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Charlene Diane Jones

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Born

in Toronto , Canada

Website

http://www.soulsciences.net

Twitter

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Genre

Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction

Influences

Mary Karr, Marilynne Robinson, Brontes

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February 2012

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My bio is most detailed through memoir, My Impossible Life trauma travel & transcendence
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

If you enjoy meditation and learning about how meditation works you might enjoy Medicine Buddha Medicine Mind:

https://www.amazon.com/Medicine-Buddh...

I have written a work of fiction The Stain, stories dressed up around the theme of reincarnation

https://www.amazon.com/Stain-Story-Re...

Contact me at charlenej@rogers.com Hope to hear from you soon!

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Charlene Diane Jones I have written one novel, The Stain and one non-fiction book Medicine Buddha/Medicine Mind as well as a pretty good draft of my memoirs My Impossible …moreI have written one novel, The Stain and one non-fiction book Medicine Buddha/Medicine Mind as well as a pretty good draft of my memoirs My Impossible Life in the past two years. But really, that doesn't say it. I have been writing these three books for about ten years. And in that decade also began a blog on my website, now at www.soulsciences.net, became host of a community radio program called "Off the Top." (at www.whistleradio.com) and from there learned how to edit and produce my shows. That last skill is not as difficult as it might seem!
I am enjoying the challenges of technology, and am late in getting into the Goodreads community. Well, perhaps I ought to say I have been a member at a certain level and now am interested to up my game. Any takers?
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Charlene Diane Jones Fortunately, I like it all. I enjoy listening to an idea in my head, then putting that idea on paper. Or just putting things on paper whether or not a…moreFortunately, I like it all. I enjoy listening to an idea in my head, then putting that idea on paper. Or just putting things on paper whether or not anyone might consider the items ideas. I enjoy revision, the challenge of finding the most excellent expression of what I mean to say. That always elicits an "awww" of relief somewhere near my heart centre. The process of stacking sentences into a proper order reminds me of shifting the buttons from my mother's large button collection, a job I was tasked as a two year old and one which brought out my mother's ability to be the best kind of mother: warm, interested, supportive, telling me "you can do it..." So putting order to chaos ranks as one of my intense interests in life.
I enjoy shifting the length of sentences from shorter to longer, and trying to hear the poetry of language sifting through the sounds gyrating on the page. This internal focusing makes me very happy, in the same way meditation makes me happy.
I enjoy seeing what my gifted friends Sue Reynolds and James Dewar come up with on cover design and layout and feel confident I am getting with them the best deal for the amount charged. My covers, both of The Stain and of Medicine Buddha/Medicine Mind attest to my words.
I am learning to enjoy the marketing side of things, albeit many days I feel my shoulder wedged snuggly against that rock known to Sisyphus. Other days I feel light as a cloud when someone anywhere notices, pays attention and/or buys one of my books. (less)

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Average rating: 4.33 · 97 ratings · 46 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Stain: A Book of Reincarnation, Karma and the Release from Suffering 4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medicine Buddha/Medicine Mind: An Easy-to-Understand Exploration of the Healing Power of Your Mind by Charlene Diane Jones (Goodreads Author), David Brazier (Introduction) 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Impossible Life: Trauma Travel Transcendence 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medicine Mind Buddha Mind : Placebos, Beliefs, and the Power of Your Mind to Visualize (Mind Medicine Book 1) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bliss Pig: And Other Poems really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Healing Power of Your Mind : Medicine Buddha Medicine Mind (Mind Medicine Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Memoir, Healing Abuse, Healing PTSD, Healthy Mind & Body, Meditation, Meditation for Healing, Tibetan Buddhist Meditation, Tibetan Buddhist teachings, Body Healing for Mental Health, Emotional HealingMy Impossible Life: trauma travel & transcendence by Charlene Jones

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“Krishna Murti: It is no sign of good mental health to be well adjusted to a sick society.”
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“Krishna Murti: It is no sign of good mental health to be well adjusted to a sick society.”
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“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”
― Gustav Flaubert

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“When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

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“In strength the body only knows itself, is full of itself, its movements, its words, but in weakness is the invisible and the whisperings.”
― Lene Fogelberg, Beautiful Affliction

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