Out with the Old, in with the New
We are at the end of 2022 and as I reflect on the positive highlights of the year they seem to be blurred by the negative news we get daily. It is more profitable for the news media to sensationalize tragedy, rather than heartwarming stories. I don’t like to make resolutions, however, this year I will be watching much less news and more love stories. A good Hallmark love story will offset the stress of hearing bad news. Furthermore, research has indicated that what we watch before we go to bed will resonate with us for 8 hours, so it makes sense to watch something positive or nothing at all. Reading is another passtime I stopped doing in 2022 and I vow to get back to more reading and less television. There are so many good books out there. One book that I wrote, ‘ The Third Road,’ recently got a rave review by a friend of mine. I want to share it with you:
“Just wanted to let you know while I was in NC visting my sister and my younger daughter Catlina, we were reading, ‘The Third Road,’ and we were blown away for me, again and again! So my sister said she is going to get the book for her friends at her church when she’s done reading it! This church does not believe in Catholicism, but is a full gospel church and my sister said she’s giving it to them anyway because you write with such love for Jesus that she must share your book! God is moving mountains with your books. Just wanted you to know and my brother told me to gift you this story! Love you! Dawn
Wow, that really was a wonderful gift from a friend in my prayer group who read the book recently, passed it along to her brother, (also in our prayer group) and he passed it along to his sister in NC. I loved writing the book and I even enjoy reading it. I will read it again in 2023 as a way to bring positivity to my life. As I shut out the old for 2022, in the form of the news, I will ring in the new with positive books and I will start with, The Third Road. My book brings you on a journey to discover the power within that brings much joy, peace and love. No matter what is happening in the world peace is attainable. There is a lovely saying by Norman Vincent Peale, “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
Where are you putting your attention and thoughts? Positive thoughts always bring positive results. Out with the old and in with the new. Along your journey on The Third Road you may find your purpose in life. Having a purpose is one of the most rewarding things you can discover about yourself and it brings so much happiness and contentment.
My book is for everyone, whether Christian, Jewish, Buddist, Muslim, it really is for everyone.
Here is a small excerpt from a chapter called, ‘Your Purpose.’
Rabbi Harold Kushner put is so succinctly when he said, “Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter, so that the world will be at least a little bit diffferent for having passed through it.”
I just love that quote. I hope you join me in 2023 as we journey together on, The Third Road, and find much peace and joy.