Feliz Navidad ~ Happy Tune
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Posted on December 25, 2010 by

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas
from the zany Evers-Staples bunch!

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Mom: I Feel Good, Body Not So Good
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Posted on November 15, 2010 by

Even her doctor cried when she gave Mom the news. The scan showed a growth (4.6 cm by 4.9 cm) in Mom’s left lung that was not visible a few months earlier. That’s the reason Mom had pain in her side when she walked faster than 2.5 km on the treadmill and why she had occasional trouble breathing. Lung cancer. This gentle loving woman with a kind word for everyone, was nearing the end of her days.

Three and a half weeks later on November 15, 2010 Mom died peacefully in her sleep. She was 84 years old.

Mom at 22

My mother was my hero and continue reading “Mom: I Feel Good, Body Not So Good”

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Moving On
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Posted on September 9, 2010 by

Howard and Miriam

This afternoon we heard the results of the Next Top Spiritual Author Contest that Howard and I were in with our book “Feel Great Naked – One Couple’s Quest for Heaven on Earth.”

We are in the magnificent company of the top 21 Round 3 finalists who did NOT advance to Round 4.

I’ll be posting my thoughts on this amazing adventure shortly,
and
announcing some FREE teleclasses to help you
create what you want with flow, joy and ease.

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For updates on these FREE teleclasses and our book “Feel Great Naked – One Couple’s Quest for Heaven on Earth,” please join my mailing list at the top left corner of this webpage.

And for now… Joy First, then anything else I have time for!

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Three Chapters Done
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Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Sunflower

It is done. Howard and I today submitted our three chapters for Round 3 of the Next Top Spiritual Author contest. What started as an idea for a book and a catchy title – Feel Great Naked – has blossomed into an exciting writing adventure for both of us.

There will be no more public voting or viewing.

For the next three weeks, judges including authors, marketers and the publisher will be reading all the submissions of the top 25 finalists. At the end of that period, the 4 finalists will be announced for Round 4. We’re not sure what they will require next, but in the end, one finalist will receive a publishing contract with Hampton Roads and $50,000 for marketing. We are holding the vision for extraordinary success!

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Choose Again
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Posted on July 29, 2010 by

These days Howard and I are writing and editing our three chapters that will be submitted in Round 3 of the Next Top Spiritual Author contest on Monday, August 16.

A panel of judges will then review all submissions and about four weeks later four finalists will be selected from the top 25. From the final four, one winner will be selected who will receive a publishing contract with Hampton Roads and $50,000 for marketing.

As I review my highlights and low-lights of the past 2o years for our memoir called Feel Great Naked – One Couple’s Quest for Heaven on Earth, this wonderful poem about the journey of self-discovery comes to mind.

Autobiography in Five Chapters

by Portia Nelson

Chapter One:

I walk down the street.
There’s a deep hole in the sidewalk. continue reading “Choose Again”

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“Feel Great Naked” in top 25
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Posted on July 6, 2010 by

The results of Round 2 of the Next Top Spiritual Author Contest are in. We are thrilled to announce that Howard and I have advanced to Round 3 along with 24 other finalists!!

That’s the top 1% of all the authors that entered the contest. Woohoo!!  We’ve been floating on cloud nine all day long.

Of the 3,000 authors who joined the online contest, 250 authors made it to Round 2, including Howard and I with our book “Feel Great Naked – One Couple’s Quest for Heaven on Earth.” For Round 2 we had to write a book proposal and a sample chapter.

All 250 book proposals were reviewed by a panel of judges and voted on by the public. The winning entries had to receive final approval by the publisher Hampton Roads.

The announcement of the winners was made during a conference call today.  I was on a client coaching call so didn’t hear it live. Howard was so excited when they called out my name first that he continue reading “Feel Great Naked in top 25

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“Feel Great Naked” in the News
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Posted on June 11, 2010 by

Langley Times - Authors to Round 2

Howard and I are in the news today with an article about how we advanced to Round 2 of the Next Top Spiritual Author Contest with our book, Feel Great Naked – One Couple’s Quest for Heaven on Earth.

See link here to Langley Advance News article: Walnut Grove Authors make it to Round 2. If this link is invalid, you can also read the article if you click on the graphic at the right.

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When Words Fail, Follow Your Heart
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Posted on June 9, 2010 by

I just got off the phone with my Mom who is celebrating her 84th birthday. She is my hero, enjoying life to the fullest and kind-hearted to others. Mom was back from the gym, where she still works out five mornings a week, and preparing a hot lunch in-between phone calls from family and friends wishing her a happy birthday.

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exotic anthurium plant

Mom told me how delighted she was to receive a beautiful exotic plant this morning from a Chinese lady at the gym. The plant, an anthurium with its dark green heavy leaves and red heart-shaped flowers, was a fitting match to the heart-centered woman who is my Mom. I asked her how she came to meet the Chinese lady.

Mom met her a few years ago when the lady came to the community fitness center where both my parents work out. Mom saw her walk over to the treadmill, push a few buttons, step off, wander around the exercise equipment with a perplexed look on her face and then head for the exit door. Mom bolted after her, stopped her at the door and continue reading

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“Feel Great Naked” Book Proposal Online
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Posted on June 4, 2010 by

Miriam and Howard

In the last few weeks, we’ve been catapulted right out of our comfort zones. Howard and I have had more fights and more tears than we’ve had in a long time. We’ve also had more laughs, more joining, and more passionate life energy than usual as we joined forces to write our story for a contest.

It started at the beginning of April when we entered the online Next Top Spiritual Author Contest with our idea for a book. Along with 2,800 other authors, we had to prove that we could market ourselves by attracting votes. And we did.

Now in Round 2 of the contest, we have shifted the focus of our book from a self-help spiritual guide to an intensely personal story of our quest to create a joyful relationship. continue reading “Feel Great Naked Book Proposal Online

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Joy First. Damn it!
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Posted on May 27, 2010 by

This morning I confess I went a little crazy. Howard and I were still trying to pull together our book proposal for the Next Top Spiritual Author contest and it felt like we are running out of time. Round 2 started last Monday and we were already 3 days overdue. For our book “Feel Great Naked” we needed a brief description, an outline, author bios, a marketing plan, a review of complementary titles and a written chapter.

We argued over every phrase. He wrote something. I corrected it. He corrected it. Our friends with editing skills corrected it. He wrote some more. I added something. He corrected it. On and on. My inspiration was fading.

This morning when he insisted that we had to stop all these edits and just get our book proposal uploaded to the contest website, I lost it.  “It’s not good enough yet!” I said.

Howard was getting irritated with me. “What do you want?” he shouted.

I shouted back.  “Joy first!”

A grin spread over his face as he caught the absurdity of those beautiful words spoken with utter frustration.

He slammed his fist onto my desk and Continue reading →

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