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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wish you a lovely pre-autumnal day wherever you are.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here in The Village of Wurtemburg, it is sunny and I can hear all the creatures of nature outside my window. I stopped to listen as one lone wild goose was flying over and sending out the sounds of exuberance as she flies through the sky. Insects seem to be particularly active recently. I discovered a nest of ground bees just beyond my porch when I stepped into their nest and got stung yesterday! My husband had a look over there and tells me there are many bees swarming – and I imagine they must be preparing to enter the ground for their winter’s retreat. Meanwhile, my right knee and leg are painful reminders that they have moved into my flower garden overnight. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I read a wonderful article this morning that I want to share with you. It is written by my colleague, Suzanne Cottrell, who is a writer and soon-to-be-published author. Her first chapbook is scheduled to be published in 2020 by a wonderful press – and I am so happy for this accomplishment in her life. But, for today, I wanted to share her article on finding our passion in life. I think it is a remarkable essay and I think you will really enjoy it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the link: <a href="https://suzanneswords.com/2019/01/19/following-your-passion/">https://suzanneswords.com/2019/01/19/following-your-passion/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am right now, casting my glance around my writing office where I work for many hours a day. I am looking to see what is here, all around me, as Suzanne suggested that we do. She is right, of course. Our passions are laying there for us to see when we stop to notice them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What are YOUR passions?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We live in the overflow of what we focus on and what we think about.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With my best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lynda Lambert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now taking Pre-Orders for my chapbook, first snow: <a href="https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/first-snow-by-lynda-mckinney-lambert/?fbclid=IwAR3lqpAbXFMR9uykHUX-r7k8BdqGMyOZZmOjHKTVJcKDY4NJ7kaUfgxOaHA">Read it</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda’s Authors Page- Amazon:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/lyndalambert">https://www.amazon.com/author/lyndalambert</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda’s Official Authors Page: <a href="http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/">http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Smashwords – get my e-book: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lyndalambert">https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/lyndalambert</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>My Blogs:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="http://www.lyndalambert.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Website & Blog</span></a>: Lynda McKinney Lambert – Official Author’s Website<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><a href="http://www.llambert363.blog/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Scan-A-Blog</span></a> – A quiet Place of Inspiration, Art, Nature, Literature<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>