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.

Abundance is...
leaves chasing each other in the wind
turkey, dressing, and Mom' cranberry relish
friends who share secrets and laughter
autumn sunset afterglow
curling up with a good book

Blessings!

Candy

The wild winds have are blowing through, tearing leaves from the trees and bringing welcome rain to Nashville. I've been busy working on projects for clients since the end of August. I enjoyed presenting The Happiness Factor at Nashville Center for Spiritual Living Health Fair on Saturday, November 10th.

This fall I have had the delight of having my book, The Art of Simplicity, offered in the Acacia catalog (with an exclusive tealight candleholder). It's a gorgeous little package. I use real beeswax tealights with the candle holder. I love to savor the honeyed scent of pure beeswax candles as they burn.

My work was also featured in Victoria Moran's e-newsletter as book of the week for November 5, 2007.
Here is an excerpt from her review:

"This is the readable equivalent of Earl Grey tea, steeped in a pot, and served in your grandmother's china. That is: it warms you through and through. If you're a fan of inspiring quotations, The Art of Simplicity is filled with the cream of the crop. But beyond the lilting words of sacred texts and wise and clever people from throughout the ages, Paull's own insights in chapters such as "Spiritual Magnificence," "Clearing Clutter: Releasing That Which No Longer Serves," and "Taming the Money Dragon" are what makes this book a worthy read and top-notch gift. This author is infinitely practical. She gives you concrete things to do and none of them require that you have to buy anything or gather a lot of props. It's such a pleasure to read a book, say "Gosh, I can do that," and then do it and see your life get better. Give The Art of Simplicity to someone you know who's overwhelmed or in transition, or put it on your own list for Santa."
Thank you, Victoria!

Right now I am hibernating for the winter here in Nashvegas. No speaking engagements or book signings till spring. I'm enjoying writing for Nashville Arts Magazine and have met amazing people on my article assignments. I'm also concentrating on taking care of my clients, simplifying my life (including getting those last books unpacked and on the shelves, a year after my move!), taking classes, and gestating a new book. The new book is about listening and being present to your life so you can be more in the flow and less frazzled. Something we all need with the upcoming holidays.

My next goal for this website: to start a true blog so I can talk with you on a more regular basis. Till then, I hope this little love note will suffice.

P.S. Check out my delightful friend Sheila Roberts' new book, On Strike for Christmas. She's funny, she's smart, and her new book is hilarious!

The record breaking heatwave is starting to break up and cool down. Nashville is beginning to see rain, albeit in small amounts. We have a long way to go before we return to "normal" in this worst drought in one hundred years.

But my inner weather is much cooler and calmer. After some family time up in Seattle (with highs in the 70s) and a ferry boat ride with my sister and a new friend, Diana Wimber, I'm back home working on my next book idea. And on other plans and projects to help me grow and evolve.

I was thinking this morning as I began work on a very large collage/treasure map. The images are chosen to reflect the FEELINGS I want to evoke in this larger life I'm building, as it is difficult for me to imagine the exact details of how I want this to unfold. I use the collage as a prayer tool, putting together images that feel like the larger, freer, more expansive life I am destined to co-create with God. When we want to give God room to create something larger than we can yet imagine, images, symbols, and feelings can help us open our hearts to imagine what seems unimaginable from this point in time.

Remodeling a house offers a picture of the larger lives we are building. We make certain plans and then the plans grow larger, the space more elegant than expected, and it becomes too large for the smaller selves we are leaving behind. So we do prayer work, take care of the business of life, connect with our dreams, and expand our consciousness to make us ready for the new home. Sometimes it feels like the construction we're going through is tearing our lives apart, but it is all part of the process of building a better life. When things seem chaotic or difficult, just remember: you're under construction! You're in the process of building a better life. Trust the process.

Affirmation: God is my source and anything can happen.