Writing Process: Help with Editing

A writer may self-edit their own work but in my experience I have found another person editing your work has a distinct advantage. As co-authors, Debby and I helped each other perfect our work, which allowed us to combine our strengths in our writing. Still, I found that because of our close collaboration, [...]

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The Evolution of a Book Cover Part 1

A book cover is the appearance of a book to the world. The saying goes not to judge a book by its cover. Still this is often one of the first aspects of a book that a reader first notices. The concept of our book cover started through discussion between Debby, her [...]

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Overgeneralization: Cognitive Distortions Depression

We all know that how we think can have profound influence on our moods. It can also change our perception of reality because in a way the world is a reflection of our thinking. Our mental lens can colour how we see the world. When events in life don’t go your way, [...]

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Common Signs of Depression

Feeling sad is normal part of life but when it’s intense and persistent then you or someone who you know needs help. Here are common symptoms of depression:

Ongoing sadness, anxiety, or feeling numb or empty
Things seem off and not right
You’re crying for no apparent reason
You feel hopeless and pessimistic
Your mind or body is slowed [...]

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Connectedness: Star of David & Sri Yantra Symbols

Two symbols that have a striking similarity are the Star of David and Sri Yantra, pictured below:

Star of David & Sri Yantra
 
 
The Star of David is a hexagram, or six-sided star, which according to Jewish tradition appeared on shields of King David, hence its other name Shield of David (Hebrew Magen David, or ). It [...]

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Poem: Love’s Mysteries

A poem from Deborah Morrison’s upcoming collection of poems.
LOVE’S MYSTERIES
Love’s mysteries drift
In crystal waters of emerald green
Beneath the surface of a turbulent sea
In the silent wishes of dreamers
Moments together appear
Like grains of sand
In depths of the sea
Yet waves of time cast
These grains adrift
We seek to wander
Beneath cloudless skies
Let truth reveal itself
In heavens of clear blue
With [...]

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Poem: Reflection

This is a poem from Deborah Morrison’s forthcoming collection of poems:
REFLECTION
Time moves more slowly here
My soul is at home
In this wondrous place
A botanical, creative space
Hidden, mysterious, free
I am enticed to slow down
In this garden enclosed
By a solid stone wall
With a strong iron gate
I breathe in beauty
Of liminal space, charm adorns
This beautiful place
Delicately balanced between
Nature and [...]

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Mystical Poem: Philosophical Anthropology

PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
What is the nature
of Human Nature?
Emergence surreal…
From linear, mundane existence
into a free, creative, inspirational flow
of our transcendental spirit
A direct encounter
with Absolute being
simultaneously within
yet beyond…
Illumination
where the Divine
the Mystical
embraces the Human,
Yearning deeply,
Reaching far…
Being
the Self…
from within the centre
of our heart
where the soul
comes into embrace
with its own
timelessness

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Mystical Poem: The Inner Voice

THE INNER VOICE
If one is
Merely projecting
One’s ego
Then
It is impossible
To even hear
The Inner Voice
When the ego
Is transcended
One becomes
Aligned with
Truth
And the Inner Voice
Becomes
Crystal
Clear
From the book Mystical Poetry

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Mystical Poem: Dewdrop

DEWDROP
Honey’d with clear, golden and lavender,
Spring’s blossom bringing forth new beginning,
Dawn awakens and glistens
In luminous flux; Oh artist of birth
Your Universal light of incandescent glow
Dances within my body, mind
Heart and Soul; Oh auspicious dewdrop,
Like a pendant of crystal chandelier,
Shaped like a tiny pear…
I see you at play upon flowers of spring,
I behold you everywhere, even [...]

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