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May 20, 2014
“We only lose what we cling to.”
“We only lose what we cling to.” This simple phrase by Buddha is probably one of the hardest lessons I’m currently working on implementing in my life. Yet, I’m learning that when I give life space to breathe on its own accord, the moment’s greatness seems to expand more exponentially, and I’m the one receiving a gift far greater than my original expectation. We truly only lose what we’re not willing to surrender to life’s greatness, which is always conspiring in our favor of goodness. Peace. Love. Inspiration. Hermy x
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January 19, 2014
A soulful Cha-Cha!
George Bernard Shaw once said: “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
May these reflections inspire by the novel, CREDERE, encourage a more compassionate version of us. I have decided to include sections from the Tao to add richness to the learning for I have a personal belief that all learning is ‘recycled’ at some level. The same spirit of greatness inspires you, me, and all of humanity, past and present writers and thinkers of possibility.
• Verse 29th of the Tao:
“All of life is a movement toward perfection.”
• CREDERE’s inspiration:
“Heaven, another word for complete love, does not mean that we have reached our apex of self-development. No, rather, our journey toward the light has just begun ….[complete love] is our second chance at moving closer toward our life’s mission [it is this knowingness that will lead us to our] heart’s song, a song of divine purpose. We all have it; it’s a part of the creation story, it is our creation story …guidance will always be there. We merely have to ask for it ” (pages 15 & 16).
The wisdom of Tao Tzu reminds us that life is a movement toward perfection. After writing CREDERE, I believe his usage of the word ‘perfection’ signifies finding our heart’s song, a song of divine purpose. Dr. Wayne Dyer once said: “Don’t let the music die within you.” Only you can hear and understand the melodic genius of your life’s song.
Within that same verse, Tao Tzu says, “Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. Trying to control lead to ruin. Trying to gasp, we lose.” This passage reminds me of trying to ‘catch’ air with our hands. A near impossibility, yet in order to experience its life giving force, it should simply be inhaled. The same principle holds for unlocking this gift. Do not to try to define or categorize it, no instead, just experience and enjoy it! And there resides the perfection of life’s movement, a dance of soulfulness.
QUESTION FOR REFLECTION: Can our heart’s song change over time, or do you belief we have one song for life (eternity)? How do you know what you know? Peace. Love. Inspiration. Hermy x
May these reflections inspire by the novel, CREDERE, encourage a more compassionate version of us. I have decided to include sections from the Tao to add richness to the learning for I have a personal belief that all learning is ‘recycled’ at some level. The same spirit of greatness inspires you, me, and all of humanity, past and present writers and thinkers of possibility.
• Verse 29th of the Tao:
“All of life is a movement toward perfection.”
• CREDERE’s inspiration:
“Heaven, another word for complete love, does not mean that we have reached our apex of self-development. No, rather, our journey toward the light has just begun ….[complete love] is our second chance at moving closer toward our life’s mission [it is this knowingness that will lead us to our] heart’s song, a song of divine purpose. We all have it; it’s a part of the creation story, it is our creation story …guidance will always be there. We merely have to ask for it ” (pages 15 & 16).
The wisdom of Tao Tzu reminds us that life is a movement toward perfection. After writing CREDERE, I believe his usage of the word ‘perfection’ signifies finding our heart’s song, a song of divine purpose. Dr. Wayne Dyer once said: “Don’t let the music die within you.” Only you can hear and understand the melodic genius of your life’s song.
Within that same verse, Tao Tzu says, “Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. Trying to control lead to ruin. Trying to gasp, we lose.” This passage reminds me of trying to ‘catch’ air with our hands. A near impossibility, yet in order to experience its life giving force, it should simply be inhaled. The same principle holds for unlocking this gift. Do not to try to define or categorize it, no instead, just experience and enjoy it! And there resides the perfection of life’s movement, a dance of soulfulness.
QUESTION FOR REFLECTION: Can our heart’s song change over time, or do you belief we have one song for life (eternity)? How do you know what you know? Peace. Love. Inspiration. Hermy x
January 11, 2014
CREDERE's story in a nutshell!
Credere, Latin v. To believe …CREDERE, novel, a parable for and of our time!
Why should you read this book? Here are a couple of questions that I hope will assist in your decision-making consideration:
• Can you summarize CREDERE’S plot into one statement?
CREDERE’s story hopes to inspire a more compassionate version of us. For greater compassion allows for the gifts of healing, happiness, forgiveness, and love to enter more freely into our lives through shared understanding.
• What lessons drive the story’s morality?
CREDERE’S core lessons, lessons interwoven through each chapter: 1) live in the light of your individual greatness (that's the novel’s definition of spirituality), 2) follow your heart’s song, a song of divine purpose (let your heart be your spiritual compass ...peace is the outcome that we are on the 'right road for our life's purpose), and 3) gift yourself with more moment of 'being' ...moments rooted in now. That's the novel’s definition of heaven, a place of complete love. And that is what makes heaven an ever expanding state (as much as a place) of greatness that starts on earth and possibility continues into the afterlife of possibility.
• Industry Feedback:
Writer’s Digest Review: “This is, indeed, the sort of story that launches movements – in the way the Celestine Prophecy and The Secret did” (Summer of 2013).
• The book’s cover calls
CredereAndShare an interactive, real-time website, what it meant by it?
CREDERE, the novel and Credere and Share the program hopes to promote ‘fiction with punch’ through daily original postings on Facebook with a weekly question, which is posted on Mondays 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Each of these endeavors supports our vision of promoting the spirit of our individuality through shared stories.
Additionally, Credere and Share’s homepage (www.credereandshare.com) includes a reading guide to jump-start the reading experience.
CREDERE, paperback and E-book, is currently available in eight countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, and Indonesia.
We only need to believe, credere, in the beauty and worth of our life’s unending story.
Peace. Love. Inspiration. Hermy x
Why should you read this book? Here are a couple of questions that I hope will assist in your decision-making consideration:
• Can you summarize CREDERE’S plot into one statement?
CREDERE’s story hopes to inspire a more compassionate version of us. For greater compassion allows for the gifts of healing, happiness, forgiveness, and love to enter more freely into our lives through shared understanding.
• What lessons drive the story’s morality?
CREDERE’S core lessons, lessons interwoven through each chapter: 1) live in the light of your individual greatness (that's the novel’s definition of spirituality), 2) follow your heart’s song, a song of divine purpose (let your heart be your spiritual compass ...peace is the outcome that we are on the 'right road for our life's purpose), and 3) gift yourself with more moment of 'being' ...moments rooted in now. That's the novel’s definition of heaven, a place of complete love. And that is what makes heaven an ever expanding state (as much as a place) of greatness that starts on earth and possibility continues into the afterlife of possibility.
• Industry Feedback:
Writer’s Digest Review: “This is, indeed, the sort of story that launches movements – in the way the Celestine Prophecy and The Secret did” (Summer of 2013).
• The book’s cover calls
CredereAndShare an interactive, real-time website, what it meant by it?
CREDERE, the novel and Credere and Share the program hopes to promote ‘fiction with punch’ through daily original postings on Facebook with a weekly question, which is posted on Mondays 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Each of these endeavors supports our vision of promoting the spirit of our individuality through shared stories.
Additionally, Credere and Share’s homepage (www.credereandshare.com) includes a reading guide to jump-start the reading experience.
CREDERE, paperback and E-book, is currently available in eight countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, and Indonesia.
We only need to believe, credere, in the beauty and worth of our life’s unending story.
Peace. Love. Inspiration. Hermy x
