Tag Archives: Francesca De Grandis

Sacrifice, Not Self-Hate

Christ asked that each of us make sacrifices to serve others, not that we crucify ourselves on a cross of self-hate. When loathing yourself—for example, insisting that your actions are never good enough—you are self-involved. Your pain may be so … Continue reading

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How to Tell If Someone Is a Grownup

How to tell if someone is a grownup: Treat them like a peer. Honor how extraordinary they are. If they angrily respond “You can’t power trip me, you’re not my mother!” they’re not a grownup. ———— Sprinkling Faerie Dust on … Continue reading

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What Is a Direct Spiritual Transmission?

I have been asked more than once “What do you mean when you say that you give direct spiritual transmissions?” I can’t give an “official” definition of direct spiritual transmissions because I do not know how anyone else does it. … Continue reading

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“Do what you feel in your heart…”

Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, damned if you don’t. —Eleanor Roosevelt ———– Fellow elves, witches, wanderers, druids, Unitarian Universalists, and other star-dusted mythic travelers, start each … Continue reading

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Haiku

Into the winter, I lack words for my feelings. But I do trust them. ************** Beloved Fellow Seeker, Thank you for your spiritual journey, because I can’t grow spiritually alone. I wrote a book, out of gratitude for you and … Continue reading

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Writer’s Silly Gratitude Moment . . . with Cat

Scroll down for a silly gratitude moment: me waving proofed index pages around (good grief! But I was happy, plus I like sharing my writing process) after I finally finished proofing galleys. My cat helped! And the book is available … Continue reading

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Revised Back Cover and Cute Kitty Pic

Hiya, ok, I created more white space. It took finagling, so most of the changes are subtle. But they made a huge difference, at least to me; the overall visual flow seems to evoke magic, though maybe I am deluded … Continue reading

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Updates re My Book, the Fundraiser, and My “Authorly” Life

Hiya, the fundraiser brought in a total of $675, for which I am crazy-grateful. I feel such love for and from everyone who helped! I hope the gratitude I expressed to each of them (privately) conveyed my enormous appreciation. I’ll … Continue reading

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A Self-Publishing Author’s Life

Hiya, Everything will be ready to go the printer within a week or two. Right now, I’m proofing galleys. How’s this for crazy: Write a book, create graphics, have graphics for almost every page, do the book cover, do the … Continue reading

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Update #2 Re Fundraiser

There’s still time to donate. I’m almost done with layout, then I finish the index, we proof galleys, I make the cover, and then the book gets printed (about two weeks from now). I put a couple of the book’s … Continue reading

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