Books by Warren Bluhm

There are so many discouraging words these days that people sometimes just need to hear, "It''s going to be all right. You can do this. You can make it through." Life is better lived when you search for the light and not the dark. Here are 101 encouragements for when you''re about to embark on a new adventure, when you''re wrestling with doubt, when you could use a gentle push, or all of the above.From the author of How to Play a Blue Guitar and Refuse to be Afraid, this collection of short essays, poems and aphorisms is designed to uplift and encourage. For more information, visit warrenbluhm.com.

"When this wonderful little book by Warren Bluhm first dropped into my hands a decade ago, I thought it was important. Today, I think it''s particularly vital," Wally Conger writes in the preface to the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Refuse to be Afraid.As Bluhm writes:"You are the boss of you. It''s your life; you have to live with the choices you make; make sure those choices are actually yours."The first step is controlling your fear. Not ''Don''t be scared'' - Don''t let being scared stop you altogether. Question why you''re scared: Is someone trying to scare you, and why? Is it a rational concern that merits moving forward with caution? Are you frightened beyond reason, and if so, what''s a more reasonable course of action?"But move forward. Act. Don''t be paralyzed by the fear."What I meant to say is:"Refuse to be Afraid. Free yourself. Dream."Tired of the fear mongers? Ready to plow through the nagging doubts and outright fears of various sizes and shapes that are keeping you from living your best life? Eager to take the leap into that new job, start that new business, or meet that person you''d really like to know better? What''s keeping you back? This is the challenge before you: Faced with a scary reality, to navigate past the anxiety, refuse to be afraid, and free yourself to move on to your dreams. This revised and expanded edition of Warren Bluhm''s groundbreaking 2010 book is more relevant to our times than ever.

From the pulse-pounding origin story to the fateful attack from beyond history and space that changed Astor City forever, it's all here. For the first time ever, you can have all 16 novelettes and two short stories in the Myke Phoenix canon collected in one edition. Here is the entire saga from the moment a mysterious spirit living in an unusual piece of pottery selects Paul Phillips, to the final showdown with the megalomaniacal talking dinosaur Deinonychus, with a new introduction by the author.

From the author of Refuse to be Afraid: The moment you realize or remember that you are sentient, that is, that you are alive and aware of being alive - is exhilarating. There's more to life! You can't change yesterday and tomorrow doesn't exist. All you have is now, this moment. What do you need to do right now, right here? The conscious person considers the needs of the moment, and acts - and then moves on to the next moment ... Are you ready to make a difference? This book is about becoming alive, getting in touch with God and the universe, and embracing the here and now - here, and now.