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My lovelies. Our circle here at WordPress is blessed with good people—and what
I love the most is how we look out for each other. I always wanted to be a part of
something like this. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.
I wonder if anyone here hasn’t heard about the fantastic Cindy Georgakas’s new
book that entered the world yesterday. Yup. You heard that right—there was a
big launch party, and I put in the extra effort to attend.
The time for the event went something like this:
California is 8 hours behind London time.
London is 8 hours behind Japan time.
Saturday- 8 am Cali/ 4 pm London= wee hours of Sunday 00:00 Japan 
I didn’t show up in PJs. I didn’t wash off the little makeup I wore, and for this
one, I dabbed on lipstick and sipped H2O—all to celebrate. After all, it was my first
in-person Zoom, and I wanted to show my support and best face.
I wanted to wish the celebrant a hearty Congratulations but, try as I did, couldn’t
unmute myself— I didn’t know about the rule to lift a hand to let the host know
to unmute me. 
I left messages instead. And I’m confident Cindy got them.
Ooph, now I know more about how Zoom works for next time.
End of intro. Now here is the review (773 words) I published on Amazon.
scroll to bottom to view it live
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Read this book, dear people. Let it be your
springboard and guide.
Do you need to learn not to give power to your negative thoughts, too? This book
will help.
Are you a chameleon who morphs into whomever someone wants you to be and
gives a false sense of bravado, too? Read this book.
Do you have a fiery desire to help the world to heal—to save the world, too?
Read this book first.
Do you wish to see how powerful words are!? Read these words.
Re-Create & Celebrate: 7 Steps to turn your Dreams into Reality by Cindy
Georgakas will help you uncover hidden gifts that will turn you into the best
version of yourself. It will teach you that first, you must learn to save yourself.
And then go from there, knowing that we can only save ourselves— and this
says a lot!
“We take a pill for everything these days and hope it will take away all
of our troubles, so we can be worry-free,” says Georgakas. So true. This
book will empower you, not with a magic pill but with the realization, once
and for all, that you already possess the tools to do that. You are the magic!
And you are worthy of this.
The words in this newly launched book will be the shift in perspective you
need. By intentionally “Looking for articles that make you smile and lift your
spirit.” I embrace this practice wholeheartedly because I know the power of
words.
(all quotes are from the book)
“The teacher always arrives when the student is ready.” Another truth! And
the teacher as of today is Author Cindy Georgakas.
“I have moved from the depths of despair to a life of gratitude and faith,“
says Author Georgakas, and in her soothing tone and with personal stories,
she will help you uncover your hidden gifts.
The Author’s intention is at the forefront of her exposition: she presents you
with “a blueprint to create your inner world the way you want it: much the same
way an architect does when designing the house plans for you to build your
dream home.“
And this ‘architect’ keeps us in the present moment when she presents us with
a haiku at the end of each chapter to cement new concepts and open inroads to
our own internal wisdom. After all, this Author is an accomplished poet in her
own right.
“There is no secret,” she says: “wake up with gratitude in your heart.” Oh yes,
ma’am. And she gives us instructions on how to ‘learn’ to discern what hides
in our hearts as gratitude—all the time listing for us her own gems.
In other words, “listening to the small, intuitive messages that come from
within, and acting on them, rather than listening to what other people want
from you in order to try and work out what you “should” do.”
“The answers are inside of you, and always have been, and the magic happens
when you heed the call to put yourself front and center in your life.“
“Let this book be your springboard and your guide.“
This is my favorite quote in the book: “To be clear, purpose is not a goal or an
objective, but the guiding force that leads us toward a life of true fulfillment. It
is what gives us the fire in our bellies, much the same way that a car needs a
battery pack to run.”
And indeed, we all know that a car battery needs to be “recharged.”
And she offers more insight on purpose, touching on what to do when we veer
off track, leading us one step at a time.
This book is more of a guided workbook with vulnerable examples from the
Author and loaded with encouragement so that you, too, can “put Humpty
Dumpty back together again.”
“Don’t skip over this part of the work because it is the basic framework from
which all of your future progress will derive,” she encourages.
Ultimately, her guidance will impress upon you to help you “Transform into a
human doing rather than a human being in no time at all.”
I’m over the moon happy to get the word out on this one so fast.
The print length is 136 pages; I preordered the Kindle version of
Re-Create & Celebrate: 7 Steps to turn your Dreams into Reality by
Cindy Georgakas to read it the moment it was published. I am glad I did,
as I could listen while reading the print.
Check out Author Cindy Georgakas’s credentials to know why this Author is
a qualified voice on this topic. And then join me in thanking her for making
this book available. Satisfied customer. A resounding 5-star rating.
Browse the quotes Kindle allowed
me to extract as I read.
All, © Author Cindy Georgakas
CONGRATULATIONS, CINDY!
Since I’m in Japan, I can only post reviews on the Japanese website (Amazon .co .jp).
Sometimes it turns up under global reviews, and sometimes not.
Your latest customer review is live on Amazon. We and millions of shoppers on
Amazon appreciate the time you took to share your experience with this item.
From Selma in Japan on May 21, 2023
Read this book, dear people. Let it be your springboard and your guide.
Do you need to learn not to give power to your negative thoughts, too? This book
will help.
Are you a chameleon who morphs into whomever someone wants you to be and gives
a false sense of bravado, too? Read this book.
Do you have a fiery desire… See the full review
***
When you review a few books at a time on Amazon, you qualify for a riddle/joke.
Here is the one gifted to me today:
Why haven’t aliens visited our solar system?
They looked at the reviews and saw only 1 star.
Thanks so much for reading. As always, I wish you miracles.
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Awesome review Selma.
Glad you thought so, dear Sadje. Have a great Sunday. Xoxo
You too my friend
Very nice you share your review for springboard & guide in one book. Beautiful words written in . Best you share your experience for book author S, Cindy.
Thank you, Raj. Glad you thought e review was nice. ‘ppreciate you. Xoxo happy Sunday
Sounds uplifting and right up my reading alley. Great review! 📚
So glad to hear you say that. Thanks for visiting my sweet one. Xoxoxoox
a grand review for an equally great book.
lovely, Selma 🤍
Glad you appreciated that. It’s a grand book by a grand dame. 👏
Wow! How nice you could attend the launch. It must have been fun. I’ve added Cindy’s book to my wishlist and I totally agree about the WordPress community being super supportive and warm and being there for each other. I’ve had first hand experience of it and I feel so grateful and blessed. Hugs to you for this heartwarming post, Selma.
Thanks you sweet Smitha dearest. All the best to you. Xoxo
Thank you, Selma.xoxo❤️
It’s entirely my pleasure, dear Smitha. Blessing you. May all your endeavors prove successful. XoXo
Thank you, dear Selma. That’s the kindest and most generous blessing🩷xoxo Amen to that.
You’re very welcome. And the blessing is recyclable. 😜 bless you
Ha ha. Hugs
Wonderful review, Selma! <3 Cindy has a special place in our hearts for her infectious enthusiasm and her wisdom and knowledge!
Cindy is a great authentic Human. A great Influencer. A lovely soul. Glad you liked the review, sweet Cheryl.
I have a back list of so many great books that deserve reviews. I’m working my way to them all. One day I’ll get to yours. Give me time. Xoxo bless you.
Have a great day, Selma! <3
This is on my book list! Can’t wait to read what I know will be a beautiful and positive message. 🦋💕😊
You won’t go wrong: you will be right 😀 with this one Jenn. XoXo
Thanks for sharing this amazing review, Selma! I wasn’t able to attend the launch, but it sounds like it was a success for Cindy. I have her book and will start it soon. Looking forward to this wonderful read! Thanks for sharing and wishing Cindy all the best! 💗
Thanks for reading and commenting, dear Lauren. My Amazon review doesn’t show on .com right away. I’m not allowed to post it there directly. It shows as the only review on the .co.jp site. Hope Amazon fixes that soon.
Blessings on your day. All the best in all your endeavors. Xo
Okay I have to get this book!!!!
What a sweet surprise to read this Selma!! So clever and you looked beautiful as ever! No words were needed but so sorry you couldn’t get on. Your words touched my heart and I’m most appreciative and your review came through and I’m most grateful! Big hugs and lots of love my friend!!💕🙏❤️
You’re deserving of this, dearest Cindy. May the Universe align to get you all. I bless you.
(I hope that review doesn’t disappear from dotcom. They’re known to grow wings. Blessings on your weekend, dear one. XoXo
Thank you so very much my friend. It’s there and I’m so happy. There is a magic and synergy around the book for which I’m most grateful! Hugs and love to you too! 💗