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  Listen to Nanette Hucknall (author of How to Live from Your Heart and co-author of The Rose and the Sword ) talk about how to live from your heart on Bruce Langford's Mindfulness Podcast .\ How to Live from Your Heart has won the following awards: Book of the Year finalist Best Books Award finalist Book Excellence Award Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Readers' Favorites Book Award finalist Kops-Fetherling International Books Legacy Award: Self/Help For more posts about Nanette and her books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and

  This interview of Nanette Hucknall, author of  How to Live from Your Heart  and co-author of  The Rose and the Sword ,  is not entirely recent, but in case anyone missed it, it is worth listening to. It is not dated. Listen here:  XETV-TV San Diego Living, How To Live From the Heart (youtube.com)                                    How to Live from Your Heart  has won the following awards: Book of the Year finalist Best Books Award finalist Book Excellence Award Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Readers' Favorites Book Award finalist Kops-Fetherling International Books Legacy Award: Self/Help For more posts about Nanette and her books, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with  MSI Press LLC ? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Inter

  It is Tuesday. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side.  First book starts to sell again -- and outsells the second and third books (Rose and Sword  - no competitions or awards; How to Live from the Heart; not always the off effect - some second and third books have outsold earlier ones Earlier posts become more popular than current ones. (Greenebaum's older post same day as new post posted) Today's post addresses an interesting phenomenon in which subsequent publications improve the sales of previous publications, sometimes with previous publications outselling the new books. Books in Series It stands to reason that subsequent publications will bring in better sales for all books in a ser

  Well, we just sent our babies (books) off to the American Library Association Annual Convention. If you go, look for them at the Combined Book Exhibit. A Theology for the Rest of Us //Yavelberg An Afternoon's Dictation /Greenebaum Choice and Structure for Children with Autism /McNeil Entienda el Desafio del -No- en los Ninos con Autismo /McNeil How to Live from Your Heart /Hucknall Learning to Feel /Kris Girrell Spunky Grandmas /Ken Mogren The Rose and the Sword /Bach & Hucknall Understanding the Challenge of No for Children with Autism /McNeil Women, We're Only Old Once /Cooper Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed co

  The following post, appearing last year on Nanette Hucknall's blog, is timeless. The topic is joy -- as an antidote to a world filled with fear. Nanette writes: Joy is often portrayed as a grandiose and euphoric emotion, but a touch of joy can be uncovered in many simple, small encounters of our daily lives. Being enchanted by a piece of music, glimpsing a shifting sunset or catching the sound of children laughing as you pass them playing on the sidewalk –  to name a few. It is felt in any relationship where love, or even a gentle, respectful kinship is present. Joy abounds in nature – the hearty resilience of a stretching flower, a chilly breeze on your warm face or the scent of a nearby body of water and all its brisk beauty.  Read the rest of the post HERE . Nanette co-authored The Rose and the Sword . She also wrote How to Live from Your Heart . Book of the Year Award 2016 finalist Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award in Self-Help Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Book Excellence Award

  Excerpt from Living in Blue Sky Mind (Diedrichs) - Foreword Richard Gentei Diedrichs, or Gentei Sensei, as he is respectfully and affectionately called by the members of the Daifukuji Family Sangha, draws from the well of his childhood experiences and from wisdom gleaned as an elementary school teacher and practitioner of Zen to bring the sweet water of the Buddha’s teachings to people of all ages. He is honest and compassionate, a sincere human being and teacher of the Dharma whom we can trust. He tells us that it is possible for ordinary people, even as children, to awaken and realize their Buddha Nature through practice. Living in Blue Sky Mind is a refreshingly clear presentation of the Dharma , which can be understood by children and appreciated by adults. Gentei Sensei’s vivid childhood recollections strike a chord in our own memories, a painful chord at times but one that reassures us that our mistakes and painful experiences can be opportunities for spiritual growth. The q

  From the chapter, "Ramadan," in  Road to Damascus  -  My first weeks in Damascus, I found any and every excuse to sit on the balcony adjoining our bedroom, writing letters, reading, watching the street action below or, best of all, just looking at the city. I knew this sight was one thing I would miss when we moved downstairs because there, the house across the street blocked most of the view. The balconies on our building were enclosed by a stone wall about three feet high and were, in typical fashion, surmounted by another foot or more of wrought iron, artfully twisted and bent into arabesque patterns. Some balconies were generously built and could seat a large family and visiting friends. However, even smaller balconies, like ours, were crowded with potted flowers - geraniums, rose bushes, jasmine, climbing vines and one or two caged songbirds Balcony floors were tiled and had a drain at one end. Mornings I would find Kawsar and other industrious housewives sluicing them

  www.allthingsmindful.org I came across an excellent post recently about personal development on the All Things Mindful website. The article says, quite rightly, that change starts with embracing transformation, not from rote applications of suggestions of coaches and books. Take a look at this great article, "Maximizing Your Personal Growth and Development," and then, when you are ready, check out MSI Press books, by experts, that can help provide you guidance as you leap from pillar to pillar, gaining strength and agility at life itself. A Guide to Bliss: Transforming Your Life through Mind Expansion (Tubali)   A Theology for the Rest of Us (Yavelberg)   A Woman’s Guide to Self-Nurturing: How to Build Self-Esteem by Being Nice to Yourself (Romer) El Poder de lo Transpersonal (Ustman)   How My Cat Made Me a Better Man (Feig)   How to Get Happy and Stay That Way (Romer)   How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity

  We thank Shannon Gonyou, author of Since Sinai , for the following post: As winter settles in, the days get shorter and the nights grow colder and darker.  Winter coats come out of storage and moods begin to darken in tandem with the sky.  Against this bleak early-winter backdrop, myriad cultures feature a holiday or festival that largely centers the concept of light or brightness. For Judaism, that holiday is Hanukkah.  Dates for Hanukkah are set using the Hebrew calendar, which is lunar rather than solar, so the eight nights that it occupies around December shift around each year.  We celebrate the holiday by lighting one candle each night in our hanukkiah (commonly called a menorah) until we have nine candles— one for each night plus the “helper candle” used to light the others— glowing bright against the darkened winter sky.  Hanukkah celebrates a historical event rather than a Biblical one.  The world Hanukkah means “dedication.”  According to legend, during the Second Temple pe

  Excerpt from The Rose and the Sword by Nanette Hucknall -- Tend the Light One of the positive qualities of the feminine is beauty in all its forms. The experience of beauty opens one’s heart, and also changes relationships with others. People often think of beauty in a superficial way and fail to appreciate its impact on their lives. The sheer numbers of people who frequent art museums always strikes us: although some may be drawn to a particular artist, or are knowledgeable about art, it is the beauty that draws, and beauty that is the magnet.             A similar experience can occur with all the arts: listening to a concert, watching dance, absorbing great writing – all can touch our hearts, as can, also, nature. Why are we so drawn to beautiful sunsets and sunrises? When nature paints glorious images on the sky canvas, are we not reborn in some way? The following tale illustrates the transformative power of beauty:   Robert sat at his desk with the bile of anger rising in him.