Dare to dream big
Dare to be different
Dare to step outside your small circle
Dare to think new ideas
Dare to change your world
Dare to create a new story
Dare to share your awesomeness
Dare to be you
Tag Archives: Making a Difference
The Power of Unconditional Love
There is no power on earth like unconditional love. If you offer it to your child, you are 90% of the way home. To know you always can come back home is going to make for a better human being” Warren Buffett
This River Called Life, A Letter to My Children
Today, my ebook was published on both Kindle and The Nook. The preview for the book is listed below as well as a review by my proofreader. She read the book and was so motivated by it to change her life that she started her own business. See reviews and links below.
Preview for book: There comes a time when you know the world you are living in is not your home. When that happens it does not matter the existing circumstances. It does not matter how late in life you may have waited. What matters is that you are ready to jump into the life your soul has longed for. This is when you feel alive. This is when you know everything you have been prepared for is coming together, and it is time…time to finally live who you are. This realization is magical and resonates possibly for the first time with your life’s purpose. My message is don’t wait for what you know you are born to do. When you have a talent, it needs to be shared. When you have a dream, it needs to be lived. When your heart is leading you and your passion is talking to you, listen! Life is about your unique journey, and the difference you can make. There is nothing that will compare with your decision to finally go in the direction you are meant to go and all the magic that happens from that decision. This is when life finally falls together.
Originally written only for my Children as inspiration and guidance about life, This River Called Life, A Letter to My Children is encouragement…about taking control of your destiny instead of accepting what life lays in your lap. It’s about finding yourself, believing in your dreams, believing in yourself, leaving yesterday behind, and creating a world as unique as you are. What has been in your life up till now has nothing to do with what can be.
Review: It is my distinct pleasure to have read the first draft of Velinda Peyton’s new book This River Called Life, A Letter to My Children. She writes in such a clear, informative manner and is inspirational in her encouragement of others to pursue their dreams. Consequently, I have started a business with my husband after reading her book because I also have found my passion. In addition, she tunes in so well to many of the longings we all have, in every aspect of our lives. One particular passage that moves me is her description of coming across a deer in a remote area of Colorado. Her description is so poetic and moving that I feel as if I am actually there with her in the moment. I often find myself wanting to reread certain passages because the writing is simply that good. Fantastic job, Velinda! Cathy
- Can be downloaded to the computer
- Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0077SF3GY
- The Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-river-called-life-a-letter-to-my-children-velinda-peyton/1038665596?ean=2940013929760
The Things we Regret…Slow Down
“Regrets for things you did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things you did not do that is inconsolable” Sydney J. Harris
SLOW DOWN
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won’t last.
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask how are you, do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed?
With the next hundred chores running through your head?
You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won’t last.
Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die.
Cause you never had time to call and say “Hi”?
You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won’t last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day
It is like an unopened gift thrown away.
Life is not a race, do take it slower.
Hear the music, before the song is over.
What is Passion?
Passion is something you can do all day. You are addicted to it, you don’t want to stop, you draw energy from it, it makes you feel alive, it is motivating, comforting and you know you are going in the right direction. Nothing can stop you from pursing this passion. The worst part about it is that it can become so obsessive that you get little else done.
Photo: National Geographic
