I've been thinking a lot about Grace and opportunity. Are they separate or one in the same? Do you live your life day in and day out waiting for them? Or do you actively pursue them? Does ignoring them make you wasteful?
I believe in giving what I want to get. Sometimes it's a beautiful thing and then there are the days it bites me in the ass. But still I go on, giving love, respect and kindness. Waiting for them to find me in return. Don't get me wrong, that's not the reason I do it, it's not the prize at the end of the race. No, for me it's a way to sleep at night. To be able to look in mirror and concede that I am responsible for the day's actions and that I will accept whatever they may bring.
It's not easy or fun most days being the bigger person or the softer voice, but I try. I try to think of all the times that I've been disregarded and dismissed. Life is not easy or fun. It's a series of tasks, some enjoyable others atrocious, but at the end of the day you've survived. Survival can be splendid, especially when it's filled with laughter of children, big warm embraces and your favorite dessert. I'm not a doom and gloom kind of gal, but I like to be honest. I've realized that if I'm not honest with myself I tend to let my imagination take flight and I read more into things than necessary. And THAT is how I get bitten in the ass!
Sometimes when it's dark and lonely you get a spark of light. A spark of happiness, a gift of clear sight and the heavens part and it all comes together. A dream you never really believed would be anything more than that comes true. A person realizes that you really do things just because and not because you need repayment. Those are the days I live for, the days that make all the others fade away into hysterically unbelievable stories to tell over drinks.
I've had a few of those days lately, after a very long year with so few. I found Grace whispering my name on the wind and I cried tears of joy and utter relief. I cried because she hadn't forgotten me and because I still believed. I cried because it's been a long, hard winter and I finally see signs of spring. But mostly I cried because I was relieved to know that I hadn't given up, the darkness and desolation hadn't won and I still had a chance. A chance to make a choice each and every day to seek out the graceful path and create opportunities for myself.
So I'm a little lighter, floating a little higher and filled to bursting with the gratitude that I can still see and appreciate all that Grace and opportunity can bring. Take a look in the mirror and see what you find, you might just find a little yourself.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
A WISH I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17935534-deviation
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/816090840"
5 STARS
Deviation by Dani Morales
Utterly Beautiful
I made this purchase on a whim, new author, new read what could go wrong? Nothing and everything! This story was beautifully heartbreaking, the love and honesty showed through with each new page. The characters pulled at the heartstrings and gave an honest look at real life. Real, honest, dirty life. it's not pretty and we are our own worst enemies but there's always hope. Ms. Morales has written a story that is real and allows for belief in something greater. It is one of the best books I've come across in some time. I wish we had more, I would love to see the characters progress further.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/19592110-selinda">View all my reviews
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20502138-christmas-salvation"
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/836441944"
5 STARS
Christmas Salvation by Dani Morales
So Happily Ever After
OMG! I was so thrilled when Dani informed me that my thirst for more of Angel and Neveah would be quenched. I never thought that in such a short span she could once again completely fill my heart. They found each other and now have to believe in forever. I literally was in tears for the last half of this novella. It's such an empowering and hopeful story. These characters will always have a place in my heart. Fate, love and redemption 's. Morales is genius at them all.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/19592110-selinda">View all my reviews
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/816090840"
5 STARS
Deviation by Dani Morales
Utterly Beautiful
I made this purchase on a whim, new author, new read what could go wrong? Nothing and everything! This story was beautifully heartbreaking, the love and honesty showed through with each new page. The characters pulled at the heartstrings and gave an honest look at real life. Real, honest, dirty life. it's not pretty and we are our own worst enemies but there's always hope. Ms. Morales has written a story that is real and allows for belief in something greater. It is one of the best books I've come across in some time. I wish we had more, I would love to see the characters progress further.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/19592110-selinda">View all my reviews
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20502138-christmas-salvation"
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/836441944"
5 STARS
Christmas Salvation by Dani Morales
So Happily Ever After
OMG! I was so thrilled when Dani informed me that my thirst for more of Angel and Neveah would be quenched. I never thought that in such a short span she could once again completely fill my heart. They found each other and now have to believe in forever. I literally was in tears for the last half of this novella. It's such an empowering and hopeful story. These characters will always have a place in my heart. Fate, love and redemption 's. Morales is genius at them all.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/19592110-selinda">View all my reviews
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
SNOW DAY...
SNOW DAY....BRINGS HOT READS!
The Book Gods at NetGalley have once again brought me a yummy and deliciously naughty read.
4 LOGS ON THE FIRE to
ABLAZE (Fireside Series book 1)
by MORGAN BLACK
Sooo, what happens when you get trapped in the snow with your naughty dream man? That's the premise of this serial. It's a delicious dilemma for a girl to be in. A young woman trapped in a gilded cage by her family's status and her father's desire comes face to face with what freedom can feel like. She finally has the courage to make a choice for herself and what a decision it is.
A man with a shadowy past. Secrets surround him and only serve to make him all the more irresistible. Even though she's all he wants, will he take all that she has to offer? Sometimes your past can ruin your future. Ms. Black has written a wonderful introduction to what promises to be a sexy and smart series.
I'm not usually a fan of short serials (I'm a super greedy reader and ALWAYS want more!) but I can't help myself! ABLAZE paints a great beginning to a very addictive story. The cliffhanger at the end literally had me screaming WHAT THE F*** to my e-reader!! If that's not a good enough reason to pick up this read, then I really can't help you.
So come on my book people, join me on the journey to see what happens to Cheyenne and Luke. Can a spark really turn into a fire of love? By God I hope so, but we'll just have to see.
The Book Gods at NetGalley have once again brought me a yummy and deliciously naughty read.
4 LOGS ON THE FIRE to
ABLAZE (Fireside Series book 1)
by MORGAN BLACK
Sooo, what happens when you get trapped in the snow with your naughty dream man? That's the premise of this serial. It's a delicious dilemma for a girl to be in. A young woman trapped in a gilded cage by her family's status and her father's desire comes face to face with what freedom can feel like. She finally has the courage to make a choice for herself and what a decision it is.
A man with a shadowy past. Secrets surround him and only serve to make him all the more irresistible. Even though she's all he wants, will he take all that she has to offer? Sometimes your past can ruin your future. Ms. Black has written a wonderful introduction to what promises to be a sexy and smart series.
I'm not usually a fan of short serials (I'm a super greedy reader and ALWAYS want more!) but I can't help myself! ABLAZE paints a great beginning to a very addictive story. The cliffhanger at the end literally had me screaming WHAT THE F*** to my e-reader!! If that's not a good enough reason to pick up this read, then I really can't help you.
So come on my book people, join me on the journey to see what happens to Cheyenne and Luke. Can a spark really turn into a fire of love? By God I hope so, but we'll just have to see.
Monday, January 27, 2014
A RARE GIFT
It's been quite some time...I know, but sometimes life happens and blindsides you. It leaves you gasping for air and trying to find something, somewhere to ground you. That has been my life, a search for my new stable ground. Each day another unsteady trek into the unknown. But, sometimes someone cracks open a door and allows a sliver of light to illuminate a way forward. The Book Gods at NetGally have provided that sliver of light to me lately, so I must shout from the rooftops and let all know that I have found a true piece of beauty and it's name is....
5 STARS to BOOK LOVERS
Stories Edited by Shawna Kenney
Never in all my years of reading, and they are many have I encountered someone who I felt understood the power of an authors words on my soul. Each writer's key or pen stroke can be a caress or violent strike to the reader. Each reader's response different and yet the same. It has plauged me forever; how does one really explain the triumph or desolation that a story has provoked? How can you possibly make someone else understand that in a mere few words this faceless person has destroyed you?
It's a constant arguement that my Book Girls and I have. One that none of us can explain, one that none of us would change because that is the power of a book. It lifts humanity highlighting all the wonder and possibility while punishing by pointing out all of our short comings. A book breaks your heart and allows you to hope that one day it will be filled again. I know...I know I'm rambling, but this is me. This is the road my mind wanders when I lose focus on the everyday insanity. This is what rattles around in my brain when I'm bursting at the seams wanting to share some intense moment from my latest read or when I've a character breakthrough of my own.
Never, until now have I felt heard or understood. never have I shouted out loud "YES" at nothing more than the introduction to a book. I should have known never to never...because finally I found it...found them. Shawna Kenney has collected a series of erotic shorts that are phenominal! Each story is a carress to the mind, a whisper to the heart and a jolt to the senses. They run the gamit of scenerios; a little of something for all, but none of that matters.
It's the tone, the language, the scenarios that all blend together into a perfect storm. Each just enough of a tease to jumpstart your heart and mind. Each boiled down to the true essence of what you as a reader really wants when cracking open the pages of a tale. The words are feather light and land impossibly deep. I love to quote a great story, love to share the authors words that so move me. But to do so here would be a disservice.
You have to immurs yourself in each tiny tale and feel the weight of the words. It's what every reader wants...isn't it? To float in a sea of words, in a world created just for your enjoyment. To read about finding the 1 person who finally sees "all your colors". I am completely obsessed and utterly enraptured by this collection. It is now and forever will be close at hand and continually reread.
5 STARS to BOOK LOVERS
Stories Edited by Shawna Kenney
Never in all my years of reading, and they are many have I encountered someone who I felt understood the power of an authors words on my soul. Each writer's key or pen stroke can be a caress or violent strike to the reader. Each reader's response different and yet the same. It has plauged me forever; how does one really explain the triumph or desolation that a story has provoked? How can you possibly make someone else understand that in a mere few words this faceless person has destroyed you?
It's a constant arguement that my Book Girls and I have. One that none of us can explain, one that none of us would change because that is the power of a book. It lifts humanity highlighting all the wonder and possibility while punishing by pointing out all of our short comings. A book breaks your heart and allows you to hope that one day it will be filled again. I know...I know I'm rambling, but this is me. This is the road my mind wanders when I lose focus on the everyday insanity. This is what rattles around in my brain when I'm bursting at the seams wanting to share some intense moment from my latest read or when I've a character breakthrough of my own.
Never, until now have I felt heard or understood. never have I shouted out loud "YES" at nothing more than the introduction to a book. I should have known never to never...because finally I found it...found them. Shawna Kenney has collected a series of erotic shorts that are phenominal! Each story is a carress to the mind, a whisper to the heart and a jolt to the senses. They run the gamit of scenerios; a little of something for all, but none of that matters.
It's the tone, the language, the scenarios that all blend together into a perfect storm. Each just enough of a tease to jumpstart your heart and mind. Each boiled down to the true essence of what you as a reader really wants when cracking open the pages of a tale. The words are feather light and land impossibly deep. I love to quote a great story, love to share the authors words that so move me. But to do so here would be a disservice.
You have to immurs yourself in each tiny tale and feel the weight of the words. It's what every reader wants...isn't it? To float in a sea of words, in a world created just for your enjoyment. To read about finding the 1 person who finally sees "all your colors". I am completely obsessed and utterly enraptured by this collection. It is now and forever will be close at hand and continually reread.
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