Unique Times

I got an email from a faithful fan, my mom, letting me know that the annual haiku contest was coming up at Filoli Gardens in my area (it’s a must see if you are heading this way and maybe we can meet for tea). With as many balls as I’ve been juggling, I decided to skip it until I got another text from a client that told me the same thing.

The first thing that came out of my mouth was “thanks for letting me know but my plate is full and besides, I lost last year when I entered”. She said “so you can win this time”. I thought wow, this is a tell telling sign of what happens in my psyche. Is winning truly that important?

I say in my book Re-Create & Celebrate, “someone’s got to win, it might as well be you.” I firmly believe that we need to go for what we want and keep a positive attitude. I certainly loved hearing the positivity in my clients voice of encouragement. There are also going to be a lot of doors that close so it’s something we get used to over time.

Life’s wins and loses

Grow resilience and courage

Never stop trying 

Cindy Georgakas

It’s hard to put yourself on the line and when you are submitting manuscripts to publishers and entering contests and we have to go through a lot of losses and doors slamming in our face until one opens. When I opened my email that day, I got an email from them announcing the contest. When things come in 3’s, it always feels like a message and besides it was a fun break in the action to play in haiku-land so I entered and lost but had fun trying.

petal color bursts
aromatic blooms spring forth
new life’s abundance

tip toe springtime bliss
garden blooming canopies 
dancing tulips leap

full bloom color wafts 
aromatic scent spring forth
new life’s abundance

My client read the haikus of the winners and said “I like yours better” which was so darn sweet or a lie but nice to hear. So, I actually won two fold by her encouraging me to enter and her faith in my work.

There’s a little bit about Filoli Gardens which is a gorgeous place to visit last years blog post when I entered last year if you’d like to have a look.

BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE UPDATE for Re-Create & Celebrate 7 Steps To Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

I’m delighted Pooja from LIFESFINEWHINE will be our first stop on my tour this Friday so I hope you’ll tune in. To know her is to love her. Pooja is an incredible human being and blogger who writes about everything under the sun, with a humungous following of 25,000 followers and helps everyone that comes her way. She also offers services to help you in any capacity you might need. She will be posting in on Thursday on her site and I’ll share it Friday.

May 11th: Pooja Gudka from LIFESFINEWHINE

May 15th: Gabriela Maria Milton Short Prose Fiction and Literary Revelations 

May 15th: Diana Wallace Peach Myths of the Mirror will be including me in her book reviews

May 22nd: Robbie Cheadle Robbies Inspiration 

May 25th or 26th: Yvette Prior from Priorhouse Blog

For the blog tour: Cindy is giving away PDF/ePub copies of “Re-Create & Celebrate to three of the most regular participants in the comments section of the tour posts. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win a copy of these books!

Have a wonderful day and rest of your week until we meet again on Fri-Yayyyy and remember it’s not whether you win or loose, it’s that you keep going for what you want and living your life your way!

In Gratitude,

Cindy

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