Introductions

[Thomas]

Robin wrote: "Hi Shaheer,

Very nice to meet you. I followed you. Would you like to follow me, too?

Warm blessings,
Robin
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Hi all, what a great group. I just published my debut novel: The Lodge at bristlecone Pines. Here's a little teaser:
Six residents of a fledgling elderly care home were left there to die. They however aren’t done living and join together calling themselves Table 21. You're never too old. Never too old to live, to give, to learn, to challenge yourself, to be productive and to share your life perspective. That is what Table 21 learns during their time at The Lodge at Bristlecone Pines. Through their determination they create a home for those that have a life to live. Share this book with family and friends. It's inspirational, heart warming and funny. It’s thought provoking and starts the conversation: There’s got to be a better way to care for our parents.
The Lodge at Bristlecone Pines

[Javier]

Hello everyone! I just joined this beautiful group and thought I would introduce myself. I am happy to have found a goodreads group that focuses on important matters. I thank Caroline Cottom for starting such a positive group and look forward to meeting you all.

My name is Javier Ramon Brito and I am an author, composer and musician. I am passionate about metaphysics and holistic healing matters. My new book The Five Paths to Happiness: The Keys to Living a Happy Life according to Your Personality is a book that intends to assist any readers who are interested in finding happiness in their lives, or people who have a loved one struggling in this area.

The book offers five ways to live a happy life, blending psychology and ancient wisdom. Why five paths? Because according to modern psychology, most people can be fitted into five categories. Because, according to ancient Eastern wisdom, there are five elements that govern the universe. Because the holistic systems that are used for healing, like Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, are based on the interaction of five elements in the human body, mind and emotions.

There is a chapter dedicated to each of these paths, which includes a basic description of each personality type, with their strengths and weaknesses, pinpointing ideal career paths, warning against challenges and offering solutions for them. As a bonus, an appropriate diet is specified for each type, mentioning the foods that benefit and the ones that might bring harm to a certain type.

The final chapter on how to increase your happiness dispels the myths that surround the achievement of happiness in our modern society and analyzes the true essence of an authentic happiness. It offers a sound alternative to the "rat race" (in which many people are trapped) and a happiness mindset for financial freedom and for living happiness everyday.

if you are interested, the book can be downloaded in PDF format on my site: http://www.personal-growth-can-be-fun...

And it is also available on all stores in eBook and paperback formats:

http://tinyurl.com/hgnzo8y (Amazon)
http://tinyurl.com/jrsbavd (Apple iBooks)
http://tinyurl.com/zks8az5 (Barnes & Noble)
http://tinyurl.com/zpq3zvz (Kobo)

If there is someone who wishes to read the book and offers to write a review on goodreads and amazon, let me know and I will be happy to send a free copy.

I thank you all so much for your kind interest and look forward to hearing from you. I wish you all a lovely day.

[Aphton]

Hey, there my name is Aphton I'm from South Africa and would describe myself as a real book worm! I'm fond of non-fiction books such as autobiographies to which I can relate to as a human being and spiritual books because religion as a topic fascinates me. This world in which we live in is filled with such negativity, books to me is my hope and form of consolation.

[Abdul]

Hello All,

I just joined this group after finding it close to my interest. Let me introduce myself straight. I joined Goodreads 2 years before and posted few of my quotes on this site. I always wanted to be an author and looked for the platform where I can share my writings. Finally I got this. I would love you guys to read my quotes and like them if you really like them. This will encourage me and will help me in improve my writing. I would love to write much more on different topics. But this will only happen when you guys will like my writings and encourage me. I am always open for the suggestions and to learn new things that will help me in my writing. By profession I am a digital marketer but my interest are pushing me to be an author. Hope you will like my quotes and help me in writing more. Thanks

[William]

Reza wrote: "Hi! I recently self-published a book and only just now joined Goodreads. I'm looking for constructive reviews for my book and thought this would be a good place to ask questions. Does anyone in thi..."

Aindrea wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Aindrea and I joined your group recently. I would like to introduce myself a bit if that is alright. I live in Alaska with my husband, daughter, son, sister in law, her f..."

Hi, I am in a similar position and will be doing a giveaway from Friday. Reviews of my novel,The Polygamist, have been favourable but there aren't enough of them ;-)

[William]

Hi,

My name's Bill - hope I've joined the right group. My interests are philosophy, religion, anthropology. I'll be doing a giveaway of my new novel, The Polygamist, in which a man struggles to find his place in the world, from the 10th Nov 2016.

Peace and love!

[Anthony]

Hi,

Anthony Tornambe is here, Specializing in financial software and the family office space.

[Tamir]

Hello!
My name is Tamir and I am new to GR. I am a self-published and seeking feedback and suggestions. I look forward to meaningful interactions here.

[Boon]

Hi everyone, I am Chai Boon Kheng from Malaysia.

I have a self-published book on the international status of Taiwan. It is entitled "Island Formosa". My dayjob is a PhD student with a research project in obesity and diabetes. During my free time, I like to watch K-pop videos.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MXN7OKT

[Abhijeet]

Hi Everyone, I am Abhijeet. I come from India and has worked with leading international firms and I do have an understanding on the major global issues, and lies we have been fed since childhood.

I wrote a fiction novel on this issue. Its a story interweaving all the major problem of our present society. Please do give it a read.

Thanks
Abhijeet
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXJAFCD

[Nima]

Hi, everyone!! I think this is a great forum. We need more "love armies" in a time when there is so much hatred and anger in the world. I finished reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father recently and it opened my eyes to the way mixed people can see their own reality--but it's confusing and complicated.

I hope to read more awe-inspiring books with you all. :)

[Ian-Anthony]

Hi Tanima,

As the Beatles said "love is all you need".

Nosing at your bio you seem to have the total package - pretty & smart, it would be lovely for you to scrub the word "mixed" from your mind.

Mixed what?

Mixed race - well there is only one race the human race :-)

[Jan]

Hi! I'm from outside Vancouver BC Canada. I love reading, crochet, baking and writing. I live with anxiety, depression, pain and fatigue and I know love helps all of that so glad to be in this group. I am also a writer. I wrote a non-fiction tinnitus book and am now writing short creepy horror stories and a romance novel trilogy. I have some of my creative writing on my GR page. Feel free to check out my blog http://www.janlmayes.com/blog/

[Eric]

hi everyone i'm eric

[Francis]

Hello everyone!

My name is Francis Mandewah.

I am writing from Ferguson, Missouri.

I am author of a haunting, inspiring, and spirit-lifting Christian memoir book titled FRIENDSHIP: A True Story of Adventure, Goodwill, and Endurance.

If you've seen the Hollywood movie "BLOOD DIAMOND" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, then I cordially invite you review and recommend my book. My true remarkable story tells what Hollywood failed to tell & show the world about my hometown region ( Kono District ), a region that was once saturated with glitter of sparkling twinkling things on the ground my people once thought were stars fallen from the sky.

My remarkable true story is also about the miracle that God performed in my life when I was a 15-year old poor boy living with a cruel and physically abusive cousin in a diamond mining squatter camp. In the mist of my hardships and difficulties while selling oranges at the National Diamond Mining headquarters at Yengema, I miraculously met Thomas Johnson, an American pilot from Minnesota who was employed in Sierra Leone to fly boxes of gems and alluvial diamonds from Yengema to Freetown, where a British Airways jet would fly the gemstones to London! This was few years before the rebel war.

This generous American diamond transport pilot met me, and befriended me, and rescued me from poverty and abuse and gave me opportunity which eventually took me to America and, in America he paid my college tuition at Springfield, Massachusetts so I could realize the American dream.

At a time in America when morale is bottom low with negativism and pessimism, I hope my true Christian story inspires, boosts, and uplifts the spirits of my fellow Americans, particularly during these challenging and trying times in our country. I further hope my story affirms and restores America's global image and reputation as a Friendly and Generous people and country.

I badly need reviews and recommendations for my book.

www.francismandewah.com

[Sushil]

Hi!

Please read my Guinness record solar bicycle ride experience in India! This was a social cause to raise awareness about solar energy in India
Sushil Reddy

The SunPedal Ride: India: 79 Days, 7424 kilometres, a Solar Awareness Mission


It is a fun travelogue with a message about sustainability. We are fund raising to get solar power to a village school in Rajasthan via an NGO - Hockey Village India

Feel free to ask me any query! :) Looking forward to connecting with you all!
Regards,
Sushil

[Jessica]

Hi everyone!!

I don't remember if I've introduced myself so I'm going to! I'm Jessica and I am just starting my yoga journey. I've dabbled in the past but I have decided to devote myself to practicing 4-5 days a week and have set a goal that in a year I will apply to instructor programs.

I am a school social worker at an alternative high school, passionate vegan, and animal lover. :) I am also a Reiki Master Teacher (I'm usually the youngest Reiki practitioner in my groups).

I look forward to getting to know every and to explore life and yoga together!!

Love and Light,
Jessica Beth

[Mary]

Hi,

My name is Mary Feliciani and I am an independent author and publisher of children's books. I ran across this group while I was reading a profile of one of your members. Your group description sounds like a good fit for my writing and belief system. I have 3 titles that I would like to share with the group. I look forward to talking with you and hearing your opinion.

If you are interested in the children's genre, learn more about me and my books:

amazon.com/author/maryfeliciani

Follow me on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... 

My website: mfpublishing.com

[Brianna]

Bonjour! I recently joined the group after seeing some of the intriguing selections your members are currently reading.

I'm 20 years old - currently in my third year of college, and am always on the hunt for edifying, enriching reads to expand my horizons and learn more about social, political and religious ideologies different from mine (and also those in line with my own preferences, of course).

My guilty pleasures include binge watching The Office or Gossip Girl, and those teenie bopper YA novels some of us are too shy to admit we're in love with. ;)

I'm new to goodreads - the group communities, anyway - and would love some people to chat with!

[Richard]

Dear All,

"Persistence might be a simple word, but it carries those who practice it to full existence." And that's what I had to do to be here among you as a first time author. But I was fed up so I published three books....One nonfiction and two collections of poems, one which has been converted into audio.

But the first book, I guess was a daunting one. When I share it with friends and co-workers the first question they ask is: "does your wife like it". Why? Because the title says "Paradoxical-What I Wish I Knew Before I Got Married." Did people think I was writing about my wife? In fact what I wish I knew was is exactly what my wife wished she had known...She is the hidden co-author. We both enjoyed the book. While we thought this could help future lovers, it turns out we also need it ourselves. You see? Sometimes you think you are writing for others. But the closest audience can't be farther.

I am here to share and learn from you. I believe there is so much learning and growing in feedback from all sides both positives and negatives...as long as they are constructive. I take them all. I have just one aim. Become a better writer.

Glad to be a part of this party.

Very sincerely,

[Francis]

Hello everyone,

My name is Francis Mandewah.

I am writing from Ferguson, Missouri.

I am author of a remarkable and unique random act of kindness memoir book titled - FRIENDSHIP: A True Story of Adventure, Goodwill, and Endurance.

My book has received positive reviews here on Goodreads and on Amazon, and I welcome more reviews of my book. I hope you have time to review my book.

Sincerely,

www.francismandewah.com

[Richard]

Hello Francis,

Thank you for reaching out. I would love to read and review.

Please advise.

Richard

[Jagriti]

Hello to Everyone from Abhinita!

I love to read, travel and enjoy being a foodie. Only recently started to express myself using the pen-name Jagriti. This group touches an issue close to my heart. Humanity!

We all talk about different things that make us different and special. But down the line somewhere we miss out this most important thing that makes us the same. ie. our humanity!

I have recently joined goodreads and stumbled upon this group accidentally but am glad I did! Hoping to be an active and a contributory member. If you would like to know a bit more about me, please feel free to click and follow: Author of :

Thank you and Happy reading!

[Chaithanya]

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing good. I am Chaithanya (Chai) Sohan, a new author and avid reader whose book America Deconstructed is in process of being published. America Deconstructed is a short story collection about seventeen immigrants who made America their home. The book talks about the human side of immigration, the embarrassments and goofs that arise from cultural differences. It is a positive and light hearted book. We have people from Africa, India, Afghanistan, Europe, Asia to name a few.

We are launching a crowdfunding campaign where we are taking pre-orders to get the attention of traditional publishers. I want to get the word out about my book while also making connections from fellow book lovers.

-Chai

[Richard]

Thank you very much Chai,

Would love to hear more about the book. You can inbox me.

Thank you.

R

[C. Paul]

My name is Paul Schroeder, and I am the founder of a nonprofit in Portland, Oregon, that is dedicated to helping people who experience homelessness achieve their full human potential. I’m also a former Greek Orthodox priest, and my passion lies at the intersection of spirituality and social change.

I’m releasing a book in June on six spiritual practices I believe are central to social change. The book is titled Practice Makes PURPOSE: Six Spiritual Practices that Will Change Your Life and Transform Your Community. Fr. Greg Boyle, author of Tattoos on the Heart and founder of Homeboy Industries, said my book "will awaken your heart." I wrote the book as my own contribution to creating a more compassionate community.

Anyone interested can go to the website www.sixpractices.com, you can download two free advance chapters of the book. I look forward to getting involved in discussions here.

[Richard]

Thank you Paul,

Just subscribed to your newsletter and look forward to your book.

Best regards!

Richard

[C. Paul]

Thanks so much For your well wishes Richard!

[Richard]

You are very welcome, Paul.

Richard

[Harriet]

Dear Group,
Please consider registering--it's free--for Charter for Compassion's Global Read scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 22 at noon online, featuring this group's book club selection, How Fast Can You Run. If you register here ASAP, you will get your call in code in time for Wednesday: https://www.charterforcompassion.org/...
How Fast Can You Run
We believe that a compassionate world is a peaceful world.

We believe that a compassionate world is possible when every man, woman and child treats others as they wish to be treated--with dignity, equity and respect.

We believe that all human beings are born with the capacity for compassion, and that it must be cultivated for human beings to survive and thrive.

Join to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Embrace the compassion revolution.

[OBooko]

Hello Myself, David. Looking perfect Group for interesting thought discussion.

[Cornelius]

Love and Compassion are the 2 things this world lacks, but they don't cost any of us anything.

[Alexander]

Alexander Otis Matthews
New Memoir About Current State of US Federal Legal System entitled: MY-AMERICA: A MEMOIR ON JUSTICE AND RACE IN THE US FEDERAL LEGAL SYSTEM

On January 31, 2017 I self published a memoir on Amazon as both an e-book and paperback book. The book is an explosive legal memoir about issues of injustice and bias currently plaguing our nation's Federal Legal System. With all that is going on in our nation, this book provides a very timely analysis and spotlight on issues at the heart of the democratic values that we are guaranteed in our great nation. This book peels off the cover to reveal the truth about the inner-workings our our much vaunted legal system, and provides an insight that far too few Americans are aware of. I am self-published so I need your support in getting the word out on this book, and I look forward to discussing the myriad issues raised in the book with you on this blog. Read my excerpt posted here on Goodreads, and feel free to contact my about my question, concern, or feedback. I look forward to hearing from you, and I thank you for your interest and your support.

Alex

[Zafar]

Hello!
I am a writer and here to share my work with readers all over the world. My first book is called Something Divine. Here are a few chapters.. https://soundcloud.com/zafar-satyavan...

Hope you like them!

[Brenda]

Hi, my name is Brenda. I am 52 and live in Iowa, USA.

[Mocha Haven]

Hello All -
Caroline, thank you for the invite. I'm looking forward to our reads & discussions.

[[deleted user]]

Hi everybody,
iam Amine from Algeria.it is my honor to be withe good people like you.
Love it is all about love , i think we can not ؤan not imagine without this thing , becaus love is the source of life , the sun rises every day from love and the moon too.
so i love all.
Amine

[Eudora]

To live, to give, to have, to love is life, What will life be like without these things?

[Abdiaziz]

Afternoon Chaithanya (Chai) Sohan, your book America Deconstructedseems interesting as long as it emphasizes the brighter side and positive one of Immigration. as matter of fact, i've been working on the issues of immigration for the last 4 years. and unfortunately never see it from that side. hope your book will change my mind.

[Rita]

Hot off the press! Romantic travel mystery, Missing at Sea, the second book in the Anna Davies Mystery series, is now available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XFKJTV4/

Three years on from Egypt, Anna Davies embarks on her first cruise with best friend Sandra. A few days into the holiday they are woken by three blasts from the ship’s foghorn, indicating that someone has fallen overboard. A woman is lost at sea; the ship turns around to search for her, but she has disappeared into the night.

Was it suicide? Did she lose her balance and fall - or was there foul play involved? Did her husband push her? Would anyone be able to prove whether this was murder or an unfortunate accident?

What a perfect place to stage a murder!



I'd like to let you know that I host a guest author on my website www.ritaleechapman.com each week. If anyone is interested in an interview you can contact me through the website.

[Robin]

Arbi wrote: "Hi everybody,
iam Amine from Algeria.it is my honor to be withe good people like you.
Love it is all about love , i think we can not ؤan not imagine without this thing , becaus love is the source o..."

Warm greetings from the US Arbi! Yes, Love is what it is all about!

[[deleted user]]

Robin wrote: "Arbi wrote: "Hi everybody,
iam Amine from Algeria.it is my honor to be withe good people like you.
Love it is all about love , i think we can not ؤan not imagine without this thing , becaus love is..."

thank Robin for your very nice your words
a bouquet of roses for you

[Robin]

Arbi wrote: "Robin wrote: "Arbi wrote: "Hi everybody,
iam Amine from Algeria.it is my honor to be withe good people like you.
Love it is all about love , i think we can not ؤan not imagine without this thing , ..."
Thank you, Arbi.
Warm blessings.

[SHARON]

Hi, I'm Sharon Delgado I just got on Goodreads and am happy to have found this group. I write nonfiction from a progressive Christian perspective about issues related to peace and to social, economic, and environmental justice. I read anything I can get my hands on that has a deeper, systemic analysis of world events, especially related to money's influence over culture and governments. I also read a lot of theology (especially process, feminist, and other liberation theologies), biblical criticism, mysticism, and spirituality.

As a break, I enjoy immersing myself in novels and I love poetry. I live with my husband, poet Guarionex Delgado, and we spend a lot of time with our grandchildren, who live nearby. We live in a beautiful, wooded area outside Nevada City, California, with a vegetable garden and fruit trees.

[[deleted user]]

Sharon wrote: "Hi, I'm Sharon Delgado I just got on Goodreads and am happy to have found this group. I write nonfiction from a progressive Christian perspective about issues related to peace and..."

Welcome Sharon,
Very happy to be with us in this wonderful place ....
And am very happy to be the first one to say : welcome.

[Robin]

Sharon wrote: "Hi, I'm Sharon Delgado I just got on Goodreads and am happy to have found this group. I write nonfiction from a progressive Christian perspective about issues related to peace and..."

Happy yo meet yo, Sharon. Sounds like you are doing wonderful work! You are in good company. Warm blessings.

[Laurie]

Master Melvin M. wrote: "Hi , I'm Melvyn, I love reading books, nice group we have here, thanks for sharing!"

Hi!
Happy reading and hope you are inspired!
Laurie

[Robin]

Master Melvin M. wrote: "Hi , I'm Melvyn, I love reading books, nice group we have here, thanks for sharing!"


Hello Master Melvin!
Lovely to meet you. I just followed you. Are you an author?
Warm blessings,
Robin

[Laurie]

Dion wrote: "Hi. My name is Dion. I love reading all kinds of books and I think every book is special on their own way. Sorry that I introduce my self so late."

Hi Dion!
Happy Sunday! Hope all is smiles your way. And I agree, every book is absolutely unique, just like we are.
Laurie

[Robin]

Dion wrote: "Hi. My name is Dion. I love reading all kinds of books and I think every book is special on their own way. Sorry that I introduce my self so late."



Greetings, Dion! I always love meting a reader of books! Are you an author as well? Warm blessings, Robin