I don’t know if this will sell… Although no time to spare, I know I had to do it, my oil pastels are staring me straight in the face telling me to pick it up and make something. And so I did and from that picture a story was born.
The title of the children’s book I wrote and illustrated is: “Won’t you be my friend?” – the story of the pretty yellow bird and the tiny orange ant.
It is a story about friendship. It might seem nonsensical to some but I know my kids will love it. I already ordered one and can’t wait to show it to my little kiddies. To order just click the link below.
This review is loooooong overdue.. I received a book from my good friend Bear Jack Gebhardt of Heart Mountain Monastery a few weeks back but I did not get the chance to read it because my mother-in-law got to it firsthand and I had a few things under my belt to take care of first. Sorry Bear for the long wait.
First off, I love the cover, simple yet classy but what I love most about it is the first page…
I got a signed copy from one of my favorite authors of all time!
The inside page says:
For JC – My “techie” inspiration
Thank you for all you have done!
In Peace
Bear
The book is a joy to read and in a world of riotous order this book offers a special place where peace is at home. I am a voracious reader and would usually read a book in one sitting but with this book, I had to reread each chapter twice even thrice that it more than doubled the time I usually spend in a book. And that for one says a lot about this book – it made me think really deep about how it would affect me and its effect on my daily life. It is a good read even for those people who are not into self-help or inspirational books, it offers a satisfying insight of how we could and should incorporate peace into our daily lives.
It makes me think of my life and the way I am living it, am I at peace with my life?
I don’t know…
An excerpt from the book:
If in doubt about the presence of peace in your life, ask yourself: Am I at peace with this thought, yes or no? If it’s not an immediate and spontaneous yes, it’s a no.
Needless to say, the book Practicing the Presence of Peace is a rare gem and will teach you how to be at peace when you are not at peace with the thoughts you are currently thinking. I, myself, am trying to find my presence of peace and this book is the ultimate key – simple yet true.
Yesterday morning, Yahoo, one of our african lovebirds got out of her cage and we almost lost hope of ever finding her again. At around 3PM, my brother-in-law saw her on top of the acacia tree in the church yard in front of our house. She was flitting from tree to tree calling to her partner, Google. Google frantically tried to get out of his cage, so we brought his cage up in our terrace and hung it on the window sill. Yahoo, heard her partner and went closer to where he is. We were waiting for her to get inside the window and close it, we also have a mosquito net at hand to trap her in. It was a long wait but she eventually flew to the top of Google’s cage inside the room and my brother-in-law quickly shut the window and my husband threw the mosquito net on top of her. So Yahoo went inside their cage again and ate and drank, 4PM is feeding time and she’s hungry. She went away at 8AM and came back at 4PM after finding out that the outside world is never fun without someone to share it with.
That, my friends, is the story of my prodigal bird, Yahoo. And below is a picture of Yahoo enjoying her sojourn at the outside world.
Which reminded me of a song by Bob Marley that I love, Three Little Birds… And seeing this music video of the song sung by a cute little Miss Connie Talbot, I just couldn’t resist posting it, the better to listen to it again and again… I included the lyrics for those people who like me loves to sing with music videos…
Dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing is gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing is gonna be all right!
Rise up this mornin,
Smiled with the risin sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin, (this is my message to you-ou-ou:)
Singin: dont worry bout a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry (dont worry) bout a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right!
Rise up this mornin,
Smiled with the risin sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin, this is my message to you-ou-ou:
Singin: dont worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh!
Every little thing is gonna be all right. dont worry!
Singin: dont worry about a thing – I wont worry!
cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing is gonna be all right – I wont worry!
Singin: dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing is gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry about a thing, oh no!
cause every little thing is gonna be all right!
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