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Book Review – Erika Kind – 100 Kind Quotes

12 Mar 2016 32 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: 101 Kind Quotes, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Erika Kind, review

Erika Book

The last couple of months have been pretty special for some of my Blogily, book release wise, and I am proud to say that my wonderful blog sis, and true soul mate, Erika Kind has published yet another wonderful book.

A while back, I was honoured to receive a copy of her book ‘I’m Free’ and it was a true revelation to read. Her blog posts are always positivity-filled gems, and she even gets me tapping my feet most mornings, with her Songs of the Day! (Psst! Did you know she is even a poet! Check here for a link to her poetry book ‘Enjoy Life!’)

Erika just has that uplifting quality to all she does, and writes. And this new book, 101 Kind Quotes, is filled with inspirational quotes that Erika has penned. She posts these quotes, and many more, every day on her blog, and this collection is truly heart warming!

I got my copy on Kindle as soon as I could, and I loved to read the wonderful quotes. I can see me going back to this book to give me positivity, if ever I feel down!

Erika

To purchase, check out the details here. And if you do, please leave a review, it always helps our wonderful authors!

Daily Kind Quote

28 Oct 2015 43 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Celebration, Erika Kind, funeral, goidbyes, Reblog, sadness

My dear sis Erika took something I said and made it into one of her quotes for the day. As I mentioned in her comments, it’s not strictly my quote, it’s a saying that has been around for aeons.
Today, maybe more than most it feels apt.
I am off soon on a long journey, to attend the funeral of my cousin who passed away last week.
Funerals are not lovely things to attend, by any means. They indicate the end. I don’t like to say goodbye… But then the silver lining part comes into play, as they can also be a celebration of someone’s life, if you let then be.
My cousin sister was a vibrant soul, always there to help everyone, with wacky health care and natural remedy solutions at hand all of the time, and a LOT of love to give to us all.
She lost her husband many years ago, and now she leaves 4 children, and grandchildren also. Although I know we shall miss her greatly, I feel happy knowing she will be reunited with her husband after all these years, and that she’ll be looking down on us, wishing the best for us at all times.
RIP Didi

My Symbol Of Letting Go

19 Jul 2015 41 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Erika Kind, My Symbol Of Letting Go

The wonderful blogger, and someone I am so happy to call a sister, Erika, wrote a post the other day, all about things that were holding us back in life, and then she found a song that was her symbol of letting go of the situation that held her back.

She invited others to do the same, find something to show as a symbol, and letting go of something we also need to, to make life easier.

Here’s mine.

I really need to let go of one thing in my life, and that is my constant need to please everyone else. Sometimes I run myself ragged, trying to be there for everyone, volunteering to help, or even putting my own little family second, to please someone else.

Well today I am letting go of that feeling. I will always be the person I am, but I am actually going to put me, and my little family first. If someone’s nose gets out of joint, I actually don’t care! I have to do what is best for us, for me, and hey, I’ll fit the others in around us, but no longer will I move us around to make others happy… (unless I want to!)

This is actually going to be really hard for me, as I have always been the one to be there, and I really don’t want to stop totally, but I do feel that I am taken for granted by so many, that maybe this step back will make others realise too….

Thanks Erika, for giving me the inspiration to actually think of letting go… I hope I manage to do it!