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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 15thGabriela 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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michnavs
4 months ago

Wow….you will be so busy Cindy…i will be looking forward to read you over the blogs you mentioned…i can’t wait to have a copy of your book…❤️❤️❤️

michnavs
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

🌹❤️ Just have fun 😊

Timothy Price
Timothy Price
4 months ago

A Ku Contest? How fun is that?

Kym Gordon Moore
4 months ago

Cindy dawwwwlinkkkk, I absolutely love your spirit. I learned, as you have throughout the years, that when things don’t look or go the way you hoped, it wasn’t your time…yet, if at all. Sometimes God directs you to something that is better and more of an opportunity than you think. But your determination to continue going anyway, is my daily mantra. I applaud you my Energizer Mama! 👏🏼🐇🐱‍🏍😊💖 So proud of you! 🤗

Kym Gordon Moore
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Oh my dear Cindy Dawwwwlinkkkk, you are so very welcome. The attitude and energy that you have is contagious to us, and we recalibrate when we have to. It’s all about the gift of survival, mind, body and soul. Thank you my Energizer Mama!!! 😊💖🌞🥂😎 Hugs and smooches!!! 😘💋🥳

Kym Gordon Moore
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Oh girlfriend, I ain’t too sure about the Mother of Positivity thing, but I try not to rain on nobody’s parade! ☔☔☔ That’s just how we roll Mama! Love you more! 😍💖🥰

Jacqui Murray
4 months ago

That happens, doesn’t it. Luckily, there are more contests!

katiemiafrederick
4 months ago

On Dear Lord Dear Cindy
Your Client Couldn’t Have Possibly
Been Lying About Your Poem About Flowers

So Beautiful Relating the Joy of Life

Newly Now The Process aS A Whole

God Yes Not the Mechanical Elements

Alone That Materially Reduce What Life Is

And Of Course When You Enter A Contest

Based on The Mechanics of the Science of Art

Like Haiku Based on Someone Else’s

Creative Art Form You Are

Being Judged on Much

LESS Than the

Free Flow of Your

Soul Expanding Your

Mindful Awareness in Life in Art

As You Give Share Care and Heal

Freely With Most Respect and Least Harm for All iN SPiRiT HeART SoUL Free

SMiLes Dear Cindy From Birth We Are Raised in a Society Of ‘HE’ With Little

To No Art That FocuseS oN EXTernal Awards in Competition For Rewards

Even WHere Dirt Naps Are Championed More Than Life in Delusions Of

Heaven And Or Hell And The Tween Somewhere Else Yet Within Now

NO THere is No Reward Possible Greater That Anyone NeW Could

Give me Than When i am in the Intrinsically Rewarding Experience

NoW Of Free FLoWinG Dance And Song (Zen, Samadhi, Satori;
Yes, The Tao, Dao, Chi, Ki, Ka; Yes Autotelic Flow; Etc., Etc.) So

Many More Unlimited Metaphors in Form for An Experience Now

Yes New at Essence of Naked Enough Whole Complete ALL

YeS ETernAlly Now WHeRE ALL Time, Distance, Space,

And Yes Even A Matter With Things Melts Away Yes

At Essence Becoming the All in All Center Point of

Existence FRiEnDS With Gravity Balancing WHere

There is No Possibility of Adding or Subtracting Any

Part to the Experience of Being Whole mY FRiEnD

Naked Enough Whole Complete Moving Connecting

Co-Creating

in This Area

of Life SeeKinG

to Win May Only Be a Greatest Loss
TaKinG AWay A Bit of Nirvana, Bliss,

In the Moment New
Eternally Now Yes

Beyond All Time,
Distance, Space,

And a Matter With Things

It Seems What You Teach

Might Surely Take You to this

Place Where Winning and Losing

Has No Value or Meaning at All With SMiles

As Your Bird Flies Free With Wings Securely on

No Matter
High or
Low the

Center Point
of Existence Balancing Complete

As Cindy’s Art BRings Joy Surely Whole Complete
Yes Naked Enough As iS mY FRiEnD With SMiLes…

You Need Never Doubt What You Art As It is Your
Soul Set Free

iN SPiRiT

oF HeART

God Yes Set Free From

Only a CuLTuRE ‘Seeing’ ‘He’

As That Relates to Competition
And Wins That May Actually Become Losses in Practice
As Winning Becomes More Important in Doubt Than Faith of What
YouR FRiEnDS See As YouR Art iN Soul Value For Real Now With SMiLes…

Now of Course When it Comes to MaKinG Money And Eating That’s A Whole Different ‘Beast’

Hehe Yes Much of my Opinion May Be in Part the FAct Money MaKinG is No Longer Any Part
Of my Life Nor Status or Power As Naked Enough Whole Complete Has no Hierarchy at All

Period (.)

With
SMiLes..:)

katiemiafrederick
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Always A Pleasure
Dear Cindy Your
Poetry And Other
Life Gifts Always
So Inspiring

With
SMiles☺️🤗❤️

katiemiafrederick
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

☺️❤️🙌

gabychops
4 months ago

Thank you, Cindy, for the encouraging words! I have two books about nature and looking for
a nature loving publisher or an agent; wish me luck!
Congratulations on all your achievements!

Joanna

Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet
4 months ago

Love the haikus, Cindy! <3 sorry i missed them earlier!

kenhume31
4 months ago

I really liked your haiku Cindy, it was vivid; colorful & evocative! 👌👏

Laleh Chini
4 months ago

Wonderful, what a great way to keep busy.💕

Laleh Chini
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

💕

Suzette Benjamin
4 months ago

Right you are Cindy winning is a matter of choice rather than an accolade on a mantel in time. All the best on your book tour! Have a lovely and majestic day. Waking up to another day, one already has first prize!

Suzette Benjamin
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Thank you Cindy. Happy Wednesday!!

Sadje
4 months ago

A sign from heaven for you Cindy!
All the best my dear friend

Sadje
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

You’re most welcome my friend

Sadje
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

🥹🥹🥹

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey
4 months ago

Listen to your mom. ❤️🦋🌀🙏🌹

Giada
4 months ago

Wonderful haikus! Have a wonderful day, I sending you a huge hugs!!! 🤗🤗🤗❤️🥰🌹💞💕

GraceoftheSun
4 months ago

Absolutely wonderful, Cindy. LOVE your haiku.💕

GraceoftheSun
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Truly my pleasure , dear Cindy 💕

GraceoftheSun
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

My pleasure 💕

GraceoftheSun
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

💕😘💕🙏💕

eunice
4 months ago

All in good news post. Must – hear one of course. Thanks for sharing, Cindy.

eunice
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

🙏🙏

Ingrid
4 months ago

It’s great to be competitive, but also good to stop and smell the flowers: they’re so beautiful 🌺
See you on tour 😎 🎸 🤩

Ingrid
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

No, it doesn’t 😅 but yes, I hear you 🏃‍♀️ 🌸 🤪

Baydreamer - Lauren Scott
4 months ago

I love your haiku, Cindy, and also your energy and positivity! Congrats on the tour that I look forward to. I don’t know Pooja, but it’s great to meet new people in this community. Hugs 💗🎉

thereluctantpoet
4 months ago

Wow! Congratulations on the book tour and the Release Date! I agree with your Mom and blogger friend! You can never win if you don’t play!

Thought you might enjoy this about the Beatles – Turned down by 4 big record labels.
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/love-management-lessons-fifth-beatle/#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20the%20band%20was,the%20end%20of%20the%20story.

Have a great day, My Dear!!! 😊💖💕🌹

Ranjana
4 months ago

Life surprises us at every turn. Winning and losing are just part of a game. It is the journey that matters.
Love the name and cover of your book, Cindy. Can’t wait to checkout Pooja’s post about your book. 😇

Pooja G
4 months ago

Sometimes winning isn’t about actually winning but rather that you tried and enjoyed the experience. I’m so excited to share my review about your book tomorrow! 💕

Pooja G
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

I think it’s Thursday afternoon for you 😅

Destiny
4 months ago

your haiku is stunning, Cindy.
breathes positivity and so very inspiring 🤍

All the best for your busy times ahead… 🤍🤗

Destiny
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

always a pleasure 🌹

Marsha
4 months ago

I’m sorry you lost the contest, Cindy, but it was a great poem. 🙂

Marsha
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

I don’t do well at contests. Poetry, like anything is subjective. I don’t think my poetry is spectacular, but it is fun to write.

Marsha
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

You are kind and a lover of all poetry, my friend. 🙂

Secret Bree
4 months ago

Thanks for sharing this Cindy 💜

Karima Hoisan
4 months ago

I love your attitude Cindy and loved your haikus too. You are fabulous and a total winner in my book too!!

Vidah
4 months ago

All the very best, Cindy!!!❤️

Michele Lee
4 months ago

The vibrant colors of your cover complement your positive life vibes. Well-chosen and designed. Your book and your life! 🌟 Best wishes on your book tour. Fun! 👏🏻

Michele Lee
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

You are welcome, Cindy! 📙👩🏻‍🚀🚀

DEVANG UPADHYAYA
4 months ago

You have given a great message there

“We need to go for what we want and keep a positive attitude”.

Looking forward to the book

DEVANG UPADHYAYA
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

I’m doing good

Best wishes CG

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Dawn Pisturino
4 months ago

Looking forward to it! And yes, I believe you should enter the haiku competition. Nothing to lose by entering.

Eugi
4 months ago

Keep up that “Cindy” spirit and it will happen. Don’t ever give up! 💖

Eugi
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

We put our heart and soul into our writing and have to remember, you can’t please all the people all the time. 💖

A Star on the Forehead
4 months ago

Hi Cindy,
You are getting so much done! I will try to keep up.
Congratulations on all the publications! Very deserved.
Blessings!

Chris Adedoyin
4 months ago

Truly what matters in life is to try, I cannot guarantee you a victory but I know for sure that you will never win if you don’t try. Congrats on your first book!🎉

Chris Adedoyin
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

It’s my pleasure. I’m doing well. Not a problem, you can take your time to relax. Glad to hear that the journey has been exciting. Enjoy the rest of the day🤗

boundlessblessingsblog
4 months ago

Wow Cindy u will be quite busy now. Looking forward to reading your wonderful book. You are an amazing person. Lovely poem too. Thanks a lot 😊🙏🏻😊🙏🏻😊

boundlessblessingsblog
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Ya Cindy I will see in Kindle and buy your book or download it and read it sounds lovely. Hope to see you too on Saturday 🙏🏼💖🙏🏼😊🤗

boundlessblessingsblog
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Yes let’s keep hope alive 🙏🏻🙏🏻

KK
KK
4 months ago

Beautiful haikus, Cindy! I love your positivity. Even if you lose, you smile, that’s your beauty that I always admire. You are capable to add more balls to juggle. Wish you all the best in your endeavours 💖🙏💐

KK
KK
Reply to  Cindy Georgakas
4 months ago

Always my pleasure, Cindy! Happy Friyayyyy 💕💐

robbiesinspiration
4 months ago

Lovely haikus, Cindy. I always enter for the inspiration and motivation to create. Winning is just an added bonus and not winning doesn’t matter.

haoyando
4 months ago

Congratulations on your new book publishing. What an achievement!!!

Dawn
4 months ago

Sometimes those closed doors keep us from dwelling in a place that wasn’t meant for us 💞💞💞

Bharat first
4 months ago

Wow

Susi Bocks
4 months ago

They are lovely pieces, Cindy! Good luck on your book tour, and have fun!

Bridgette
4 months ago

Lovely poems and I just ordered your book! I’m so happy for you and can’t wait to read it.

aruna3
4 months ago

You are most able to go ahead.Happy to hear your written wordings.Cheer ups,dear Cindy!!❤🌻🌹🤗🌹🌻❤

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The Given Heart
3 months ago

Your mom is always by your side no matter whosoever betrays you.

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