Book Tour
THE YEAR WE LEAVE BEHIND
That time of year, we nudge one year out the door and invite another one in. While I like to look ahead and set up a plan of action for what I want to accomplish in the new year, I also like to look back and see how I did in the year that is making its exit. The year of 2015 was about furthering the message of Gratitude and Trust. When the book came out I told myself and Paul,… Read More
A YEAR AGO TODAY
One year ago today, our book Gratitude and Trust came out. One year ago today we got to shoot our Super Soul Sunday segment with Oprah. A year ago today our journey officially began. It’s been a great year. We’ve met so many wonderful people. Travelled all over the country and even to Paris. We have had the most extraordinary experiences on TV, radio, book fairs, now ending in our own podcast. We are grateful for it all. We thank those… Read More
DOING OUR THING IN DENVER
One day in Denver. Well, kind of two. We both got in on Tuesday. Poor Paul had serious delays. He could have flown to India in the amount of time it took him to get from Nashville to Denver. But he remains the good sport. No complaints from him. That’s what Gratitude and Trust does for you. Life on the road; people think it’s glam. And you know it’s fun. It is. But there are a lot of hotel rooms and… Read More
SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY – NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT
Hope is a pillar of faith. It is pillar which holds our desired dreams.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita When we started writing this book, I told Paul the one thing we have to do, the one place we have to read is at Shakespeare and Company in Paris. For the entire time we were writing I kept repeating this wish. It is not only the most famous bookstore in the English speaking world, it is the most magical. If you… Read More
BOOK SIGNING – BOOKS AND BOOKS
We were back on the road last week. We spent three days in Nashville at The Southern Writers Conference. Which I will blog about next week. And then we went to Miami to read at Books and Books in Coral Gables. For those of you who are unable to attend any of our appearances due to geography or any other reasons, this should give you an inside look from beginning to end. We were lucky because my friend Stephen Duncan… Read More
HERE COMES INSPIRATION
Many years ago I wrote and recorded a song about inspiration. It’s celebrates a woman who is the source of the singers’ strength, passion, and ideas. “Here comes inspiration … walking through the door.. Bringing back a thousand dreams I thought I’d lost for sure … Monday Momma sure looks good to me.” It’s portrays the muse as a person. A healing companion that’s the energy behind his ability to create. I think there was a lot of “what… Read More
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI
Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t.― Johnny Depp We were in Oxford, Mississippi last week and we were not there for the football game. It was the last stop of the first two weeks of our multi-week book tour. I’ve never met a bookstore didn’t like, but there are a dozen or so on the planet that stand out above the rest. Square Books in Oxford, MS is such a place. It’s not just the fearless and… Read More
WE LEFT SOME BOOKS IN SAN FRANCISCO
So right now we are in Oxford Mississippi. We have been up since four am when we left for the airport. Now people who have been following us for some time will know I make a big deal about the difference between an explanation and an excuse. I could do the really lazy thing and just toss up an affirmation. But, I feel like I need to catch everyone up and to welcome our new followers. Not to mention that I… Read More
THE TOUR GOES ON
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.― Francis Bacon We are ending week one of the first leg of the Gratitude and Trust Book Tour. Since we left LA on Wednesday we have had an easier pace. We luckily had one thing cancelled on Friday night or we would have been rush, rush rushing and if the planes had not been on time. we might not have made it up here to Vancouver. As Paul always says NO… Read More
TWO DAYS IN LA
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ― Anita Desai We only did two full days of press and events in LA but for some reason it feels like a week. All of it fun. All of it energizing and life affirming. We pretty much go from early morning until night. And LA being LA a bunch of that time is spent in transit. Day two started with KTLA Water Cooler Buzz. It’s the the number one morning… Read More