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Where Would You Fly – Interactive Map

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A FUN interactive map displaying the answer to “Where Did IT Fly?” …. so far …

This map is so fun! You can zoom in on the pins and scroll around the entire World!! The purple pins have fun images embedded!

Please let us know your city, state, and/or country and we’ll add it to the map! The book has flown to The Netherlands, Australia, England, North Ireland, and to many of the 50 states!

Would you like a book to fly your way? Head over to the website to learn more about, “Where Would You Fly and Other Magical Stories” … Go here.

Conversations with Thomas

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February 24 2018:

Conversations with Thomas today … The English Channel, The Atlantic Ocean and countries that border it, North Korea, China, Switzerland, facebook and twitter algorithms and bots, and then we watched “Field of Dreams” and had conversations about that.

He loved the movie so much he researched more about it and found the book the movie was based from, Shoeless Joe. All of this in between teasing Lillian and making her yell. Wahooo!!! I am incredibly blessed for the practice of meditation and mindfulness … Love this wonderful and amazing life. xoxo

Do You Act When Moved to Share Kindness

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**THROWBACK POST**

November 12 2013:

Around the time of Thomas’ birthday he so gently asked if he could have an ice cream cone as a birthday treat while we waited for Lillian to finish her therapies. I reminded him we had ice cream at home and that he could have some. He said, “Okay, that sounds good.”

Lillian’s therapy center is only seconds from the fast food place that has soft serve ice cream. After I parked, I filled my mind with thoughts of abundance and generosity and changed my mind. After all, it was only a $1 cone.

As I turned into the parking lot a homeless person was sitting on the curb. In addition to ordering the ice cream for Thomas, I ordered a chicken burger. At least, I think it was me. I felt an overwhelming urge to order that burger and give it to the person we had just passed.

I had Thomas hand it to him as we pulled next to him. I have NEVER done this before. The man thanked us many times.

As we drove off, I told Thomas that it doesn’t matter the reason that man is sitting there or even if he is really homeless. I felt moved to share kindness and I did. I was going to use that money to attend the Dr. Temple Grandin lecture on Thursday night. This felt more powerful and important.

I explained that we never want to NOT share kindness due to judgment of another or for fear that our kindness will not be well received. Once we perform an act of kindness it’s really no longer our business. I’m sure Thomas will remind me of this beautiful moment just when I need it most. Here’s a picture of him with the ice cream on that day … 11.12.13 … He even shared some with me! xoxo

Thomas with Ice Cream Cone 12.12.13

One Blood Test – One Phone Call – One Moment in Time

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**THROWBACK POST***

December 11 2015:

The Gift of One Article by Camilla 12.11.15 #1 The Gift of One Article by Camilla 12.11.15 #2

What a magical surprise waiting in the mail today! After it took an HOUR to drive to HDMS to get Thomas this afternoon. It usually takes 12 minutes. Then 30 minutes home as we had to bypass the closed portion of the highway.

It was a blessing to have this waiting in the mail …. along with another envelope with some surprise money for Team TLC. Thank you Veronica Wain for mailing hard copies of the journal. This is the third nudge I’ve received today to share this article again which was published this past fall.

Listening to those nudges … Here’s an excerpt and a link to read the full article. May your heart land on just the right passage at just the right moment …

“One blood test, one phone call, one moment in time, drastically changed the direction of my life forever. I know more about genetics, chromosomes, DNA, motor skills, verbal skills, and now emotional and behavioural issues than I ever thought I would need or want to know. ……. I thought I had life pretty much planned at that point and for a while this brief phone call seemed to have caused my life to break apart like a melting iceberg with pieces scattering here and there. Looking back now, all that was brought into my life, all that occurred, all that began, and all that ended were meant to happen for my own growth and enlightenment. An enlightenment I feel spreads far beyond myself and my family as I believe we are all connected.”

My Journey With Intellectual Disability and Relationships – A Short Memoir

I Sat Reading a Book and Ended Up Receiving and Sharing Kindness

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December 21 2012:

I sat reading a book in the coffee shop this morning while waiting on my friend to arrive. I got up to move to a smaller table and a man sitting nearby said, “I like your boots”. So we started chatting about boots and he showed me his boots. We talked about boots with leather bottoms and boots with rubber bottoms.

He’s got 5 days off and is visiting from Elko, Nevada. He works for one of the mining companies in Elko. I learned about this huge truck he drives that has a 12,000 gallon tank and how the tank gets filled and what happens when it’s being filled. He works 4 days on and 5 off and then 5 on and 4 off. He’s going to an end of the world party tonight!

I learned that he likes Harley motorcycles and boots and about the Harley he’s about to purchase so he can take trips on it. This one has waterproof storage. Says he’s gonna take a trip on it this summer down to Arizona to see his brother and ride through the Grand Canyon on the way.

He likes to write so he is going to journal his trip. I shared how I thought that was a GREAT idea. He likes to write letters “the old fashioned way”, put a stamp on them and mail them. He likes to read too. So I shared how I like to write and read also and that I had just written and published a book.

His name is Paul. He bought one of my books, is going to read it and then give to his sister who is a school teacher in Winnemucca. I did not know him, He did not know me. Now we know each other and now you know about him too!!

All this while I was waiting for my friend to show up. I could have just said “Thank You” when he complimented my boots and went back to reading my book. The old me would have. I sure hope I enriched his life. I know he enriched mine by letting me listen and learn about him.

Fear is at the Root of It

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December 11 2015:

I am urged to share with you one of the major themes from a client session this morning.

Fear

Fear is at the root of whatever is blocking you. I think at this point we all get that we’ve got to release this fear in order to move forward. However, it’s not just a matter of saying, “I release you fear.” If you are truly committed to moving forward, try the emotional connection technique.

The negative feelings that arise along with thoughts of achieving your end goal will present also as discomfort, or at the least, a physical feeling within the body. First, commit to yourself to move forward. Second, be quiet and still. Focus on where you physically feel the negative feelings. Stay with it. The location may shift places. It may start out in the heart, then go to the stomach, then jump up to the shoulder. Stay with it.

Release any thoughts of labeling the feeling or thinking about why you feel this way. Also release thoughts of and getting caught up in childhood stories should they arise. If you continue to stay with it, the uncomfortable emotion and physical feeling will, at the least, decrease, and, at the most, release all together. This may happen with just one session or you may need several. Once it has completely dissipated, release whatever it is you wish to move forward with ….

Faithfully try this and you may just be surprised ….. Plus, what’s the opposite of fear? LOVE!!! We must connect with the fear to let in the love that’s there waiting for us!

Love, sweet love … xoxo

A Little Kindness Here and a Sprinkle of Magic There and a Pinch of Joy All Over

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February 19 2018:

A blessed day of a little kindness here, sprinkle of magic there, and a pinch of joy to round it out … On a day when I haven’t felt myself. I think I stayed in bed all day, and this body got up to do the motions! HA! I’m not sick, just blah …

Woke up to a new “Where Would You Fly” book sale and unpacked a couple of boxes and hung a few more lovelies back on the wall.

While filling our water jugs with spring water at a local water tank, the machine took all my cash, but didn’t give me water! Hmmmm … A small trickle was making it’s way into one of the 3 gallon jugs.

That was the last of my cash. I sat there and thought, “Well, what do I do now.”

I got out to take a photo of the sign with the phone number and email and out of no where, a guy walks around the tank and asks if I’m having problems. I explained and it turns out he and his wife own this tank and a few others.

He went to work getting my water and gave me my money as this time it was on them. Yes, it was only $3. I don’t care. An act of kindness is an act of kindness and my heart welcomes kindness in whatever form it arrives.

This wasn’t the only unexpected and positive happening day. Today has been overflowing with them …. And, on a day when I have felt incredibly disconnected and blah …. Just the sort of day that one can truly rejoice in them … xoxo

The Tapestry of Life or Something Like That

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February 20 2018:

Mailing this today reminded me of the stories about the tapestry of life … something like how one action leads to another, to another and they are all connected.

Barbara Hranilovich and I met online back in 2007. I asked her to blog for a website I owned at the time. She did and her articles were incredibly informative and just plain good.

I suggested she make the articles into a book as each article was about being an entrepreneur and each was paired with a letter of the alphabet. I’m pretty sure that was already Barb’s line of thinking as months later, after I had abandoned the blog, I received a book in the mail, titled “E is for Entrepreneur”.

Barb had created a book from the articles and I didn’t even know until she mailed me the finished product. Barb had included me in her gratitude list in the book and hand wrote a note that the book would never have happened without me.

However, I did not see the note or my name on the gratitude list as it came when I was packing. It was put into a box and I came across it a year or so later ….. when I was trying to figure out the style of my book.

It was exactly what I needed to receive, see, and find to shine the light on how my book was to be written. Hence, “D iz for Different – One Woman’s Journey to Acceptance”.

And, I didn’t tell Barb about it at all. I simply mailed her a book when it was finished with a similar message that she had written to me.

Side note: Barb loves fairies. Years ago she mailed Lillian a fairy book Barb had illustrated, plus a fairy house we keep hanging on our wall.

Now, today, I mailed her a book of fairy tales written by Lillian Darnell!

And we’ve never met in person …. Beautiful, magical, and wonderful tapestry of life …. xoxo

Where Would You Fly Book to Barb 2.20.18

Today is the Official Book Launch for Where Would You Fly

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Lillian Getting First Order of Books Where Would You Fly 1.24.18 #1

Hey there!! Ready to fly? Unfurl those wings and let’s take flight …

If you would like to help spread the word today, TUESDAY, 2.27, the official launch day for Where Would You Fly, here’s how ….. Any time during the day on TUESDAY, no matter the time zone!

I invite you to visit the website, https://www.WhereWouldYouFly.com, and choose whatever speaks to you.

Copy and paste it to your profile along with a personal message from you.

Be sure to include a link to the book on Amazon and this tag below. If you’re short of time, you can skip the above and just do the below …. 😉

Here is the Amazon link and tag for easy copying:

https://a.co/enm96a4 … #WhereWouldYouFly

All in all, just do what you have time for sharing. We will be thankful with whatever you have time to share.

Oceans of love to you and heaps and heaps of gratitude for flying with us …. We are truly blessed by your kindness, support, and love!

Peace,

Camilla and Lillian
xoxo

P.S. – If you already purchased a book, today or in the next couple of days, would be perfect timing to leave a review on Amazon too.