Even when I'm down...

Even when I'm down my many friends and family have a way of lifting my spirits!

Today was one of those days. You know the one' when everything possible goes wrong. I spent my morning on the phone between my bank and paypal and accomplished nothing. Cruised through my work day. Left work to go to my daughters' house. I hit every red light and a section of road closed for two ambulances and police cars. This is rush hour by the way and my truck has no air conditioning and I live in Florida! I'm sitting in traffic dripping wet and my truck starts smoking from the hood. From my experience this is never good so I pull over, luckily their was a shell station. I pulled my truck in and walked over to Jersey Mikes, ate a sub, killed about 40 minutes and went back to my truck. 

I popped open the hood, opened the radiator cap. It was full. I started my truck and let it run to make sure the thermostat was working. All good. So I got back on the road and had no more problems. I didn't actually believe my truck overheated since the gauge never displayed it but hey, my truck is 14 years old the gauge could be bad but evidently it wasn't. I think my truck just didn't like the heat any more than me.

By the time I got home I was sweaty, grumpy and looking forward to a shower. Out of habit I opened up my tablet and to my surprise an author whom I know had read my book and left a review! I read the review and tears of joy sprinkled my eyes. Of all days her review lifted my spirits and I've been giddy since.

Below is a partial of the review for As Snow Falls.

"A riveting story - Memories of a life lived to the fullest.

Elle Klass has written a story where everyone can identify with the main character and understand some clouds of their own life." https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1032807632

Author Madi Preda

It's the little things in life that make me happy!

Lessons My Father Taught Me by Alan Cohen: Be prepared to smile :-)

Introducing one of the most beautiful, inspirational, and smile provoking short books I have read, Lessons My Father Taught Me by Alan Cohen. 

Book Review:

Lessons My Father Taught Me by Alan R. Cohen is a guide to living a happy, positive life through the eyes of the author taught to him through his father.  The short book is a dedication the Alan’s father while at the same time sharing a legacy in which his spirit and positive attitude can live on through Alan and all others who

practice these simple cheerful ideals.

The book is short and structured through a lesson per chapter.

There are plenty of examples within the short text to give the reader a more upbeat look at life. I would even suggest reading a lesson each day to start off the day in a positive manner. Happiness is infectious which seems to me to be the point of this book. Think good thoughts, made good choices and spread the joy. One’s life can be improved simply by improving one’s outlook on life no matter what obstacles a person is up against.

A book that will leave the reader with a smile across their face.

Meet Alan:

Elle:   Tell us a little about yourself?

Alan: I make my living as a technical writer writing about software and computer security. I also do some part time referral marketing for Melaleuca.com to enhance the lives of those I come in contact with by helping them reach their goals. Like my dad, I enjoy making people laugh and doing random acts of kindness.

Elle:   What gave you the idea to write Lessons My Father Taught me?

Alan: One reason was to honor my dad who had a great influence in my life and was my best friend. My dad taught my brother and I simple lessons that have helped us enjoy life. I thought these simple lessons could help others. 

Elle:  In three words how would you describe the book?

Alan: Enjoy life now.

Elle:  How can people work the positive ideas from lessons My Father taught Me into their daily life?

Alan: Every day when you wake up, you get to choose if you are going to see life in a positive way or a negative way. It's your choice. The key is to believe that you want to live life in a more positive manner and begin changing how you view and act toward things that occur in your life. It takes time as does any behavioral change, but the choice is always yours.

Elle:  What was your favorite chapter and why?

Alan: Give them the roses while they can smell them. It is easy to say thank you when someone does you a favor or to compliment someone when he or she deserves it. It is the easiest lesson in the book. Every one loves to be thanked or complimented.

Elle:  Do you have any writing plans for the future?

Alan: Yes. I have a few technical-related books that I want to write plus I want to continue with positive books like "Lessons My Father Taught Me."

Elle:  Do you have any past publications?

Alan: No.

Elle:  Where can people find Lessons My Father Taught me?

Alan: At my TinyPass site - https://dashboard.tinypass.com/download?did=Ddbnw58

Where to find Alan: 

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