details to follow. Sorry to late for the contest but you can still obtain the book through the buy link.

Here is the book review for Karina Fabian’s novel

MIND OVER MATTER

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In an amazing cast of characters this story develops and moves quickly. Powers that normal people would not have, appear in this novel. Some feng shui might appear too. The use of the earth and its natural resources as well. One of my favorite parts are:

Thursday was uneventful, but stressful in its own

way. With a hot shower, two lattes and some eye drops, Joshua was

able to fake his way through work. Dr. Malachai made such a big

deal of Joshua’s “miracle work” that nearly everyone focused on him

and didn’t bother to wonder how Mr. McDougal was able to fool

such an experienced and observant psychiatrist when an intern had

noticed, and one nurse had written in the logs, “Not sure McDougal’s

medication is working. Might want to monitor him closely this pm

and let Dr. Malachai know of unusual behavior.” Sachiko, he heard,

was mad at herself for daydreaming when she should have been

paying attention to the logs. He wondered if she was mad at him, too.

Edith asked Joshua to spend time with Ydrel, to make sure

he was all right. So far, he’d rebuffed most offers of sympathy,

although he did talk briefly with the rabbi, who had visited early

that morning. He seemed to be handling things well, but Edith

decided some alone time in a safe environment with Josh would

give Ydrel the security to confront his feelings of grief. So they

absconded with a waffle iron and ingredients from the kitchen

and took over the nurse’s lounge for an hour. They talked about

Isaac and death for a few minutes, in deference to her request, but

Ydrel really wanted to talk about his newfound sources of energy.

After assuring himself that Ydrel was indeed handling things well,

Mind Over Mind

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Joshua told him what he knew about ley lines and magic and

ESP, most of which came from a lifelong habit of reading science

fiction and fantasy. “I’m sure there are non-fiction books out there

that treat the subject with more objectivity,” Joshua said as he put

a couple of the warm waffles on his plate. “Why don’t you get the

librarian to do a search for you?”

Ydrel laughed derisively as he sat down and thoughtlessly

smeared syrup over his waffles, then handed the bottle to his

friend. “Yeah, and get it put in my record: ‘sudden interest in the

occult after witnessing death of fellow patient.’”

I give this novel 4 bookmarks. I recommend this to anyone who wants to read and likes fantasy novels. It also has something for automobile/motorcycle buffs as well. Psst!- its also good for beach reading this summer.

Book Corner: Book Review of What I Know Now About Success: Letters from Extraordinary Women to Their Younger Selves Edited byEllyn Spragins

Please note that I had bought this book with the use of my own funds from Barnes and Noble bookstore in Clark, NJ located off of the Garden State Parkway. I am receiving no compensation and/or other gift for this book review.
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I give this book 5 stars. Why? I like how they each tell a biography about themselves. And they tell themselves either at an earlier age prior to their success or in the midst of their success what they did right and to not NOT do it.

This book I believe is a must read for women of all ages. I think I will get the first one as well- the prequel to this book. What I like is how its set up. You meet each women individually and learn about their current job situation,personal situation or if there is an illness of some kind that makes their life short. And she then writes a letter to herself at a younger age telling her younger self what she knows now. These are the pitfalls I would look out for. This is how I would approach this situation. I would not want you to forget that hard work pays off and other little pieces of advice.

What like about this book is that it’s just like all the other advice groups you have, and all of the other jam sessions you have with other women giving you advice. As I have gotten older I do have my own little pieces that matter to me-for instance, I don’t want to discuss my dating life with some people mostly because I don’t date. You know what I do- I go out with my friends. My boyfriend is aware of what I do and he lets me know if he likes it or not. That is, if I have a boyfriend. But my friends of longstanding time will get told. Work wise my friends get told pretty much everything unless its personal. That I think you have to judge and as I have learned- you never know who works with who you know.

My favorite part in this story is this:

from Liz Lange it says: “Looking back at you, at twenty-nine, I’m amazed. I’m so different now-OK, we’re so different now. You should go ahead and start your company now. Later on you’ll hear a lot of stuff about entrepreneurial instincts and risk-taking, but, honestly, that’s not the important part of why you should do it. For growing your company will be a fabulous of growing yourself as a person.” 69

New Book Review

Hi guys. In Reading Corner this month of May I am finishing up Mind Over Matter. Should be out this coming week.

I am also reading You Have No Idea Vanessa Williams and Helen Williams. That book review should be posted shortly too by mid-June.

Please check out www.yougottaread.com for the book review under Nicole by the end of this month.

My Personal Bible

No I don’t mean the Bible you read in a church- I mean that book that you read that hits all of your problem areas and you can always check back with to find an answer to your problem. I have several. But this one I believe I have quoted from before. The title of this book is:

What’s Really Holding You Back?

by Valorie Burton published by Waterbrook Press. Here is a copy of the book cover for you:

There are two chapters in the book that I wanted to mention. The first is a little later on in the book. This chapter called Are You Always Running Behind? Regain Control of Your Schedule on p 134+. In it she says on p 137, ” Take an honest look at how you have organized your time, then rearrange things as necessary so that any mistakes, delays, and other suprises won’t throw you seriously off course.”

For me this means that I had to take stock of my situation and my life both personal and professional; and list my life so to speak. I had to list my work day (if working); and my personal schedule (both home and date, nightlife etc.) And then I had to decide how I wanted to be treated by other people and how much I would let their opinion effect my future. This goes in connection with this next piece of advice, found on p 138. “Develop the systems you need to stay organized and to plan ahead.”

These actions will help you develop a more authentic relaxed and healthy life that is lived in truth that we’ve aimed for in life.

The second chapter is in front of that chapter and its entitled, ” Have You Given Away Your Power? Accept Responsibility for Your Choices p 92+. On p93 it states, “Some of the things that keep us from moving toward our vision can be compared to unruly children whom we’ve allowed to rule our lives. We’ve convinced ourselves that whatever is holding us back is beyond our control, when in truth we’ve simply relinquished our power, allowing situations, fears, people, misconceptions, or painful emotions to take contro; of our choices.” p94 ”It’s time to recognize that whatever is holding you back has your permission to do so.”

For me this meant that my surroundings and my situations were controlled by other outside forces that were impinged by my own personal feelings at the time.

She goes on further to say: “Fear needs your permission to control your actions. Anger needs permission to be translated into words or actions. A pity party needs permission to pitch a tent in your mind.” p94

I would give examples but that is pretty self explanatory.

In order to help with the problem you need not give permission to that which causes your fear. Schedule yourself so to speak. Take out time to go to therapy, say affirmations, do something that gives you pleasure no matter what anyone else says. Just do it for you. Take time out for you.

In the words of Nance Dicciani, found in Ellyn Spragins 

What I Know Now About Success

in her letter to her at 13 or 14 years of age and I quote an excerpt says, ” The greatest boundaries that we face in our lives are very often the ones we ourselves create in our minds. The boundaries of our achievvement are primarily self-imposed. Don’t be self-limiting.” “Never let anyone else set boundaries on what you can do, on what you can achieve. That is your responsibility.” p47.

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BOOK CLUB INFORMATION

Hey guys I am going to send an email out to you but this is in regards to a book I would also like you to read if possible. The title of the book is:

WHAT I KNOW NOW ABOUT SUCCESS LETTERS FROM EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN TO THEIR YOUNGER SELVES Edited by Ellyn Spragins. You can obtain an ebook copy for the publisher. If you are interested in reading the book please let me know. I have the information for you. You have to check the book out on www.barnesandnoble.com though. It is not on their website.

Again I wanted if you had to use skype to discuss the book. And then again maybe we can arrange a meeting. Thanks.

Book Review: The Conversation by Hill Harper

I bought this book with my own money and am recieving no compensation and/or gift for writing this review.

Book Review

I like this book. I could love this book. Why? Because it is a good starting point for a conversation about relationships. Specifically the author Hill Harper calls this book for him a book that” details a far more personal journey than I [have] written about before in the past.” p 1. So as I said, a good starting point.
The guys and gals in here are honest about their perceptions about the male/female game played by people who like honesty in relations and dislike dishonesty in relations. As I read the book some of the chapters caught my eye, so I will point them out in my summary and review.

The Conversation in this chapter is “What Brothers Want.” And the beginning quote is from Reverend Run which states, ” The biggest challenge would be communication. You just have to be able to compromise with your wife as far as I am concerned. If she has a deep desire to do something. You may want to give in to that. My motto is “Happy wife, happy life.” It discusses the issue of commitment, the issue of trying to change your man, sex games, confidence and knowledge of self.
FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW: Knowledge of self is an acknowledgement of even your failings and dealing with reality.

Another chapter in the conversation was “Checking Baggage, the Lightness of Being.” Eva Kingsford quote says, “Almost everyone today who has experienced a failed relationship is carrying around some degree of emotional baggage. The problem with these leftover feelings is that they are usually negative in nature, causing fears and doubts that carry over into future relationships. It is time for all of us to recognize our baggage and check it-in order for us to succeed in our relationship.” But can we? The book takes us through a personal anecdote about her friend Cheryl and her friend Jasmine, who is having their own problems.

One of my favorite chapters in the conversation and not just because the play on words is “Commit-Men-t”, What do most couples fear? Commitment, being held accountable for/to one person for a long term or for life, even the short term. The discussion as it were would be-how do men and women handle it? What do you perceive as our problems? The chapter best sums it up in Hill Harper’s questions to the men in the group. Found on page 114 in Men Speak II:
“Fellas, what do you think makes a man commit to one woman but not another?
What do you think we look for in deciding whether to commit or not?
What are some things that get on your last nerves when you are dating or in a serious relationship with a women?”

Another chapter called, “Anger, Forgiveness and Learning to Let Go, ” is a good one. It is self explanatory for me though. And the reason is because in any relationship be it platonic friendship or pre-marital/dating or marital dating sexual relationship we have to move past the anger we feel based on an argument to forgiveness and then learn based on that situation for the future. I think it is self explanatory.

And the Conversation Party ends the book. So fellas, ladies, unsure, start your own Conversation Party.

My Impression

I liked the book mostly because I love to talk. And if you read this book, I think all the conversations that you have about relationships are in this book. So I think everyone should READ this book. you will enjoy.

I give this book 5 stars. *****