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Quote of the Day: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”

TODAY (Tuesday) on Stories & Reflections #16. On all podcast apps, YouTube and www.storiesandreflections.com

016 – When Nothing Makes Any Sense…Until It Does! "That’s the thing about our stories, the ones we live from the heart of our beingness as much as the ones we write from that same place. It can be hugely challenging, even impossible, to recognize their perfection in the moment. Somehow, though, that perfection is still present…waiting for the moment when we can acknowledge it…and maybe even celebrate it." - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-reflections--6830889/support

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"Was I divinely inspired, insane...or both!?"
– from Stories & Reflections #15. Full episode on all podcast apps, Youtube and www.storiesandreflections.comp

Writing Tip of the Day: “Be vulnerable in your writing…and watch your story become everyone’s story.” www.gersonwritingschool.com

“Although I learned to drive at 17, I’d been behind the wheel of a car only once in the 22 years since, and it had been so traumatic that I’d never driven again…”
– from Stories & Reflections #15. Full episode on podcast apps, Youtube and www.storiesandreflections.com

Inspiration of the Day: "No fear is stronger than you are..."
• The Book of Messages www.markdavidgerson.com/messages

“My two-week Nova Scotia tour would confirm either my call to move east or my logical mind’s certainty that I was insane. Or maybe both.”
– from Stories & Reflections #15. Full episode on all podcast apps, Youtube and www.storiesandreflections.com

"As soon as I could, I pulled off the road and began to sob. What had I done!? I clung to a steering that felt like my only life preserver, then turned back onto the highway.”
– from Stories & Reflections #15. Full episode on all podcast apps, Youtube and www.storiesandreflections.com

“When we listen to the voice of our heart, intuition and highest consciousness and take the leaps of faith that are then demanded of us, the stars always align for us. Always.”
– from Stories & Reflections #15. Full episode now available on all podcast apps, YouTube and www.storiesandreflections.com

015 – When the Stars Align When we listen to the voice of our heart, to the call of our intuitive knowingness, to those messages from that place of highest consciousness…if we listen, trust and take the leaps of faith that inner imperative demands of us, the stars always align for us. Always. - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-reflections--6830889/support

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Cactus Flower – Scottsdale, AZ

Inspiration of the Day: "A man must make a living.” / “There you are wrong. A man must create a life. There’s a big difference.” www.markdavidgerson.com

Watch the video (it’s only a minute!), and you’ll see it 😉

A tarot card inspired my first book, the fantasy novel The MoonQuest. But the tarot magic didn’t end there…
• from Stories & Reflections #14. Full episode on your favorite podcast app, YouTube or www.storiesandreflections.com

Writing Tip of the Day: There is no right or wrong way; there is only the way that works for *you*! • www.gersonwritingschool.com

Scottsdale Morning

"When The MoonQuest first came out, I was often asked whether I’d written the book as a metaphor for the then political situation in the US. Two decades later, I’m still being asked…"
• from Stories & Reflections #14. Full episode on podcast apps, YouTube + www.storiesandreflections.com

"Imagine a land so brutalized by its tyrant king and his army of masked thugs that you're not allowed to dream, to tell stories or to think freely..."
• Stories & Reflections #14, on podcast apps, YouTube or www.storiesandreflections.com

Inspiration of the Day: “In every moment and through every situation, we are offered the opportunity to choose our greatness, our passion, our light. What do you choose in this one?” • www.thewayofthefool.rocks

"I talk often but how my stories are smarter than I am. But that isn’t just about me. Whenever we write from the heart, from those deepest places within us, we experience the magic of storytelling."
• Stories & Reflections #14 – on podcast apps, YouTube and www.storiesandreflections.com

015 – The Magic of Storytelling The story of how my first book came to be is also a story of magic, mystery and unexpected destiny…one that’s sure to resonate with your own stories, the stories you’re living as much as any you may be writing. This isn’t just a story about the birth of a book; it’s about trusting the magical forces that guide us all toward the expression of our highest purpose. - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-reflections--6830889/support

📣 New Podcast! "015 – The Magic of Storytelling" on @Spreaker #authenticliing #authors #creativeprocess #currentevents #fantasybooks #inspirationalstorytellers #intuition #memoir #personalstories #spirituality #spiritualstorytelling #stories #storytelling #synchronicity #writers #writerslife

Inspiration of the Day: “There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” So start building *your* castles! www.markdavidgerson.com

Q&A with Mark David Gerson: Inspiring Author Interview Explore a thoughtful Q&A with Mark David Gerson, sharing his creative journey, spiritual insights, and the inspiration behind his captivating storytelling.

“Remember that every piece of writing starts with a single word. So write that word…and another and another. Just keep writing, and trust your imagination.”
• from my interview this week in the Literary Louis blog. Read the full piece at literarylouis.com/qa-with-mark...

I’ve told many stories over the years. But the one I tell in this episode (#13) of Stories & Reflections is one I’ve never shared before. Doing it now, especially on video, was hard but was also freeing.
• Look for “Stories & Reflections” #13 on podcast apps, YouTube + www.storiesandreflections.com

“‘I want to live,’ I hear myself say. Over and over and over again through my tears.”
from Stories & Reflections #13.
• Full episode on your favorite podcast app, YouTube or www.storiesandreflections.com

Writing Tip of the Day: "Trust in the magic that gets your words onto the page..."
• more writing tips, tools and inspiration at The Mark David Gerson School of Writing • www.gersonwritingschool.com

Writing Inspiration of the Day: "Stories never really end." • www.markdavidgerson.com

"On this 42nd anniversary of my mother’s death, I haven’t been thinking about the choices she wanted me to make while she was alive but those she would want me to make today, from wherever her spirit is now."
• Stories & Reflections #13: podcast apps, www.storiesandreflections.com + YouTube