Candy Paull

Welcome to my website. It's a work in progress that changes with the seasons. Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Lots of changes going on here as I build my business and build my website. I just published The Art of Abundance as an e-book on Smashwords. I also just published a mini e-book, 31 Days of Abundance: Meditations to Help You Make the Most of Every Moment. It's a month of simple ideas and thoughts to help you practice the art of abundance in your own life. I'm offering several different price points, from free to $2.99 to $4.99 to $6.99 and up in my e-books so you can find something that fits your needs at an affordable price. Over 600 people have downloaded my free e-book, The Heart of Abundance, and I'm honored that they invested the time and effort to do so.

After a two month hiatus on my blog, I'm back. This time I'll be working on shorter and more frequent entries. I'm creating infrastructure for an email newsletter list, so check back soon for more details.

A note on the Nashville floods in May: it was surreal to see so much of my city underwater, and very strange to have such a major disaster almost totally ignored by the national media. Though many were directly affected, my little house on the hill remained safe. There is so much courage expressed in Nashville and the surrounding area of Middle Tennessee as people helped each other and continue to do the hard work of rebuilding.

As the heat of summer builds, so does the urgency to make a real difference in the lives of others. Remember that the life of abundance is a life of encouragement, too.

Encouragement is…
seeing the unique beauty in another person
a smile and a helping hand
looking for the good in each situation
making a difference where you can, when you can, the best you can

In every moment of genuine love, we are dwelling in God and God in us.
— Paul Tillich

Blessings!

Candy

…perfect love casts out fear. I John 4:18 (RSV)

Fear believes . . . there is never enough.
Love believes . . . there is plenty for everyone.

Fear believes . . . the worst about people and situations.
Love believes . . . the best about people and situations.

Fear believes . . . there is only one right answer.
Love believes . . . there are many ways to understand something.

Fear believes . . . you have to change others through manipulation and coercion to get
what you want.
Love believes . . . real change comes from the heart, starting with your own heart.

Fear believes . . . things will never change.
Love believes . . . any situation can be transformed by the power of love.

Fear believes . . . that everything must be mapped out ahead of time.
Love believes . . . that you can trust the process.

Fear believes . . . in negative thinking.
Love believes . . . in positive choice.

Fear believes . . . the damage is done.
Love believes . . . healing can happen.

Fear believes . . . if you're not a success by now, you must be a failure.
Love believes . . . you're only a failure if you give up on your dreams.

Fear believes . . . life is cheap.
Love believes . . . life is precious.

Fear believes . . . anyone different is "them.”
Love believes . . . there is only "us."

Fear believes . . . it's too late.
Love believes . . . it's never too late.

Fear believes . . . the situation is impossible.
Love believes . . . a solution can be found.

Fear believes . . . that fifteen minutes of fame makes you important.
Love believes . . . we are all important.

Fear believes . . . people are disposable commodities.
Love believes . . . people are sacred.

Fear believes . . . in proving your own superiority over others.
Love believes . . . in honoring the greatness in others.

Fear believes . . . that everything needs to hyped.
Love believes . . . in quiet strength and simple faith.

Fear believes . . . no one is listening and no one cares.
Love believes . . . in prayer.

Where there is great love, there are always miracles.— Willa Cather

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