Go Outdoors – Chapter from Twenty Second Smile

Posted On Jul 7 2023 by

Go Outdoors What could be simpler and more natural than going outdoors?  Children know this.  Your inner heart knows this.  The folks with clip boards and questionnaires know this.  Why don’t you remember?  EVERYTHING in your life gets better when you go outdoors.  Parks feed your soul better than concrete does.  OK? Another chapter chosen by the synchronous flow of the universe from my favorite book.  Get it.  You’ll like it.  Paperback Version –Very pretty book to own. May you walk in beauty, William PS Pass  this post to friends.


Compassion

Posted On Mar 12 2022 by

Poets can help sooth your soul, and remind you of deeper truths in times like these. Here’s inaugural poet, Amanda Gorman, on Compassion. This is an excerpt from her recent book – Call Us What We Carry: Poems. I recommend it. (The book has over 2500 reviews – all 5 stars.) Here’s another one from Sir Paul. When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom Let it be Let it …


Let Harbingers Awaken Hope, Love, and Ease

Posted On Oct 1 2020 by

My poet friend, Athena, told me one day that she welcomed the transition into the dark season when she could first see Orion in a certain window in her predawn movements around her home.  It brought hope and joy to her in those predawn hours. Yesterday’s predawn walk led me to the top of the hill behind our home.  The clouds opened to reveal Orion, my first sighting of the season.  Ahhhh.  Winter, dark season friend.  Once Orion shows up, I love the season and the loss of summer dissipates. In this time of perpetually horrible news, turn away from …


Ooops

Posted On May 16 2020 by

The book promo didn’t go through. I reset it for tomorrow. Go for it => The Eight Fundamental Secrets to Living Well: How to Live a Happy Life and Live Life to the Fullest Sunday, May 17, 2020, 12:00 AM PDT Thursday, May 21, 2020, 11:59 PM PDT  May you walk in beauty, William  


Book Giveaway – The Eight Fundamental Secrets to Living Well and Trust

Posted On May 15 2020 by

Whilst eating breakfast, I started reading the beautiful magazine – Land + People, Trust for Public Land magazine (TPL).  Just paging through the introductory pages, I was tearing up.  These folks perform magic.  They endeavor to put a public park within a 10 minute walk of everyone in the USA.  Some cities already have this.  Seattle is close. At a time of deep uncertainty with scared people doing crazy stuff that threatens my health, and yours, I am moved to tears to see people being kind, thinking of the underserved, and planning for the future. My client’s report, the papers …


How You Can Use Any Book as an Oracle

Posted On May 7 2020 by

In a time of deep uncertainty, I find oracles can help me to feel into my next good steps.  From my book, The Twenty Second Smile –      When Clueless… Because these waves passing through me ruffle my cool and boost my fear, I feel lost and rudderless.  Clueless as to how to proceed, I consult the millennia-old sage, the I Ching.  She gives me the straight poop in her own convoluted way.  But it’s enough.  I take another step. In my recent Instagram account post, I mentioned using The Twenty Second Smile as an oracle for my day. …


Change to My Practice

Posted On Apr 25 2020 by

When you least expect it, everything changes. My officemate, Annie, reminds me of the first rule of medicine, “First do no harm.” Yep.  So that means I won’t be seeing any bodywork clients until Halloween 2020.  I will reevaluate at that time. My coaches and my physician all agree – don’t touch people.  Some expect the hiatus to last until we secure a cure or a vaccine.  Vicky, my doctor, reminds me good people have been working on an HIV vaccine for 40 years.  A vaccine might not be imminent. One immediate consequence is that I have given up my …


I’m Giving Away My Book Simply Serene –Get Some Serenity

Posted On Apr 2 2020 by

Since you’re sheltering at home and perhaps hungry for something different, fun, and useful to read, I have another book giveaway for you. And since serenity is at a premium, I feel you’ll like this book.  It shows you how you can work with your body to generate more serenity. It’s fun and you’ll find it easy. You can get the book for free starting on April 4th.  The offer ends midnight PDT April 8th. Glitch: Not free today, April 5.  But FREE tomorrow, April 6th through midnight April 10th. Go for it =>  Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, …


Free Videos Show You How to Strengthen Your Immune System

Posted On Mar 27 2020 by

Recently I gave away my book – Get Well, Be Well, Stay Well. But… The links to the videos inside the book don’t connect.  Bummer. And so far I haven’t been able to repair them.  Bummer.   The Good News: I have posted them on YouTube where you can watch them for free and get all the benefits.  Yeah. Videos => https://tinyurl.com/vudehj2  Pass all them on if you wish.  They will be of benefit to  people even without the book. The book is great, so people say; you can still get it for $2.99. => Get Well, Be Well, Stay Well: How …


We All Croak – Memento Mori

Posted On Nov 4 2019 by

My friend, Daniel, told me of an app that reminds you that we all croak.  Remembering death is an honored practice in all religions.  Since the 1950s, we mostly have hidden death away and forgotten this useful truth – we are going to die. Franz Kafka goes so far as to say, “The meaning of life is that it ends.” In this day of the dead season, pay attention. Memento Mori, Latin for remember you must die, has been a practice in the Christian tradition from the beginning and before that, the Greek  philosophers.  It’s a good practice. This chapter …


The Workaholic Meets Mary Oliver’s Poem, The Summer’s Day

Posted On Jun 24 2019 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today: 78)    Don’t ask a naked man for the shirt off his back. You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help.  Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.  It will be a response to your question.  Play with it. Get the Wizard’s Handbook on Oracle Creation and have fun with oracles.    The Workaholic Meets Mary Oliver’s Poem, The Summer’s Day When I work with clients, I often remind them of poems – The Summer Day …


Current Insights I’ve Uncovered and Inquiries

Posted On Apr 26 2018 by

Explore, ponder, and play with these potentially life changing ideas so you can be happy, wild, and free. In these periodic posts, I will share ideas that currently move me in some way.  I’ll be drawing from the books I’m reading, films, blog posts, conversations, and personal ponderings. I share these to further you on your journey to being happy, wild, and free. The Oracle Quote The oracle quote returns today.  Yay. Quotations act as little doorways into new worlds and new perceptions. They consist of distilled genius. My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today : 116)    My …


A Reader Has a Great Suggestion for A Gift

Posted On Dec 13 2017 by

Here’s a suggestion for giving  The Twenty Second Smile as a gift. This is William’s best book ever. I love his description, “Engagingly Playful Strategies to be Happy, Wild and Free.” I have just ordered a few more because I can think of so many friends who will love it. Perfect for holiday giving! What a beautiful book! Thank you again William! Another reader gave the book to everyone in her book club.  How fun. The book is beautiful to look at on the coffee table or by your bedside.  It’s fun, playful, and inspiring.  At its best it can …


After the Black Friday Crazies, Breathe, Enjoy This Three Book Giveaway

Posted On Nov 30 2017 by

Black Friday is over along with the craziness.  Breathe. To sooth your soul, I’m giving away the Kindle versions of my three print books.  Zero Dollars, Pounds, Euros, etc.  A great price. I want you to have them, because they’re great books.  You can use the wisdom therein to be happier and more present.  It’s my gift to you this season. My last, The Twenty Second Smile, contains lots of wisdom and makes a great coffee table book.  It might be my best book of the 18 I have published and certainly the most accessible.  It summarizes everything I’ve learned …


Amazon’s Happy Now – It Has the Twenty Second Smile

Posted On Nov 8 2017 by

Best laid plans…  I told you about my wonderful new book, The Twenty Second Smile: Plus 97 More Engagingly Playful Strategies to Help You Be Happy, Wild, and Free.  And that you could get it on the CreateSpace store.  Well, they closed the store.  I was told I should have gotten an email…  Nope. So the good news is that you can get it right now at a discount, below cost, until Amazon changes its mind. JudyAnne – Says on the Kindle page – Even more than William’s other books, I can quickly refer to this one when I need …


Book Trailers Are Cool – Watch My Trailer for The Twenty Second Smile

Posted On Nov 3 2017 by

I’ve just posted my book trailer for The Twenty Second Smile, my latest book.  You’ll enjoy the short trailer and the book, too. Here’s the trailer > The Twenty Second Smile You can enjoy other trailers on that page too. You can get the book here – The Twenty Second Smile: Plus 97 More Engagingly Playful Strategies to Help you be Happy, Wild, and Free — Kindle Version I recommend the Paperback Version –It’s a very pretty book to own.  Here’s what Kathy said about The Twenty Second Smile: My life is in transition and given the current political/world climate …


What Is the Twenty Second Smile?

Posted On Oct 11 2017 by

The Twenty Second Smile was published today.  Early readers find it fun, playful, and filled with wisdom. I included every idea, insight, tip, and Zen trick I could think of that has been helpful to me in my life and it’s what I have been teaching my clients over the last four decades.  They’ve been tested.   It has everything I know that works really well. The subtitle for the book is Plus 97 More Engagingly Playful Strategies to Help You Be Happy, Wild, and Free.  That’s it.  98 chapters, each exactly 50 words long.  Each has its own illustration.  The …


Learn To Reboot Your Painful Stories

Posted On Oct 4 2017 by

All your painful stories end in your being a bag lady and dying miserably – learn to reboot.   I have talked about this before in my books and with clients.  I’m talking about it again, ‘cause I need to reboot, again. Current events with this minority president trigger my painful stories.  Painful stories are the automatic tapes that play in your head and mine.  They’re painful because they always have you losing.  The aphorism… Never lose in your own imagination. …Is a good one.  Quit losing. This exactly 50 word chapter from my new book – The Twenty Second Smile …


Playful Tool for Mindful Reflection

Posted On May 10 2017 by

What would Pirate Girl say? Listening to the wild person inside of you can be a great place to make sense of your life.  You can play with writing an exactly-50-word story as a way to bring the words to your experiences. When you engage your playful side, you find the deeper wisdom that hides from your serious mind – the one you learned for school. To help open yourself, you can choose a pen name, or a Nom de Mischief, to write under, so you can be free of the judgment of others, even if they only live in …


Book Giveaway Bonanza

Posted On May 4 2017 by

Let’s try this.  I’ll give you the schedule of the upcoming book giveaways.  You go grab them, pass them on to friends, read them, live happily ever after, then write a glorious review.  OK. Drum roll… The Schedule: 5/6/17 Playful Stress Reducing Shortcuts: Fast Drug-Free Ways to Tickle Your Nervous System to Improve Your Happiness, Peace, and Vitality 5/13/17 The Eight Fundamental Secrets to Living Well: How to Live a Happy Life and Live Life to the Fullest       5/20/17 Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, Reduce Stress, Deal with Stress, and Be Instantly Alert and at Peace …


The Twenty Second Smile, Bet It Will Change You

Posted On Mar 22 2017 by

I excerpted this post from my upcoming book – The Twenty Second Smile & Other Playful Wisdom: 37 Exactly-50-Word Chapters & Illustrations to Delight You, to Inspire Your Journey, and to Remind You of What Works. Enjoy this title chapter.  I have written about this before in different ways.  Twenty seconds may challenge you.  I find it difficult.  : ) Here’re your guidelines: Smile for twenty seconds as often as you remember to do it.  I’m smiling right now because writing this reminds me.  Can you feel it?  More to the point, can I?  Consciously paying attention to anything for …


Color the Sky Yellow Book Giveaway

Posted On Jan 31 2017 by

As a birthday present to myself – number 70 – I am giving away one of my favorite books – Color the Sky Yellow: Creative Magic, Playful Art for Your Inner Child.  Yahoo. You can get it for FREE on February 1st my birthday through midnight February 5th 2017. Go for it, tell you friends => Color the Sky Yellow: Creative Magic, Playful Art for Your Inner Child You don’t need to know how to draw to get these benefits – happiness, freedom, and presence. Be happy, wild, and free, William P.S. Write a lovely review on Amazon for people. …


Get Insight into Everything with Your Inner Sage – Book Giveaway

Posted On Jan 19 2017 by

In changing times, wouldn’t it be nice to have some deep guidance from a sage?  You’re in luck, you have an inner sage, and this book giveaway will help you to Find him/her/it, Bring it forth And deepen your connection to inner knowing. Our only job is to look inside and do the next right thing.  When you don’t know what that is or don’t feel you connecting to your inner sage, your deepest inner knowing, then an oracle can help. Starting the day after the inauguration, Jan 21st 2017, The Wizard’s Handbook: How to Get Answers and Make the …


Playful Stress Reducing Shortcuts Giveaway

Posted On Dec 31 2016 by

This is the season and a year where we’ll need Playful Stress Reducing Shortcuts: Fast Drug-Free Ways to Tickle Your Nervous System to Improve Your Happiness, Peace, and Vitality. My most recent publication will help you when you need it the most. It’s free NOW and my offer ends midnight Jan 4th, 2017 PST. Grab your giveaway now. Go for it => Playful Stress Reducing Shortcuts May you be happy, wild, and free, William P.S. As the book is brand new, it has no reviews at this moment.  I would love some stellar reviews.  Go for it.  Please and thank …


Book Giveaway – Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, Reduce Stress, Deal with Stress, and Be Instantly Alert and at Peace

Posted On Dec 9 2016 by

In honor of the season, I have a book giveaway for you. From Dec 10th to midnight PST on the 14th, 2016, you can get this book for free.  Yeee Ha! I am giving Simply Serene: How to Calm Down, Reduce Stress, Deal with Stress, and Be Instantly Alert and at Peace.  This is my bestselling book and really does help you become more serene. The elections left us all a bit bruised and wrung out.  The holidays themselves can stress anyone. Ironically, the dark season of the year can be the time for quiet contemplation.  Try to use it …


Beautiful Gifts to Discover the Sacred

Posted On Dec 7 2016 by

Consider giving the print versions of these books at the holiday. Drawing the Sacred: Communing with the Sacred through Drawing – An Illustrated Journey   Paper Back Version       Kindle version Sketching, Poetry, and the Sacred Present Moment: A Magically Potent Way to Savor Your Life   Paper Back Version    Kindle version They’re pretty and fun.  More, these books can connect people to the Sacred.  What better for the holy days? One or both of these books may be a perfect fit for someone you love. Blessings of the season, William P.S. Watch for my gift to you in the next few days …


Holy Days Heart – Free Book Giveaway Tomorrow

Posted On Nov 11 2016 by

Every year about this time, I giveaway my book Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life. As the titles says – Reading it can help heal your heart and deepen spiritual meaning in your life. Multiple friends, masters in their own ways, contributed wonderful chapters.  Pick a chapter.  Be happy. It’s available free November 12, 2016 – midnight November 16th, 2016 PST… Go for it => Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life. Be happy, wild, and free, William


Seasons of Home

Posted On Jul 14 2016 by

I read that the Japanese have 22 seasons.  I don’t care if it’s true – I adopted it.  I suggest you do as well.  Not 22 seasons, but look into your heart and see what seasonal elements touch you.  It’s a way to recover and feel into places you love. For example: You may be familiar with the poignantly brief Cherry Blossom Time and how the Japanese celebrate it. Every day I walk through beautiful places.  As I write this, I am enjoying Dogwood season.  As I walk by the lavenders in Lavender season, I caress the flowers to leave …


What’s the Sound Track of Home?

Posted On Jun 1 2016 by

As I walked through the woods around my brother, John’s, house on Cape Cod, I listened to the sounds of home.  I heard Blue Jays, Robins, Cardinals, and Mourning Doves.  His woods are populated by many more birds, but those stuck out. Whenever I stepped outside the house where I grew up in northern Ohio, I heard those songs and calls.  They formed the sound track for home. My sound track for home now is quite different.  Love of place will always have a sound track.  When I was growing up, I didn’t know I had a sound track, but …


Can’t Get Back to Sleep?

Posted On Apr 5 2016 by

Can’t Get Back to Sleep? I rewrote, added to, fine tuned Foolproof Relaxation to make a more useful book for you –  Quiet Your Fear & Get Back to Sleep: Relax, Sleep Better, and Be at Ease Anytime, Anywhere You Want. Here’s a scenario – Three AM and the demons of worry are here.  “Groan!”  Toss and turn.  Get up.  Use the bathroom.  Get a drink of water.  Back in bed, the fears wait for you.  Still no sleep.  Thoughts racing and repeating… What to do? Obviously, you use the methods you will learn in this book, Quiet Your Fear …


Sabbatical Log

Posted On Mar 11 2016 by

Sabbatical Log People wonder what I do on my many sabbaticals.  Here’s what I did over the first two weeks in March. First, what is a sabbatical?  Sabbatical relates to Sabbath which in turn means rest.  The Sabbath and Sabbaticals set time aside so people can enjoy themselves and explore their connection to God.  For me, it’s about a period of time to connect to the Sacred more deeply. This doesn’t mean a time of solemn fasting and deprivation, but a time of joy and play.  Typically, I spend more time outdoors. As you may know, my most recent book, …


Book Giveaway — Color the Sky Yellow

Posted On Feb 22 2016 by

 Book Giveaway – Color the Sky Yellow In case you missed the giveaway of  Color the Sky Yellow: Creative Magic, Playful Art for Your Inner Child last Saturday, you can get it at no cost starting February 23rd and ending February 26 midnight PST. Go for it, have fun => Color the Sky Yellow Vote If you didn’t vote for the book cover, please do.  Go on over to the recent post and vote. I like them both. May you walk in beauty, William


Judge this Book Cover, Please

Posted On Feb 16 2016 by

Don’t judge a book by its cover?  We do judge books by their covers all the time.  Please, help me pick a good one. But first – Color the Sky Yellow: Creative Magic, Playful Art for Your Inner Child will be my forth book on art.  This one focuses on having fun. Here’s Why When you make art, you engage a superb form of mindfulness meditation, which returns you to the Sacred present moment.  You reap the same benefits of any enlightened meditation practice.  – Willendorf. Living a life you love wholeheartedly means living creatively.    No-one can give you this …


Review My New Book

Posted On Feb 14 2016 by

I Want Your Help.  Please Review My New Book I’ve just published my newest book on Amazon – Color the Sky Yellow: Creative Magic, Playful Art for Your Inner Child.  I think you’ll like it. Like most of my other books, this one helps people become enlightened.  Naturally, I want to live in a world where people are enlightened vs. a world dominated by fear and fear mongers. I want you to feel more enlightened and happier in your daily life. This book can help. To get Color the Sky Yellow into the most hands, I need Amazon reviews.  The …


Big Magic

Posted On Jan 12 2016 by

Big Magic I tried to read massive bestseller, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.  I didn’t get very far.  So unless my friend, TA, hadn’t passionately recommended Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth G, I would have missed it. Further, TA recommended I listen to it as an audio book because Liz reads it.  It feels like an encouraging conversation with an intimate friend especially if she talks directly into your ears through ear buds. I have recommend Big Magic to many clients, my daughters, and Suzanne.  I’m on my second time through. First, the book is for …


Book Giveaway – Make Your Holidays Holy

Posted On Dec 18 2015 by

Book Giveaway You can have a free copy of Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life by going here. You will find this book Quite useful for making the holidays more Holy. Enjoy it.  Pass it on. Book is available for free starting Dec. 19th ending at midnight on Dec. 22, 2015 Go for it => Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life May you walk in beauty, William P.S.  Can I ask a quick favor. If you enjoyed this …


He Did Not Get It

Posted On Sep 29 2014 by

He Did Not Get It “The ‘sketches’ were not that great and not at all inspiring,” David Terry said in his Amazon review of my book – Sketching, Poetry, and the Sacred Present Moment: A Magically Potent Way To Savor Your Life. He didn’t get it. The sketches indeed are not great art – that’s the point.  This spiritual practice can be done by anyone, not just trained artists. When you sketch, even sketching with little skill, you can deeply enjoy the Sacred Present Moment. And the Present Moment can fill your heart with peace and joy.  Look to your …


A Life of Happy Moments – Book Giveaway

Posted On Sep 26 2014 by

Your book Giveaway is live now!  Come and get it. Go for it now => Sketching, Poetry, and the Sacred Present Moment: a Magically Potent Way to Savor Your Life Sketching, Poetry, and the Sacred Present Moment: a Magically Potent Way to Savor Your Life will be free starting 12:01 AM (midnight) Sept. 27th, 2014.  Offer ends Midnight October 1st, 2014. Pacific Time. Sketching, even amateur sketching, will bring you into the present moment. Clearly, it’s a lovely mindfulness practice. When you then add a poem to your sketch, you get to deepen your experience of the now. Again, the quality of …


Crazy No More –Three Practices That Always Work

Posted On Sep 25 2014 by

Three Practices That Always Work First, you suffer, I suffer all God’s children suffer – that is, we get caught in our mental habits of being right or wrong, making other people bad or better than us depending on the flavor of you craziness. Me? I’m just not good enough. Buddhism has a set of four vows, one of them says: The number of delusions are infinite. I vow to penetrate them all. When I feel crazy or delusions hit, these three practices always work to restore me to peace and wholeness. 1. Riding a bike – as long as …


Savoring Life vs. the Been There, Done That Attitude

Posted On Sep 2 2014 by

Savoring Your Life vs. the Been There, Done That Attitude What would your life be like if you savored your moments?  What is your life like if you live in the attitude of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt and moved on? The former feels magical.  The latter feels like a circle of hell. Do more savoring and less of the ennui of been there… You might like this film: About Time.  It beautifully explores the distinctions around savoring your moments, savoring your life. The synopsis from IMDB.com: At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time …


Powerfully Potent Way to Heaven

Posted On Aug 20 2014 by

  Powerfully Potent Way to Heaven You can get my latest book NOW: Sketching, Poetry, and the Sacred Present Moment: A Magically Potent Way To Savor Your Life. You’ll like the plethora of pictures and the premise of the book will inspire you.  Some wonderful friends contributed examples for you as well as my own sketches.  If we can do it, you can too. : ) How Does Sketching and Writing Poetry Help You? You could live a life you love.  You could learn to fall in love with your life. . Ultimately, you could fall in love with everything. …


Book Giveaway

Posted On Jun 28 2014 by

Book Giveaway I’m giving away my book:  Finding Your Own Best Ideas- A Practical Prescription for Figuring Out What Works in Your Life (Do More of What Works Book 1) I’m doing this because I want to.  And to promote Book II: Finding Your Own Best Ideas: Book II: Over 27 Practical Prescriptions for Figuring Out What Works in Your Life (Do More of What Works) A favor, please pass this on.  They’re both good books filled with valuable coaching ideas. Oh, and please write a sterling review. : ) Walk in beauty, William P.S. Offer ends midnight PDT July …


Announcing a New Book and a Giveaway

Posted On Jun 26 2014 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today: 23)    wake up neo… the matrix has you. You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help.  Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.  Get the Wizard’s Handbook on Oracle Creation and have fun with oracles.   Announcing a New Book and a Giveaway I have published Book II of the Do More of What Works Series.  Finding Your Own Best Ideas: Book II: Over 27 Practical Prescriptions for Figuring Out What Works in Your Life Naturally, …


More of What Works

Posted On Jan 30 2014 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today: 339) Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power. Begin now. — Johann Wolfgang Goethe You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help.  Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.  It will be a response to your question.  Play with it. Quotations act as little doorways into new worlds and new perceptions. They consist of distilled genius.  Get the Wizard’s Handbook on Oracle Creation and have fun with …


Zen Stories

Posted On Dec 27 2013 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today: 101)    If your guides claim That the Kingdom is in the sky, The birds of the sky will be there before you. If they say it is in the sea, The fishes of the sea will be there before you. The Kingdom is within you and without you. When you know yourselves, you will be known. Then you shall know that you are Sons of the Living Father. But, if you do not know yourselves You are in poverty, and you are poverty.    Attributed to Jesus, Gospel of …


Happy Solstice – Book Giveaway

Posted On Dec 19 2013 by

Happy Solstice – Book Giveaway  A dear friend heads into heart surgery this morning, another friend’s adult daughter died leaving behind a husband and two kids, I successfully passed through my hip surgery and recovery unfolds well.  So what?  Prayer will transform all three situations.  And building an altar or a shrine puts muscle, creativity, and heart into your prayer as you put your mind and hands to work.  Saturday, December 21st is winter solstice when we welcome the return of the sun.  This celestial event lends itself to building a shrine for the coming light and the coming year.  …


Best Gifts

Posted On Dec 11 2013 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today: 212)  We painted like children in the face of nature. – Henri Matisse You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help.  Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.  It will be a response to your question.  Play with it. Quotations act as little doorways into new worlds and new perceptions. They consist of distilled genius.  Get the Wizard’s Handbook on Oracle Creation and have fun with oracles.    The Best Gifts Mostly, I’m a Grinch about Christmas. …


Book Giveaway Is Live

Posted On Nov 22 2013 by

Book Giveaway Is Live If  You’re Reading This After 12:01 AM PST November 23, 2013 then you can get Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life at no cost… NOW.  Go for it => Altar Making You can read more about why you want to get the book HERE. Heads Up: The offer ends midnight, PST November 27, 2013. Tell your friends.  Remember to let people know that they don’t need a Kindle to read Kindles, Amazon has software so you can read Kindles on anything. Walk in beauty, William P.S. You can …


Kindle Book Giveaway

Posted On Nov 21 2013 by

Can Making Your Own Altars and Shrines Make You Happier This Holiday Season?  Can creating them bring more sacredness into your life? You can find out for yourself. You can download Altar Making: An Active Meditation for Healing Your Heart and for Deepening Spiritual Meaning in Your Life at no cost starting – November 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM PST.  The offer ends midnight, PST November 27, 2013. Go for it => Altar Making “Making an altar may not make all your wishes come true, but it can make you really happy and bring more peace into your holiday season,” …


Lighthearted & Free

Posted On Nov 12 2013 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today:  338) If you bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you Will be your salvation. If you do not bring forth that which is within you Then that which is within you Will destroy you.          – Gnostic Gospel You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help.  Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.  It will be a response to your question.  Play with it. Quotations act as little …


Why Make an Altar?

Posted On Oct 31 2013 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today: 260) The fastest way to become rich as to socialize with the poor; the fastest way to the become poor is to socialize with the rich. — Nassim Taleb You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help.  Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.  It will be a response to your question.  Play with it. Quotations act as little doorways into new worlds and new perceptions. They consist of distilled genius.  Get the Wizard’s Handbook …


Cure Diabetes?

Posted On Oct 16 2013 by

Today’s Oracle My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today:  375) There is a deep-seated misconception that being intuitive is a gift. It’s not. There is no such thing as a gift for intuition. I have finally realized that courage is the true gift, and intuition is sharpened as a result. Either you develop the ability to respond physically to what you are hearing, feeling, and sensing on the inside – or you don’t.   Responding to others takes guts. What determines whether or not you have those guts is self-esteem. It is a strong sense of self. It …


Last Day Book Giveaway

Posted On Oct 8 2013 by

Last Day for Book Giveaway   This is the last day I will be giving away my Kindle book – Drawing the Sacred: Communing with the Sacred through Drawing – An Illustrated Journey .  Ends at midnight PDT Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 2013. I love the book and its 39 paintings and drawings.  I reveal my heart and soul in each image. ·         If you like art, you might enjoy Drawing the Sacred.  ·         If you want to learn to draw, this book might inspire you. ·         If you want motivation to make pilgrimages to Sacred places, this will inspire you. ·         …


Kindle Invites You to Heaven

Posted On Oct 7 2013 by

  Here’s the press release for my book: Seattle, WA, USA.  “An invitation to step across a threshold into an unknown place that turned out to be heaven,” Dr. Alexandra Gayek, an early reviewer said.  William Wittmann’s newest Kindle book, Drawing the Sacred will be available for free download until 11:59 PM PST Oct. 9, 2013. “What does that mean?” I asked Wittmann. “This book shows people how to connect to the Sacred by using tricks that artist’s use.  And if you practice these ideas for a bit, you move into the Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus and the Buddha …


Kindle Book Giveaway Active NOW

Posted On Oct 4 2013 by

It’s Here – Go Get Your Free Book Now : ) Go for it => Drawing the Sacred: Communing with the Sacred through Drawing – An Illustrated Journey. You can get more information on the book here.  Note: this one is for the paperback edition. => http://www.bodyandsoulmentor.net/MentorBlog/?p=708 Or => http://www.bodyandsoulmentor.net/MentorBlog/?p=713   Remember, You Don’t Need a Kindle to Read Kindle Books The nice boys and girls at Amazon will provide you with software to read Drawing the Sacred on your laptop, your desktop or even your phone.  Certainly, your iPad. Go for it => Drawing the Sacred Walk in beauty, …


Kindle Book Giveaway Almost Here

Posted On Oct 3 2013 by

Almost here… I promised to let you know about Free Goodies.  Here’s a wonderful one: I will be giving away my Kindle book – Drawing the Sacred: Communing with the Sacred through Drawing – An Illustrated Journey  starting at 12:01 AM PDT on Saturday Oct. 5th, 2013 and ending at midnight PDT Oct. 9th, 2013. The Book Works for Photographers, Too One of the books early readers enjoys the book and finds kinship with it as a photographer. Even if you don’t draw and don’t want to draw you probably carry a camera with you all the time as part …


Free Book Giveaway Coming

Posted On Sep 23 2013 by

  Today’s Oracle You can use my Potent Quotes Oracle page whenever you need help.  Hold a question in your heart, and see what quote comes up for you when you scroll down.  It will be a response to your question.  Play with it. Quotations act as little doorways into new worlds and new perceptions. They consist of distilled genius. My software angels choose this oracle quote for you today:  395) What is the body? That shadow of a shadow of your love, that somehow contains the whole universe. – Jallal al-Din Rumi Get the Wizard’s Handbook on Oracle Creation and have fun …


Announcing 99 Cents

Posted On Jul 9 2013 by

You can get my newest book Drawing the Sacred: Communing with the Sacred through Drawing – An Illustrated Journey as a Kindle now.    I’ve dropped the price from $9.99 to $.99. Why?  Because, I want you to enjoy the book and then write a shining review.  And yes, if you’ve been paying attention, the book price will eventually drop to zero for five days.  Then back to $9.99.  Will you help me by getting the book now and reviewing it?  Please and thank you.  Soon I will publish it as an 8 in. by 10 in. paperback.  The print proof …


Giveaway Happiness Book Bestseller Now

Posted On May 5 2013 by

My giveaway  book Do More of What Works: A Practical Prescription for Figuring Out Your Life ranks #2 for Stress Management and #3 for book on Happiness. Consider downloading it while it’s still free —  Ends midnight PDT, May 8th . Go for it = > http://amzn.to/149OFkz Full details about the book in the most recent blog posts. Walk in beauty, William P.S. Let people know about the offer. P.P.S. Learn what people are saying – Read the reviews.