Guest Blogger - Elissa Wilds
Please welcome my friend and fellow Tampa Area Romance Author, Elissa Wilds, who will be guest blogging with us today. If you haven't had a chance to chat with Elissa online or meet her in person, she is a genuine delight...a thoughtful woman with a kind and generous heart, a gifted psychic, a wonderful author -- and a new mom! Her debut novel, a paranormal romance called Between Light and Dark, is now in stores.
So please, welcome Elissa and don't be shy! Post away!
~ C.L. Wilson
First of all, thanks to Cheryl for asking me to guest blog. I'm excited to be here! I took an exciting trip last night to the Barnes & Noble they just built near my house. It's a beautiful, 2-story store, and the place was packed. Considering folks in my neck of the woods have been driving almost an hour for a book store, I know it will get lots of business. My first book, Between Light and Dark (Love Spell Paranormal Romance)
, just came out in the 28th, so I was anxious to see it the shelf at a real, live bookstore! I found it, of course, in the romance section. Yes, I even took a picture of it. There it was, sitting right next to the fabulous C.L. Wilson's books. (Something I've joked with her about since our last names are so close - she can't get rid of me because I'm even shelved next to her!)
I signed the copies they had in stock and talked to the store manager about an author event they're going to have in January, and felt, for the first time, like a published writer. Seeing those books on the shelves made it really hit home to me that I had accomplished something I've been striving after for some twenty years. Being a published author. And I thought back over the events leading up to the realization of my dream and all the magickal (yes, I misspelled it on purpose) events leading up to last night. I truly believe that if we focus our intent long enough and hard enough, we can manifest anything we want in our lives.
Obviously, this isn't a new concept. We've all heard the hype from movies like What the Bleep? and The Secret. I actually found both movies enjoyable, but especially What the Bleep? because it goes into the science behind manifesting with intent. So, yeah, I do believe I made my dream come true. Now, of course, it required hard work too. I had to learn the craft of writing, learn the market for the type of book I wanted to write, research where to submit my work, and - gulp - put the work out there and open myself up to criticism and rejection. But in the end, I believe it was my focused intent that made it happen for me.
How did I do it? I have always, from the time I was a teenager scribbling stories from my bed after lights out, believed I would be a multi-published writer some day. I've never allowed myself to doubt it. And when the opportunity arose - when a publisher asked to see the whole book - I put a lot of time and energy into envisioning receiving that oh-so-important "call." When folks asked me if I was published, the correct answer was always, "not yet, but soon." And when I went to bed each night, the last thing I did was imagine the phone call. I imagined what words would be said, how I would react. And I actually felt the emotion of excitement. Well, you know how the story ended.
I've seen people use this idea to make sure they always have parking spaces. I've a friend who is a bargain magnet when shopping. She puts the thought out there that she will find what she needs at a greatly reduced price and inevitably, the item turns up in unexpected places at a significant discount. These are just a couple examples of how to use the power of intent. The idea isn't a new one. I first heard of it about fifteen years ago, and it had been circling in the New Age circles for awhile by then. There is a book (and now a video) called You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise Hay, that was instrumental in bringing such ideas to the forefront. Don't quote me, but I think she wrote that book sometime in the late seventies. If you haven't read it, it's a great book.
The key to making this work seems to be a) being able to visualize b) believing in the process with all your heart c) being able to experience the feeling of receiving what it is that you wish for. It also takes practice. I've been practicing utilizing the power of intent in my life ever since a local metaphysical minister taught me the process fourteen years ago. And I'm still learning. I have made great strides in using the process in my life, but I'm human, and I still experience doubt sometimes. But it happens a lot less than it used to. Skeptics say, "well, if this is true, then you're saying all the bad things that happen in my life are my fault." Personally, I think that's taking things a bit too far. You shouldn't blame yourself for everything in your life that isn't working or take credit for everything that is working. I look at the power of intent as simply a tool for making your life better. (Though I do believe that all things, good or bad, have a purpose behind them--but, that's a topic for another day!)
So, as that wonderful metaphysical minister often says "change your stinkin' thinkin'." Or, my personal favorite "you get what you expect." What the heck. Give it a try. It certainly can't hurt. And you just never know which of your dreams may come true. If nothing else, maybe you'll get that prime parking spot and experience a little magic in your life. And really, isn't that what's it all about?
Bright Blessings!
Elissa
You can find out more about Elissa, her work, and her novels by visiting her website: www.elissawilds.com.
So please, welcome Elissa and don't be shy! Post away!
~ C.L. Wilson
Happy Halloween and Merry Samhain!
First of all, thanks to Cheryl for asking me to guest blog. I'm excited to be here! I took an exciting trip last night to the Barnes & Noble they just built near my house. It's a beautiful, 2-story store, and the place was packed. Considering folks in my neck of the woods have been driving almost an hour for a book store, I know it will get lots of business. My first book, Between Light and Dark (Love Spell Paranormal Romance), just came out in the 28th, so I was anxious to see it the shelf at a real, live bookstore! I found it, of course, in the romance section. Yes, I even took a picture of it. There it was, sitting right next to the fabulous C.L. Wilson's books. (Something I've joked with her about since our last names are so close - she can't get rid of me because I'm even shelved next to her!) I signed the copies they had in stock and talked to the store manager about an author event they're going to have in January, and felt, for the first time, like a published writer. Seeing those books on the shelves made it really hit home to me that I had accomplished something I've been striving after for some twenty years. Being a published author. And I thought back over the events leading up to the realization of my dream and all the magickal (yes, I misspelled it on purpose) events leading up to last night. I truly believe that if we focus our intent long enough and hard enough, we can manifest anything we want in our lives.
Obviously, this isn't a new concept. We've all heard the hype from movies like What the Bleep? and The Secret. I actually found both movies enjoyable, but especially What the Bleep? because it goes into the science behind manifesting with intent. So, yeah, I do believe I made my dream come true. Now, of course, it required hard work too. I had to learn the craft of writing, learn the market for the type of book I wanted to write, research where to submit my work, and - gulp - put the work out there and open myself up to criticism and rejection. But in the end, I believe it was my focused intent that made it happen for me.
How did I do it? I have always, from the time I was a teenager scribbling stories from my bed after lights out, believed I would be a multi-published writer some day. I've never allowed myself to doubt it. And when the opportunity arose - when a publisher asked to see the whole book - I put a lot of time and energy into envisioning receiving that oh-so-important "call." When folks asked me if I was published, the correct answer was always, "not yet, but soon." And when I went to bed each night, the last thing I did was imagine the phone call. I imagined what words would be said, how I would react. And I actually felt the emotion of excitement. Well, you know how the story ended. I've seen people use this idea to make sure they always have parking spaces. I've a friend who is a bargain magnet when shopping. She puts the thought out there that she will find what she needs at a greatly reduced price and inevitably, the item turns up in unexpected places at a significant discount. These are just a couple examples of how to use the power of intent. The idea isn't a new one. I first heard of it about fifteen years ago, and it had been circling in the New Age circles for awhile by then. There is a book (and now a video) called You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise Hay, that was instrumental in bringing such ideas to the forefront. Don't quote me, but I think she wrote that book sometime in the late seventies. If you haven't read it, it's a great book. The key to making this work seems to be a) being able to visualize b) believing in the process with all your heart c) being able to experience the feeling of receiving what it is that you wish for. It also takes practice. I've been practicing utilizing the power of intent in my life ever since a local metaphysical minister taught me the process fourteen years ago. And I'm still learning. I have made great strides in using the process in my life, but I'm human, and I still experience doubt sometimes. But it happens a lot less than it used to. Skeptics say, "well, if this is true, then you're saying all the bad things that happen in my life are my fault." Personally, I think that's taking things a bit too far. You shouldn't blame yourself for everything in your life that isn't working or take credit for everything that is working. I look at the power of intent as simply a tool for making your life better. (Though I do believe that all things, good or bad, have a purpose behind them--but, that's a topic for another day!)
So, as that wonderful metaphysical minister often says "change your stinkin' thinkin'." Or, my personal favorite "you get what you expect." What the heck. Give it a try. It certainly can't hurt. And you just never know which of your dreams may come true. If nothing else, maybe you'll get that prime parking spot and experience a little magic in your life. And really, isn't that what's it all about?
Bright Blessings!
Elissa
You can find out more about Elissa, her work, and her novels by visiting her website: www.elissawilds.com.
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