GRATEFUL TO BE OF SERVICE: HEALING AND CHANGING LIVES

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“A brilliant healing artist."

-- Eleanora Amendolara, Creator of CHILL (Chumpi Illumination); Owner, Teacher, Healer at Sacred Center for the Healing Arts: The Mystery School

"I would like to thank Valerie Michele for helping me and starting my healing process. My husband recently booked several sessions for me with her after witnessing me falling further and further into a depression. It turned out to be the best gift he has ever given me . . . (READ FULL COMMENT)
-- Dona Dec, Controller

"Inspiring . . . Motivational . . . Unbelievable . . . Wonderful . . . Life-transforming . . . Healing . . . Multidimensional . . . Open . . . Safe . . . Thought-provoking . . . Fun!"
-- Words people have used to describe Val's events

"As a Reiki practitioner and teacher, I can attest that Val Oliver is a compassionate healer with integrity and expertise. Don't miss an opportunity to take advantage of her healing services. Blessings and positive energy to you all!"
-- Dr. Kathy Jordan, Author of Becoming a Life Change Artist, Creative Coach/Consultant 

"Just completed my CHILL session and I was blown away. Resolved and understood something that has been a source of confusion and a block to completing my book. Val assisted in the connecting with one of my guides. He had a special message for me and was a source of comfort which circled back to the source of my initial confusion. All of this in 30 minutes or so." (READ FULL COMMENT)
-- Sue Birkam, Business Coach, Freedom Life Coaching Company 

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"I have found our sessions to be very worthwhile, and am looking forward to the next phone call. I endorse, from experience, Valerie Michele as a talented and caring Healing Artist for those that want a deeper exploration."
-- Stacie Flint, Visual Artist

"Thanks Val. Your particular INSIGHT, as always, is ON POINT."
-- Christopher Dean Sullivan, The Artisan Bassist (Musician)

"You are so humble Val. When I looked at your blog, I was like WOW! This Sister is sharing the ancient spiritual life sciences in a beautiful way . . . You are helping to shift the shape of things from negative to positive energized vibrations and that is what LOVE and HEALING is ALL about."
-- Dwayne Sonni Nixon El (Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Poet, International Businessman)

"You are a very warm and authentic person--it is so refreshing. I feel inspired by your optimism, enthusiasm, and how driven you are to actualize dreams."
-- Dr. Heather Gillman (Psychologist)

"Val, you just made me cry as I was lamenting to my girl that I have been searching for just one person to get me. Gracious thanks, from my heart of hearts."
--  PatriCia Malia, Sound Healer, Hanta Yo Sound Healing

"You are a gifted soul who possesses an incredible zest and talent for living. Even the simplest of events--waiting on line to pay a cable bill, a passing conversation on the street--become joyful happenings with you! Your beautiful smile and focused gaze make me know that you're really hearing me, listening to me, appreciating me. I feel compelled to just be myself, honestly, with you."
-- Jonathan Dobin, Fine Artist (Music & Visual)


"You always say exactly what I need to hear!"
-- Christie

"Hey Val,  I wanted to let you know that I was still feeling very congested yesterday, as if I still had the cold. I was telling my friends at work yesterday that I was going to finally break down and go to doctor but after your session last night, I felt much better, and today I am feeling a big difference. I think it's what I needed to finally get this nasty congestion and negative feeling out of my body!  Thank you!"

-- Kathy Kerr

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Angel-Guided Star Sigils (Introduction)

VAL'S NAME AS STARS
See interpretation at end
of this post.

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Regarding the death of Stephen Hawking--Theoretical Physicist, Writer, Influencer
(January 8, 1942 - March 14 2018)...

"A star just went out in the cosmos. We have lost an amazing human being."
-- Lawrence Krauss, Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist

Ever wonder when looking up at the stars shining so bright if you have stars among them? Do you believe that stars are part of our own story to claim and to guide our becoming one with our greater reality as cosmic human beings? I was inspired by Archangel Uriel and Archangel Metatron to believe that the star nation includes our own personal constellations, our cosmic story frequencies that exist in star realms beyond our Milky Way galaxy.  

As Above, So Below Stargates
Deepen your investment in aligning, living in harmony and balance with your name, business, or project as star and earth cosmic energies and entities. 

Angel-Guided Star Sigil for
Memoir Book Project

A star sigil is a sacred geometry frequency "constellation warehouse" that has multidimensional information: archetypes, oracle guidance, angel numbers, and universal consciousness keys--STARGATES to your most loving reality and potential.

The ancients believed that astronomical phenomena were connected to terrestrial events.
~From "Star of Bethlehem, Wikipedia

My Intention As a Healing Artist

My intention is to provide personal session time to you, a person who is attracted to and desires an intimate and active relationship with your personal star cosmology that is different from astrology, and to spend additional amounts of time off-session performing calculations to channel, create and interpret them for you to facilitate aligning earth human forms with star cosmic ones. 

Our personal time together will take one-two hours that may include: 

• a free 30 minute consultation session
  
• an Intuitive Intelligence and/or Muscle Testing or CHILL session
  (What We Need To Know)
• star sigil constellation creation
• a session to review your star sigil(s)

Approximately three (3) hours is spent channeling, calculating, creating, and interpreting your name, business or project star sigil. You will receive it via a link to view and download as a PSD (Photoshop), TIFF, PDF or JPG file (it can be created in a custom size and format for you to have printed in any size you desire). Future follow-up will be scheduled if needed, or if you desire additional sigils.

Angel-Guided Star Sigil options include: 

• Personal Birth or Chosen Name Star Sigil
  Your Investment = $222 (Call for consultation)
  SPECIAL OFFER for Brid's Closet Tarot Forum Members ($155)
   
  
• Business or Project Star Sigil
  Your Investment = $444 (Call for consultation)
  SPECIAL OFFER for Brid's Closet Tarot Forum Members ($255) 
  

Some Definitions

Angel-Guided Star Sigil for
P Neil Baker (Psychic & Author)

What is a Sigil? Sigils are considered the visual symbols of angels and other entities, and are archetypes, conduits for great creative energy. I channel and create them using a calculation, a formula.

What is Intuitive Intelligence? Intuitive intelligence is a deep, instantaneous, inner feeling or inner knowing; a form of divine communication from one's highest consciousness, frequency or Self. It's been described as a gut feeling that may be associated with sounds or feelings in the body that confirm it.

What is Muscle Testing? Muscle testing is another way to describe Health Kinesiology™, which is a bio-energetics methodology that uses the body’s muscular system to find out information by asking questions to help make dramatic life changes.

What is CHILL™ - Chumpi Illumination? CHILL™ - Chumpi Illumination is an innovative art and science practice in which sacred stones that embody 12 Keys of Universal Consciousness and Universal Matrix Architecture are used in healing. CHILL™ was created by Eleanora Amendolara of Sacred Center for the Healing Arts and is taught at The Mystery School in New York State.

The Clients | The Studio's ideal clients are arts and entertainment professionals, entrepreneurs, healing arts professionals, coaches, and anyone who is committed to boldly go beyond the familiar into expanded creative and spiritual territory. 

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NOTE: Valerie Michele (Mich'El), Angel-Guided, Star Sigil Reading: 

Archetype Energy: The Gold Detector, The Camel, The Earth Worm, The Star Sharer. Monatomic Andara Crystal Energy: Aqua Blue Angel Frequency. Rune Oracle Energy: Isa, Nauthiz, Gebo, and reversed Ansuz. Angel Number Energy: 99. Universal Consciousness Energy: Oneness is the Key to Love Awakening

Love, peace, blessings, and star light,

Valerie Mich'El

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  "The Creator determines the number of stars
and calls them each by name."
Psalm 147:4
(Special thank you to Cara Marie for sharing this quote with me.)

EVENT UPDATE: CHILL, Visions, Solutions and Healing

I am truly humbled and grateful for the CHILL healing experienced by the women who came to see me at the Fairy Fair. It was re-scheduled from Saturday, May 19, 2018 to the rain date on Saturday, June 2, 2018. There wasn't a drop of rain on June 2nd, despite what was predicted in the weather reports!

By using CHILL (Chumpi Illumination), God's power through the Holy Spirit, and the love of Ascended Master Jesus, my clients quickly and easily gave me access to what was most pressing and needed to be healed; so, I could see each woman's core truth in visions, and facilitate the solutions--manifesting blessings in their lives via freedom from past and/or current conflict or trauma. As one of my nieces is fond of saying: Hooray!

Also, I had a number of inquiries about the Angel- Guided Star Constellation Sigils. Through continued guidance by Archangels Uriel, Metatron, Gabriel and Ariel, I will be channeling, calculating, creating, and interpreting them for couples-lovers-mates, by using both their names to discover their star constellation sigil. In the future, I will be working with a special team to design and marketing of them. I'm so excited about this new development! Stay tuned!

Love, light and blessings to you.

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How Chumpi Stones Are Made and How They Impact The Healing Artist Studio Project

Chumpi Illumination (CHILL) is a resource that can be used for healing deep, entrenched stubborn patterns, or to make peace with conflicts in one's life. 

Here's a short and sweet video on how the Chumpi stones are made in Peru. They are the connectors to the star nation, the Greater Reality, and 12 keys to universal consciousness. 

                     

Video Credit: Eleanora Amendolara, Sacred Center for the Healing Arts 

CHILL is a healing system developed by my friend Eleanora Amendolara of Sacred Center for the Healing Arts, and is part of the curriculum taught at her two-year healing arts program at The Mystery School in Warwick, NY.

I am grateful to have two different sets of Chumpi stones that I am trained to use as a certified CHILL practitioner. Also, I use them in additional ways (in addition to CHILL). Through angel guidance, I discovered them as keys to open to an understanding that we have a personal star cosmology different from astrology. (Click this sentence to discover more.)

For me, having Chumpi stones is very similar to being born to become a pipe carrier in the Native American (and new) traditions as the pipe (Chanupa) and sacred smoke are alive with wisdom and energy through the earth elements made to create it. The Chumpi stones are "carried" in a similar way for me.

I am curious about how these forms I carry with deep honor, responsibility and grace will continue to be valuable in this practical world of relationships and career/work, and visions and dreams going forward. I am staying tuned as I go about the project of life--of living inside the love of my Creator.

To Live, Love and Trust Again: The Sanctuary

Kerry Chandler

I AWAKENED TO THIS SONG, "HEAL MY HEART", ONE MORNING WHILE PRAYING, MEDITATING AND CONTEMPLATING. I was working on a vision, a marketing plan for a client, and we planned to meet the next evening to review it. Even though I was secure in my sense of the direction in which to guide her based on the time we'd shared and the review of her current website, I was further guided to trust and share with her this song the Creator placed in my consciousness to enhance the golden vision and plan even more.

RECENTLY, I RECEIVED A GOLDEN VISION from The Creator/God/Goddess/Source/Great Spirit/Beyond Love that I can't ignore. Interested in discovering more about this vision?

CONNECT WITH VISION CONTENT EXCERPTS provided below (via tweets you can copy and share) by clicking on the tinyurl.com links at the end of each tweet.

• My Story is Different Than the One I Believed | Spiritual #Excellence #Sanctuary | #Motivation https://tinyurl.com/hf9ko4m
• #Storyhacking/#Growthhacking My Own Life | #Spiritual #Excellence #Sanctuary | #creativity #entrepreneur https://tinyurl.com/jvauy4g
• Members Are Ready 2 Hack Their Own Stories. #Spiritual #Excellence #Sanctuary | Personal #Growthhacking https://tinyurl.com/jasymzd

ONCE AGAIN, I FIND MYSELF RETURNING TO "HEAL MY HEART" TO EMBRACE THE MANTRA LYRICS AND MUSIC. Thanks to Kerry Chandler (The Maestro of House), Quentin Harris (Remix), and Treasa Fennie (featured vocalist ) for the message: to live, love and trust again. Kerry is living in them through his music.

Get ready to dance and make a joyful noise!

Here are the main lyrics to "Heal My Heart" -- Kerry Chandler, Quentin Harris and Treasa Fennie.

Wake up in the morning just to pray.

I give thanks to see another day.

No matter how hard I try,

To leave the past behind,

Only time will heal the pain,

Please hear me when I'm praising your name.

I used to see the world through innocent eyes,

But loving you has made me realize,

There's a greater love, a greater peace, in my life.

There's a better place on the way to find.

Heal my heart, ease my pain, give me the strength to love again.

Heal my heart, ease my pain, give me the hope to trust again.

Heal my heart, ease my pain, give me the strength to love again.

Heal my heart, ease my pain, give me the strength to live, to love, to trust again.

  

http://www.discogs.com/Kerri-Chandler...


MANIFEST BLESSINGS VIA FREEDOM FROM PAST TRAUMA
Archangel Raziel

BlogTracks: You Dig, Dig, Dig. What Have You Got There? Gold!

Welcome to BlogTracks! Click on the links for a multimedia experience of sight and sound to inspire, motivate, and elevate your creativity and storytelling energy.

I received a double rainbow during a nap in what I think was a dream even though I felt like I was awake. Now this is quite fascinating to me because I’ve been viewing and listening to a song titled “Wishery” (a remix of a song from Walt Disney’s Snow White that I discovered through one of the Facebook groups. This led me to thinking about mining for gold within myself and others as a healing artist. The gold nuggets I’m talking about are mental, emotional, physical, electromagnetic and spiritual energy that can yield treasure in many forms.

I don’t know about you, but for many years I have loved the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” made famous by Judy Garland singing it in the film, The Wizard of Oz. It taught me to believe I had to travel over it to get to “the pot of gold” to transmute and transform the stress and troubles of my life to beauty, peace, and tranquility. It seemed so far away, so way up high, too high, and how do I get to it?

It took me gently digging into my self with a master healer as my guide to discover the answer that I had forgotten: I AM the rainbow. The rainbow that exists above also exists below: the rapture of the double rainbow – the rainbow of love. Every person is a living rainbow to me, the manifestation of the rainbow light here on earth, and can come to believe that they are the true Wiz of their life. I don’t want to get into a conflict with any fans of leprechauns, but I am proof that the pot of gold is not over the rainbow but instead within me. Those nuggets and gems are within each of us, ready to be accessed, retrieved, revealed in the hidden places in our minds, physical and energy forms, hearts and spirits when we are ready to awaken, heal, and live the lives we dare to dream.

Music artists: Judy Garland, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Tania Maria, Lena Horne, and Keith Jarret.

As the disabled child Tiny Tim says in the book, "A Christmas Carol", written by Charles Dickens: "God bless us, Everyone!"

Valerie

What's In Or On Your Bedside Table? Objects As Storytelling Content

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EVERY OBJECT WE UTILIZE IN LIFE HAS A STORY TO TELL ABOUT US, OR REFLECTS WHO WE ARE or what we value—past, present and future. (As Sherlock Holmes says, “It’s elementary.”) Some stories we want to hear, and some, perhaps not.

A REVIEW OF SOME OF THE EVERYDAY ITEMS THAT WE RARELY CONSIDER as we rush about our lives can also inspire a valuable journey to self-discovery. It’s a way to get in touch with ourselves, our relationships, our environment and structures we have created.

JOIN ME IN SURVEYING SOME OF THE SIMPLE OBJECTS most of us take for granted that can serve as storytelling and other content creation resources. I will take a close look at one of them.

THE OBJECT WILL TELL IT'S OWN STORY ABOUT WHY I HAVE IT or how it impacts my life. I’ll let the item do the talking to keep me honest about our relationship. I invite you to try this creative exercise as well.

1. A BOX OF TISSUES

I am almost empty. Val has had sinus problems for a long time. The worst is when she develops sinusitis. This happens because she ingests things into her body that weakens her immune system: dairy products, sugar, some caffeine, and products with monosodium glutamate. Today, her sinuses are revolting and pain is their way of communicating to her, of saying: “Change your habits!”

Her respiratory system has had huge challenges with two pneumonia bouts. The last one occurred in Cusco, Peru. It’s a miracle she’s alive. She had severe pulmonary edema with her lungs full of water and the liquid seeping into her brain. The clinic director said: “If your friend hadn’t called this morning when she did, you’d be dead. In another 30 minutes you would have died.” Actually, she did die.

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Sometime in the evening, Val was in the crossing over tunnel. Her mother (who died in 1979), her maternal grandmother, and an extremely bright Being whose face she could not see, were at the end. She was so happy to see her mother and grandmother again and ready to join them. Without moving their mouths--speaking consciousness to consciousness--they told her she had to return. The Being put an incredible amount of light into her body. When she opened her eyes, her friend was in her room telling Val she was calling for help immediately.

The clinic director rushed over to the hotel in which she was staying and drove her to the clinic. The doctors put her in a hyperbaric chamber because her oxygen level had dropped to the low thirties. A normal level is in the 90s. Val has anemia. Cusco is 13,000 feet above sea level and her blood couldn’t make enough oxygen.

Although she is reaching for me tonight, I must say she has made changes so she doesn’t need to use me very often. She’s sworn off two drains on her immune system: alcohol and cigarettes. Plus, she almost only uses Yacon honey & syrup (a low-calorie, low-blood sugar sweetener for diabetics and weight-watchers she discovered in Peru), uses Almond beverage and goat’s milk, and minimizes caffeine intake. 

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Her greatest enemy is her love for sugar-producing carbohydrates (the “bad” carbs) she eats for comfort food, or just because it’s a hard pattern to break. Also, she loves sour cream mixed with Lipton Onion Soup to make a dip that complements her favorite potato chips, Lays Classic. The soup mix has monosodium glutamate. Also, she’s prone to binges of putting cheddar cheese in her morning grits and making grill cheese sandwiches.

Sinus problems are a symptom of deeper issues—emotional ones. She was abused as a child, and it left an imprint on her. It says: “You’re not worthy. You’re not good enough. You aren’t a person to value.” Sometimes these feelings rear up—even though she’s worked hard against them, knowing they are not true. 

The more she eradicates the harmful programming she received as a child, the less she’ll need to eat things that feed the sinus problems. She’s doing more work on the inside to affect her outside choices.

She uses me to wipe her tears too; although lately, she wipes her tears with her fingers and rubs them into her skin where her heart resides.

See what I mean about how one ordinary object can be used as a storytelling resource, and has the capacity to impact a life? Here are the rest of the items:

2. The book, “The Secret.”
3. The book, “Messages from Your Angels.”
4. A hand-painted, black lacquer jewelry box my dad brought home to my mother after serving in the military in Okinawa.
5. A digital microcassette recorder.
6. A remote for my DVD/VHS player.
7. A small, white box with pearl earrings inside.
8. My Zrii notebook.
9. A maroon cloth napkin with a pattern of tiny white roses.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN. What’s on YOUR bedside table?

Note: The “What’s In or On Your Bedside Table” is an idea inspired by a dream I had in February 2009. I was a guest in the audience of the game show, “Let’s Make a Deal.” Audience members were offered a deal if we could find the requested object in our pocketbooks. I don’t recall what object was requested, but I found it. Monty Hall, the host, picked out a piece of paper from a bag with the prize written on it. I won $37,000.75. I awakened.

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I Am Definitely Not Perfect by Cassie Parks, Money Maven (Guest Blogger)

Cassie Parks, Money Maven

The Healing Artist Studio Project welcomes Cassie Parks, a coach, author, radio program host, and creator of  the "Money, Money, Money" course. As I recall, I discovered Cassie through a Facebook friend's post inviting friends to participate in a course she is taking (and this is the part that grabbed my attention) that offers clients the option of paying for the course AFTER they manifest the bucks! What? Did I read that right? So I read it again. Yes. I did read it right. Cassie suggested that client's pay 10% of the income they receive as a result of taking her course as an exchange for service. Immediately, I registered.

Check Out the Book!

Later, I decided to wait since I realized that in the excitement of the moment, I forgot my commitment to focus on giving myself time to deal with the PTSD fallout that has interfered with my success to fully reap the benefits of the many other programs, mentor relationships, courses, seminars, and groups in which I have participated since the early 2000s. I asked my Creator to help me stay on track with all that is before me now, and in the meantime, to act as a "Curator" by sharing what Cassie offers (See "The Healing Artist Studio Project: It's What?" and "Child Abuse PTSD Survivor: Never Thought That I Would Be Healed and Changed By This Blog"). A few days after making the decision to postpone getting into something new, I received a letter via email from Cassie about her not being perfect. I find her letter about not being perfect to be--well--perfect. She agreed to share it here as a guest blogger.

Dear Valerie,

I am definitely not perfect. 

Recently, I published a blog post with a typo in the title. Someone pointed it out in a comment on Facebook. Honestly, I had to look at it for a few minutes before I saw it. I haven’t changed it yet. I’m human, and to be human means I’m not perfect. I am never going to be and thank goddess I stopped thinking that was the only way I would be valued.

Not that many years ago, I was a perfectionist. I would work really hard and try my best to be perfect. Be the perfect employee. Make the perfect life choices. Work until I got something perfect.

But I never got it. Trust me, I look for typos and even when I spent hours looking, I would miss them. Typos is also a symbol for everything in my life. One day I decided I was going to be happy instead of perfect. It was like a weight lifted and I could finally start enjoying my life instead of feeling like I had to wait until I was perfect. I decided to love myself even though I am far from perfect.

When I saw that comment I thought about running over and changing it, but I wanted to do something more fun. Then I remember thinking, “Remember when that comment would cause a sinking feeling in your stomach and you would feel like a failure for a couple days?” It’s really good not to have that feeling anymore, especially because if you’re that hard on yourself about the little things, like a typo the big things feel really, really bad.

This week alone I sent a $10,000 payment to the wrong credit card, and sent a wire that was short $1000 to purchase some real estate. The $10,000 went to an account that doesn’t even exist anymore. Seriously, I could have beaten myself up for days about that. My hunch is because I didn’t that the problem was relatively easy to solve. And shorting that wire is going to cost me another hour in the bank to send another wire, but that’s ok too.

Seriously, I could have beat myself up big time in the past week. The truth is, I could probably find reasons to beat myself up every single day, but that sucks. I’m glad I have chosen to be happy instead of perfect. I wish the same for you. Go easy on yourself today, tomorrow and always. It took practice to be able to let go of the things that I didn’t do perfect. Now that I have made a habit of it, it’s a lot easier.

Be really, really good to yourself today.

Cheers!
Cassie

P.S. I totally adore the person who made the comment and I know she was just trying to help me out.

Check Out Cassie's New Book: Manifest $10,0000. It received over 9,000 downloads in nine (9) days.
 
Contact Info: 
Spiral Up LLC/Loving Yourself Univ/CassieParks.com
1020 15th St. #22A
Denver, CO
80202
US
cassie@cassieparks.com
(720) 231-5213

Please note that the "Money, Money, Money" course gets offered at different times during the year. You can email Cassie about the course, "Manifest It Now" episodes, requests to interview her on your show, her book, and other services she offers.

Thank you, Cassie!

"Leaning In" (Prompt Flash Fiction Content Written In 15 Minutes)

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Description: A woman takes a journey to a lagoon where she hopes to experience a healing, and experiences an emotional connection once she arrives.

We were at the lagoon: the one that is known for its magical healing properties--the one spelled with a capital L--the one that is Negra because of the dark water that represents the Void where all answers and solutions reside.

I almost didn't make it to the mid-line of the mountain where Laguna Negra makes her home, grounded between two large stone formations looking like the face of the Incan ancestors from whom the legends about her were passed on from generation-to-generation.

Anemia choked my chest, and the breath became strange and stranger to me as we made the climb to reach her sacred space of tears that flowed from the heavens down the mountain into her liquid womb to fill her up: the largest cup for the seeker.

I was so breathless that the best I could do was to lay down my burdened body over a flat rock and lean my face in as close as I could, darkness regarding darkness.

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You can also LISTEN to the reading of the story (1:18 minutes)

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Use short stories and short films to add value to your content. This is a creative option useful to entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, self-publishers, authors, and others in the creative, content and marketing arenas who need fresh stories for projects, products and services (text, audio, video, or consider this innovative interactive format).

A story like Leaning In has application potential for travel, environment, personal growth and wellness (e.g. mental illness support, non-smoking support), a product (something rising out of the darkness of the lagoon), vision (can't see the wonderful world in the water until putting on eyeglasses or in contacts)--so many possibilities.

Existing stories can be purchased or optioned for use through contacting the owners (just like producers, production companies & studios in the entertainment industry), or you can come up with your own stories to add value to your content, then write them yourself or hire a ghostwriter. You might also consider getting the usage rights to an excerpt from a fiction or nonfiction novel or short story that you can adapt for your own creative vision.

Note: Leaning In was written while participating in a writer's group with about 11 participants in Northern, NJ. A number of  writing prompts were provided, "leaning in" was one of them, and we all had fifteen minutes to write a story using that prompt.