My Independence Report

In this powerful episode I talk with Kristen, a mother and wife of a great American family. The pain, and fear she experiences every time any family member leaves the house. Just because of the color of their skin! A very sad situation. We must do better!!

PUBLISHED AUTHOR Wayne  McFarland has more than 35 years of conceptual design, corporate project development, marketing, sales, and product management experience. His extensive work history includes new product introduction and market development encompassing creation, testing and implementation of multimedia campaigns, including online marketing, broadcast advertising, press release campaigns, distributor development, and the full range of social media. His experience encompasses technology and software development, marketing management and the training and management of sales teams.

Mr. McFarland’s background includes the founding of a company that was focused on trade show and entertainment presentations for such companies as IBM, Lockheed, and Harley-Davidson, and provided event segments for venues ranging from the re-opening of Radio City Music Hall to the re-launch of the Hollywood Sign. This work also included leading a partnership for advertising and branded product development in the music and broadcast industries. His marketing and sales work for software and technology products has resulted in thousands of users for proprietary software products to firms including Disney, Shell Oil, Lockheed, Northrop, G.E., Gulfstream, Los Alamos Labs, Sony, Sumitomo, and many others. He recently set up the entire marketing structure for a business support and call center division that was migrated from in-house marketing work to contracts with more than 400 clients, including a number of the largest companies in the world.

Girl Power Begins! As a mompreneur, I wanted to create a company that encourages girls to be strong, active and goal driven. I was born with a heart defect that limited my activity level. After a number of heart surgeries, I set a goal to have an active lifestyle. So far, I have beat the odds and have run 25 marathons and three 50k's. I am currently training for my first 50 miler. I want my children to learn the importance of hard work and perseverance on the field as an athlete as well as all aspects of their lives. I have used coaching as a way to encourage and impart the things I have learned that ultimately, you can overcome the odds. Through dance, gymnastics and sports, girls learn to be assertive, work as a team and test their abilities and strength. In the words of Shalane Flanagan, "Keep your head up, keep your heart strong," I want girls who wear my products to feel pride, feel assertive, feel the sense of team and above all, feel they can beat the odds while maintaining a sense of kindness for others.

Matt Shea is a developing author having published nine books. He is greatly inspired by the writings of Andy Griffith and focuses on the common folk that small towns are made of.

He credits the success of his first book, "The Groundskeeper And Other Short Stories" to his family. The values that were instilled throughout his childhood gave him the strong sense of justice that is conveyed through his writings. The Shea family is only an average American family from an average neighborhood. Their secret was that they were close knit and accepted others.

Matt's mother, Vyerl set an example of being self sacrificing; having never placed herself first. She always cared about the feelings of others, no matter who they were. She even sponsored many foster children despite having a family of eight. During the holidays, the Roman Catholic mom would also have a Hanukkah bush for their Jewish friends. There were years when the family would make Christmas gifts and personally deliver them to seniors in rest homes.

The very table that Matt writes all of his stories on came from a childhood neighbor, Netta Wilson. Through time, Netta had to be relocated to assistant living due to deteriorating health. Vyerl never forgot that she and Netta traveled to see the Vatican together. Care packages, visits, and transporting Netta to spend Sundays at their home became a ritual until her last day. When she passed away, Matt was bequeathed an antique table from Netta. A priceless heirloom that he regards as sacred.

I’m not a healer, a teacher, or a guru.

 In this fun episode, I host Positive Talk on Martha Norwalk's Animal World which is heard on KKNW 1150 AM in Seattle. In this episode I talk to and take calls with Natasha Venter, a Spiritual communicator for the Angels, Loved ones on the other side, and Guides. She is grateful to be a voice for them. She is inspiring!

Join Lisa Fairman and me, as we talk to Crystal Cunningham, who left the corporate world to become a life coach. Her mission is to help people live their best life. A really fun episode!

These ladies are a great interview, enjoy

Thanks for stopping by. We are a The Ladies of And I Thought an award winning group(note the side picture yes we are still giddy) of authors of the And I Thought series & Miss-Fit Guides. The founders of The 25 Hottest Indie Authors, Artists, And Advocates Magazine. We are international speakers, Radio hosts, and podcasters.

Hello and Welcome! I’m delighted for you to know who I am and how Life’s experiences aided in my spiritual growth.

The Universe has given me many spiritual gifts of psychic medium insight, then through life I have learned to listen deeper to the angels.

Looking back to when I was a child; I remember being born, having my guide Peter as a best friend, later to find out he was known as St. Peter.

Then in 1993, my beloved father passed away without physically seeing my first son who was born six weeks later. Three years later, in 1997, I received the gift of my second son.

My parents’ passing, the passing of others close to me, all coinciding with additional major emotional experiences, threw me into days of deep ups and downs.

After several years of additional classes with spiritual teachers and Energy work such as Reiki, I truly began tuning into myself and the universe like never before. That’s when I heard the Angels, my guides, and the Universe clearer then before, ask me to step out and be a voice for them.

I have so enjoyed sitting with many people individually or in group settings receiving and sharing messages.

My intention is to bring the Knowing of The Universe to every connection I make.

Blessings,

Natasha Venter

In this episode, I invite Christina Flach onto my show on KKNW 1150 am in Seattle. We tell her powerful story and talk about grief and healing. A great episode