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Carol

Know that life is choreographed by a higher being and that all we are required to do is learn the st

About Me

WRITER, EDITOR, LITERARY AGENT, TEACHER
Hope is the ability to hear the music of the future; faith is having the courage to dance to it today!
Unknown
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Music is the soul of language.
Max Heindel
Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time, with the eyes of a child, fresh with wonder.
Joseph Cornell
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.
Ayn Rand
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
Benjamin Franklin
If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.
American Indian Proverb
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
Maya Angelou
The professional writer is the amateur who didn't quit.
Richard Bach
Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him to the public.
Winston Churchill
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched -- they must be felt with the heart.
Helen Keller
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
Mahatma Gandhi
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring; all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
Each of us has been blessed with one of God's many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others, so use your gift well.
1 Peter 4:10
While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.
Maya Angelou
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.
John Wesley
Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.
Mark Twain
Women and cats will do as they please; men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Robert Heinlein
Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy; men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.
George Carlin

My Interests

BOOKS, MUSIC, WRITING, ANIMALS, DANCE, THEATER

ST. FRANCIS COMMUNITY

SIMON WOOD

STEPPING UP

JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT

I'd like to meet:

YOU!

Music:

ALL KINDS

Books:


ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN
by Simon Wood
The extciting new thriller by Simon Wood will beavailable in bookstores in March 2007. Pre-order now at leading bookstores via the above link to Simon's website.
STEPPING UP: MAKE DECISIONS THAT MATTER
by Timothy Dobbins
A thought-provoking book about people who have stepped up; how to be the person you want to be, and making the choices and decisions that really matter in life and living. Learn more at steppingup.com via the above link.
MY F-WORD IS FORGIVENESS
The book I'm working on with "padre." A unique collection of personal experiences, opinions observations and vignettes -- some hilarious and some serious -- of a motorcycle riding (Harley, of course) church pastor.

WORKING STIFFS
by Simon Wood
A delightful, suspense-filled collection of short stories by Simon Wood which holds the reader spellbound from cover to cover. Simon's new book Accidents Waiting To Happen is available for pre-order now.
THE WRONG STUFF - FLYING ON THE EDGE OF DISASTER
by John Moore
An autobiographical journey from biplanes to the space program with one of the worlds great test pilots. I am honored to have been John's friend and instrumental in this book becoming a reality.
Anything by MARTY CAIDIN, pilot extraordinare and well-known author of numerous aviation and science fiction books with whom I worked. The Final Countdown and Marooned were made into superb movies. Cyborg became "The Six Million Dollar Man" television program.
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Heroes:

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Maya Angelou

HIGH FLIGHT
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds and done a hundred things you have not dreamed of -- wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious, burning blue, I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace where never lark, or even eagle flew. And while with silent lifting mind I've trod the high untresspassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of God.

Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee
No 412 squadron, RCAF
Killed 11 December 1941
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BE SOMEONE
Be someone who listens, and you will be heard. Be someone who cares, and you will be loved. Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed. Be someone who comforts, and you will know peace.
Be someone who genuinely seeks to understand, and you will be wise. Be someone kind, someone considerate, and you will be admired. Be someone who values truth, and you will be respected. Be someone who takes action, and you will move life forward.
Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich. Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you'll be thankful.
Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines. Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.
Ralph Marston
LET THERE BE
PEACE ON EARTH
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on Earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father, brothers all are we/ Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now. With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow:
To take each moment
and live each moment
in peace, eternally.
Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me.

Words and Music by
Jill Jackson and Sy Miller
Circa 1955

My Blog

DESIDERATA

DESIDERATA Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and c...
Posted by Carol Mason on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:36:00 PST

SHARE YOUR STORY

Timothy Dobbins, personal friend and author of "Stepping Up: Make Decisions That Matter" has posted a blog entry about a contest he's having on his Stepping Up website. Everyone is invited to share yo...
Posted by Carol Mason on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:34:00 PST

Prayers

Father, Mother God. Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days. For then we have you to lean upon. Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days, for then we can share th...
Posted by Carol Mason on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:54:00 PST

GIVING A CAT A BATH

GIVING A CAT A BATH1. First .... dress for the occasion. A 4-ply rubber wet suit is suggested, along with a helmet, face mask and welder's gloves.2. A bathtub with a glass enclosure is preferred to on...
Posted by Carol Mason on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:52:00 PST

WRAPPING A CHRISTMAS PRESENT WITH CAT

  1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present. 2. Go to closet and collect bag in which present is contained and shut door. 3. Open door and remove cat from closet. 4. Go to...
Posted by Carol Mason on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:33:00 PST