Book Launching Event

Since all my fellow authors are celebrating the coming out of our first book (I believe it is the first for all of us), they are celebrating it big. I was inspired by Ghania Dib, founder of Philosophy - Live, Love, Thrive. She is having a book launching party on January 12 in Sydney Australia and she gave me a great idea.

Now, I'm on a mission to replicate it here in South Florida. I'm calling out for H-E-L-P!! I would love to hear from anyone who is genuinely interested in helping me plan this launching event.

I'm shooting for a date in mid February, but who knows how soon everything can come together, right?

It is truly an amazing accomplishment for me and I am so blessed and grateful to have participated in this project with these 10 incredible women. Reading the manuscript over and over inspires me every single day (yes, I read it over and over). I feel like we are sisters, although spread throughout two different continents. There is a point where you share something of yours with others and that thing stops being yours, and you let go so others could learn the most they can from it until they pass it on.. That's what's happened with this book, the process of writing this book and now the incredible adventure of marketing it.

I'm so grateful. Beyond words. I love what we have accomplished and have pure certainty that this golden book will change many lives. For someone who laid immobile in a hospital bed less than 5 years ago, wondering what her life would be.. This is a pretty huge accomplishment. I'm grateful to the women who co-authored the book: Ghania Dib, Asia Voight, Cynthia Zeki, Maria Russo, Leila Khani, Sue Crosby, Bianca Carroll, Minda Lennon, Cath Edwards. Indebted with enormous gratitude to Wendy (copy-editor from Wendy & Words), the creator, Vanessa Talbot and last but not least myself for having the courage to lay it out exactly how it was before, during and now. I feel free and appreciative of every step of the way..

Ok, so now I need major help with the book launching event... ;) If you are free and willing.. Contact me!

xxoo

OUR INSPIRATIONAL COLLABORATION

I AM WHO I AM BECAUSE...

My dear friend, soul sister, Judy Van Niekerk, is putting together a book with the above title and is looking for contributors. Below is a note she recently posted on facebook. The project is fantastic and all the contact information necessary is included in her note. Hope we can find many with the desire to inspire and change the lives of millions of people across our small globe..

JUDY'S NOTE:

Hi Friends, I am writing/compiling a book with the working title of –

‘I am Who I am Because...’
(a remarkable series of inspirational stories about amazing people from around the globe who have used the challenges they have experienced in life to master their lives and become enormously successful by unlocking their inner genius)

And I am looking for contributors!
The book will be made up of 22 chapters from 15 contributors, who can say without a doubt that they are grateful for what they experienced and have mastered their life as a result of having experienced what many people would label horrific and the cause of their apparent destruction.
My experience is being ‘incested’ by my father and gang raped twice, shot and ‘imprisoned’ for over a decade, but I can say with hand on heart Thank You to each of my ‘rapists’ for it has been through them that I have my mission in life and the where with all to fulfil that mission.
What is your experience?
Part of my mission in life is to inspire millions around the world to find their mission and master their lives and this book is part of that mission.
Too often in life we don’t allow ourselves to acknowledge our mission.
We don’t allow ourselves to live according to our own values and master our life as we find tens of thousands of excuses why we ‘can’t’.
Very often when we look at others who have done just that ‘in spite’ of (as many people see it) experiencing major life changing challenges – we make excuses like – ‘they have plenty of money’, or ‘they had more social support’, or ‘they are better looking’ or ‘more talented’ or just downright ‘lucky’....the list goes on.
By doing this we minimise ourselves to others and further block ourselves form truly mastering our lives and living the life we would love.

The purpose of the book is to demonstrate that it is within each one of us to accept responsibility for our lives. We have the ability to unlock our own inner genius, to accept that there is never challenge without support or support without challenge and by experiencing something major which we view as traumatic is actually a gift from the universe to break our addiction from living our lives in quiet desperation and according to others values thereby not being true to ourselves.

The book will highlight and feature people from around the world who have found international fame like authors, actors, speakers, business people as well as the man/woman on the street who has found fulfilment in mastering their lives who can say that they are who they are because of the challenging circumstances they experienced in their life and they would never change it for anything and would not want their life to be any other way.

If you would love to inspire millions of people around the world to find their mission in life and master their lives, to help them see that whatever they have experienced in life is a benefit and a gift for them to grow, I would love to ask you to contribute a chapter to this book which I believe will also give you an opportunity to widen your sphere of influence to further share you own unique message to the world.

As the world’s leading Human Behavioural Specialist, Dr John Demartini says –
‘If you can stand up and speak, you rise to the top 20% of the world.
If you can stand up and speak and speak concisely and clearly and move an audience, you rise up to the top 4% of the world.
If you can stand up and speak and speak concisely and clearly and move an audience and have them discover their mission, you rise up to the top .8% of the world.
If you can stand up and speak and speak concisely and clearly and move an audience and have them discover their mission and have them reach out and inspire others, you rise up to the top .16% of the world
If you can stand up and speak and speak concisely and clearly and move an audience and have them discover their mission and have them reach out and inspire others and impact millions across the world you rise up to the top .032% of the world’!
If this is important to you and part of your mission in life, I believe this is an opportunity for you to take a step in this direction.

I do have an agent for the book who will present it to a publishing house for consideration – and I know, like I know, like I know that this book will be an international best seller.
I would love to receive in your words a chapter in line with the ethos of the book, about 5000 words or thereabouts, for consideration.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me! Otherwise I look forward to working with you on this exciting venture and being a part of a magnificent journey. So far I have a few absolutely amazing contributors from around the world which I will announce shortly.
Each submission will be considered carefully and if it not selected as part of the published book it will be included on the website.
Please send any questions and submissions to judy@tinyandjudy.com.
Lots of love and gratitude

Extraordinary You - The Art Of Living A Lusciously Spirited, Vibrant Life

Good day readers, friends, fellow bloggers and universe! I'm so honored to announce that the facebook page for the first book I'm published in is up and running - check it out! The book itself will be available on November 2011.  In the meanwhile, the creator of this fantastic piece of art put together a FREE e-book, so that you, the reader, can enjoy 33 key points to begin living an extraordinary life, given by the authors, ourselves, and have an inside look at what awaits you in Extraordinary You.

I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity, for believing in myself and for the incredible connections I have made. I am honored to have participated in this project with 10 other incredible writers.  As I read through the manuscript, I felt connected to each one of our stories and was awed by the congruency of it all.  Thanks to Vanessa Talbot, the creator and compiler of the book, it is looking AMAZING!

I recently posted on my facebook page (CAMILE ARAUJO - THE VOICE WITHIN): When the vision is clear, the path opens up.  I say that with so much certainty because the more I affirm the truth that lives in my heart and deep in my soul, the Universe does the work of bringing me new opportunities, where I can share in writing (what I most love to do) stories, lessons and my journey.  We are all in this big journey together, so why not share our journeys with each other to reinforce what our inner-selves already know:  WE ARE NOT ALONE!

Click on the link below to like our page and reserve your copy!!

EXTRAORDINARY YOU - THE ART OF LIVING A LUSCIOUSLY SPIRITED, VIBRANT LIFE 

Book Title Survey

There is a great book coming out soon!!! Vanessa Talbot, an extraordinary person, brought together a group of collaborators (yours truly included) and created a book that will change lives and inspire YOU to live your life extraordinarily.

Please click on the link below and take a 2 second survey.. Let us know which title compels most to you.  We would love your input.  And, don't forget to be on the lookout for this marvelous piece of creation..

BOOK TITLE SURVEY - CLICK HERE!!

The Universal Laws (Interpreted by Me)

I began reading a book called The Light Shall Set You Free.  It's a textbook on good living.  The kind of teachings that teachers should be teaching in class rooms to our children in order to instill values and foundations that will forever be unbreakable.  The book is about the Universal Laws.  The great thing about it is that these laws have been in effect since before the Earth was formed, before our solar system, or even our galaxy.  These are laws that are not only spiritual in nature, but have been proven scientifically by master minds around the world.  They present themselves to us everyday in our daily lives, and until we become familiarized with them, and learn them our progress will be stalled.  Here they are, in my own words.  I hope that they are of as much good use to you as they have been to me. 

To start, let's say that ENERGY is the foundation for all laws.  We are all energy.  We breathe it, emit it and inhale it.  More and more the use of the word is transcending cultures and making itself known, we are energy.  We can be positive or negative.  Quantum physics proves it.  It's not merely an eastern concept anymore. 

First Universal Law:  The Law of Divine Oneness
We are all connected.  We are co-creators of our own lives, and the polarity of energy we choose depend on us to create a bright or dark future.

Second Universal Law:  Law of Vibration
Everything is in constant motion, whether we see it or not, but if we choose that vibration to reach higher possibilities, we must train our thoughts to be of love, peace and calm.  We must center ourselves to vibrate higher energies.

Third Universal Law:  Law of Action
This is the law where we defy the fear buried within us.  It requires a change in our behaviours and an acceptance that we need that change in order to achieve higher altitudes.

Fourth Universal Law:  Law of Correspondence
This law applies to when we connect mind, body and spirit and finally feel the Oneness among all three.  It is all connected and we recognize how one affects the others.

Fifth Universal Law:  Law of Cause and Effect
We are responsible for creating our own reality and subsequently its effects, hence the rise of karma.  The law of Cause and Effect allows us to develop a sense of purpose, discipline and peace at all times.

Sixth Universal Law:  Law of Compensation
First and foremost, we must love ourselves first before loving anybody else.  The law of compensation rewards us with a tenfold return when the gifts we give are given from the heart.

Seventh Universal Law:  Law of Attraction (better known nowadays as "The Secret")
"What is hidden within will dictate what will appear on the outside."-El Morya
Our thoughts and emotions determine at which level our energies vibrate, we attract similar vibrations to ourselves. 

Eighth Universal Law:  Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy
"Good thoughts will produce good actions and bad thoughts will produce bad actions.  Hatred does not cease by hatred at any time; hatred ceases by love." - Buddha
No matter where or how we find ourselves, we have the free will to change our current situation and better ourselves by increasing our level of vibration.  Changing our thought and emotional patterns.

Ninth Universal Law:  Law of Relativity (my personal favorite)
"God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons we could not learn in any other way." -C.S. Lewis
Whatever happens to us is meant for us only.  We need not to compare our problems or fortunes with anyone.  It is all relative how we look at it.  Sometimes, our misfortunes are blessings to others and vice versa.  The only thing we need to take from our experience is the positive that it has brought us and spread it to the world.

Tenth Universal Law:  Law of Polarity
Polarity is the difference between the two extremes of one thing.  For example, love and hate are the same emotion at different ends of one pole.  We can choose to change the way we feel about something by changing the degrees of difference we feel towards it.  We do that by changing our own attitudes and behavior.

Eleventh Universal Law:  Law of Rhythm
This is the only law where we have no control.  It will happen.  We will all experience cycles of good fortune, and sometimes not so good.  The only way to master this law is to walk in the middle.  Find the balance.  Don't waste it all when things are going great, and don't despair when things are not.  Find the middle path and walk along it.  Everything shall pass.

Twelfth Universal Law:  Law of Gender
The masculine and feminine energy are the foundation for creation in every part of the universe.  Yin and Yang.  It all works in harmony.  This gender balance within ourselves allows our dreams to come to reality.


This is only my brief summary of the 12 Universal Laws.  This is an amazing book, and I suggest that anyone wanting to discover more about living a more balanced, love-filled, enriched life, read it.  It's a book that teaches at its core our connection to the Universe. We are not humans having spiritual experiences, we are spiritual beings having an amazing human experience.  Open your heart and let love flow in and out of it.  The light inside all of us shines bright and is just waiting for us to recognize it.

Namaste my friends.

Looking back...

When I was 18 years old, I read the book Many Lives, Many Masters. This book, single handedly, changed my life and my understanding of life. From then on, I began to search for my mission, my purpose, and my reason. After this book, many more came along that quenched my search for this knowledge, until one day I was put in a position where I needed to put into practice everything I learned from all these books. Every day, I search for new knowledge and realize that the more I learn, the more I realize I do not know anything.


My thirst for answers and knowledge is insatiable. For a long time, I tried to get an appointment with Dr. Brian Weiss at his South Miami practice for a session of regression into my past lives. In the beginning, his wait list was six months long, and now he does not accept any new patients. Last year sometime, however, I received an email from Hay House, Inc. saying that Dr. Brian Weiss was going on tour, giving seminars around the country. Fort Lauderdale is one of his stops. This Saturday, a friend and I will attend his seminar on reincarnation. I cannot contain my excitement.

I cannot wait to spill my guts about my experience and everything I learn from it.

This is just another prove that our thoughts are so powerful, and everything we ask for comes into motion to us as soon as we make ourselves available to it. Amazing, powerful energy.