The Art Of Conversation

What a wonder this life of ours is. Each day brings forth something new to wonder at. Last evening I heard a lecture by the great talk show guy, Charlie Rose. He talked about what he does and in particular the art of conversation, emphasizing how important it is to make a connection. There's that word again--connection. One connects with every word one speaks to another as well as with one's eyes. Now, can we answer why that is important. Why don't you mull that over in your mind for awhile? You have to let your mind go, for sure.

Passion

The weekend is over and how wonderful it was. Attending a birthday party for 93 year old Bill Anderson was a real highlight. The guests ran from babes in arms to 93 year olds. There were a few tears shed by me when I began thinking of how long I had known Bill (over 50 years), and how wonderful people are. With the Andersons there is always music and a guitar player originally from Mexico caught my attention. In talking to him his passion for making music came out forcefully. How many of us, I wonder, really go after our passion? How many have really allowed themselves to recognize they do have one. There is where the awakening comes. Connecting with a passion can set one's world on fire. Each day becomes an opportunity for wonderful things to happen. I may have discovered my passion late in life, but how glad I am that I truly found it.

Longing To Visit Spain Again

Sometimes something new and creative can be a little scary, but we need to dive in and do it. Creating a blog was something I had never thought of, and here I am writing again. My friend who helped me at first is always at hand to help. Again this reinforces the ideas of connections. Each day seems to bring a new connection. When I arrived home last evening there was a blinking at the telephone telling me I had a message. How wonderful! The person calling said she had just completed my book, FINALLY AWAKE and had to call to tell me how much she enjoyed it. She felt the descriptions of village life were particularly colorful. When I heard that I wanted to race back to Spain for a long visit. How blessed I have been with all my trips to that wonderful country. I want to have everyone love it, too. Maybe that is why the book came about. Awaking the world to what is out there gives me a good feeling.

Connect to Good

It's wonderful when we really begin to think of connections. The other day I received a note in the mail telling me how much the writer had enjoyed my recent book Finally Awake. She said my descriptions of areas in Spain made her want to run for an airplane. She even suggested my next book should simply be on travel. Do all of us approach each day looking for connections? Maybe we should at least establish our connections to the source of all good.

Great Success At Local Library

When you are signed up to give a talk at the local library, sometimes no one shows up. So, it is a great thrill when there is standing room only. It was humbling and exciting last week when not only many of my friends but many new faces appeared for my talk about my books and self-publishing.

One of my favorite comments of the evening was from a woman who said that Finally Awake would be an inspiring read for any age from teenagers up to 90 and beyond. It meant a lot to me because when I watch teenagers today sometimes I wonder. Where do they find spiritual inspiration in their day-to-day life? If my book can open their minds to life's many connections in that realm, that is a wonderful thought to me.

My First Connection

Welcome to my Blog - Awake To Connections. Here I hope to connect with many of you out there in Internet land. I am a published author of two books - Life's Connections and my latest, Finally Awake. 

Blogging is one way to write daily without having to pay for paper and promotion for getting one's thoughts out there. I hope you will visit here often. Feel free to challenge or comment in any way on the thoughts posted here as it will be of much benefit to my writing and our conversation in this connected universe.