It has been a very exciting and humbling week for me.  Last Wednesday a long awaited day came.  After feeling the need to write my life story with several attempts since 1998, my story and the lessons and principles I have lived by and learned is finally in print!!  Seven Letters That Saved my Life is now available through amazon.com and barnes and noble.com and i hope soon enough in every single book store across the nation, world. 

I knew it would have to "feel right" for me to finally 'let go" and allow my life to be published and after going through some very difficult personal challenges two years ago and having to dig deeper than i ever have, the right story, the right book was made!  I am so grateful!  I am excited about all the possibilities to come for me but most important is the lives I hope to touch with this book. 

I have received emails and phone calls already from parents, young adults, old friends, strangers, about how this book has touched their lives, inspired them to want and be more.  A girl could not ask for more than that.  (besides my son reading it one day and being prouder than he is now)

I have lived through some pretty hard times in my life and made it through and with those difficult times i have learned so much-about how to deal with and overcome things I have to.  I believe we all have these moments that are difficult, challenging and we as human beings all are given something deep inside us to "find a way, make a way" to overcome.  What we must do is listen to our gut, our internal voice and strengthen it with belief in ourselves to push forward, walk, even stomp, through. 

When we do this and accomplish things we didn't believe we could, that strength and pride is more powerful than anything you can buy or get from someone else.  I never imagined when i was just "trying to live and survive" that the things I was living through years later would possibly help a young girl believe she could grow up to go to college or a woman believe she could run is she worked at it.  The same goes for you-You do not know the power that the choices you make in your life today, right now, will have.  The way they may affect others in years to come.  We must LIVE the life we want and work daily at strengthening what that is. 

When we give to ourselves, our bodies and minds we are creating a temple, a "house of health and happiness' to live in.  And thats called, Whole Body Wellbeing-a life lived with internal sunshine even on the cloudy and rainy days-thats what we can have if we tap into everything that we need to keep strong.  I have taught myself through this book that the struggles that i have been through and the sadness i have had to experience is what has given me the ability to know pure joy from being grateful for what i have now, for what i will accomplish in the future.

jeez....listen to me, I have a book out now and still cant stop "talking about what i have learned, what I need to share!"  So, there it is folks, Find YOUR SEVEN LETTERS that will Inspire you towards your dreams, ATHLETE was mine that inspired me to always strive for more.  Set goals for yourself and take steps towards them each day...even if they are baby steps, acknowledge yourself for the action you are taking and reward yourself when you accomplish.  Know that you are powerful and have an opportunity to touch someone's life each and every day.  I look forward to doing the same. 

In health, happiness and gratitude,
Dottie
LIVE LIFE FULLY