Unique

Unique

“If everyone else jumped off a bridge,

would you jump too?

You need to be yourself, be unique.

To your own self, be true.”

“Why do you have that wild, purple hair?

Don’t you want to fit in?

People are laughing at you.

Don’t you care?”

It seems to me there’s a fine line

between fitting in and standing out.

Sometimes it takes a lifetime

to know what life is all about.

We struggle to make our marks;

to be our own best selves,

because we all want to be special

...just like everyone else.

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My book giveaway ends tomorrow. If you haven't yet entered for a chance to win a copy of my book, Rainbow Chaser, you still have time. Please read my previous post here for details on how to enter. Feel free to tell your friends about the giveaway too. Good luck!

  

Dance in the Fountains ... And a Giveaway!

Dance in the Fountains 

You won't have a choice.

You will spend much of your life 

worrying and working

and doing things you don't want to do.

So to nourish your soul

and revive your spirit,

make sure you also do things 

to take care of you.

Make sure you take time
to dance in the fountains.
Feel the joy of the spray 

as you splatter and splash.

Dance away your troubles
as the water falls around you,
catching the sun 

in sparkle and flash.

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ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN! ANNOUNCING A GIVEAWAY!

If you don't yet own a copy of my book, Rainbow Chaser, and you would like to, or if you do own a copy and would like to have another to give to a friend, I am holding a giveaway through Amazon for a free paperback edition.  

Here are the requirements for participation:

 * This giveaway is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

 *Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

 * Entrants must have an Amazon account and follow Connie Biltz on Amazon. (You can easily follow me from the link to enter below. Following me will allow you to have occasional updates from Amazon and from me about my work.)

Click on this link for your chance to enter to win:  

ENTER GIVEAWAY HERE!

 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Giveaway ends the earlier of 1/20/16 at 11:59PM, or when all prizes are claimed. See Official Rules. The official rules for an Amazon Giveaway can be found at this link.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYONE! 

Beckoning Beach

Beckoning Beach

Blue twilight skies

hold iridescent clouds

that hide the sinking sun.

Rolling white caps

whisper and whoosh

keeping sandpipers on the run.

The waves embrace 

the cold, wet sand,

sidling closer until within reach.

A gull cries overhead

as the waves retreat 

from the enticing, beckoning beach.

"Come, come, come to the beach.

Write your worries in the sand;

the water will wash them all away.

Collect some shells;

watch the hermit crabs dance."

The beach is beckoning, calling,

"Come, come, come to the sea today."