Candy Paull

Helpful Information
From information on publishing to people and resources that I think you will enjoy or find helpful, this page offers a ragbag of ideas, links, thoughts, and cogitations for your pleasure. And, in the changing book industry, for your safety. Great links for writers.

31 Days Series
A month's worth of meditations and encouraging quotes encourage you to create and celebrate more abundance every day.

31 Days of Abundance: Meditations to Help You Make the Most of Every Day helps you savor the small blessings that add up to a larger world of delight, wonder, and joyous appreciation for life itself.

31 Days of Encouragement: Meditations to Help You Persevere and Thrive in Difficult Times help you keep a positive attitude through the challenges and changes of life.

31 Days of Simplicity: Meditations to Help You Live With Greater Joy and Serenity help you clear both outer and inner clutter, encouraging you to order your priorities around what matters most.

The Heart of Abundance: A Simple Guide to Appreciating and Enjoying Life
The Heart of Abundance offers excerpts from several of my books in a free e-book format. It’s a good introduction to the other books and products I will be offering for sale on Smashwords.com and in other venues. Please continue to check back at candypaull.com to see what other books and formats I will be releasing.

We live in transformational times. When the road to transformation gets bumpy and we feel lost and disoriented, it is even more important to ground ourselves in the firm realities of daily life. Mindful living, slowing down to notice and savor the blessings and beauty of the ordinary, and soothing our spirits with thoughtful and loving actions, can help us through times of doubt, despair, and loss. Practicing the art of abundance is a form of spiritual awareness based in gratitude.

Everyone has something to be grateful for, no matter how dire the situation might be. The little Abundance is… observations can be a springboard to inspire you to discover the abundance, encouragement, and simplicity in your life. By being present in the moment, seeing God at work no matter what the circumstance, and experiencing ordinary life as sacred, you can begin to heal yourself so that you might reach out and heal the world.

May The Heart of Abundance bless every person who reads and shares it with others. May it find its home in hearts around the globe, freely and gently, from my heart to your heart.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: 101 Inspiring Ways to Enjoy Christmas
New, now in bookstores nationwide.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year offers dozens of creative ideas for making your holiday celebrations more meaningful and heartwarming. You’ll be inspired to create a celebration that speaks to the heart instead of buying into the typical holiday frenzy. This encouraging book also brings a spiritual focus that emphasizes the love of God and nurturing a more personal faith.
Along with 101 inspirational meditations, you’ll find quotes, scripture verses, and simple tips that help you choose easier ways to savor the season and make the most of every precious moment. From singing favorite carols to sharing lots of hugs, from finding the perfect gift to offering a helping hand, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year helps you reconnect to the authentic spirit of Christmas in practical and profound ways. Full color.

Inner Abundance: Affirmations for Confidence, Creativity, and Higher Consciousness
Inner Abundance gently helps you look at life from another perspective. What you think about affects how you feel about your life. Learning to focus your awareness by affirming the goodness of life is a wonderful tool that helps you move beyond fears of scarcity into a sense of plenitude and joy. The meditations, quotes, and affirmations in this book remind you that true abundance is available every day, no matter what you may be going through. Inner Abundance reveals the treasures of the heart with effective ways to create and celebrate abundance every day. NOTE: Text only edition on Smashwords.

The Art of Simplicity: Living Life by the Essentials of the Heart
Simplicity can be difficult to achieve in a world that clamors for "more! more! more!" But simplicity opens the way to the center of the heart--the still place where quiet, healing, and a still small voice await. Simplicity is making elegant choices, treasuring precious moments, and valuing that which is of eternal worth. Like Michelangelo who saw the statue of David in the heart of the stone, so we are called to reveal the inner beauty hidden in the chaos of our lives. Simplicity is singleness of heart, focused on the essentials of life, rather than being distracted by our desires and fears. Simplicity is a celebration of the heart--a chance to touch eternity in a moment of meditation. Simplicity is finding abundance in the small things.

The Art of Encouragement: A Simple Guide to Living Life from the Heart
Encouragement is the art of abundance shared and multiplied. It is a way of living that seeks to bless each person we meet. Encouragement looks at what we can be, believes for the best in each of us. Encouragement is love in action. It is taking time to praise those we love and to appreciate everyone we meet. When the world and all its pressures takes the heart out of us, we need to hear that someone cares for us and believes in us. And we need to do the same for others. Encouragement means taking time to let God encourage us, to meditate on the small miracles of life. Enthusiasm and courage, love and appreciation, practical acts of mercy and compassion--that's the way of encouragement. The art of encouragement is the art of creating community and celebrating friendship.

The Art of Abundance: A Simple Guide to Discovering Life's Treasures
The art of abundance is not about greed or selfishness. The art of abundance is about celebrating life right now, this minute. It is a way of looking at the potential your life holds--the little blessings to be thankful for now and the gifts that God wants to give you, if you'll just open your heart to receive. It's about being enthusiastic about life every day, not just on the rare occasions when everything seems to be going your way. The art of abundance is finding the provision in what is right in front of you, seeing the hand of God already giving you what you need, moment by moment. Then sharing the abundant blessings God has given with others. And completing the circle of giving by praising the One who gave the gifts for us to enjoy.

Poemflowers
I'm a lyricist and poet. And lately I've been falling in love with the digital camera. This collection will be a bouquet of poetry and flowers for you. A little beauty to brighten your day.

Candy