Creating Sparks and Sentences - and Happily Ever Afters

  BOOK REVIEW:   Your Happier Life Toolbox How a Data-Driven Dad Cracked the Code on Happiness (And How You Can Too) By Billy Marshall    Today's blog post is a rare opportunity to shine a light on a book that may very well change how you think about life, love and the choices we make. I know it changed mine! My review reflects my own opinions, and I want to thank the author, Billy Marshall, for gifting me with an ecopy of  Your Happier Life Toolbox .    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   5 stars from me     I'll begin my review with a quote from the book:   "Becoming happier is a journey we can all start today."   Simple, yet packs a punch. There's no urgency for immediacy; there's no unattainable expectation of utopia.  Just real and reachable reassurance for everyone.   That brings me to: What I loved about this book: What it promises, is a becoming, a starting, of journeying toward a better way of l...

Are You Sitting Down? I interrupt your week with this early edition of the blog so you can share in my excitement with me! After 10 years from idea to implementation, my memoir is finally here! I am bursting ping pong balls of joy and fear at the thought of bearing my life in the pages of a book for ALL the world to read. Instagram @elora_canne But, my message is one of finding inner-strength so I had to  practice what I preach  as it were, and put myself out there. Direct link:  EN ROUTE: The Best Is Yet To Be  - eBook 📲 Direct link:  EN ROUTE: The Best Is Yet To Be  - Paperback 📚 In a unique blend of inner and outward travel I have combined my personal growth with that of a year-long trip around the world. So let's unravel the complexities of human nature together, while taking in the grandeur of the natural world.  Click this link for video footage:  Travel with me  as we explore who we are and how we fit into the world. I am both petrif...

Sometimes sombre, sometimes humorous, always enlightening Something wonderful is happening so I wanted to share the excitement with you. In 7 months I will be a published author! I have written my memoir which is an expansion of ‘Creating Sparks that Last,’ which you might already have read. If you haven’t, it’s available at the link in the top post; it will give you the backstory to my memoir. If you’re unable to access the link I’ll gladly email the ebook/pdf document to you. Anyway, back to my memoir, ‘En Route: The best is yet to be.’ In the unraveling of my inherent people-pleasing practices I uncover a hidden dragon within. This self-empowerment helps me give voice to my opinions; to speak up in trying times and to face adversity head on. From all this self-discovery I learn new ways of engaging in all my relationship dynamics. From siblings, to offspring, in-laws, parents and partner, I find my identity and mightily so! If you’d like the same empowerment for your life, register ...