BECOMING AN OPTIMIST

"Wouldn’t life be worth living,
Wouldn’t dreams be coming true?
If we kept the Christmas spirit,
All the whole year through."
- Carolyn Wells.

Christmas at the Galleries Lafayette dome

 On the cusp of 2012’s last day, with that eternal hope, we move on to the next year, a little older, and a little wiser.

I would like to pour a glass of champagne and toast in the New Year with you but as I can’t, I can offer something that will give you pleasure that will certainly have more lasting value.   Check out one of the chapter’s from Particular Passions:  Talks with Women who Have Shaped our Times which recounts the rich oral histories of pioneering women of the twentieth century from the arts and sciences, athletics and law, mathematics and politics.

It isn’t "the bubbly", but it’s cheaper than champagne…(if you were to buy it)…It’s only $0.99 and I know these stories will inspire you going in to the New Year.

Try the Tatyana Grosman chapter. What she did with her life will touch your soul and make you realize anything is possible.

"One of those rare, rare books that pick your life up, turn it around and point it in the right direction." — K.T. Maclay

Tatyana Grosman on Amazon and Apple.

Check it out. You won't be disappointed.

A HOLIDAY THAT INSPIRES HOPE AND REGENERATES THE SOUL

Best wishes for a day that inspires happiness and feelings of good will. Out of the tragedy in Newton, CT, the world responded to the inspirational story of the teachers who made the ultimate sacrifice of their lives in trying to protect their students from harm’s way.

Read other inspirational stories in a book, Particular Passions:  Talks with Women who Shaped our Lives,  of women whose actions changed their own lives, and ultimately for others around the world. Their lives started out no different than yours or mine.

 Available at Apple and Amazon - try one of a dozen chapters, at only $.99 cents each. Curl up in a chair wrapped in a cozy warm blanket, after the holiday meal is over and everything is cleaned up....hopefully. You wont be disappointed!

Photo: ©Lynn Gilbert, Cappadocia, Turkey 2011

As one reviewer said of Particular Passions: Talks with Women who Shaped our TImes: “One of those rare, rare books that pick your life up, turn it around and point it in the right direction." —K.T. Maclay

LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING

"Christmas is the day that holds all time together." - Alexander Smith.

Lincoln Center, 2006

Have you thought of a gift for yourself? No need to wait for Santa or his elf.

Amazon, Apple you can buy a book Curl up, be toasty, and read on the “nook.”

A chapter from PP* will be a treasure, You’ll find the book will give you pleasure.

Check out one chapter to try it out. Then you’ll know what the book is about.

* Particular Passions: Talks with Women Who Have Shaped Our Times.

As one reviewer said: “One of those rare, rare books that pick your life up, turn it around and point it in the right direction.” — K.T. Maclay

Choose one of 12 chapters…for $.99 on  Apple  or Amazon.

For more about Particular Passions.

Photo: ©Lynn Gilbert, Lincoln Center 2006

Billie Jean King - a 21st Century Icon

"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" - Robert Kennedy.

Billie Jean King was a dreamer and put those dreams into action.  Look what she accomplished:  from a tennis player, to a champion, to bringing about women's equality in sport, then bringing about greater equality in the workplace first in America, and along with others around the globe.

Read her story in Particular Passions:  Talks with Women who Have Shaped our Times.  This is a story for all people who want to see how dreams can turn into reality.... how you make it happen ...and it isn't magic. This chapter isn't about tennis, or even sports, it's about how people put their dreams into action.

"...you can’t force people. ..You can be persuasive if you explain to people that it is in their self-interest to do something…"  Billie Jean King from Particular Passions.

One reviewer said, "One of those rare, rare books that pick your life up, turn it around and point it in the right direction.  —K.T. Maclay

The New Year is fast approaching, be inspired by someone who dared to dream and make that dream come true.

Enjoy this brief and inspirational chapter on your kindle / ipad.

Photo: Lynn Gilbert, Cover: Jackie Merri Meyer

FINDING A BARGAIN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Christmas at Galleries Lafayette

"Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice." — Dave Barry

To everyone who reads these posts, and there are many of you, I would love to give you a gift- but as that isn't possible, I can offer you a bargain, something I think everyone around the world loves: For $0.99 you can download a chapter that will touch your soul and make you realize that good things happen to good people...even in the worst of circumstances.

ENJOY the brief oral biography of Tanya Grosman on Amazon.

As a reviewer commented, "One of those rare, rare books that pick your life up, turn it around and point it in the right direction." — K.T. Maclay