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This is Kathleen and I wanted to come to you today to share my excitement! I just opened the box! My books are here! SHINE! Stories to Inspire You To Dream Big, Fear Less and Blaze Your Own Trail. Twenty-four inspiring, empowering and inspirational stories by women for women and I’m sure some of the men in my audience will enjoy them too!
And look here right on the front… My Name!!! My Name!!! I’m sooo excited! I love books and I love reading and… There has never been a more important time for all of us to stand in our truth. This book is part of my truth and it’s part of the truth of of all of the women involved in this project. Just touching it, you will feel the weight of our truth and the love of our truth.
“Why did I do this?”, a couple of people have asked me as they’ve seen my announcements going out on Facebook. A few things… One, Synchronicity, I had been having conversations with various people in my life and they all said the same thing and maybe it’s because I’ve been a performer for part of my life, that they kept saying the exact same thing to me.
“It’s your time to shine. It’s your time to shine. It’s your time to shine.” I kept hearing that over and over. Then, I was asked to be a part of this project and the title of the book was going to be, “SHINE!”, and I said, “Come On! It doesn’t get any better than this!! This is my validation! This is my time to SHINE!” In fact, it’s time for all of us to SHINE!
That brings me to the second reason why I joined this project. I believe that sharing your story not only heals yourself, and this process has been very cathartic for me, but that sharing your story also helps heal the people who read your story because they realize that they are not alone and if you have done it, gone through obstacles and then they realize they can too.
I lot of people look at me and say, She’s got it all together, she’s got a great career, she’s performing, she’s teaching, she’s moving right along. Yes, I do! I have a very, very blessed life but I’ve had my obstacles as well. Some of you will remember details of the story that I share here in the book. I don’t want to give it away. For others it will be new.
I hope that you will take a chance and go to www.shine-book.com and buy a copy when it’s released on October 10th. I hope that you enjoy the stories. That they touch your heart and inspire you to SHINE!
If you do buy a copy. Please let me know. I’d be more than happy to autograph it for you and talk to you a little bit more about my life, how this changed my life and why I do the work that I do.
In the meantime, I am here with my celebration tea lights, blue and green with glitter, and some sparkling cider, sparkling apple cider, a harvest thing this time of year on Long Island. So please, check out our book, get a copy at www.shine-book.com and let me know how much you enjoy it.
Most of all, don’t be afraid to share your story. Now is the time… SHINE!
Have a wonderful day, everybody. Thank you so much for listening and/or reading.
This is Kathleen. Good bye for now.
Woohoo! Congratulations on this milestone, Kathleen. I share in your joy and your other 24 co-authors. I’ll be buying my book this morning and looking forward to reading the stories…and yes, stories and words do heal–the focus of my first solo book.
Thank you, Lore! Your love and encouragement has meant the world to me! Kathleen <3
Wohoooooo!
Congratulations Kathleen and all the other amazing ladies in the book.
Thank you for sharing your truth with us all.
I look forward to getting my copy as well😊
Thank you, Leila! I’m so excited! 🙂
Congratulations Kathleen! So pleased for you and all the other lovely ladies.
Thank you Vatsala! I’m so happy!
Congratulations, Kathleen! You and the other SHINE! authors have created something amazing!
Thank you for everything, Bryna! I know that the stories in SHINE! will send great healing out into the world!
Congratulations! It’s a great feeling, isn’t it?
Oh, yes! It really is! Thank you, Andrea!
So happy for you! Nothing like seeing your name in print to brighten your day! Good luck!
Thank you so much, Barb! I’m so happy!
Congratulations, Kathleen! I can feel your excitement and pride with each keystroke within this article. There is grand power in our words and it is time for you (and everyone) to SHINE.
Thank you, CK! Yes, it is our time to SHINE! By sharing our stories we heal ourselves and others. <3
So happy for you. I love synchronicity and love that you paid attention to the signs to do what was right for you. I look forward to reading your story and the stories of others. I was inspired by all you amazing women to buy the book. I agree. When you write your story it helps you heal and getting that story out to others will in turn help them heal. My message for today is “you are not alone.” I have written my own book recently and will soon be submitting it to a publisher. I am finally ready to get my own story out there. It took a little time to find some peace with it but once I started writing, the book basically wrote itself.
Thank you, Heather! Yes, “you’ll never walk alone”. You are divinely guided. I look forward to your story being published. Yes, it was the same with me. It pulled up a lot of old energy that I didn’t even realize was still lingering. I feel much more aligned now and free.
Many blessings!