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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings for this beautiful wintry-Monday afternoon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Today is “Stay in my Writing Studio for the DAY.” With much to get done today, I take breaks for walking my 2 dogs through the deer path in the woods where we live. Before I dig back int o my project, I wanted to share my latest blog post.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m finishing up the manuscript for my 6<sup>th</sup> book – <b><i>Songs for the Pilgrimage. It is a (revised edition of Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage</i></b> , published by Kota Press, 18 years ago. It is out of print, but I see that used book sellers have copies new and used on Amazon. It makes me wonder where in the world they got the books – many times they are in distant countries. I have no idea how that happens – but it is interesting to me. It was a limited edition at the time, which is even more puzzling. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the new blog post:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(<a href="https://www.lyndalambert.com/preparation-the-second-purple-candle">https://www.lyndalambert.com/preparation-the-second-purple-candle</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Retirement from the classrooms, lecture halls, and international travels for my work has opened doors that I could never have walked through before now. I love my life of writing and making art – with no interruptions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On this blog post, I’ve included photos of art and links to music and a video which you may really like.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also there is a reflection from Dr. Scott Peck’s book <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>The Road Less Traveled</i></b> – <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here’s the link to my blog post: <a href="https://www.lyndalambert.com/preparation-the-second-purple-candle/">https://www.lyndalambert.com/preparation-the-second-purple-candle/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Comments are always welcome.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lynda<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#333333'>© 2020. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1C1E21;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Lynda McKinney Lambert</span></i></b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1C1E21;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'> – Author/Artist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>My MISSION STATEMENT</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt;margin-bottom:4.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1C1E21;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>Seeking Euphoria through art and writing.</span></i><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:4.5pt;margin-bottom:4.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1C1E21;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'>I reveal what is forgotten, lost or invisible.</span></i><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:.25in;background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1C1E21;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4.5pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white'><i><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1C1E21;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>