“What it comes down to, if you’re taking a long time to finish a book. It’s not because you don’t have the time or the inspiration. It’s because you’re afraid. You’ve got to get over being afraid.” – Caroline A. Shearer

Last Friday, ALP founder and bestselling author Caroline A. Shearer and ALP editor Sarah Hackley joined Sharyn Abbott and Dave Daley on their blogtalk radio show "Secrets of Getting Published Now." Caroline was inspiring as usual, as she explained how ALP's assisted self-publishing imprint, Spirited Press, operates. "Everyone has their own little place [in the process of self-publishing] where they might get stuck. It's all different for everybody. But the more we can learn and the more we can share with each other, the easier it is for us to get beyond those little blips that hold us back. Then we can move forward and do what we want to do." 

Sarah described the feeling of authors who find themselves "stuck" early on. "Maybe they knew how to begin, but they got mired in the details, or their enthusiasm has waned. That's the point when coaching services can be of help." 

Caroline and Sarah also discussed:

- Benefits of assisted self-publishing every author should consider,

- How authors can maximize their income,

- Why entrepreneurs should publish a book, and

- The #1 thing new authors need to know!

Get nothing but the best advice. Listen to the full interview now!

Sharyn Abbott is a speaker, author, trainer, and "all around networking aficionado!" Her credentials include a lifetime of entrepreneurial success, in addition to an extensive business consulting background in both entrepreneurial and corporate environments. 

Spirited Press is an assisted self-publishing platform that operates under the umbrella of Absolute Love Publishing. Spirited Press is currently accepting submissions from authors who have a positive message to share with the world. Author services are available in the areas of coaching, editing, marketing, and design. To learn more, please visit www.SpiritedPress.com or email submissions@spiritedpress.com. 

This Week on Raise Your Vibration Radio:

"Love Is All You Need" by The Beatles

We believe in love more than anything! It is the foundation from which we can connect with God, and it is the first step to raising our vibrations and improving our lives. In the Raise Your Vibration min-e-bookTM series, bestselling author Caroline A. Shearer demonstrates how love is at the core of all positive growth and change. 

In the first book, "Raise Your Vibration: Tips and Tools for a High-Frequency Life," Caroline provides simple steps for loving the Mind, the Body, and the Spirit/Soul. 

In "Raise Your Financial Vibration: Tips and Tools to Embrace Your Infinite Spiritual Abundance," the second book in the series, Caroline explains that love is at the root of all our thoughts and feelings about money.

And in the newest installment, "Raise Your Verbal Vibration: Create the Life You Want with Law of Attraction Language," Caroline shows us how to place love at the root of all we say, using the Language of Light. 

All books in the Raise Your Vibration series are available in the ALP Store. They can be purchased individually or as part of our Law of Attraction packages, which also include a copy of Law of Attraction magazine. Shop now!

Raise Your Vibration Radio Presents:

"We Got the Beat" by The Go-Gos

What is it about 80's songs? Many of them are so upbeat! This week we chose a song by the Go-Gos (of "Vacation" fame). Get in the groove; get the beat; and get happy!

Have a great week!

Would you like to learn more about how to raise your vibration? Read"Raise Your Vibration: Tips and Tools for a High-Frequency Life" by Caroline A. Shearer!

"Downtown" by Petula Clark

We took a little break in honor of Women's History Month, as we selected only music fit for celebrating femininity, but today Raise Your Vibration Radio is back in full-swing! 

This week we've chosen "Downtown" by Petula Clark. It might be the uplifting succession of crescendos, or it could be the fact that she's actually singing about getting happy, but this song has great vibrations! We hope you enjoy.

Have a great week!

Would you like to learn more about how to raise your vibration? Read "Raise Your Vibration: Tips and Tools for a High-Frequency Life" by Caroline A. Shearer!

How Will Women Save the World?

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Strength

Sarah Hackley

“We hope to live in such a way that our children are better for having known us.”

Sarah Hackley is one multi-talented lady! She is the editor for both Absolute Love Publishing and its assisted self-publishing imprint, Spirited Press. She is also an author, ghostwriter, editor, and published poet. Through her work at ALP and Spirited Press, Sarah provides individualized, comprehensive editing services to authors seeking to bring light and inspiration to the world. A passionate believer that the written word can change lives, Sarah is deeply honored to be a part of these projects.

In addition to editing the book, Sarah also contributed an essay on Feminine Strength for the ALP compilation, “Women Will Save the World.” She describes how she misinterpreted having strength as always pushing forward and never letting emotions get the best of her. Through time, she realized this was not going to work. She realized that feminine strength was not about shutting everything out or stuffing it away somewhere, it was “letting the world in.”

We recently had a chance to ask Sarah how she’s been using her Feminine Strength to save the world lately.

ALP: Hi Sarah! So, tell us, what have you been working on since WWSTW?

Sarah: “I have been enjoying my role as editor for Absolute Love Publishing and Spirited Press. A few months ago, I had the opportunity of being interviewed alongside Caroline for the radio show, Conscious Discussions with Lillian Brummet. I’ve also been guest blogging for writing websites online. Most recently, I had an article about the ‘Art of Editing’ featured on Where Writers Win. I'm currently writing a nonfiction book on the topics of financial independence and emotional healing for women. I'm also writing a mystery novel, and enjoying my five-month-old son.”

ALP: How does being an editor at a publishing company help you to save the world? 

Sarah: “I've always believed that the written word can change lives (Mary Pipher's Writing to Change the World is one of my favorite writing books), and my work at ALP and Spirited Press enables me to do that by helping others spread their messages of love, peace, and positivity to the world.”

ALP: Sounds lovely! In the book, you open up about a breakthrough regarding the way you handled trauma. Is there anything therapeutic you find about writing?

Sarah: “In a way, yes. Writing has been my lifeline ever since I was a young girl. It gives me the space I need to make sense both of the world around me and the world within me. I can't really process something until I've written about it.”

ALP: You also discuss feminine strength and how it's about "letting the world in." Is there any advice you can give other women who may struggle with this? How does one let the walls come down a little? 

Sarah: “Trauma tends to make us curl tighter into ourselves. Those of us who have experienced it often go through a stage where we feel the world is a scary and troubling place, a place where we are completely out of control. In some ways, that's true. But, it isn't the whole truth. There are still some things we can control, including whether we choose to let love back into our lives and into our hearts or whether we choose to be lost and closed off forever. Ultimately, it's our choice. Anyone who wants to let the world back in just needs to take it one small step at a time. Choose one moment or one person and go from there. No one said the walls have to come down all at once.”

ALP: Beautifully said! Looking forward: What plans do you have for the next year? Any goals you’ve set out to accomplish?

Sarah: “2013 is going to be a big year for me. I foresee a lot of editing projects, which I love, as well as several big personal projects. [Says smiling] but that's all I'm willing to say for now.”

For more essays and insights on feminine Strength – and all of the other characteristics helping women to save the world – get your copy of “Women Will Save the World” by Caroline A. Shearer. 

How Will Women Save the World?

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Trailblazing

Kate Neligan

“It became apparent that to really embrace my mission, I would need to step into my greatness and let go of my old ego ways.”

Kate Neligan is the founder and CEO of Mindful Media Entertainment LLC and Synergy TV. Mindful Media is a conscious media studio poised to elevate the collective consciousness of the planet through mindful movies and transformational television. Synergy TV is an on demand and online channel that entertains, enlightens, and inspires.

In the book, “Women Will Save the World,” Kate describes her transition of becoming a trailblazer. By the time she was 31, Kate was the vice president of a major movie studio. She had climbed the corporate ladder, had manifested everything she thought she wanted, yet she felt unfulfilled. Then she realized she needed to forge a new path. She started her company while still working overtime at the movie studio. Synchronicity took over and in 2012 she was able to fully step into the role of entrepreneur.

We recently had the opportunity to coordinate an interview to see how she is saving the world lately.

• She recently re-launched Synergy TV's website SynergyTVNetwork.com.
• She also started a unique movie-gifting service on Facebook called “GiftPlayLove.” It is an on demand service which features uplifting videos and a portion of the proceeds goes to selected charities. Short films are available to stream for 48 hours. Themes include acts of kindness, change, forgiveness, the afterlife, and peace in the Middle East. The idea is to gift these inspiring shorts in just a few simple steps: 1. Visit the Facebook Page 2. Watch the trailers for free 3. Rent short movies for yourself or gift them to friends. www.facebook.com/synergytv
• Kate will also be launching Synergy TV's first licensed feature film, “Vitality,” as a $4 VOD rental with a health and wellness theme

ALP: It sounds like you are breaking a lot of new ground lately! Please tell us more about what inspired you to start the “GiftPlayLove” service.

Kate: “The service was originally conceptualized to be a day brightener and then evolved into its deeper purpose which is to share love through stories. I’ve always felt like movies are great gifts and short films are rarely monetized and yet people share them all the time. I felt like there was a lot of potential for filmmakers to make money from these videos, especially since one of the first shorts we brought in had 2 million views on YouTube. And I love helping charities so I wanted to include the opportunity to raise money for them as well. I figured if we synergized with filmmakers and charities, we would all promote the inspirational stories and the service and create a triple win. I felt Facebook was the perfect platform because you can tell instantly if your friend or loved one is having a bad day and needs to be cheered up or if there is something that needs to be celebrated with a gift.”

ALP: Would you say that you used the Law of Attraction to accomplish this?

Kate: “I do use the Law of Attraction often and I make sure to set clear intentions. The roadblocks in creating GiftPlayLove amazed me. I was really questioning the whole project and if it would even launch. But, it was really in my heart to do it. It really became a matter of raising my vibration to the level of creation in order to manifest. I was treating the launch like a to-do list. But then I got clear that this is all about sharing love and I shifted and it finally launched.”

ALP: What is it that inspires you to save the world in the ways that you do?

Kate: “Raising humanity’s consciousness is one of my deepest desires. I ask myself, how can we synergize? We need to help each other and our planet. I feel that sometimes we lose sight of where we want to be in 10 years as a society because we are so focused on what we want right now. The truth is we need to think about our collective future, the other generations, and the legacy we leave behind. What kind of environment are we creating? Saving the world for me is really about creating sustainable systems people feel more comfortable living in and solutions that work. There is deep hurt going on in the world and we need to stop creating from our wounded places. Every little choice makes a difference. My goal with Synergy TV, and with all that I do, is to be inspired and to inspire others to make more conscious choices. In my Master’s program at USM, I learned from my mentor Dr. Ron Hulnick that 'as we heal one issue, all of humanity moves forward.'”

For more essays and insights on feminine Trailblazing – and all of the other characteristics helping women to save the world – get your copy of “Women Will Save the World” by Caroline A. Shearer. And be sure to check in to the ALP blog, as we will be bringing you more updates, profiles, and inspirational quotes in honor of Women's History Month!

How Will Women Save the World?

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Trailblazing

Rochelle Forrest

“Women lead with our hearts, not our heads.”

 After 30 years of service in the primary and aligned health professions, Rochelle Forrest founded her own company, Create Health Naturally. She wanted to address what she felt was lacking in the treatment of patients: a holistic view of their lives to reveal the causal aspects of their ill health. She empowers people to happiness and her work is changing the world, one person at a time.

In the book, “Women Will Save theWorld,” Rochelle describes having an awakening. She saw the divinity in nature, in the rhythm of the seasons. She realized that helping others meant healing herself; that’s when her inner trail began to blaze.

How she continues to save the world today:

Rochelle has founded, and currently manages, the nonprofit organization Tummies, Minds, and Spirits. TMS was created in order to fund other nonprofits that are focused on alleviating “poverty of the mind” by turning passive recipients of aid into healthy, economically active citizens.

Rochelle recently traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, a trip that resulted in her desire to merge the fundamentals of primary and psycho-social health care with education principles. We had the wonderful opportunity to ask her a few questions about her latest endeavors.

ALP: In the book, “Women Will Save the World,” you describe your decision to help others as an “awakening.” Did you experience something similar on your recent trip?

Rochelle: “In South Africa, there is a system that is working and has documented outcomes with amazing leadership in place. All they needed was funding. I knew that I could fill their needs. My heart was called to expand their vision and make the system duplicable. At the same time that it was placed on my heart, I realized that I am to develop sustainable income for future generations to be impacted.”

ALP: Can you offer insight on what continues to inspire you to save the world?

Rochelle: “I have known my whole life that I have been grown for greatness and service. I have more energy that anyone I know. I believe that together we can end cycles of mind poverty. My vision [of saving the world] is working together globally with a sustainable blue print for education and finances.

“‘When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.  Luke 12:48’”

Tummies, Minds, and Spirits has aligned with Community Cohesion, an existing NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) with a proven track record of working in the field of psycho-social education and support in Cape Town. Rochelle has described this work as, “Children leading children with no boundaries or blinders.” The organizations are planning to roll out The Hangberg Project, which will contribute to a repeatable, sustainable system that can be implemented globally to empower communities and relieve “poverty of the mind.”

For more essays and insights on feminine Trailblazing – and all of the other characteristics helping women to save the world – get your copy of “Women Will Save the World” by Caroline A. Shearer. And be sure to check in to the ALP blog, as we will be bringing you more updates, profiles, and inspirational quotes in honor of Women's History Month!

This week on Raise Your Vibration Radio:

"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac

Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac has produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums. She has been deemed "The Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll" and one of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone.

This song goes out to the Trailblazers. The ones who have a burning desire to go their "own way" through life. Trailblazing is an urge to be independent and an inherent feminine quality. 

This week we will be catching up with "Women Will Save the World" Trailblazers Rochelle Forrest and Kate Neligan. Check out our historical profiles on trailblazers Nellie Bly and Amelia Earhart to find out how they have used this quality to save the world.

For more information about "Women Will Save the World," including headshots and bios of contributors, please visit www.WomenWillSavetheWorld.com.

How Will Women Save the World?

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Wisdom

Jenny Craig, LCSW, BCD

“Forgiveness is a powerful tool we can use to reconnect to our inner power.”

Jenny has a background in neurology and psychology. She is an international coach at Insite Strategist and the creator of the Live Your Power™ program. She hosts the Live Your Power Hour, writes the Ask Jenny column, and has published several self-empowering books such as “Weighing Your Options,” “Live Your Power – Tools to battle your inner bully,” and “I am Brilliant,” a children’s book. She is also the creator of the “I am grateful for…”™ ring, which is designed to train the brain to focus on positive thoughts and improve the sense of well-being.

In “Women Will Save the World,” Jenny shares the beauty of her natural inner wisdom as she tells how she came to live authentically in her own power. She exalts forgiveness and gratitude, and because of her education, she can give a scientific context to the power of positive thinking.

How she continues to save the world today:

Jenny has just finished a six week Grateful Ring™ curriculum. She will be partnering with nonprofits to get the curriculum into schools. It is designed to take leaders on a journey into the mind and body to discover the steps needed to make positive changes. In terms anyone can understand, neurological and psychological secrets are uncovered in order to change habits of the mind, boost self-confidence, how to lower stress, and how to maintain a positive attitude in daily life.

The Ring on the Big Screen:

Gary Goldstein, the producer of “Pretty Woman” wears the Grateful Ring™ in his latest documentary as does Zoe Myers in the film “Perdition.”

For more essays and insights on feminine Wisdom – and all of the other characteristics helping women to save the world – get your copy of “Women Will Save the World” by Caroline A. Shearer. And be sure to check in to the ALP blog, as we will be bringing you more updates, profiles, and inspirational quotes in honor of Women's History Month!

How Will Women Save the World?

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Wisdom

Sue Lee

“I have a zest for life that is unstoppable.”

Sue Lee is a Life Management Skills educator and the creator of “I Believe in Me!” a DVD for preschoolers, which received two national recognitions – a Parents’ Choice Award and a KIDS FIRST! media endorsement.

In the ALP compilation, “WomenWill Save the World,” Sue Lee shares lessons from a wise woman—her mother. Sue’s mom taught her something that we might identify today as the Law of Being. If you want something, act as though you already have it. She said: “’You can be anything you wish to be and become like anyone you wish to become. Just ‘be’ it, become the trait you wish to have.’” It sounds easy, and that’s because it is!

We caught up with Sue Lee last December while she was organizing her Sock-it-to-em Sock Campaign, which included a “No Socks to Work Day.” In an effort to raise sock donations for the homeless, participants of the event were asked to go without socks on 12/12/12 and to donate a pair instead. Sue met with a high level of success, collecting over 10,000 pairs of socks! She garnered widespread community involvement, including local sports team the Denver Nuggets!

We got a chance recently to chat with Sue about her progress, her inspiration, and her future plans.

ALP: What inspires you to save the world in the ways that you do?

Sue: “Like many of us I think I discovered that natural pull to ‘save’ the world as a young child. The aspect that one human can influence and encourage others has always been profound for me. What we’ve done with the Sock-it-to-em Sock Campaign is pretty simple. We can warm our hearts by helping to warm someone’s feet.”

ALP: Speaking of the power of one woman’s influence, can you share more about how your campaign started and how you met with such success?

Sue: “The idea for the Sock-it-to-em Sock Campaign for the homeless came to me while grocery shopping– it was one of those ideas that hits out of the blue, takes hold, and is constantly present in mind and heart. I couldn’t let go of it and so in 2012 I said to my friend Phillis Shimamoto, ‘Come and do this with me and we’ll take it national.’ Our intention was to just send out emails the week of Thanksgiving and ask our friends all over the country to join us in gathering socks for the month of December, then the first week of January to take them to a shelter.

“We never realized what we started and how it would grab hold of people. Within two days of the emails going out, we were contacted by the radio show Business Unconventional ‘BUnconventional’ 710 KNUS-AM Denver to immediately come in and be on their show! Dean Rotbart, one of the show’s hosts, declared during the take, ‘I got it, let’s do a No-Socks-To-Work Day! We’ll ask folks to go to work on 12-12-12 without their socks, send us pictures of their bare feet in their shoes, declaring they and their place of business supports giving socks to the homeless.’

“First on board was Brad Smith, owner of Home Smart Reality. He got his whole team involved, sent pictures and even had a party on 12-12-12 where Santa Claus had to go without socks! Within days Coach Karl of the Nuggets took off his socks along with some team members and sent a picture! The spirit was alive and growing and we had no idea where it was going to end up.”

ALP: That is truly amazing, and such a great example of how kindness and goodness can be spread. What are your future plans for the campaign?

Sue: “What began as a simple idea has turned into a learning experience and now Phillis and I face the dilemma of moving it forward. We literally, if we had the capital, could keep several people employed full time just in doing this. We have tons of ideas…we are excited of what the potential is.

“And, so yes… it continues… just this month BYOU Magazine, a self-esteem magazine for young girls had a half-page article in their February/March issue. Within days of the article 175 pairs of socks arrived from Florida. We are still receiving socks and working on how to get bigger and better. We hope that we’ll gather even more socks this year…and then the year after that and after that…stayed tuned…The Sock-it-to-em Sock Campaign is growing!”

For more essays and insights on feminine Wisdom – and all of the other characteristics helping women to save the world – get your copy of “Women Will Save the World” by Caroline A. Shearer. And be sure to check in to the ALP blog, as we will be bringing you more updates, profiles, and inspirational quotes in honor of Women's History Month!

This week on Raise Your Vibration Radio:

"Wise Woman" by Caroline Herring

March is Women's History Month and we are celebrating by honoring women everywhere! The seven feminine characteristics enabling women to save the world are collaboration, creativity, intuition, nurturing, strength, trailblazing, and wisdom! 

Women are inherently wise. (For historical profiles of wise women, along with selected quotes, check out our previous posts on Eleanor Roosevelt and Anne Frank.) This week we will be bringing you the updates on wise modern-day women Sue Lee and Jenny Craig. Stay tuned all month long for more inspirational articles!

For more information about "Women Will Save the World," including headshots and bios of contributors, please visit www.WomenWillSavetheWorld.com.

How Will Women Save the World?

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Nurturing

Lorelei Shellist

“When we ask a question to our higher selves, listen to the answer, and take our own advice, a shift immediately takes place within our consciousness.”

Lorelei Shellist is a spiritual psychologist, author, speaker, minister, and life coach. In her book, “RunwayRunAway: A Backstage Pass to Fashion, Romance, & Rock ‘N Roll,” she writes candidly and boldly about life as a runway model and her struggles with her fiancé, Steve Clark of Def Leppard, as she watched him drink himself to an early death.

In the ALP compilation “WomenWill Save the World,” Lorelei shares her perspective on the importance of nurturing ourselves. Women tend to take care of others, and put themselves last. This is a great mistake. The better we care for ourselves, the more we can give to saving the world around us.

Lorelei is currently en route to India, but she took a few minutes before her plane took off to talk to us about what inspires her the most!

Lorelei: “It is just the natural loving force that lives inside of me. Love is who I am. It is who and what we are. When I tune into my heart's work, all I want to do or be is loving, kind, and compassionate. As a human being that can be tricky, as sometimes the ego mind gets in the way. At the University of Santa Monica School of Spiritual Psychology there is a master’s program called ‘Consciousness, Health, and Healing.’ From taking that class, the most important quote I can remember is this: ‘Being of service is the highest form of consciousness available to mankind.’ Notice the word man-‘kind.’ It is just a way of being that I choose to live in this life.”

In the last year, Lorelei has been working on saving the world in numerous realms:

Education: She graduated from the Consciousness, Health and Healing master’s program at USM in August.

Lorelei: “This course brought awareness to things I took for granted. See, it's not just a coincidence that this, or that, happened…there is always a deeper learning and reason that things occur, even the simplest ones!”

Speaking Engagements: In Fashion and Design Colleges helping art students find that "secret something" they possess inside themselves that brings unique and original ideas to their work.

Fashion: Hosting ceremonies and events including the La Jolla Fashion Film Festival, a three-day festival showcasing fashion film directors from all over the world. It is like the Cannes Film Festival but the film content has only to do with fashion and beauty.

Volunteering: There were three trips to the Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, and three community outreach workshops in Santa Barbara County, as Lorelei is a part of a team of USM volunteers for the Freedom to Choose Foundation. The team of 70 travels to these prisons and Veterans Halls to facilitate healing workshops using the skills they learned from USM. The workshops are well received as many of the women have said the volunteers visit them more often than their own families.

Lorelei: “I cannot tell you how much this service work helps me in my own life and deepens the compassion in my heart for others.” 

A new workshop: I AM DREAMS WITH WINGS.

This "elective" class is for At-Risk Teens in Continuation High Schools where they earn class credits in order to graduate. Using many of her own modalities, and those she learned from USM, Lorelei teaches critical life skills, such as self-confidence, teen esteem, job interview skills, meditation, poise, posture and personal inner dialogue. She also brings the modeling skills to the class as they learn to stand straight, tall, and strong inside themselves

And she tells us more about her trip to India!

Lorelei: “This sprint to India came up on its own. I have always wanted to go there and for years I have been telling my friends, designers Lecoanet Hemant, that I would someday visit them in Delhi. I was their ‘muse’ when I modeled in Paris for the couture designers back in the 80's. These guys were two of my favorite clients. Think Dolce & Gabbana of haute couture. Didier Lecoanet and Hemant Sagar will be my hosts in India.

“And yes, of course the spiritual guru who lives inside me has planned a runaway retreat to the Aurovalley Ashram, near Rishikesh by the Gange River at the base of the Himalayas. This part is just for me... to go inside and give thanks for the blessings I have, to meet my ‘source’ in a very diverse time and place in my life too.

“I woke up on a Monday morning ten days ago and received a message that the time was right to go to India. Within four days I had frequent flyer mileage flights, invites for places to stay, a visa, and a very light bag packed.

I'm on the runway again!”

For more essays and insights on feminine Nurturing – and all of the other characteristics helping women to save the world – get your copy of “Women Will Save the World” by Caroline A. Shearer. And be sure to check in to the ALP blog, as we will be bringing you more updates, profiles, and inspirational quotes in honor of Women's History Month!

How Will Women Save the World?

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Strength

Mary Ellen Ciganovich

“I knew I could do anything I put my mind to doing.”

Mary Ellen Ciganovich is an educator, author, and inspirational speaker. As a child she was diagnosed with epilepsy and later, as an adult, with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). All through her life, it always seemed as though there was someone telling her what she could not do because of her illnesses, first her mother and then the National MS Society.

In the book, “Women Will Save the World,” she shares the struggles she dealt with trying to be “normal.” They proved to be lessons in taking control of her life and they made her a stronger woman. She saves the world by raising awareness through her words, both written and spoken. Last fall, we interviewed Mary Ellen about her essay in “Women Will Save the World,” and her own book, “Healing Words, Life Lessons to Inspire.”

More recently, we caught up with her to see what she’s been doing lately. It turns out she has been part of more than a few projects this year.

In the Chattanooga area, she has spoken to:

-- Church groups about “Awareness of the Self”

-- Schools on “Attitude,” and

-- Ladies Lunch groups on “Health and Healing”

She was featured on radio shows such as:

-- Winning Life Through Pain with Coach Marla

-- Efit Family Radio

-- Conversations Live Radio with Cyrus Webb

-- Woman 4 Woman Radio

She wrote several articles for online websites and papers including:

-- Double Diagnosis: How to Cope with Epilepsy and MS

-- How Awareness Creates Miracles

-- What's Right with our Schools, for the Chattanooga Times Free Press

-- Interval Training Strengthens Your Heart

-- Healthy Wealthy and Wise: Creating and Keeping the Life You Desire

She was also selected to:

-- Write a portion of Roy Sheppard's new book, "Dear Daughter, What I Wish I'd Known at Your Age" (expected publication July 7, 2013)

-- Be on the Advisory Board of the new online magazine, "The Wellness Journey," scheduled to premiere in June. She will also be writing the Spirituality column for the magazine based on her book, "Healing Words, Life Lessons to Inspire"

On top of all this, she works out every day to keep her epilepsy and Multiple Sclerosis in balance. She also has clients she works with each week who keep her especially busy.

ALP: Wow, Mary Ellen! You've been quite the busy lady! Your words are so inspiring to others. Where do you draw your inspiration from?

Mary Ellen: “When I taught middle school, I always taught my students that they should do what they love to do and worry about the money secondary. I tried to impress upon them the fact that they should leave this wonderful world of ours just a little bit better than when they were born. I have to live what I teach. I post a 'Truth of the Day' on Facebook every day and then I explain the Truth. I cannot write these Truths, or teach them to clients or the groups I speak to, if I do not live them myself. I do what I do to make the world a little bit better, a little bit more peaceful, and a little bit more beautiful for my having lived and given back.”

For more essays and insights on feminine Strength – and all of the other characteristics helping women to save the world – get your copy of “Women Will Save the World” by Caroline A. Shearer. And be sure to check in to the ALP Blog as we continue to post more updates, profiles, and inspirational quotes in honor of Women’s History Month!

This week on Raise Your Vibration Radio:

"I'll Stand By You" by The Pretenders

Feminine strength and nurturing have been guiding the world for centuries. (Check out our historical women profiles for more on that.) They are just two of the inherent feminine characteristics helping women to save the world! 

This song by The Pretenders describes one woman's devotion to her man, but as we know, a determined woman can accomplish anything! 

Join us in celebration as we bring you more special features on the ALP blog in honor of Women's History Month!

For more information about "Women Will Save the World," including headshots and bios of contributors, please visitwww.WomenWillSavetheWorld.com.