Being Bliss: A Guidebook for Wholeness, Health and Joy

Author the Author

Indigo Ocean is the founder of the Phone Buddies Emotional Support Community and the former host of the Together in Spirit radio show. She holds an MA in Integral Counseling Psychology, a holistic form of psychotherapy that addresses the spiritual and energetic aspects of psychological health, and is a Reiki Master and Johrei practitioner who has helped hundreds of people transform their lives through intensive 1-hour energy healing sessions. She has served on the Board of a number of non-profits over the years and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she runs a small business helping businesses and non-profit organizations increase their success.

About the book

Being Bliss: A Guidebook for Wholeness, Health and Joy, was inspired when the author received a false medical diagnosis that made her fear for her life. The clarity that she developed during the 3 months it took to verify that she was not in fact imperiled was that if she was going to leave this world soon, she didn't want to leave without having shared the fruits of her own path of suffering and triumph over suffering with others.

Indigo Ocean began life in difficult circumstances and attempted suicide the first time when she was only 9 years old. Through spiritual study and practice she was able to transform a life of utter despair into a life guided and infused by the bliss of our true inner nature. Too often African-Americans are taught that life is about victimhood and powerlessness. Suffering is held up almost as if a noble ideal.

Though there has been a great deal of suffering in the history of our people, there has also been a great deal of inner strength, beauty and joy. Being Bliss is a guidebook for amplifying that triumpth in our lives so that it becomes the dominant story, allowing us to finally be free to create the lives of sweetness we choose for ourselves, instead of being limited to the lives of bitterness that those who have hated us would wish to limit us to.

Being Bliss is a book of stories and techniques that will help you learn from the author's experiences and training with confirmation that miracles do happen, that no matter how bad things are you can change your life by changing your choices, that many of these techniques can be easily learned and grown into skills, and that out of the many tools presented, there will be one that will have a powerfully transformative effect for you if diligently practiced.

The book is available both in paperback and on Kindle and other ebook formats. The most recent edition is the ebook version available at www.amazon.com/dp/B004BA52PI and www.smashwords.com/books/view/30008 and it is the author's preference that readers purchase this updated edition whenever possible.

Chaos

About the author

Sherry Michelle was born and raised in Miami, Fl. She is currently residing in East Atlanta, GA. She started writing one day while working a concierge security desk job and what started off as just something to do to pass time, quickly developed into a strong passion for her. Writing gave her a new outlook on life and provided her with a broader perspective of her capabilities. With a vivid imagination, some personal sacrifices, and creativity, she worked diligently to create a page turning fictional adult novel.

Working to maintain a normal living and provide for her family, often her manuscript was put onto the back burner. But after a couple of years of not writing, it was the encouragement and positive feedback from her friends and family that motivated Sherry to pick up where she left off and finally complete her novel. Convinced that she had a bestseller-filled with drama, suspense, and erotic sexual tension, Sherry Michelle stepped out on faith and self- published Chaos.

About the book

When Danielle’s married boyfriend Malik suggests a ménage trio, sex, lies, and betrayal prove to be the perfect ingredients for chaos. The rules were set and both parties agreed that this would be a one-time affair; that was until Danielle wanted more. With an uncanny craving to touch, feel, and taste a woman, she found herself breaking all the rules as she continued a secret relationship with Ariel; the woman she befriended online for the purpose of the ménage trio.

Wanting to deny her newfound sexuality and keep to the promises she made to Malik, Danielle abruptly ends her secret affair with Ariel. But shortly after ending the affair, crippled by her desires, Danielle finds herself living a double life. Blissfully happy with her new love interest Alexis Roberts (Lexy), Danielle is soon torn between the woman who loves her unconditionally and the man she would never exclusively have.

Realizing her needs and wants couldn’t be fulfilled by one person, but two separate entities; she chooses who she needs over who she wants. With her mind made up to be monogamous with Lexy, Danielle finds herself with an unplanned pregnancy. Disapproving, Malik strongly suggests that her only option was to have an abortion. But when Danielle fails to go through with it, things turn for the worst.

Named as the primary suspect after Danielle is gruesomely attacked, Malik's financial status proves to be more substantial than any hard-core evidence presented against him. Hearts are broken and lives are destroyed as Danielle takes justice into her own hands. With the bang of the judge's gavel after the juror’s deliberation, Malik's sentence is rendered; except not by the presiding judge, but by Danielle Cyrus herself.

More about Sherry Michelle:
http://www.sherrymichelle.com/

She Shall Stand
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About the author
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Hortense Duarma Grimes is the founder of Do It For Christ Ministry, an outreach for spiritual motivation and rehabilitation. She is a prolific writer, faith-based motivational speaker, author and evangelist. Ms. Grimes is a native of Liberia, West Africa and a former resident of Charles County, Maryland. After twenty-one years residing in the United States, God in His perfect holiness completed that phase. The Lord instructed her to return to her native Africa and work for Him to fulfill the Vision of that ministry: constructing spiritual retreat centers in the four corners of Africa. She is currently in transition. She can be contacted via her web site at www.doitforchrist.org.
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About the book
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This book delivers a message of hope and encouragement for everyday living. One ordinary woman answers a divine calling and embarks on a significant mission for Christ. Read this remarkable story and joyous testimony of the unending capacity of God's grace and love.
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For Ladies Only: Dedicate to the Color Pink

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About the author
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Ayin M. Adams makes her home in Maui, Hawai`i, where rainbows are plenty and sunsets looks like sunrises. She travels throughout the United States reading and lecturing. For Ladies Only: Dedicated to the Color Pink is Ayin M. Adams fourth book of poetry, following the acclaimed, The Woods Deep Inside Me and her historic ground-breaking book: African Americans In Hawai`i: A Search For Identity.
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Ayin M. Adams is an award-winning poet whose work has been published in magazines and numerous anthologies including, “Bum Rush The Page” a Defjam Poetry Publication. She has edited four poetry volumes for her students, including “Graffiti Dreams.” Ayin M. Adams is the winner of the Pat Parker Poetry Prize, The Audre Lorde Memorial Prose Prize, and the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award. .
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About the book
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For Ladies Only: Dedicate to the Color Pink
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… slowly one (of them) grew larger

sickness embedded

like journalists in war

hard as an orange, clean as a bald head

while the other twin remained untouched

unscathed by the hostile legions of contamination

that grew next to the heart we once called home.

The griefs of my own lie heavy in my breasts!

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More information:
Books are available from bookstores or directly from Pacific Raven Press at www.pacificravenpress.com and www.ayinadams.com

Amateka Ya Rusi

Amateka Ya Rusi
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About the author
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Ruth has a passion to impact the lives of children eternally through biblical stories. Ruth travels to West and East Africa every year teaching children through her stories These stories add value to the lives children, from nation to nation. They are also translated into French, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
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Ruth holds a B.A. (Hons) in Linguistics. She is also a graduate of The School of Biblical Studies, EMF Welwyn and a member of The Campus Church.
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About the book
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Kinyarwanda:
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Umunsi umwe, igihe nyina yari amutumye ahura n’umusore witwaga MAHILONI. Yari umusore w’uburanga kandi akaba n’umushyitsi muri icyo gihugu cy’I Mowabo.
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Rusi na Mahiloni babaye inshuti ndetse bigera umunsi umwe biyemeza kubana nk’umugore n’umugabo. Rusi na Mahilon bagize urugo rw’umunezero, ariko nyuma gato Rusi yamenye ko byose byenda guhinduka.
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Kindly email her for more information:
ruthie.dickson@gmail.com
http://www.gihonpublishing.com/

The Sunday Morning Wife

About the Author

The lure of enticing words has always captivated Pamela D. Rice. Even at the tender age of two, this soulful native South Carolinian would intensely gaze at books, pretending to read and embrace the content within the pages. Pamela became an avid reader, and soon found a natural progression and flair for expressing herself through illuminating words which resulted in her becoming a published poet while in the eighth grade.

Known for her stimulating and thought-provoking views, Pamela possesses a fervor for creatively giving a voice to victims who suffer in silence, afraid to speak for themselves. Inspired by everyday situations and social exchanges, Pamela has always enjoyed observing people and dissecting their interactions; this hobby became her muse. It is her desire to become a literary vessel that brings light to the social ill of domestic violence and its reach beyond all racial, cultural and socio-economic class. Through inspirational prose, she is destined to heal the human soul.

When Pamela is not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and exploring other cultures.



About the Book

The old saying is true. You never know what’s going on in someone else’s home.

From the outside looking in, Yolanda Clarke appears to have it all. She’s a beautiful woman, and her husband, Timothy, is the pastor of BrightStar Tabernacle. Timothy is easy on the eyes as well, often being told he resembles Harry Belafonte. They seem to have the perfect life. But, looks are certainly deceiving.

Yolanda has become a puppet on a string, totally controlled by Timothy. While everyone at church thinks he walks on water, Yolanda knows the person behind the mask. His constant verbal tirades, physical and emotional abuse has become unbearable.

In walks Andre Hunter. He’s the type of man that can make any woman forget all her troubles. His chocolate skin, pearly whites, and beautiful smile enthrall Yolanda. She has never entertained the idea of infidelity, but the abuse and lack of intimacy at home makes her adulterous affair justifiable in her mind. Andre gives Yolanda everything she’s missing at home-respect, conversation, and passion behind closed doors. But, Andre is hiding secrets of his own.

Will Yolanda finally climb from the abyss of despair she’s lived in with Timothy and move to a brighter tomorrow with Andre? Or will she forever remain “The Sunday Morning Wife?”

Interview With Love

About the Author

Lisa Watson is a native of Washington D.C. The city’s historic and political backdrop fed Watson’s romantic imagination. Currently, Lisa resides in North Carolina where she is an Asset Management Specialist as a subcontractor to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. She recently celebrated her 14th wedding anniversary and is the mother of two pre-teens.

Lisa is the co-publicist for RT BookReview Magazine’s annual RT Booklovers Conventions. She secures author media interviews for National Bestselling authors like L.A. Banks, Christine Feehan, Bobbi Smith, Brenda Jackson, Heather Graham, Barry Eisler, and Jim Butcher.

Lisa’s hobbies include writing fan fiction based on the characters of the popular television series, Remington Steele, her true Guilty Pleasure for which she has a National and International fan base. Lisa loves visiting picturesque locales that always seem to find a way into her latest novels.

Lisa’s short story, The Reunion, was featured in Sun Magazine’s 10-Minute Love Story column. Her debut novel, Watch Your Back continues to receive rave reviews, and was nominated for a 2010 Afr’Am Literary Fest award. Lisa has been interviewed in various magazines, radio shows and on several book club and Blog sites.

Lisa Watson's second novel, Interview with Love (Urban Renaissance, December 2010) will introduce readers to Sienna Lambert and Vaughn Deveraux. When Love Speaks…You’d Better Listen! Lisa is currently working on and another romantic suspense, Brace for Impact. Married for almost 15 years, Lisa is the mother of a thirteen year-old son, an eleven year-old daughter, and a six year-old Yellow Lab, Boomer.



About the Book

No nonsense consumer psychologist, Sienna Lambert moderates focus groups to assist her clients with marketing their products to target audiences. Her newest client, Dexter Clothiers has developed state of the art men's undergarments, Best Kept Secrets that become more comfortable the longer they’re worn. Sienna interviews men from all professions and walks of life to get their opinion on the line.

When adrenaline junkie, Vaughn Deveraux meets Sienna he takes her breath away—literally. After a run-in at a client softball outing Sienna assumes Vaughn is one of the new models for Dexter Clothiers. Vaughn tells her he’s the Creative Director at the company advertising the line and jokes that he leaves the modeling in the very capable hands of his younger brother, Pierce, a retired professional football player who’s had a great deal of experience with women asking questions about his briefs.

Though intrigued, Sienna keeps her distance when she finds out he works with her client, but Vaughn’s fun nature and zest for living prove too irresistible to ignore. Sienna’s once calm, predictable life gets turned upside down when Vaughn shows her that sometime’s life is better when you experience it instead of researching it.

More about Lisa Watson:
www.lisawatson.com

Women, What The Hell Are You Thinking Now?

About the Author

Someone once asked Cheryl Donovan what her passion was in life, she said, “God has given me a heart for women who are struggling with life’s twists and turns. My message to them is even when we can’t diagnose the problem; God’s word can bring us healing and wholeness. I want to bring this message to all women. I want them to understand that until they fall in love with Jesus, the chains of sin and bondage will never be broken.”

Donovan lives in Houston with her husband Keith Donovan, who made his writing debut in Do You Still Do What Happens Happily Ever After, the couples transparent piece on the realities of relationships and what it takes to have a marriage of purpose. They are the parents of three adult children and grandparents to two handsome grandsons.

Donovan grew up in Houston, Texas the daughter of parents who divorced when she was four. Her father is a prominent Baptist preacher in Houston. In spite of the vicissitudes of life which found Cheryl a pregnant teen in an abusive marriage, she has now become a highly sought after inspirational speaker, educator, talk show host, and award winning author.
One reviewer has said, “She has truly mastered the ability to “break one down in order to build one up,” much like a master subtly shaping the hearts and minds of unwitting students.”

That passion and sincerity also comes through in person. “Cheryl’s students at a proprietary school in Houston just enjoy her presence because she’s very open about speaking about her confusions and her shortcomings. She also shares her triumphs, breakthrough, and accomplishments and that’s something a lot of the students find refreshing.



About the Book

You are pregnant with purpose, pregnant with greatness. Allow the baby to be born. Don’t permit the enemy to abort the baby. God has deposited something great on the inside of you and it’s time for your delivery! Let the weak say I’m strong and the poor say I’m rich; Rich with the power of the Spirit, Rich with the Word of God, Rich with health, Rich with strength and courage. Take authority over the enemy and declare dominion over everything God has for you. Reclaim your purpose, reclaim your hopes, reclaim your destiny, and reclaim your dreams!

God has a big life for you, one that has peace, joy, and wholeness. His plan includes love and value, purpose and fulfillment, provision and supply. Whatever has caused you to be broken, the areas in your life that aren’t working or are ineffective, the areas where you feel powerless, doing nothing and going nowhere, God wants to put them back together again! But you can’t get to the upper level when you’re stuck on the ground floor.

More about Cheryl Donovan:
www.worthmorethanrubiesministries.org

Le Croix de Ruth: Un Grand Héritage

About the Author

Ruth has a passion to impact the lives of children eternally through biblical stories. Ruth travels to West and East Africa every year teaching children through her stories, which they thoroughly enjoy. These stories add value to the lives children, from nation to nation. Her books are also translated into Kinyarwanda, Swahili, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.

Ruth holds a B.A. (Hons) in Linguistics. She is also a graduate of The School of Biblical Studies, EMF Welwyn and a member of The Campus Church.



About the Book

Un jour, alors qu'elle faisait une course pour sa mère, elle rencontra un jeune homme nommé Mahlon. C'était un beau jeune homme et un étranger au pays de Moab. Ruth et Mahlon devinrent bons amis et un jour, ils décidèrent de se marier. Ruth et Mahlon formaient un couple heureux et elle ne s'attendait pas à ce que cela puisse changer.

More about Ruth:
www.gihonpublishing.com
or email: ruthie.dickson@gmail.com

Understanding Who God is

About the Author

Diann was born and raised in the Church of God in Christ under the leadership of the late Pastor James and wife Dorothy Robinson in Indianapolis, learning the fundamentals of the Bible and C.O.G.I.C., doctrine. She received Christ as her personal Savior in April 1980. She was called into ministry to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ August 1992. Diann has served in many areas of the church teaching Sunday school, Y.P.W.W., Prayer & Bible Band, Sun -shiners, Puritans, and the Youth classes. Diann was appointed as the Sunday School Field Worker in the Love and Kindness District of the Church of God in Christ under the late prelate Bishop Milton L. Hall Sr, June 1999. She has carried the gospel in various churches throughout the city of Indianapolis, and the states of Indiana and California.

About the Book

Understanding Who God Is, is a journey through the Bible that highlights some of the great prophets and biblical stories. Understanding Who God Is will encourage, inspire, and cause the reader to evaluate himself in light of the Word of God, for my people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6a).
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More about Diann Snodgrass:
http://www.deloresthornton.org/

http://www.diannsnodgrass.com/