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April No Foolin’

April 4, 2011 by Mara Purl
Fiction isn't about fooling readers. It's about telling truth at the deepest level, which is speaking from the heart.
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Earthquake Healing on Faultline

March 13, 2011 by Mara Purl
Our hearts are broken for the people in Japan. While we think of ways to help earthquake victims, perhaps we can think metaphorically and use forgiveness to heal fault lines in ourselves and others.
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Recapture One Hour of Daylight

March 7, 2011 by Mara Purl
Your heart knows that devoting one hour to caring and nurturing for yourself can make a difference in your life.
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Don’t Miss Your Leap

February 28, 2011 by Mara Purl
Leaping is about two things: using your head for good timing, and using your heart to summon courage.
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Presidential Aspirations

February 21, 2011 by Mara Purl

Have you ever thought about being President? What’s the first thing that springs to mind when you ponder the notion? Is it something like, “Ack! No way!” Everyone who’s ever held that office must’ve had a similar moment—or many such.

So, have you ever wanted to be president of anything? Have you ever been president of anything? I remember so clearly how I felt on my first day as president of CIPA, Colorado Independent Publishing Association www.cipa.org. Heart pounding, I kept thinking, “I must be crazy! What Was I Thinking??” 

Why? What’s so frightening about leadership? I began to realize that, as an author, I was already “president” of my Milford-Haven Novels.… Read more

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Re-Write the Narrative of your Heart

February 14, 2011 by Mara Purl
While my head has been busy re-writing my novel, my heart began to show me that re-writing my personal narrative would open a door into a whole new realm of possibility.
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