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"Gina is well grounded with a touch of rebel that inspires others to action."

—Dominique, attendee
 

“I am so glad I attended Gina’s talk Monday evening. Her electrifying passion is infectious. I left with new perspectives and a wonderful, juicy energy boost.”

— author Sharon Lippincott

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“Your talk last evening and your presence in my life encourage me to accept that I am ready to allow more of me to emerge. You are a blessing.”

— Susan, attendee
 

“Gina is a powerful speaker. She motivated me to look inward—what a gift. I’ve found clarity on a much deeper level.”

 — Denise, attendee

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"Gina’s Women Who Dare Salon propelled me to plow through my fear and face the root cause of the “quiet financial chaos” I was creating in my life. The very next day, I took tangible steps to resolve this chaos for good."

—Elizabeth, attendee

 
 

G-VENTS

e-courses | public events | cool books | hot links

Upcoming Events | Show Up and Get Inspired!

Gina will be speaking at:

Style Open House Celebrating Inner + Outer Beauty
Friday, April 1, 2011, 4 to 7:30 p.m.
Doncaster on Fifth at Piatt Place, Pittsburgh
rsvp: 412.877.0464

Women’s Leadership Forum
Friday, May 20, 2011, 8 a.m.
The River’s Club, Pittsburgh
rsvp: 412.854.1739

Executive Women’s Council
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 6 to 8 p.m.
The Wooden Angel, Bridgewater, PA
rsvp: Toinette Henry at 724.713.3483
 

Gina was recently featured in Pittsburgh Better Times. Click here to read this article.

 

PROXIMITY AND HAPPINESS: You Can Pick Your Friends

I was recently asked to take part in the 2010 Happiness Project, designed to create the “happiest year of your life.” The project coordinator, Dr. Nancy Mramor, and I have joined a dozen other authors to present articles on the top 12 things proven by researchers to cause happiness. Since we know that happiness is contagious, feel free forward this article to anyone who you want to be happy. And check out the other articles in the series at www.drmramor.com.

Summon the Muse: I’m absolutely willing to travel and speak with your group or organization about topics related to writing, publishing/self-publishing, creative expression or the myriad provocative topics within my book, Everything Matters, Nothing Matters. Or, we can create a special program together, if you’d like, expressly for your group. Email me to discuss.

Coming soon: The Muse-ologist Membership Program!

E-Courses | Coming Very Soon!

Wake Up and Write! Becoming a Conscious Writer
Best Dream Job Ever! Working as a Successful Freelance Writer
Creating a Sacred, Juicy Workspace: Tips From the Muse’s Lair

Books That Have Moved Me to Write | or Write Better

The Art of the Personal Essay, Phillip Lopate
Blue Pastures, Mary Oliver
Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity, David Whyte
The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, Betsy Lerner
The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
Love, Pablo Neruda
The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
The Miriam Webster Dictionary (no kidding)
On Writing, Stephen King
The Artist’s Way and Vein of Gold, both by Julia Cameron
Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life and Writing Down the Bones, both by Natalie Goldberg
Willa Cather on Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art
Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction, Jon Franklin

Books That Have Inspired Me | to Live My Higher Story

A Course in Miracles, Dr. Helen Schucman and William Thetford
Anam Cara and Eternal Echos, both by John O’Donohue
Autobiography of a Yogi and The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of Christ Within You, both by Paramahansa Yogananda
The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
The Holy Bible, Saint Joseph edition
Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East, Baird T. Spalding
Martha Graham: A Dancer’s Life, Russell Freedman
Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Carl Jung
Mirabai: Ecstatic Poems, Robert Bly and Jane Hirshfield
On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
The Pages of Day and Night, Adonis
Power vs. Force, I: Reality and Subjectivity and Transcending Levels of Consciousness, all by Dr. David R. Hawkins
The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
Spiritual Nutrition, Gabriel Cousens
The Translucent Revolution, Arjuna Ardagh

Writing Links

American Society of Journalists and Authors: www.asja.org
Books in Print: www.bookwire.com
Children’s Lit: www.scbwi.org
Freelance Writing: www.Worldwidefreelance.com
Funds for Writers: www.fundsforwriters.com
Humor Writing: www.humorwriters.org
Journalism: www.journalismjobs.com
Media Bistro: www.mediabistro.com
Poetry: www.poets.org or www.davidwhyte.com
Publisher’s Lunch: www.publishersmarketplace.com
Reference: www.refdesk.com
Quotations: www.Bartleby.com
Screenwriting: www.wga.org
Writer’s Market: www.writersmarket.com
Writer’s Digest: www.writersdigest.com

Noteworthy Global and Local (Pittsburgh) Resources for Inspired Living

Cosmikids (children’s education/enlightenment programs): www.cosmikids.com
Institute of Noetic Sciences (consciousness studies): www.ions.org
Light of Consciousness magazine: www.Light-of-Consciousness.org
National Association of Divorce for Women and Children: Join the High-5 Club
NutriFarmacy (natural wellness, nutrition and rain forest remedies): www.nutrifarmacy.com
PITTSBURGH magazine: www.pittsburghmagazine.com
Utne Reader (alternative media/modern culture): www.utne.com
What is Enlightment? magazine: www.wie.org