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Existing in these moments of truth is the best part of my day. Memories come not as thoughts, but more as vivid scenes from a movie seen long ago. Tears come out of the joy of surrendering to the expansive space of the yard and the depth of perspective into which the street in front of me merges. What if Martin finds out? I often thought about it, but not while at the gazebo. At the gazebo, I live art. This material world is suspended in a certain level of abstraction. Things lack clear lines of separation. Colors and shapes blend into a unifying presentation of the moment. The sky is blue and clear. In the linden treetops, cardinals are singing. Men walk by with their German shepherds on leashes; ladies carry poodles in their arms. A gray cat sits on the steps of the gazebo. The scent of juniper infuses my spirit with vigor. This is my truth. It is fragmented only in a sense that it unfolds in segments, scene after scene, snapshot after snapshot. Underneath, every move is imbedded in stillness. Yes, this may not be the employment I dreamt of, but it is easy, and it pays $100 per hour. For a person who doesn't think money, $100 per hour crosses my mind too often. I took it not because I thought this particular line of work by itself suited me and would bring me fulfillment, but because this is life, and life is art, and art is fulfilling. If I were not already fulfilled would I have done it to fulfill my personal needs? No! But I found great satisfaction in knowing that this is my contribution to the fulfillment of Martin's dream.

This is a collection of dramatic works, containing haunting passages, grave effects, and dire circumstances. The voice is fresh, the imagery exact, and fascinating. Now, perhaps, visiting someone's darkness is not for you, perhaps this would not be for the timid, those who enjoy light verse or common poetry. Yet it is for exactly those reasons I found this collection a very worthy read, indeed.About the Author Brian was born into Scorpio on a cold November evening in a prior century. He grew up in California with a fascination for nature, wildlife and especially the ocean. After high school he worked a series of manual labor positions, various and nondescript. He enlisted in the Army in 1991 during the build-up to Desert Storm. Somehow he attained the rank of Sergeant and served as a gunner on a M1A1 tank. Following military service he returned to California and eventually earned a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science from California State University, Fullerton, a degree he has never applied to any practical use. For years after he worked in animal sanctuaries helping rehabilitate exotic animals rescued from abusive environments. Currently he operates his own facility helping domestic and exotic animals recover from abuse and abandonment. Any animal that has passed away from old age or infirmity is buried on the property and visited every evening. Brian is a born-again heretic and an avowed neo-Marxist. Brian K. Turner's literary interests began by reading the work of Edgar Allan Poe when he was a young person. He attended creative writing classes at California State University, Hayward with Don Markos, a renowned poet from Piraeus, Greece. When attending California State University, Hayward, he was invited to read at the Hayward Arts Council auditorium. He has read at cafés in San Francisco, Castro Valley, and Dublin, California. He was a featured reader in the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal's readings at the Sacred Grounds Café and the BEAT Museum in San Francisco. He has been invited twice by the California Geographical Society to read at the "John Muir Festival" during their annual symposium at Yosemite National Park. Brian K. Turner has had fifty publications in thirty-six different literary magazines. Some of these include Occam's Razor (California State University, Hayward), Lucidity (Bear House Publishing), Direction (Los Angeles Pierce College), Voicings from the High Country (Casper, Wyoming), The Storyteller, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Bear Creek Haiku, Hiram Poetry Review, Tiger's Eye, Love's Chance, and The Lives of Artists from Dance of My Hands Publishing. His poetry is included in the Inkwell Press' Anthology from Mesa, Arizona. He has been published internationally in Poetic Hours from Erran Publishing, Nottingham, England, in First Time from East Sussex, England, Pennine Ink from Burnley, Great Britain, The Eclectic Muse from Richmond, Canada, as well as in Australia.

Kabuika is from Congo. She just arrived in Chicago and wants to make new friends.But the other children think she is different.Her accent is different, they say.Her clothes are different.Her hair is different.And she even smells differently.Will Kabuika be able to make new friends without losing her cultural identity? AUTHOR BIO:Kabuika enjoys traveling and meeting people. She had just come out of the rainforest in Congo when she heard that her first book was published. When people ask her where she is from, Kabuika replies, "I'm from ChiCongo. I'm from Chicago and the Congo." Kabuika loves to immerse herself in different cultures. She speaks French, English, Lingala and is learning Tshiluba. This book is inspired by her life story. ILLUSTRATOR BIO:Bilakov is an illustrator from Congo. He lives in Kinshasa. He loves to draw comic books and mangas. Bilakov says his name means the Peace Warrior. This is his first children's book.

Born in Iowa along the Mississippi River, Lawrence Eyre holds a B.A. from Yale in American Studies. He has taught history and coached tennis for thirty years at Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa. The United States Professional Tennis Association named him national high school coach of the year in 2009. Lawrence Eyre taught andCoached happily for decadesDeep in the heartland Then haiku startedTo strike like sneezing fits inHay fever season An effective cureFor chronic haiku habitsHas yet to be found

Unitive Consciousness is the rarest and highest expression of enlightenment as shown to us by Christ. The author of Beyond the Mystical Near-Death Experience and Into the Unitive Experience was gifted with mystical experiences, a near-death experience, and the very rare Unitive Experience which led her to the very heart of God. In her own words…"As if a door were suddenly left ajar into some world unseen before, the fullness of my essence revealed there to be no distinction between self and God. My union with God burnt like living coals in my soul, burning with unspeakable, pure love. I lived in God; I saw and understood through God. My ego was non-existent."The teachings of the great mystics and saints whose lives were gifted with profound union with God insist that we have the ability to be restored to "Christ Consciousness" or in other words, Unitive Consciousness. This Consciousness is the evolutionary process and the ultimate potential of our species.The essence of everything you will learn in these pages comes down to learning of the process to discover the mysteries at the heart of our Higher Self and not the ego self. The author draws not only upon the mystics' and saints' wisdom, but also upon her own mystical knowledge given to her during her transcendent Unitive Experience. The reader will be challenged to cross the threshold into living a soulful life, one that will realize the depths of who we really are.The near-death experience should not be taken as an isolated event or end-point of development, but should be seen in the larger context of an Awakening event that starts the experiencer on the mystical path and our inner return to our Divine Source in consciousness.If you have not had a near-death experience, then please allow this book to serve as your official Mystical Awakening.

Sparkle Simmons was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 1999, she started her own business as a professional clown. There was no need to choose a different name as a clown, "Sparkle" fit perfectly. She loved making children smile at birthday parties, clown classes, and visits to area hospitals.She earned her certification as an instructor for Global Relationship Centers (GRC) in 2003 and spent several years traveling the country teaching personal development workshops. Her favorite course -Understanding Yourself & Others, which allowed participants to re-exam their life decisions and make new choices. In 2005, she and her two children moved to Fort Myers, Florida, where she continued teaching and worked as a marketer for the Fort Myers GRC franchise. Sparkle fulfilled one of her lifelong dreams by graduating from college in 2015, where she earned her BA in Psychology and Marketing from Florida Gulf Coast University. She was the recipient of the Excellence in Civic Engagement award for outstanding service in the community. She is currently active as a social worker for the Florida Department of Children and Families, ensuring children are safe.Sparkle continues to serve her community in SW Florida as a charter member of the Fit for A King Mentoring Program. She loves lavishing God's love on the girls and empowering them with the tools they will need for adulthood. Her prayer is for them to see themselves the way God sees them and walk in their divine royalty.Sparkle believes that your gift will always make room for you, (Proverbs18:16). She brings joy to the world through her stage- character Mrs. Penelope - the Church Lady, where audiences are left in stitches as she shares God's word through comedy and a helping of motherly wit.Sparkle has practiced ministry for several years including: dance ministry, flag team and worship team. She enjoys crafting godly garments, planning special events and fundraising. During her quiet time, she creates skits, monologues, and dances. Sparkle's credo: God has placed purpose in each of us. If you want to know who you are and whose you are, simply tap into the everlasting flow of the Holy Spirit.She knows her purpose! She shines her light in dark places by sparking encouragement, inspiration, and passion... That all people will be drawn to the Father. (John 12:32)

With warmth and wisdom, a grandmother reveals to her grandchildren the stories hidden within their family tree. Once Upon a Life is a testament to the resiliency of those who value hard work, commitment, duty, and love. This book transforms the pictures in the attic into tales of people not to be forgotten.

This true story could change the way you look at life, death, and love.In Revelations from the Light: What I Learned about Life's Purposes, Nancy Clark bares her soul as she describes her four encounters with the Light-God during her life. She describes her very touching childhood mystical experience with God, her near-death experience when she died during childbirth and woke up in the morgue, her amazing and inspiring near-death-like spiritually transformative experience while delivering a eulogy, and a mystical experience later in her life. Here, right in your hands, is the author's luminous message for us brought back from Heaven's Great Teacher, the Light-God. It is a message that each of us is being called to hear. Who are we, why are we here, and what is life all about? The author's description of her journey to the Light will take one's breath away!What is unique in this book is the benevolent guidance the author gives us to lead us toward greater awareness of our own spiritual transformation by demystifying the soul and its purpose. The revelations she was taught by her Great Teacher, the Light-God bear witness to the transforming presence of the Divine in human consciousness. We are being inspired to live our life reviews NOW while we still have time- thoughtfully, meaningfully, lovingly.In This Book, You'll Learn About The different types of transcendent experiences The aftereffects that take place in experiencers The nature of God The soul The different realms in the afterlife The ego and the soul and its effect upon our lives Life reviews following physical death and its meaning for our lives NOW How to understand our destiny Questions often asked