Coincidence or Destiny?

Your alarm didn’t go off this morning, and you’re running late to work. When you stop to get your must have morning coffee 20 minutes later than usual you end up in line standing next to your soon to be romantic interest.

You find your dream job, and make it to the third round of interviews, only to be beat out by another candidate. In your frustration and disappointment you start freelancing and eventually open your business.

At the young age of 13 years old your father passes away from a rare form of cancer. Your heartache from his untimely death becomes your motivation to bring attention to his rare disease, and you grow up to become a specialist in the rare form of cancer he battled.

Sometimes when life stresses you out, or lets you down it is an opportunity in disguise that teaches you an invaluable lesson, or leads you to down a path you may not have otherwise considered. This leaves many individuals contemplating whether these experiences are sheer coincidence, or undeniable destiny.

In her latest book “The Children of Gavrilek” Author Julie Kirtón Chandler takes her readers on a journey that begs the answer—are unexpected life events coincidence or destiny? What begins as an unexpected storm on a journey from America to Cuba in the 1920s, the main characters Adrianna and Devon find themselves the sole survivors of a shipwreck along the Georgia coast. They end up being rescued by a small community who end up playing a vital role in their life’s journey. The book is a thrilling mix of history, romance, and fantasy—all born out of the unplanned and unexpected.

Dancing the Salsa: Stepping towards the Rhythm

Since the times of antiquity, dancing has been considered as a non-verbal way of communication. Often participatory, its ceremonial flavor has evolved into a more aesthetic and artistic twang. With this in mind, it bestows the dancers a duty to make the art appealing to the audience. But how can this be done? How could they seduce their viewers into a hearty round of applause?

Behind our minds we know the rhetorical answer to this somewhat helpless question. Even though the facts often make us feel like the character played by Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun where he say “I want to fly!” and then his wife approaches him and says “First eat your eggs.” All we want is to fly, to dance! We care very little about the eggs, the basics.

Just like any other task which involves skill, practice and a firm foundation holds the key to the highest levels of learning, especially in salsa. A dancer should have a secure understanding of the basics like the arm tension, change of weight, and basic footwork. The better a dancer understands these things, the faster will his progress be in improving his dancing. Another important aspect when dancing is measuring your partner, again the basic moves are used to gauge how difficult a routine you can pull off together and adjusting your lead from there.

Never forget that salsa is all about the lady. The image that has to be seared in their minds is that the lady is the ‘picture’ and the man is the ‘frame’. The dance delights the viewers through their elegance, sexiness and lightheartedness. And this along with styling comes once the basic routines has been achieved.

On the internet you will encounter a number of books and tutorials to get you started in learning how to dance. But one that stands out is Salsa Bootcamp – Insiders Secrets to Salsa Dance. It provides you with the secrets on learning how to dance salsa while enjoying the experience at the same time. It provides a quicker learning curve which keeps your enthusiasm always up. Get the most from your lessons and social dancing as you walk through the mysteries of the salsa superstars. Remember that the most important thing is to have fun and this is where salsa begins and ends. Well what are you waiting for, put on those dancing shoes and start to feel the salsa beat! 

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My Favorite Sci Fi (aka How eBook Daily Deals site helps me pursue my interest)

My younger days were before the popularity of Young Adult novels (and well before eBooks), so when I outgrew children’s “Chapter Books” I started reading more adult books – Stephen King and Michael Crichton in particular. These brought me into a world of sci-fi, and I was solidified as a sci-fi fan when I picked up Carl Sagan’s “Contact”. This book is a “it could happen” type sci-fi adventure. It is based on Earth (although, at this point, it’s pre-cell phones, internet, and social media, so it’s not a very realistic Earth now) with a bunch of individuals that are able to make contact with life outside of Earth. Will they be able to leave the planet to make face-to-face Contact? The story deals with life outside of Earth, but also humanity itself and what it means to believe.

The greatest thing about falling in love with a genre at a young age is the many years you spend being able to enjoy classics and new works. I have a long list of sci-fi eBooks that I intent on catching up on, but then I’m always attracted to the eBook deals that let me find a new author and a new storyline to fall in love with. They don’t all take me away like Carl Sagan did, but it’s nice to let my mind dance around in the worlds created by other authors. One thing is for sure, reading great books like Contact gives you a craving for more, and if it weren’t for eBook Deals Daily  website would never be able to afford my reading appetite! 

Law Of Attraction Secrets

The book “Law of Attraction Secrets,” by Ben Frank is an excellent read that I suggest for anyone. Whether you are at the bottom of the ladder or on the top, it will help improve your life and help you reach your goals with expedience. It will help your “stinking thinking” and help you to overcome the feeling that your life is the most unfair life out there. This book will teach you the secrets of manifesting and attracting anything that you want through positive thinking. The author gives a concise and easy to understand read that is very well organized. If you have been interested in the law of attraction, this book is a must read!

The basic principle of the law of attraction is that like follows like. If you are negative in thought, bad things will happen life. Whereas if you are positive in life, good things  will happen. Seems like a basic concept to grasp-until the bills pile up, the car breaks down and your job is so stressful you feel that you could burst. This book will help you see the light through this situations and how our thoughts  and reactions in life can help us over come and succeed.

After I read this book I was ready and rearing to overcome my negative thinking. Of course, It is a slow process and I have to keep reminding myself to think positive. It does get easier I promise! It does seem that now that I have removed the blinders to the good around me and I am thinking better, that life is improving! I hope you get as much out of this book that I have!

Kindle Fiction Pale Criminal Inquires on Godless Morality and Human Virtue

Our protagonist is a former green beret and elite athlete who cannot quite outdistance himself from his past. With his malignant sense of hypochondria piling up alongside his cosmic doubts, Joel Gasteneau finally decides to undertake the quest he promised himself as a child: to find testimonial evidence of the omnipotent creator’s hand at work in the physical world.

But a strange turn of events impedes him in his quest, when he's involved in a car accident from which he walks away, ostensibly unscathed, but then falls ill in a motel room. Within his feverish head, he scours the details of his life that have shaped his identity -- and discovers a memory that will change his life forever.

A stunning and challenging piece of work from Ray Harvey, which stemmed from his first literary crime novel More and More unto the Perfect day, Pale Criminal was rewritten to combine the descriptive prowess of Nabokov, as well as the philosophical complexity of Dostoevsky. Be prepared to take a journey that swallows the reader up in its inquiry of godless morality and human virtue.

Respectfully recognized as a reader's book, the Pale Criminal will provide an exhilarating experience and never fail to astound people, as the author has made a unique and brilliant novel that imparts the varying shades of human condition.

Free Sprit Or Moral Dilemma?

Depending on your interpretation the term “free spirit” can translate as careless and irresponsible, or open and unconcerned of what others think. Regardless of the way you interpret it, free spirited individuals are often an envy and a wonder.

For those who find themselves fretting or anxious about what others think of what they do, wear, say, or feel—a free spirited personality is often a source of envy.

However for the many who live by a predetermined, and engrained set of values and responsibilities, often find free spirited individuals, and anything other than there predetermined expectations are a source of wonder.

Regardless of how you view the lives of a free spirit, you may be looking for a way to gain a bit more insight to the day-to-day lifestyle of a more carefree individual. While it is unrealistic to expect that you can shed your beliefs and values to experience a different lifestyle firsthand, you can live vicariously through a fictional character.

An excellent reading selection for those looking to take a walk on the other side is the latest book "Tarnished by the Incubus", by Author Kimberly Dale. This book follows the journey of an unlikely pair of new friends—freshman college roommates Erin and Rebecca. Erin is the picture of purity and innocence, while Erin is a free spirit that will present Erin with an unexpected moral dilemma.

As their friendship grows, the innocent Rebecca will be tested to keep her vows of virginity and purity that the inner demon inside Erin is tempting to bring to life. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/370277

The Effectiveness of Mobile Digital Platforms for Marketing

One roadblock in effective marketing is the platform that is used by the marketing strategy. A good message and strategy will only be wasted if the chosen platform to deliver it fails.

Today, as the demand for them continues to increase, mobile digital platforms in the form of smartphones and tablets have become one of, if not the most, sought after marketing platforms in the business.

Why, you ask?

1.       Everyone has one. “Everyone” is of course an exaggeration, but you should understand where this point is coming from. Smartphones and tablets continue to fly off the shelves, bought to be used by everyone between toddlers and senior citizens. It’s pretty hard to miss your target market if your range is that wide. Also, for most products, the target markets are the ones that can afford at least one of these mobile devices for their families, even more so those that can afford at least one for each member.

2.       Everyone is on them all the time. Double exaggeration this time, but you should still understand what this means. For every smartphone and tablet user hooked on an internet connection that has their eyes glued to the device, that’s another potential audience for your marketing strategy. There is always an opportunity to reach your target market as they use their devices, compared to other platforms such as televisions and newspapers where sometimes the most exposure you can get is a fleeting glance.

3.       Everyone loves them. Is this an exaggeration? It’s pretty hard to argue against it. Be it for the games, the applications, the music, or whatever purpose it serves its user, they got that mobile device for some reason. And the more they love their device, the more chances that they’ll buy more devices (#1) or use the device more often (#2) – which all gives digital marketing more chances to reach its target market.

On top of all these reasons, the technology being put into the development of these devices for tech companies to keep afloat in the competition adds more opportunities and applications for digital marketing. And with the aid of these devices, digital marketing has become and, for the foreseeable future, will remain a juggernaut in the field of marketing.

“Digital Marketing (Knowledge Pills Series: UnderstandingTechnological Trends)” by Kendall Allen provides an in-depth look of digital marketing, including its history and methodologies. Mobile digital platforms isn’t the only segment of digital marketing that has developed through the years – this book is a great chronicle of the different aspects of digital marketing.

“Digital Marketing (Knowledge Pills Series:Understanding Technological Trends)” is currently available in Kindle format at Amazon.com. Click on the link to preview the book or download your own copy.