Sunday, March 27, 2011

Review - EFT for the Highly Sensitive Temperament

EFT for the Highly Sensitive Temperament (EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques)EFT for the Highly Sensitive Temperament
BY: Rue Hass
PUBLISHED BY: Energy Psychology Press
PUBLISHED IN: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60415-046-9
Pages: 329
Reviewed by Billy Burgess

Do you easily get overwhelmed? Or do you ever feel invisible? If so, you might be highly sensitive. Rue Hass has written EFT for the Highly Sensitive Temperament to help you understand and conquer your sensitive temperament. Most cases, the problem is caused by something that happened in your childhood that triggered the problem later in life. Word and actions can be hurtful and life changing for kids and adults.

Are you sensitive to your own feelings? These is one of the questions the author wants you to ask yourself to help you overcome your fears and doubts. She recommend using the using the EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, method founded by Gary Craig.

I personally, have never heard about Emotional Freedom Techniques before reviewing these books. Techniques are about tapping on certain parts of your body, like under nose, under eye, etc., to step into the energy that flows through your body. I tried this, and honestly, I just didn’t get it. Maybe it takes lots of practice, but I can’t see this ever working on a person. I can understand repeating the positive phrases during the EFT, but can’t a person just close their eyes and repeat the phrases to clam their nerves down.

I’m somewhat shy, well I was as a kid, and that was one of the reasons I wanted to review this book. The author has a checklist for you to find out how sensitive you are. I checked only for, therefore, I’m not that sensitive as I thought. There people out there that are sensitive, and I would recommend EFT for the Highly Sensitive Temperament, as they may get some benefit out of reading it.

*I would like to thank Energy Psychology Press for sending me a copy to review.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Review - Spring Break by Barbara Steiner






Angie Hendrix and her friends, Paula, Kerry, and Chad, and her brother, Justin, are spending their spring break at a rented three-story house on the beach after they find that every motel is filled with spring breakers. Angie starts hearing strange footsteps and a mysterious voice. The voice sounds like a little girl crying out for help. Nobody believes her, and they think her imagination is running wild because they are staying in the old house.

The Friday 56 - Situation: Out of Control


Hosted by Freda's Voice


Situation: Out of Control & Full Exposure: Situation: Out of Control\Full Exposure (Harlequin Showcase)

Jayne looked at herself in the mirror
and wondered why of all the women in
the bar tonight he'd stayed so focused on her.
page 56, Situation: Out of Control by Debra Webb

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Thursday Ramblings - March 24, 2011


Wow, it is already Thursday, again. I was ill for a few days, but I am much better now. I just heard on the news that there is more snow on the way. It is spring! I do not want any more snow!

Trickster's Girl (The Raven Duet)I am currently reading Trickster's Girl, finally! In addition, I am half way through EFT For the Highly Sensitive Temperament. I have four other books piled on my desk that I have read, but I need to write up some reviews. I hope to get to them tomorrow. If an author or a publisher has requested a review for me, I would like you to know I will get to reading them as soon as possible.

I am also busy with two new short stories. One is a sci-fi story, which is new for me, and the deadline for the anthology is at the end of the month. The other story is an eerie tale of the afterlife.



HereafterI bought the DVDs Hereafter, and Piranha. I am a big Clint Eastwood fan, so I was excited to watch Hereafter. The movie is long and at times boring. I was hoping for more of a supernatural thriller instead of a drama. Despite the downside, the movie is directed beautifully and the acting is superb. It's not Clint's best movie, but it is worth a watch. Maybe I will watch Piranha tonight.
Piranha
Nickelodeon released a sneak preview of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that will air in 2012. Twenty-six episodes have been ordered and will be made in 3D animation. Let me just say, I hope they work on the animation before it airs because I am not impressed by the preview.







HaloMonster High: The Ghoul Next DoorBooks in the mail this week: Monster High: The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison; EFT For the Highly Sensitive Temperament by Rue Hass; EFT For Procrastination by Gloria Arenson; Toys by James Patterson and Neil McMahon; Halo by Alexandra Adornetto; and The Morganville Vampires Volume 3 by Rachel Caine.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Q&A with Authors Tom Listul and Heather Listul Hewitt


Interview Q&A

I want to thank you for being my guest here on Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.

What inspired you to write?


Tom: I started writing just as an outlet to express myself through story telling. Song writing is the same way for me. I enjoy telling a story that takes a person somewhere that they can relate to.


Heather: I enjoy writing as a way to escape to a different place and look at ideas in different ways. It is fun to see where a story can go.

What type of books do you mostly write?

This is our first children’s book that we have written. So, we are enjoying the whole process of seeing a small idea turn into a full colored book that children will find enjoyable to read.


Do your children inspire any of books, characters, or plots?


Tom: Yes they have. Their personalities and their uncanny way of looking at life inspire me every day.

Can you share with us a little about your current book?
Monkey Made Dream


This is a story about a little girl who wakes up for school one morning and finds that her little brother has been replaced by a monkey in his bed. The story takes you through their day as the little girl tries to explain to everyone about the monkey wearing her brother’s clothes. There is a twist at the end of the story when the truth of the story is revealed.


The world of children’s book publishing is extremely competitive, with many authors hesitating between trying their luck with a traditional publisher or self publishing. What advice would you offer writers who are oscillating between these two publishing venues?


Tom: I don’t know what the right answer is for everyone. I self-published Monkey Made Dream ourselves mainly because it was for fun. I also like to be involved with the whole process of marketing. This is our project, and we want to have a say in how to get this children’s book out to the public.

Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

Tom: Just keep writing every day.


Heather: Enjoy the process!


I thank you for taking the time to share with me and my readers about being an author.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

A Romp Through The Deep South by Olivia deBelle Byrd


A ROMP THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH
by Olivia deBelle Byrd


Like all good Southern storytellers, I hate to waste a good story. While repeating one of my tales one too many times my husband said to me with exasperation, “Why don’t you write this stuff down?”
What began as the quest of a husband to keep his wife quiet segued into a collection of Southern stories assembled as a Christmas gift for my children. Thirty-one months and fourteen rejection letters later, Miss Hildreth Wore Brown—Anecdotes of a Southern Belle was published by an independent New York publisher.

Thus was the beginning of Miss Hildreth—a humorous, satirical romp through my Southern life. I like to call it real-life fiction as all the people, places and events are real, but like all good Southern stories exaggeration and embellishment have been added to these real events. Because they are actual occurrences, the reader is drawn into the warmth and familiarity of the characters and their stories. What Southern mother has not threatened her offspring with grits and water for supper if that thank you note does not get written? What quaint Southern town does not have a grand dame who wears turbans and dark sunglasses and calls everyone “dahling” whether they are darling or not? Where else but the South can a mink be mistaken for possum?

Being raised by a Southern father and grandmother of great wit, humor flowed as freely as water from a faucet in our household. More years into adulthood then I am going to reveal, when prodded by my husband’s bid to shush me I put pen to paper and the stories poured forth as though an age-old tap had been discovered and turned on. With hours of sweat, spoonfuls of tenacity, and several strokes of plain good fortune, the amusement and idiosyncrasies that are so unique to the Deep South came to life on the pages of Miss Hildreth Wore Brown. The stories are punctuated with everyday mishaps that Southerners seem to have a knack for turning into entertainment. It turns out Bostonians do not always appreciate being called “ma’am” and New Yorkers can have Southern manners.

My humorous foray through Southern life has led me into a joyous romp through the land of authors and readers. As an old reader and a new writer, it warms the cockles of my Southern heart to know there are so many book lovers in this world. Through books, we become what we dream, we are educated and inspired, we travel into the souls of characters and find ourselves. To be a new author in the presence of so many creative minds has been a gift. To be in the presence of so many lovers and readers of books has been an inspiration. I believe deeply in the written word. Very simply, it gives meaning and beauty to life.


About the author



Olivia deBelle Byrd is a self-proclaimed Southern Belle who resides in Panama City, Florida, with her husband, Tommy. She is the author of Miss Hildreth Wore Brown—Anecdotes of a Southern Belle, which is her first collection of satirical essays.

http://www.oliviadebellebyrd.com/

Friday, March 18, 2011

The Friday 56

Hosted by Freda's Voice

Surrender the Dark


His diction was too perfect, the whites of his eyes too clear,
almost crystalline clear . . . and he smelled fresh,
like a baby's newborn scent.

page 56, Surrender the Dark by L.A. Banks