In the process of my book writing I had to seek out an artist to create the images I want depicting a satirical/light-hearted glimpse of the chapter. I’m happy to report that I found a delightful young man by the name of Hugo who lives in South Africa. Now before you ask how in the hell I found him, let me say this…
I don’t think we “find” people, but rather we attract them. When we are in a place of anger, contention, jealousy, depression or any other undesirable state, we attract the like. I’ve spent time there and sure enough, like minded people swarmed in.
I am now in an open state of creativity and Hugo was clearly attracted to the work. Something he could feel through a computer screen from half way across the world. I hired him via Upwork to develop my caricature for the newsletter as a test project and then offered him the bigger job of working on my book illustrations. In an exchange he said, I really enjoy creating things for you, the work feels so fulfilling. I felt the same.
While I have never met Hugo in person, it is evident he is an interesting person and I’m thankful to have him working with me on this project.
Who do you surround yourself with? Who do you choose to work amongst?
The people in your life are who you are attracting. If they’re not the people you want, it’s time to look at why you’re attracting them in the first place.
This is a snapshot of an email from Hugo. I really like this kid. The PS makes me giggle:)
Your happiness is not a gift given to you by others.
Create a mantra for your life. If you aren't writing your story, someone else is writing it for you.
Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eml-radio-talking-truth/id1498113483?i=1000558947971
Hello my friends!
I'm finishing up the transition away from Locals onto Substack and wanted to be sure each of you have made the necessary adjustments to your accounts. For those of you who have remaining months left on your paid support here, I have comped you the balance over at Substack.
This will be the final week I post content here.
I will resume the live recordings over there, starting with our first call on Friday, March 3rd at 9am/12pm. Invitations to join the Zoom calls will go out on Substack. Mark your calendars!
Also, be sure to download the Substack App! I love the app and find it so helpful in organizing content I want to read later by keeping it on my dashboard.
See you on the other side!
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One of the biggest challenges in writing my book is not being able to share any of it along the way. Given my narcissistic need for constant approval and attention, not having any feedback is killing me. Even negative attention is better than no attention at all (which explains a lot of my behavior in life), so not only am I missing the praise but I also miss my haters.
I need to break out of this cave. Thanks to Chuck Palahniuk who writes Spoiler Alert on Substack, but you would know as the author of Fight Club, I got the idea to share some excerpts and things that won’t make the final edit. This will give us both what we need. I get some attention and you get some thought provoking words to make you think (and possibly laugh, cry or both.)
Today’s snippet is from the first draft of a chapter titled, Remove Your Kindergarten Name Tag. I am currently on my third revision and we can all be thankful for this. As I walk my readers through the dark hallways of my earliest years, and attempt ...
Wanted to pass this short video along. We think of health in very limited ways. Faith, nature, love, communality, shared human experience…all prove to be just as necessary, if not more so, than going to the gym.
I’ve always viewed and taught health from this perspective. It is my belief the lack of these essential elements is as big an issue in our culture as poor diet and lack of movement.
The takeaway-we can do better🙏🏼
