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My Story of Resiliency & Gratitude

The journey to self-publishing tells my story of resilience and gratitude. Ghetto Chick (2009) - Ghetto Chick is a snapshot of my life for two years as I went through my divorce and entered into a relationship with a man that had more baggage than I did. Infused (2012) - After a failed marriage Lindar enters into a situationship with a love interest from her past. Cajun infuses and inspires Lindar to become a writer. Lindar has to learn many difficult lessons, including how to love herself. Once the relationship ends she goes on a quest of redemption to prove to the world and to herself that she is truly something special. #hespoilsme (2017) - Sometimes you can find love at an inconvenient time in your life. It's both magical and annoying. Soul searching and reflective. Demanding and rejecting. Later, you realize that it wasn't love. Rather, the illusion of it. Only illusions are painful. Diligently (2019) - November 5, 2018 will forever be etched as the day my inability to turn my car key lead to a 5 day stay in the hospital. I had suffered a stroke. Anxiety and depression consumed me on the road to recovery. The career I once loved began to crumble. Time to make a decision: do I settle in my brokenness or choose joy? My Daily Gratitude Journal (2019) - This journal assists you in seeing the goodness in your days and to remember to give thanks in all things. 8 Weeks to A Swimsuit - In March of 2020, after our governor announced a "Stay At Home" order because of Covid-19, I signed up with a local trainer who was offering an online workout program live on Facebook. I figured I could support a small business and maybe this would help me lose the weight that I had been carrying for years. The end result was me discovering parts of myself that I never knew existed even though they were always present. Diario De Mi Gratitude (2021) - In June of 2021 I had My Daily Gratitude Journal translated to Spanish.

Resiliency & Gratitude

I have come to find that my writings tell a story. It is one of resiliency and gratitude. For a while I thought my writings were not connected. I’ve written poetry, fiction, a journal and a non-fiction book. Honestly, I thought “My collection is random and it doesn’t make sense.” Then one day I was on ClubHouse and the moderator, Teresa Hairston, told me that my writings tell the story of my resiliency.

Not only had I never considered that idea, I never would have on my own.

Today I got on Canva and created this video. In days to come I will expound on each book and tell why I wrote it and how I created it.

My Daily Gratitude Journal

8 Weeks To A Swimsuit

Diario De Mi Gratitud

My writings began with a marriage separation and now I am in a state of gratitude. In all things give thanks.