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January 2022
With the beginning of a new year comes the dreams of “Better.” We all desire this picture of a better this or better that. Most want it to fall into our lap, myself included. What dawns on me is that wanting it to happen to me isn’t really how it works. We have to be the better to have the better. Why am I rambling on? Let’s take a look at our environment. The news relays opinionated discourse, people are so eager to tread over each other, and there is a general ilk of distrust in the air. Lockdowns, riots, political mayhem, and a planet fighting back for its survival. And yet we wake up in a new year hoping for “Better.” The truth is, it’s not going to happen without each of us taking a piece of the pie and sharing with others. “Better” will only occur when we decide to work together and are not at odds with one another. Just ask: “Is what we’re doing working?” If we can honestly answer yes, then we are lost. I’m not suggesting world change. I’m suggesting people change. There is a difference. How each of us sees the tiny part of life we live in and how we create within that community is how we will get out of this rut. How we see and treat our neighbors and our community is where the dream of “Better” begins. The other day, I drove to the grocery store and heard three horns angrily honking, a parking space fought over, and a near fistfight over moving a shopping cart in an aisle. This madness has to end. A final thought. The end of the dinosaur occurred because of a catastrophic event, an ice age. Others believe that a meteor caused the demise of the dinosaurs. Either way, it may have been a message sent by our planet telling us that it has ultimate control. . Could our planet be sending us messages again? Violent weather, volcanoes erupting, tsunamis, a giant meteor close to earth-if we don’t course-correct will planet Earth do it for us? It was here long before us, and it may well be here long after us. We have a choice to make, and time is ticking away. Changing how we see what is directly in front of us is the true beginning of “Better.” Believing that making the smallest space around us “Better” is the beginning. “Better,” reality or a dream. Please share your thoughts about this blog. Monthly Newsletter
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Author UpdateThank you to all of you who have purchased my books. I am now considered an Amazon Top 100 Best Seller!
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Green Haven is up for BookFest and Hawthorne awards. I will let you know how it turns out later this year. Available at Amazon, Barns&Noble, Mascot books, Your Local Bookstore or Right Here. EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER 34: Oscar Called Marissa as soon as he got into his car. He asked if she wanted to come over. She looked out her car window at him with amazement. He told her it wasn’t for sex; it was to discuss what just happened. He added that they could get a bite instead. He just needed someone to talk to. She agreed. They both drove back to his place. Inside, Oscar went over to the bar and poured himself Scotch and Marissa bourbon. She pointed to her watch. “First of all, it’s never too early, and second, after what just happened, I don’t care. You know, I remember my first sip of Scotch. My uncle always drinks Scotch. When I was thirteen, he and my dad were sitting in our living room; he asked me to pour him a Scotch. I went over to the bar and opened the bottle. I took a sniff from the bottle; I must have made an awful face. When I handed him the Scotch, he looked at my father and then told me to take a sip. It was the worst thing I’d ever tasted. I almost puked right there. He and my dad laughed. My uncle told my father that at least I wouldn’t ever steal from the liquor cabinet. Look at me today. Order Green Haven today to read the entire mystery Standards of CareDr. Jordan Carey realizes that the healthcare system is broken. It's stacked against the very people it was meant to help. She tries to help and now she is it the fight of her life. Jordan could lose her medical license and her freedom.
Standards of Care is in editing now. I hope you will like my latest novel. Coming in 2023.
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