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-- World of Writing --  Yes, it is time for another World of Writing Q&A interview! Today we have a very special guest Joszann St. John. This author writes across many genres and has published multiple titles. She offers a new and unique voice dedicated to inspiring and empowering others through her extensive body of work. She credits faith as the major influence in overcoming some of her previous challenges. Joszann is also a mother of two children whom she considers to be the greatest motivators in her life. Connect with her via: https://www.facebook.com/joszann.stjohn Q: How have your books gotten published? A: I started blogging in 2008, and in 2009 I received an invitation from Xlibris Publishing .  At the time I was experiencing, severe personal crises. My work included numerous poetry pieces, on life, nature and my personal experiences. I used to tell my friends, that I was ‘pregnant with poetry’. It was a natural transition to publish my first book ...

  -- Quote of the Day --  “Loyalty to petrified opinion  never yet broke a chain  or freed a human soul.”  ~ Mark Twain   -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Former corporate manager of a Fortune 500 company, a healing arts business owner and author of 4 books – Erica Tucci – is our guest today. After a life-threatening adventure, she gained wisdom about what is important...

-- Feng Shui Wind Chimes, Review --  I was thrilled to hear from Kara Fillion of Uncommon Goods - an online retailer that endeavors to feature unique designs and handcrafted products to a broad audience , while raising funds for a variety of charities through the Better to Give  charitable program. This unique program allows their customers to choose a charity at checkout for the company to make a $1 donation to. In just 12 years UncommonGoods.com has raised over $300,000 for several charities including RAINN (an anti-sexual violence organization with programs to prevent violence and help survivors in the healing journey), American Forests (works to protect and restore forests across the globe), Women For Women Int . (offers tools and resources for survivors of war ravaged areas to overcome the challenges and reach for self-sufficiency) and City Harvest (a wonderful anti-hunger organization that reduces food waste and decreases hunger i...

-- Quote of the Day --    “I realized that there is a connection with sustainability, we all need an economy and jobs but there has to be a way to do this sustainably …working with consumers to bridge the gap and this begins with education, understanding what the issues really are and hopefully solving them together. …Everyone, in the careers that they have, should realize that there is a difference that could be made – there is always a contribution to be made. …If you are a writer you can infuse the positive message you believe in, you can get involved in trash pick up events as a volunteer, and so on. …[Climate Counts created a] score card that dug into the deep details that shows how big business were doing to measure their green house emissions, their strategy to reduce those emissions, and how well they are reporting in a coherent manner to the public, and finally – are the companies taking a policy stance. …We want to highlight the companies t...

-- Quote of the Day --  “You can’t earn more time  regardless of how hard you work.” ~ Ernie Zelinsky   -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Joining us today: Lynette Smith – an experienced presenter, copyeditor, author and expert in professional communications. Her personal goal is to get millions of people around the world to write heartfelt letters of appreciation so that they can establish and enhance or even rebuild relationships and th...

-- Quote of the Day --    Re: relationships with others:     “A huge piece of getting real in our relationships – we have to look at ourselves first; we have to be willing to acknowledge what is our culpability is in any relationship we are in. …If you are not willing to look at what you are bringing into that relationship or what you are not bringing in to that relationship then it is more difficult for that relationship to move forward and being fulfilling for anyone involved. …Usually what we tend to do is point the finger outside of ourselves – be it to a situation or another person; we do that of course so that we don’t have to look at ourselves. …What are you doing or could be doing to move that relationship forward? …We get caught up with “that person is upsetting me” but really it is your response, their action goes through your filters and we allow it to affect us in that way. It is about becoming conscious, who we are and what...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  It is time to start living the life you’ve imagined.” ~ Henry Thoreau -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Author, speaker, educator, fitness instructor and radio host Rebecca Norrington has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and tons of experience and education in human behavior. Her specialty is helping people reach for internal peace and contentment.   Rebecca focuses o...