J is for Journey ~ A to Z 2015 Challenge

J is for Journey...

Definition...

noun

1.

a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a 

rather long time; trip

2.

a distance, course, or area traveled or suitable for traveling

3.

a period of travel

4.

passage or progress from one stage to another

Many of us participating in the A to Z 2015 Challenge are writer's and our goal is publication. Even though we all have the same goal, each of our journeys are unique.

Honor your process and refrain from comparing your journey to others. We all have a path to follow and honor. Success is had by staying true to ourselves and our journey.

We are all in this together, with virtually an unlimited source of support, especially through the Insecure Writer's Support Group - #IWSG!

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Multi Award-winning Children's Author

Ignite curiosity in your child through reading!

Connect with Donna McDine on Google+

A Sandy Grave ~ January 2014 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ 2014 Purple Dragonfly 1st Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved, Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Powder Monkey ~ May 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Story Monster Approved and Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

Hockey Agony ~ January 2013 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ New England Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014, Story Monster Approved and Reader's Favorite Five Star Review

The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc. ~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval, Readers Favorite 2012 International Book Awards Honorable Mention and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Blog Talk Radio - Cyrus A. Webb Chats with Tina Games, Certified Creativity and Life Purpose Coach – July 16 – 10 am EST

Conversations LIVE Radio show host Cyrus Webb starts off your day with authors and books that are sure to inspire and motivate you. Join in on the conversation through the telephone or listen in through the Internet when he chats with certified creativity and life purpose coach, Tina Games.

Come join us on Monday, July 16 at 10 am EST for an inspiring and insightful interview while they chat about Ms. Games’ book, Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to Self-Discovery. Have a question or comment for our host and/or guest, please dial-in 347-996-5499 or listen-in via http://www.blogtalkradio.com/breakfastwithbooks.

About Tina Games: As a certified creativity and life purpose coach, Tina is the "Moonlight Muse" for women who want to tap into the "full moon within" and claim their authentic self, both personally and professionally. Through her signature coaching program, based on the phases of the moon, Tina gently guides women from darkness to light as they create an authentic vision filled with purpose, passion and creative expression. Also certified as a journaling workshop facilitator, Tina leads virtual and in person workshops for mothers who want to explore their passion for journal writing, while expanding their personal support systems. She does this through her own online network, the "Journaling Moms Café". Tina serves on the Journal Council for the International Association for Journal Writing where she is joined by 30 other journaling experts worldwide. They offer a variety of articles, resources, webinars, and tele-classes on journal writing to association members.

Synopsis: In the book, Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to Self-Discovery, the author shares her personal story of transformation and how it led her on a path of self-exploration. The book gives stories from other moms who embarked on similar journeys. Designed as a workbook with a journaling format, the book allows for personal reflection with many opportunities to answer the question, “I’m a mother, but who am I really?” Using a variety of creative methods, including journal writing and visual collage techniques, this book allows for personal reflection with many opportunities to answer the question, "I'm a mother, but who am I really?" Designed as a workbook with a journaling format, the author shares her personal story while weaving in stories from other mothers. She also introduces moon sign astrology and moon folklore to lay the foundation for a spiritual, moonlit journey toward an authentic life filled with purpose, passion and creative expression. Embark on an intimate adventure of self-exploration - and discover your full moon.

We look forward to your visit. Thank you for your time and interest. 

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Gelati’s Scoop GZONE Chats with Tina Games, Certified Creativity and Life Purpose Coach – May 23 – 10 am EST

The humorous and delightful Giovanni Gelati of Blog Talk Radio Gelati’s Scoop GZone will be connecting through the airwaves and Internet to interview certified creativity and life purpose coach, Tina Games.

Come join us on Wednesday, May 23 at 10 am EST for an inspiring and insightful interview while they chat about Ms. Games’ book, Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to Self-Discovery. 

Have a question or comment for our host and/or guest, please dial-in 949-270-5955 or listen-in via http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gelatisscoop. 

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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
~ Literary Classics Silver Award and Seal of Approval Recipient and Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards Finalist

Journaling Retreat with Tina Games

For those of you who journal and for those that want to begin journaling the Journaling Retreat conducted by Tina Games is an inspiring 6-week journaling retreat conducted online in a safe chat server entitled, Journaling Moms Cafe.

I have journaled for many years and was thrilled to participate in this wonderful and unique opportunity to explore "18 different journaling techniques that will connect with unconscious desires and wishes simmering slightly below the surface and outside of your awareness. If there are places you need healing, you will find them. If there are places to celebrate joy, you will find them. If there is a path or direction waiting for you, you will find it."
"Based on the work of Kathleen Adams, journal therapy pioneer and author of Journal to the Self, this workshop will offer tools to begin and maintain a journal, an understanding of its benefits, and the opportunity to practice several different journaling techniques."

The clarity I obtained through the techniques set me on a path where doors opened fully for my understanding and opportunity to take on a renewed and healthy outlook both personally and professionally. One of the techniques was poetry journaling and to be quite honest with I was a bit apprehensive since I am not a good poet at all. With shocking surprise I wrote the following poem using the alphabet sequence and it garnered a wonderful respones from Tina Games:

Attributes are important
Because it reflects the flip side of the
Coin in
Determining
Effectivness in
Freelance writing
Gigs that I
Hold
Inside
Just because I feel writing for
Kids I may be
Laughed at
Making me
Not
Operate from a
Place of love and subsequently
Quit in the
Race of creating
Something
To
Use
Visually
Without
Xccepting
Your
Zen

The syntax may be off, but I was elated with Tina's feedback:

Donna -
For someone who feels she's "terrible with poetry" - this is AMAZING!
I love the flow of this piece. It feels effortless - and feels as if you were really rolling with the thoughts and emotions as they flowing through you.
Our fears really do hold us back from so much!


What if - you made a commitment to yourself for just one week - to say "NO" to any fears of criticism or rejection? And during that week, make a commitment to send out your work and decide that you're okay with the outcome, whatever it is - and that you will take any criticism with a grain of salt (taking what feels right and using it, and throwing out what doesn't feel right).
As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Faith is taking the first step when you don't see the whole staircase."


Give yourself the gift of faith,
Tina Games

"The Moonlight Muse"
Creativity and Life Purpose Coach

Visit Tina Games today, http://www.themoonlightmuse.com/ ~ you'll be happy you did!


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Best wishes,
Donna M. McDine
Award-winning Children's Author
The Golden Pathway ~ August 2010 ~ Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.
http://guardianangelpublishing.com/pathway.htm