Michele Paiva interviewed Author Jeff Yosick and posted these comments on her website:
Children's author and poet, Jeff Yosick
I realized during this show, that not only do many authors have a humanitarian purpose but that some authors, such as Jeff Yosick, probably have a high spiritual purpose while living on this earth.
Yosick, a husband and father of three, brings to our children (and adults), books that help them process struggles and challenges all too frequently experienced in our society, such as cancer, illness, parents going to war, and the awareness that not all individuals wake up with a roof over their head and food to eat.
Yosick is available to travel to Canada and the USA this upcoming year (other international engagements will be considered), to visit organizations, schools, churches and so on - he is not only an author but an inspirational speaking, helping children become equipped with the tools to filter and process challenges.
Blog: http://jyosick.blogspot.com
Books can be found at www.rainbooks.com or www.amazon.com or www.target.com
If you are a parent or listener who would like to take a letter to your school or organization for Jeff to speak, please cut and paste the
following:
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Dear (insert name of principal or leader of organization),
An inspirational children's author is available to speak at our organization. He is based out of Ohio and has books that help children sort through challenges that they will inevitably encounter directly or indirectly.
We would like to contact him to visit our organization; please advise to what month and date we may be able to offer this opportunity to parents and children in our community, and serve as the host to this speaker.
Kindest,
(insert your name)
Realizing What is Important to You
Realizing What Is Important to You…
Only Takes One Phone Call
By Krissy Brady
I am best known for my hectic schedule—long work days, hoards of paperwork, more e-mails than time to reply. It’s what a career is all about. Sometimes I am questioned: “Are you sure this is really what you want to do? Are you sure you’re not taking on too much?” Of course this is what I want to do, and of course I am taking on too much—why would I want it any other way? It seems, at least in my case recently, that it doesn’t matter how well I manage my work/social balance, I still end up with someone looking at me with their head tilted to the side in concern. I know it is meant to show good intentions, and to help me keep things in perspective, but it ends up making me feel isolated, as if my hectic lifestyle is wrong. I am looked at from a perspective that I cannot relate to, and choose not to. I have a balance that works for me, and I have nothing to apologize for, yet for some reason it is assumed that I should.
My personality has always been fast-paced—I always want to gain as much of an experience as I can from the opportunities I am given. I do not take my work lightly, but at the same time do not pressure myself to be perfect. I enjoy what I do, and the reason why I am able to work long hours is because my work feels natural to me.
As well as my writing, I enjoy contributing to the writing industry through a non-profit organization called the FREZE Artist Help Center, which helps artists/writers/musicians make the necessary connections to succeed. We had a fantastic phone conference recently, which has helped me to put my life into perspective more than any look of concern I have ever received.
Here we were: me in Ontario, Miko in Georgia, Erika in California, and Angela in New York, all talking about what was important to us: the artists accepted into the 2006 FREZE program, our families, our friends, and of course our very hectic work schedules. The conference call helped me to realize that I am not the only one who seemingly cares too much about the “starving artist” industry and the welfare of those in it, and that feelings of isolation were no longer an option—I really do belong.
About Krissy BradyKrissy Brady is a freelance writer residing in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. She is the editor-in-chief of Brady Magazine, an online writer’s trade directory dedicated to putting writers on the map. Tidal Wave was released by Rain Publishing in 2006 This article is free to publish as long as it is kept completely in tact.
Only Takes One Phone Call
By Krissy Brady
I am best known for my hectic schedule—long work days, hoards of paperwork, more e-mails than time to reply. It’s what a career is all about. Sometimes I am questioned: “Are you sure this is really what you want to do? Are you sure you’re not taking on too much?” Of course this is what I want to do, and of course I am taking on too much—why would I want it any other way? It seems, at least in my case recently, that it doesn’t matter how well I manage my work/social balance, I still end up with someone looking at me with their head tilted to the side in concern. I know it is meant to show good intentions, and to help me keep things in perspective, but it ends up making me feel isolated, as if my hectic lifestyle is wrong. I am looked at from a perspective that I cannot relate to, and choose not to. I have a balance that works for me, and I have nothing to apologize for, yet for some reason it is assumed that I should.
My personality has always been fast-paced—I always want to gain as much of an experience as I can from the opportunities I am given. I do not take my work lightly, but at the same time do not pressure myself to be perfect. I enjoy what I do, and the reason why I am able to work long hours is because my work feels natural to me.
As well as my writing, I enjoy contributing to the writing industry through a non-profit organization called the FREZE Artist Help Center, which helps artists/writers/musicians make the necessary connections to succeed. We had a fantastic phone conference recently, which has helped me to put my life into perspective more than any look of concern I have ever received.
Here we were: me in Ontario, Miko in Georgia, Erika in California, and Angela in New York, all talking about what was important to us: the artists accepted into the 2006 FREZE program, our families, our friends, and of course our very hectic work schedules. The conference call helped me to realize that I am not the only one who seemingly cares too much about the “starving artist” industry and the welfare of those in it, and that feelings of isolation were no longer an option—I really do belong.
About Krissy BradyKrissy Brady is a freelance writer residing in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. She is the editor-in-chief of Brady Magazine, an online writer’s trade directory dedicated to putting writers on the map. Tidal Wave was released by Rain Publishing in 2006 This article is free to publish as long as it is kept completely in tact.
National Military Family Association Recommended
BOOK SELECTIONS FOR CHILDREN LIVING THE MILITARY LIFE
NMFA-National Military Family Association
Recommended Reading:
Timmy and the Storm
Author: Jeff Yosick
Timmy is a young boy whose father serves in the military. A difficult moment arises when his father is called to go to war. Timmy’s mother comforts him with a tale of three little bunnies that get caught in a rain storm. The tale turns into a heartwarming lesson that helps Timmy to understand and accept what his father has been called to do. Although it is still very difficult for Timmy to say goodbye, the moments spent listening to his mother’s tale allows him to accept the job that his father has been called to do.
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Shadow Blight...Just A Tease
Release January / February 2008
Author: Tina Griffith
Title: Shadow Blight
Category: Horror
Publisher: Rain Publishing Inc.
It is a time of unrest, where families turn against each other and no friend can be trusted. The Empire is quickly spiraling into chaos. The Imperial family at its heart is broken and riddled with deceit. When treachery brings about a grievous and bloody crime against the Empire’s neighbors, war breaks loose, but the sides are muddy. And a far more sinister danger lurks just beneath the surface. Will the people of this land come together to ward off their age-old enemy, or will the Shadow overcome them in these troubled times?
Author: Tina Griffith
Title: Shadow Blight
Category: Horror
Publisher: Rain Publishing Inc.
It is a time of unrest, where families turn against each other and no friend can be trusted. The Empire is quickly spiraling into chaos. The Imperial family at its heart is broken and riddled with deceit. When treachery brings about a grievous and bloody crime against the Empire’s neighbors, war breaks loose, but the sides are muddy. And a far more sinister danger lurks just beneath the surface. Will the people of this land come together to ward off their age-old enemy, or will the Shadow overcome them in these troubled times?
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