~What is one thing you hope your readers will be inspired by in your chapter?
It would touch my heart if they were inspired by my hard won wisdom, what I call golden nuggets. It’s impossible for me to recall from the age of 52, the age I quit drinking, to my current 65 years and remain blind to the wisdom and blessings that I’ve gained. It’s easy, as a person graced with consciousness and awareness, to see the world with awe and wonder, with great gratitude. It is this, the wonder, the blessings, that I want my readers to know, see, and experience, for these are the basis of their SHINE!
~What tip or piece of advise can you share with our reader today to empower them to SHINE?
Peace and freedom can become yours. There is hope. H.O.P.E. is an acronym. It
stands for “Hold On. Pain Ends.” It also means “Hold On. Possibilities Emerge.” When you can hold on through the pain and begin wanting to make changes in your life and then begin to make them, opportunities will appear, possibilities will emerge, and you will be on your journey to peace and freedom.
Lean-In and Listen to our Bloom Authors as They Share About Their Stories!
In this special five-part interview series, Rebecca Hall Gruyter talked with the Bloom Where You are Planted and SHINE! authors on her Empowering Women, Transforming
Lives radio show. As she talked with each author, they shared special highlights from writing the book and behind-the-scenes stories from the book. As you listen in, you’ll enjoy great tips and secrets on how to bloom and shine as they share from their hearts to your heart. (Just click on each week to go straight to the interview or visit https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2335/empowering-women-transforming-lives and go to the August 15th show to get started!)
Week 1 - Deb Dutcher, Mary E. Knippel, Nancy Monson, & Trisha Garrett
Week 2 - Samantha Jansen, Jim T. Chong, Dixie Bennett, & Sonya Williams
Week 3 - Brandy T. Jones, Barbara Gross, Marlene Elizabeth, & Caitriona Reed
Week 4 - Coach Sherry Winn, Ione Wendy Sidwell, Holly Reese, Marlowe Allenbright, & Teresa Hawley Howard
Week 5 - Jeanne Alford, Jon Missall, & John Hall