Showing posts with label soul searching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soul searching. Show all posts

Monday, November 21, 2016

Finding Hope and Forgiveness

During these challenging times when fear and self doubt abound, hope fades. As it becomes a far off memory, it's easy to get lost in the despair. It's easy to give up. Fighting and searching for the answers can be exhausting. Sometimes it just seems easier to just go with the flow and hope for the best. But at what cost? Easy frequently leads us down the exact opposite path of where we need and want to go. It is only when we challenge ourselves to reach beyond our comfortable to do we find what we desperately seek.






Things do happen for a reason. It's just sometimes it's more of a challenge to find the reasons. God saw a Butterfly is a parable of answers to the questions we are afraid to ask. In Shylon's journey through her own fear, guilt, and anger, she becomes a signpost for others to follow on their quest to find the patterns of their lives. As she choose between love and hate, she gives other permission to face their own darkness.



God saw a Butterfly will help those, who seek to understand the challenge of their lives, while giving them hope that is is never too late to forgive or be forgiven.

God saw a Butterfly is available as an Amazon Kindle and as a PDF on the author's website. Proceeds will be used to fund the TV series, Horses and Heroes. Buying the PDF gives more support toward the production costs.





Horses and Heroes is a Reality TV series, which combines the highly effective Peer Support Therapy with Equine Therapy. Unlike most in the genre, it will focus on healing and positive growth rather than endorsing bad behavior. Each season will bring together the veterans from WWII to the current conflicts. They will be sharing their challenges and supporting each other as they find new solutions. They know the talk, because they have walked the walk. They see the dodges and will be able to call each other on them. Sparks may fly. Tempers may flare, especially when they force each other to face the ghosts. But will also be laughter and fun as they rebuild the comradery. The snarkiness and practical jokes between the branches don't simply end. There is always room for just one more. When it airs, it will reach into the homes of the veterans, who need to hear that they are not alone and give them the information as well as the permission to also heal. They will help each other find their way back to the world. Veterans can’t go back and make a brand new start; but they can start from now and make a brand new end.









Thursday, May 29, 2008

Virtual Book Tour: Emotionaless Souls








My new short story collection, Emotionless Souls, explores the absurd side of society. A society that is numb to the actions of others as well as the environment around them.

Open Door Policy, one of twenty shorts in my new book details a worker trying to fit into the cubicle world. The difference here is that the initiation includes sex fueled torture from the boss. All of us encounter the controlling folks of the world; the question you need to ask is whether it is worth it. “I was finally part of the team” gleams the narrator at the end of the story, for him, one night of teeth gnashing was well worth being able to share a cup of coffee with his associates.

Each day we encounter people around us, our first impression is based on actions, not what they are feeling. The Dublin Trip and Berets and Bendy Straws are similar stories detailing those we encounter and the reactions we have. Nothing is more real then being in a foreign land with no fear searching out for what is lurking around the corner. If you want to learn about the world, or people in general why not have too many drinks and just wander around looking for items of interest, or trouble; which ever you find first.

Stretching the mind to your limit is essential; whatever is your personal limit is you need to exercise this area of the brain. Pushing from within; whether reading fiction, writing, or living in general, searching for that natural high. If not, how do you know where your edge is?

Gag, White Christmas, and Slam Dunk use the corporate arena as a back drop for what we all know happens around us, and many would rather not acknowledge. What some may refer to as transgression fiction, others will view as reality. In White Christmas, Hanzel suspects a coworker of stealing his cocaine, having to navigate through an office Christmas party, leading to confrontation. For the office prankster, Gag shows what happens when the funny phone calls and missing staplers go to the next level. Slam Dunk asks how far you will go for recognition.

Each story in Emotionless Souls whether based on jealous porn stars, corrupt comics, or subway thieves finds a person in a low place, often dipping lower before eventually finding redemption in the most unconventional of ways. For more information on my books and writing go to: http://www.davidsgrant.com.