ZEN MOMENTS!

Hi guys I am walking on air! Okay from a wheelchair I suppose I am rolling on air! Lol I am so elated at how well the publishing meeting went today!

I cooked (with Sarah's help) BBQ chicken, fruit salad, spinach salad, homemade stuffing (not a victory lol) hor dourves, berry pie and my specialty cake. I had tried to make it look elegant and my daughter did an excellent job setting up! How would I live without her?

I was so nervous... like anxiety attack nervous. What if? What if I got humiliated? What if I looked like an idiot? What if the editor ended up hating me? What if I forgot how to act like a pro? What if I was offensive or...? What if?

That What if will kill us... worrying about things that have never happened, means chasing invisible monsters. Why borrow trouble? I made myself a nervous wreck for nothing. You know what the worst part of the day was? NOTHING!

I had the most perfect time!!!!!!!! We got a lot done. My contract is signed... not for six months or a year as most places have standard... but (drum-roll please) 2 YEARS!!!!!!!! The main editor and very talented illustrator even said... wait for it.... “OMG! She's a publicist!” I think that's the highest compliment ever.

With all the praise reaped on me today my ego should be about the size of a small continent now! LOL They really were just the loveliest ladies and the kind words they said about my book really touched my heart too! I had a total blast today! I am so happy right now... it's a Zen moment!

That's my side of it,

Angel 

www.streetlighthalo.com 

Not really blogging today because I am cooking and cleaning for an important meeting tomorrow. But remember you can buy my book at a reduced price at www.streetlighthalo.com I am very excited and elated about my meeting tomorrow! Wish me luck!

That's my side of it,
Angel
www.streetlighthalo.com

Hi

My book "Snapshots From Home; Tales From Dysfunctional High School" Is only available on ebook at sale price for a limited time. So go to www.streetlighthalo.com and buy it while it's cheap. If you are like me you want a hold in your hand paperback but that is several weeks off yet. PLEASE if you do read it leave a review. It is important to me to know what you think as I am writing a second book and I want it done to my reader's liking rather than my own. I would consider it a personal favor.

So today I am putting off the making of display stands and promos as I want the next book cover to be one of my paintings... so I've decided to paint. And believe me after all this work I really need a little relaxation. That is especially true as Cedar Fever got me again this year. We never had Mountain Cedar in Florida so I never developed an immunity to it.

On Friday the owner of the publishing house and the editor will be here for lunch. I am cooking them a chicken and possibly lasagna. I want to bake my specialty and possibly make Nanna's secret bon bon recipe (which is like round chocolate candies filled with either peanut butter or hazel nut butter.) Then again I will spend all night making them and in the morning my daughter and husband will have finished them all before the meeting! lol I am very excited as I hear my editor is a big fan! Always serves to swell my head a bit which is nice. However my head is already the size of a house! lol

That's my side of it,
Angel

Owl's Blog

Owl's Blog

I got the most beautiful gifts today from my dear friend across the pond and it has had me weird and weepy ever since! The most beautiful jewelery for my ceremonials! They made them and I am so honored! I will wear the bracelets every day but I have reserved some pieces only for high ceremonies and pow wow!

Remember those random acts of kindness can really, inspire, elate and even save a life sometimes. I am so touched in my soul that she would think of me in such a loving way. I really needed that after the terrible news yesterday.

Thank God for kindness and beloved friends!

That's my side of it,

Angel

www.streetlighthalo.com

A death

excerpt from an email I had to send today

Remember that novel I wasn't certain I was going to write and the blog that started my research for snifffing, huffing bagging? Which in turn started me thinking about talking to churches  the first place? Remember the blog? It was research for R, her neighbor's daughter was bagging and the woman wanted to know what to look for? The girl's name was Rachel and she was 14 years old today when they took her off life-support. She never lived to reach high school because addiction is too cruel and won't leave our kids alone. After I got the call I spent the day in bed. I am dedicating the next book to her. I WILL write it.

Kindly pray tonight for her mother and surviving sister. It is written, Blessed are they that mourn for they will be comforted. Also a moment of silence please for those suffering addiction inside and outside of these rooms.

Anyone needing info about viewing and funeral services, please contact R or B directly. Thanks guys. 

Things you never Knew About your Medicine Man

Things you never knew about your Medicine Man

It's a year gone by since Old Man Bear passed. It wasn't until a week later that I learned of it as I was away on family business. I remember my heart breaking into a zillion tiny pieces... he would take the journey now. He appointed me long ago to do the ceremony, leave food out for him every so often to build strength for him as he traveled. It is an old way from the Time-That-Was-Before to leave food for the dead and it was his wish that I do this after his death. He called me his Keeper of the Soul. So for a year I have tried to keep my promise and to keep him alive in our hearts and memories. But tonight I will do the other half of the ceremony that sends him to a realm... a paradise of his choosing.

Before he is set finally to the gates of that world I want to show you some of what this incredible man did in his life. He was a shaman yes but he also accomplished much more. He was a lobbyist for a law to bring Pluie's Highway to light. It passed but still collects dust waiting to be implemented. He was a gourmet chef, a professional photographer, wedding officiant, death companion, published author, (Under The Mesa Blanca Bridge) and he even ran for office in Texas and nearly won. He founded a charity that provided computers to homes for the poor and so many other things... always learning and always an advocate for education. He had more knowledge and spiritual wisdom than anyone I'd ever met. He once helped an abused woman escape a terrible situation... and believe me I am grateful.

But do these things, these heavy-handed words serve to properly describe who Rev. Bear Jones was? Never. There have never been words created eloquent enough to give proper honor to him and what he meant to me. He never let this wheel-chair destroy me. He taught me the difference between handi-capped and handi-capable. I have come this far because somewhere a Bear believed in me... taught me to believe in myself. He helped me earn my degree, was more than a priest, more than a mentor, more than a friend. But to hear him he was just a simple bear.

I will list below a few links about things he did but while you peruse these stop and think about what truly defines greatness. Is it how much he accomplished? Or is it how many he touched?

https://picasaweb.google.com/m/albumList?uname=bearjones&start=0&fgl=true&pli=1

http://www.amazon.com/Under-Mesa-Blanca-Bridge-Jones/dp/1413767087

http://www.nps.gov/glac/forteachers/pluie-the-wolf.htm pluies highway

That's my side of it,

Angel

www.streetlighthalo.com

Researching the underbelly!

Okay hi guys! I have decided to take the things I am learning through the research of drug use and new drinking trends to schools and churches. I want to hold closed meetings for parents. So today I set out to recheck everything and ended up finding out way more about drugs and drinking than God ever intended anyone to know. Things that made me sick to my very soul... and remember I was an addict for almost half of my life. Let me just put it to you this way.... people do some things that are so vile that you really don't even want to know about them. I feel like I need to brush and floss my brain.

At any rate I have found a lot of possibly large leads for my book, “Snapshots From Home,” which can be purchased from my website if you don't feel like waiting. It all looks very promising already and I haven't been an e-book for a full 72 hours. Hooray!

Tomorrow night's blog is going to be a VERY personal one about the Medicine Man... so tune in! Back to work!

That's my side of it,

Angel

www.streetlighthalo.com