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Phil Bolsta
Goodreads Author
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in St. Paul, MN, The United States
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July 2012
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The Logic of Surrendering to Divine Will
Lots of people are repelled by the idea of surrendering to Divine Will because they believe that doing so means that they will be relinquishing their free will and diminishing their capacity to reason and act. Just the opposite is true. Essentially, surrendering means attuning your will with Divine Will, which strengthens your resolve to live purposefully and reinforces your capacity to do, to ach Read more of this blog post »
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“This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your generosity to the pilgrims.'
'But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,' the monk responded.
'Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.”
― The Alchemist
'But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,' the monk responded.
'Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.”
― The Alchemist
“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
The Writers' Network!
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Greetings, fellow creative! A while ago it seemed to me that there was a desire for a place to discuss book ideas and so I thought I would create one. ...more
NaNoWriMo Next Steps--Writing, Publishing and Book Marketing
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NaNoWriMo is great for finishing your book, but what then? Should you self-publish or seek a traditional publisher? What do agents do and how do you g ...more
Q&A with Gail Z. Martin Oct. 24 - 31
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Gail Z. Martin's new Ascendant Kingdoms Saga series kicks off Jan. 8 with Ice Forged. She is the author of the Chronicles of the Necromancer series as ...more
Favorite Heroes--And Why
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Dear Phil,I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads, which is a fantastic site where one is able to converse with so many likeminded people. I very much look forward to future book discussions with you and would also like to wish you all the very best with this years NaNoWriMo.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x
Great to hear from you, Melissa! Sorry you were knocked off the grid! I'll be looking into Goodreads as soon as I can!
I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads, which is a fantastic site where one is able to converse with so many likeminded people. I very much look forward ..."
You're quite welcome, Lucinda. I'm not very familiar with Goodreads yet so please give me some time to get up and running!