The BRAVE Interview #1 August 2016: Kathy Eliscu

by | Aug 7, 2016 | books, Interviews, no fear, The BRAVE Interviews, writing

Hello and welcome to my new series: The BRAVE Interviews! It’s the Who, What, When, Where, How,  (and sometimes Why) of YOUR ‘one brave thing’!

We are kicking off the series with Kathy Eliscu, author of the wonderful book, Not Even Dark Chocolate Can Fix This Mess.

So, let’s get started-

Me and Kathy at Falmouth Library

Me and Kathy at the Falmouth Library, 2016.

  1. WHO are you? A: I’m Kathy Eliscu. I’m a retired RN (from an injury) and have been writing freelance columns for decades. I have a 7-year-long running humor column in Maine called “Lightly Roasted” and am the author of the humor novel “Not Even Dark Chocolate Can Fix This Mess.”
  1. WHAT is your One Brave Thing (so far!!) for 2016? A: I had been scheduled for a brief reading from my book but asked if I could share some of my “serious” unpublished material and was given the go-ahead.
  1. WHEN did you do it? A: This was in May of this year.
  1. WHERE did it occur? A: At the Local Buzz in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
  1. HOW did you make it happen? A: Well…I opened my big mouth and asked.
  1. WHY did you do it?  A: I’ve been working on some serious material for a couple of years but felt very insecure about it. I wanted to push myself to try it out. It just seemed like the right time to take a chance. And I got very good feedback on it, so now I feel I have the impetus to continue to do this kind of work as well as humor writing.   

Thank you so much, Kathy!

Kathy’s wonderful book (which I read and loved!) is available on her website: kathyeliscu.com and at Amazon.com.

Not even dark choc cover

*P.S. Sorry! I am not sure who took the above picture! Keep reading

Clearing your energy

by | Jul 21, 2016 | Crystals, Rocks and Crystals

I went to a class at Lavish Earth Holistic Center and Crystal Showroom in Westbrook last weekend. The topic was Beginning Energy Workshop.pendulum 1First,  Amy taught us all a method of clearing ourselves that was new to me. I have used it often since the class–every day, in fact! I love it.

Then she talked about the ceremony of using crystals as part of energy healing, and I thought, YES! YES! YES! This! I love how she added a new dimension for me to how I do this work.
An added bonus to this class was being able to choose a new pendulum. I got an unusual looking Amethyst pendulum that seemed as if it was looking at me: there is a darker circular area that to me looked like an eye. This reminded me of the third eye, so I chose it.  Full disclosure: I also chose it because the 5 pendulums prior to that said “No” when I asked them if they wanted to work with me. Keep reading

Manifesting Money

by | Jul 6, 2016 | Affirmations, Spiritual Practice

I was in the drive through at the bank with my husband, waiting while the teller was counting out our deposit.

horizontal money

While I was waiting, I started thinking: “I am a money magnet!” and  “Wealth is just pouring into my life at a rapid rate now!”

Why not? I had to sit there and wait anyway.  MIght as well make it fun.

Then, we heard her call us over the microphone:

“There’s an extra $70 here. Did you want to deposit that, too?”

Yes! Please!

Thank you, Universe! Keep reading