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August 14, 2018
Life as a Foster Child – Author Lorna Jackie WIlson
At the age of four, I was placed in foster care. There were four homes in total, yet only the last two, provided a positive influence in my life. However, because of former abuse and pain, I began to journal; harsh realities spilled into my journals. I was so thankful when my biological mother petitioned the court to regain custody of me and my siblings. So, when she passed away when I was only 13 years of age, I was devastated. To make matters worse, I found myself in the foster care system yet again. With consideration to the issues and challenges leading to foster care placement, one thing is for certain, a mother’s love is irreplaceable.
In retrospect, I can say that each foster home presented a new set of challenges with some traumatic experiences that no child should ever have to face. With this, there were also challenges that didn’t make it any easier. There was the challenge to adapt to new surroundings, to bond with new parents and siblings, to adjust to new school settings, to fit in, have purpose and more.
Undoubtedly, there was frustration, self-doubt, and anxiety and while the foster care system’s primary goal seemed to ensure that financial needs and education were met, the psychological aspect of learning to adjust and overcome trauma, resulted in withdrawal.
I became like the caterpillar, trapped within a cocoon. There was a hunger and thirst for love, a longing to be accepted, and a desire to be understood. Who nourishes the soul, the spirit, and the mind? Who holds the hand of the little girl and tells her, she’s going to be okay? I am so thankful to have had a foster mother that encouraged this completeness.
While my journal illustrates the life of a foster child and youth-in-crisis, its poetry and prose speaks to the silence of the loss and gives voice to unspoken realities that foster children may face when voice becomes lost among political processes. To bring awareness to foster care experiences of those currently in foster care and those who are aging out, I published the journal as “Black Butterfly: The Journey – The Victory.”
As a former foster child, it is my belief that the overall plan for emotional health should incorporate supports that positively influence social and emotional development; this includes, the team and wrap-around concepts to cultivate sustainable solutions. Today, I give back by encouraging others to overcome trauma and fulfill their purpose; for we are no longer caterpillars trapped in a cocoon. We are butterflies!
This post is contributed as Guest post by Lorna Jackie WIlson.
About the author:
Lorna Jackie Wilson was born on April 11, 1964, in Detroit, Michigan to Carrie Jean Wilson. Lorna has lived in Michigan most of her life, outside of U.S. Army military enlistment. At the age of four, Lorna was placed in foster care. She began writing at 16 and holds masters degrees in business education and information technology.
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Never Too Late To Love
Sarah was born in Puerto Rico, the daughter of a family on the brink of destruction. From the time her parents split up, and her mother headed for the United States, Sarah finds herself on an incredible journey to being truly loved. With the angst of teenage love and later the disintegration of her first marriage, Sarah thought it would be impossible to find that one person who would stay with her always. But love is not always where you expect to find it, and for Sarah, all the disappointment and heartache might just be leading to the truest love of all – love and confidence in herself. Join author Zadith J. Malave for Sarah’s harrowing, growing, encouraging story, and you too might discover that it is Never Too Late to Love.
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Do You QuantumThink? New Thinking That Will Rock Your World
The world is changing at a dizzying pace. We’re all looking for new ways of thinking that can bring about real solutions to modern problems, from the pursuit of inner serenity to solving world conflicts. In Do You QuantumThink? bestselling author Dianne Collins shares her ingenious discovery that reveals a critical missing link to make sense of our changing times. Her discovery provides us with the understanding and methodology to rise above problems of today by laying the foundation for an entirely new way to think.
Part science, part philosophy, part spirituality, Do You QuantumThink? draws on a wide spectrum of sources, from cutting edge innovations in the sciences to the insights of the world’s greatest spiritual leaders. This book will make you laugh, free you from limiting ideas, and introduce you to the most advanced principles and practical methods for living. Do You QuantumThink? will rock your world in the best of ways as you experience one revelation after another.
We’re in a quantum age yet we’re still attempting to use industrial age thinking — despite the fact that ordinary logic and step-by-step “how-to’s” have long since reached their limits of effectiveness in our 24/7 fast-paced world of increasing complexity and infinite choice.
QuantumThink® is a new system of thinking – 21 principles and practices for the mind and awareness that have us take a literal quantum leap in our thinking as we read. We develop a new awareness and update ourselves with more accurate and current knowledge necessary for living a masterful life.
In Part 1 Wake Up we are taken on an exhilarating, entertaining ride — looking at the current situation of human culture. We connect to the nature of wisdom, mind, and mastery — and understand why it’s not just important but essential for us to expand our world view and the “mistaken” assumptions we’ve been living in.
In Part 2 Live the Wisdom we are offered the entire set of 21 distinctions in new thinking that have us “living fully dimensionally.”
This is uniquely new thinking that has the power to change the course of human destiny as well as your own. It’s a book that is truly “a friend for life.”
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August 10, 2018
On The Road to Saying Bye to Autism
I told autism in my family these vitamins and juice and muffins will help my son’s brain get on the right channel it is supposed to be on. I told autism that you will not win in my family. I told autism that my son will make it. He will graduate high school and go to college. I told autism in my family my son will play sports, he will talk, he will be on the same level as his peers. I told autism in my family I said “Bye, Felicia.”
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Shattered Sanctuary
No good deed goes unpunished when you hide women.
In a remote Colorado ranching community next to the Sawatch Range, Jackie Jackson is building her modern cutting horse training facility. It isn’t in her make-up to turn down anyone needing help, especially another woman. Unbeknownst to her rancher cousin and the town of Cold Springs, she provides women with a place of sanctuary, temporarily on his ranch.
But, when a Texas abused women’s organization is burglarized and records stolen their tranquil is shattered. To add to the chaos a powerful legislator starts looking for his wayward daughter, and eventually the law steps in.
“The author wove intrigue and suspense with each added character. I read it in one sitting as I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen next. Very honest portrayal of domestic violence and the special people who try to right those wrongs. . . .” Kindle Customer
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Shattered Dreams at Rainbow’s End
Shattered Dreams at Rainbow’s End is a real life story of a World War II hero. The hero dies tragically leaving his widow vulnerable and in despair. His chilrdren shatter his dream with their greed, corruption and infidelity. The tragedy in Shattered Dreams is not just the multifaceted drama surrounding the widow’s three husbands but the breaking of at least one rule in the ethical and moral code for inheritance and family by each of his children and their accomplices.
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August 8, 2018
The Truth You Didn’t Know
This book is about my life, and the struggles i went though as a child, a teenager, and as a adult. This book will make you cry, and it will make you laugh. This is a great book to read by your fireplace with some hot chocolate eating a bagel.
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Waking Up in Medellin
Named Best Fiction Book of the Year, 2017, by Killer Nashville!
Handsome Colombian men and life-threatening danger were not normally a part of Nikki’s auditing job, but this assignment was anything but normal. Despite her emotional wounds, she accepts the challenge as a way to overcome the loss of her young son in a tragic event.
In the midst of the male-dominated business world in Colombia, she investigates mismanagement allegations and uncovers a sinister plot involving fraud . . . and possibly murder. She also discovers an attractive man who seems to have feelings for her. As her relationship with him grows deeper, so does the level of danger she finds herself in. When the guns come out, Nikki realizes it will be up to her to find a way to survive . . . but is she up to the task?
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Crystal Resonance 2: High Vibrational Healing from the Earth and Beyond
To heal is to make whole. At our very essence, we are Spirit, and Crystal Resonance 2 is here with more life-enhancing and life-affirming tools to help us navigate this life in physical, and heal that which limits us being all that we choose to be!
This second book in the Crystal Resonance series continues exploration of the healing available to us when crystals, essentials oils, and essences from Mother Earth are specifically combined to facilitate our innate connection to archangels, guides and teachers, and our Higher Self.
We are introduced to the synergy, healing, and life-enhancing resonance of fourteen new crystal combinations, and once again Kerry shares her own inspirational and personal moments of wonder with these healing combinations. The wonder and healing tools we are naturally gifted await you in Crystal Resonance 2!
•Includes full colour images of crystals!
•Includes active links to the guided meditations on the Crystal Resonance YouTube channel!
•Meditations, affirmations, and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to support your decision to heal and be all that you choose to be!
•High vibrational combinations and practices to enhance conscious connection and guidance from archangels and spirit guides!
The combinations and practices shared in Crystal Resonance 2 are fourteen from Kerry’s own Vibrational Oneness practice, which was recognized as an approved healing modality in 2013. These fourteen combinations make a total of twenty-seven Vibrational Oneness combinations and practices that Kerry has shared over the first two books in the Crystal Resonance series.
Heal and be all that you choose to be with Crystal Resonance 2!
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August 3, 2018
The Sorry Sneezy Bee
What is now, does not have to bee… Everyone or thing can change their destiny… If they want. Sorry, Sneezy Bee shows us this… You can choose or dismiss. The choice is yours, use your imagination. Get out, try it all… Or be happy at your station. It is up to each of us to get out and fly… Or at least, give it a try. Bee-like Sorry Sneezy Bee… Be HAPPY!
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