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When Emily was 13, her mother was diagnosed with advanced stage Ovarian Cancer. Shortly after, her mother began writing the novel, Bird of Paradise.

For years her mother had lost herself in a world of creation, never letting anyone read what she'd written. Sadly, in December of 2012, after years of recurrences, setbacks, surgeries, and rounds of chemotherapy, she passed away at the age of 63 . Bird of Paradise was left unfinished.

Shortly after her passing, Emily found a letter from her, with a copy of the unfinished manuscript and one request - that she finish the story for her.

Find Emily at Emilyjohnsonwrites.net

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How often are we in a situation where agreeing seems like the better move? But by doing so, we betray ourselves. Is agreeing to fit in what we all want? Then we'll all want and be and think the same things.

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Michael Magrutsche  is a creativity/art researcher that looks for art/creativity's true values outside of any system.  He believes art and creativity raise the awareness of our limitless human potential instead of instilling limitations with man-made systems.

He believes humans need something very different right now because we are in a consciousness-crisis. There is nothing more to do but to become conscious- to become the best YOU and therefore become limitlessness. 

Understand how to use man-made systems adequately for WE are the priority. Humans relinquish their potential to man-made systems like technology, economy, religion, etc.

Why do we feel incompetent to talk about art? Because art becomes trapped by the system.

Michaell is an Austrian-Californian multimedia Artist, educator, author of 5 art-related books, podcaster, coach, creative advisor and former Newport Beach CA arts commissioner. 

Find him at MICHAELLM.com 

His podcasts are 30 seconds long with nuggets of wisdom for the day. His podcast is #TheSmartofArt

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As a nationally published teenage author, Sarah will inspire and entertain people to follow their own dreams and to live their own life no matter their circumstances or obstacles in their way.  Her dogged determination helped her get this book published and even went to farmers markets to sell it.

 Sarah lives in Lehi, Utah and is a die hard fantasy nerd that can’t stop talking about dragons and anime. She's trying to get through her senior year of high school by creating her own worlds and characters, and has written six novels. Her latest is YA Fantasy Romance Novel "Stone Cold" containing 308 pages of clean reading published through Morgan James in New York. She makes friends, but only with people who can stand her habit of constantly talking during movies to critique the plot, her memorization of the How to Train your Dragon wikipedia page, and a monologue explaining why Doctor Strange is obviously the best avenger. 

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Annie has read almost 6000 books in the last 6 years. Yes, 6000 books! She loves her job as competition judge and it shows in how darn happy she is. She even read one of mine which was pretty interesting. 

If you are writer and want to learn more from this industry insider, take a listen. 

You can find her at winningwriters.com

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How many times have you wanted to walk away? Rejection? Doubts? There is something more powerful than both of those to help you keep walking the path. I hope this helps.

Check out my books and podcast at douglasrobbinsauthor.com

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Vance Neudorf follows a creed that no matter what your hand finds to do, you should throw yourself at it and enjoy every minute of the experience. Don't waste your time with complex personal plans, get moving and do something. He spent 8 summers planting trees and in the end planted over half a million. His personal core values of Community, Celebration and Creativity are guided by his Creativity Manifesto and he creates every single day. 

He has created a series of epic length fantasy novels. He creates using woodworking, linguistics, Photoshop, Indesign, podcasting, Audible, 3D jewelry design and any other venture he cares to tackle to make stories worth listening to. Check out his fantasy series at www.corseries.com


Check out my books and sign up for a free story at douglasrobbinsauthor.com

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Volunteer Management Strategist Karen Knight. Karen's used her 25 years of experience as a leader and mentor in the not-for-profit sector to develop a proprietary framework for turning volunteers into an enthusiastic, reliable and committed team. A volunteer herself, she is passionate about all things relating to volunteers and volunteerism.

Karen is a consultant, volunteer leadership expert, and a dynamic engaging speaker. She was the District Director of Toastmasters International and currently serves as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association.

Find her at https://karenknight.ca/contact/

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 Heather Hutchison is the Amazon best-selling author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir, and an award-winning singer/songwriter with four albums released to date, including her latest release, 'If I Could' (January 2022).

Check her out at https://www.heather-hutchison.com/

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Now that it's spring and the dark gray of winter is thawing, let's renew with the budding inspiration of life. It's waiting for you, but you have to act and the more you act the more you have. 

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