Every once in a while a spectacurly talented human being creates something with such all-encompassing genius.
That happened, not once, but twice with author/screenwriter/producer Robert Hammond and his astounding books: Ready When You Are: Cecil B. Demille's Ten Commandments for Success, and C.B. Demille: The Man Who Invented Hollywood (A Novel), both published in 2012 by New Way Press.
One book is more compelling the other; different in presentation (nonfiction and fiction), yet the same; both centering around Demille, another creative genius. As everyone may know, DeMille directed seventy feature films, including classics like The Greatest Show On Earth (1952) and The Ten Commandments (1956).
With both Ready When You Are and C.B. DeMille (A Novel) Hammond takes his cue from Commandments, and invites us into DeMille's epic and electic world. With his work, Hammond delightfullly delivers with such grace, style and intuitiveness not only deep insight into DeMille's incredible life; but explains how the reader may apply the legendary director's existence and philosophies as a guide to success in every aspect of life.
More than just the average self-help book, Ready When You Are presents, as the Prologue outlines, "how to make your dreams come true"; different than any novel you have or will ever read, C.B. DeMille manages to tell a wonderful story of a unique human being without leaving the reader out in the cold.
Indeed, both Ready and C.B. are nothing but warm-hearted, well-written literary platforms for much more than just the casual reader.
No - you just don't read Hammond's books - you experience them; you live them.
All the way to your "A-Life"!
Click on the MARY book cover to order your copy for only $19.95 on Amazon
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Reject the Rejections!
I don't know about you, but my brain only functions on positive thought.
Or at least, it only functions WELL on positive thought; positive thought and words motivate me.
Negative thinking...just writing that phrase...is disfunctional to me; it deflates me; there isn't enough room in my brain for negative thought.
Yes, it's a fact that we live in a broken world.
And that in and of itself may sound like negative thinking; but it's ultimately it's a truth of this world.
So what do we do?
Well, all I can tell is you what I do...and/or at least strive to do:
Ultimately, I live by a joyful rule...a hard and fast rule...but a joyful rule:
Whatever we concenrate on, expands.
Focus on the good, things get better.
Focus on the bad, things get worse.
Upon first consideration, it seems a difficult task to think positive, and be positive, mostly because we're not yet in Heaven and we are yet unable to grasp the Heavenly things of perfection.
But thinking only good thoughts all the time, even in the midst of turmoil...in fact...especially in the face of turmoil...is just like laughing at a bully:
Laughter renders bullies powerless.
As such, positive thoughts do the same with negative thinking and circumstances.
So concenrate only on the good.
Think only good.
Speak only good.
Project only good..and discard the negative...laugh in the face of a bully...reject them and reject all negative thought...reject the rejections!
We'll never be able to fix this broken world.
But we can certainly mend at least a few of its cracks with positive, joyful "glue-full," glee-full thinking.
And then - watch, as if by magic, how the heart-"breaks" become less and less...while the heart-"warmths" increase and increase again!
Or at least, it only functions WELL on positive thought; positive thought and words motivate me.
Negative thinking...just writing that phrase...is disfunctional to me; it deflates me; there isn't enough room in my brain for negative thought.
Yes, it's a fact that we live in a broken world.
And that in and of itself may sound like negative thinking; but it's ultimately it's a truth of this world.
So what do we do?
Well, all I can tell is you what I do...and/or at least strive to do:
Ultimately, I live by a joyful rule...a hard and fast rule...but a joyful rule:
Whatever we concenrate on, expands.
Focus on the good, things get better.
Focus on the bad, things get worse.
Upon first consideration, it seems a difficult task to think positive, and be positive, mostly because we're not yet in Heaven and we are yet unable to grasp the Heavenly things of perfection.
But thinking only good thoughts all the time, even in the midst of turmoil...in fact...especially in the face of turmoil...is just like laughing at a bully:
Laughter renders bullies powerless.
As such, positive thoughts do the same with negative thinking and circumstances.
So concenrate only on the good.
Think only good.
Speak only good.
Project only good..and discard the negative...laugh in the face of a bully...reject them and reject all negative thought...reject the rejections!
We'll never be able to fix this broken world.
But we can certainly mend at least a few of its cracks with positive, joyful "glue-full," glee-full thinking.
And then - watch, as if by magic, how the heart-"breaks" become less and less...while the heart-"warmths" increase and increase again!
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