Cherish it

 

Finding Light in 2020

The post below this one, about one bad chapter, put me in mind of my latest book, Our Lanterns Glow, because I talk about our 'books' and the 'blank page' in it. As I haven't yet shared my inspirational and motivational little book here, a place for inspiration and motivation, after all, I though I'd tell you about it now :)

If you have been following my blogs for a while, you will know my Lore series is a major body of work, all books now published, and in them I use sayings and insights to head chapters. It occurred to me during lockdown that those insights often help me and they may therefore help others ... and thus was Our Lanterns Glow born, a non-fiction book based on fictional excerpts.

It's now live, exclusive to Amazon, and is available as an eBook and in print, and the audio book will be ready soon too.

The year is 2020

 We have seen fires in Australia, locust plagues in Africa, both flooding and drought elsewhere, and riots and marches, too, but all pales in comparison to what 2020 is really about. A global pandemic.

 We have endured lockdown and it appears it will befall us more than once as this virus runs its course. We no longer live with any kind of certainty. We need to cope with the reality, which includes the virus itself, the loss of loved ones and economic devastation, if only by staying as positive as is possible.

 Understanding who we are and who we can be, if we take care to be honest with ourselves, is the first step to dealing with the progress of utter change and helps us forge a path through the chaos.

 Therefore, this book.

 Our Lanterns Glow is a deliberate choice of title. We are, each of us, lanterns in the darkness. We shine, and we hoist our lanterns for others to find their way. We can trim the wick of our lamps to brighten our inner selves, and will thus shed the resultant glow ever outwards.

 Based on fictional insights, for fiction has helped us in these trying times, Our Lanterns Glow isn’t a cure all, it is about insight and the inspiration we need to move forward. We have everything to gain in trying something new, something different …

OUR LANTERNS GLOW

 

Rise!

Dreams, Nightmares and Dead Sleep

Dreams are visions.

Nightmares are revelations.

Dead sleep is … dead sleep.

Father Rees

The Dragon Circle

Elaina J. Davidson

Blossoms for the Heart

There are blossoms and blooms and each possesses a smell so sweet, the heart is restored

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True Beauty

True beauty lies in the moments we treasure.

Father Rees

The Drowned Throne

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On Perfection

Show me perfection and I shall show you a lie. Perfection does not exist. We all are imperfect. The real rightness lies in the ability to acknowledge it … and to set to rights what is wrong.

Father Rees

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Elaina J. Davidson

It will haunt you

Turn your back on truth and it will return to haunt you.

Father Rees

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Elaina J. Davidson

On Souls

Bones are dead. Flesh starts dying when released into life. Count, therefore, not on what is temporary. Rely on what is permanent.

On Souls, Echolone’s shamans

The Dragon Circle

Elaina J. Davidson

Dreamer

A dreamer is a visionary.

A dreamer is an escapist.

A dreamer is an inventor.

A dreamer is a romantic.

A dreamer is a prophet.

The Drowned Throne

Elaina J. Davidson

Compassion

Judge another more by the compassion shown for an unfortunate animal, than by the ability to speak the words of expectation.

Rosenroth

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Elaina J. Davidson

Greater Good

There are those who labour for the greater good, and then there are those who take only for themselves.

Shadof Book of Wisdom

The Dragon Circle

Elaina J. Davidson

No Absolutes

There are no absolutes. Some might tell you change is the only absolute. I tell you change by nature is too volatile. There are no absolutes.

Nemisin – First Oracle

The KINFIRE TREE

Elaina J. Davidson

Reliving past glory

A medallion is worth more as decoration than the event it was awarded for. Why? People forget, friend, and move on. But the glint of a glitter upon your chest can and will engender a question or two. Perhaps you may then relive a past glory, but do not count on it.

Icarus, retired gladiator, to Grunt, winner of the games on Beacon Farm

The Dragon Circle

Elaina J. Davidson

Every experience and every point

Every experience builds your character, defines your strengths and weaknesses.

Every point in life, that moment of decision, forms a web of connections.

The Kinfire Tree

Elaina J. Davidson

Candle Blessing

A candle is a small blessing and always welcomed.

The Dragon Circle

Elaina J. Davidson

How to decide between two options

Pick a berry, pick two, three, four.

Eat them, eat them well.

Come again for more …

Averroes’ rhyme in The Kinfire Tree

Know your place, children of the universe

Know your place, children of the universe. This does not mean you stand in the shadows without contributing to the grand design; it means know yourself and what it is you are able to contribute …

The Infinity Mantle

Elaina J. Davidson

Battle Station

It is the mind that wins battles, not bodies.

The Infinity Mantle

Elaina J. Davidson

Games teach skills

Games teach skills of co-ordination and strategy, true, and yet are seen as wasteful pursuit. One wonders if this reasoning is due to the fear of underlying lessons … such as premonition, the ability to think beyond the present.

The Infinity Mantle

Elaina J. Davidson