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Walking with the Sun
An elephant named Gaja and an eagle named Garud are the best of friends. They are always together, laughing, playing, dancing, and singing as they explore the forest where they live. One hot and sunny day, Garud suggests they go for a walk to the west in hopes of finding the night quicker. After many hours of walking, the heat was only getting worse, and they found a tree to stop and rest under. After falling asleep, they awake to the cool breeze of night and discover that by walking west instead of getting away from the sun, they were walking with it! When they turn around and head for home, Gaja has no idea there are more surprises still to discover this night.
Walking with the Sun by Preethi Saravanakumar and illustrated by Julia Duclos, is a captivating picture book that teaches children about the movement of the sun. There is also a wise message about how to overcome discomfort; you need to walk away from it, not with it. Children also learn the valuable lesson of finding happiness in all you do and not carrying sadness with them through their journeys.
This touching children’s book will provide children with much to think about and discuss with friends and family as they follow Gaja and Garud on their adventures. The beautiful watercolor images are whimsical and enchanting, adding depth to the story and bringing the characters to life.
Walking with the Sun is a delightful children’s book that teaches children about friendship, positive thoughts, and taking chances. Families and teachers will enjoy sharing this story with children, and this would make an excellent addition to a home or classroom library.
Pages: 34 | ASIN : B0BW6NQQN1
We Learn And Move Forward
Pearls of My Mind sends readers on a self-reflective journey and helps them understand the connection between colors and emotions. Why was this an important book for you to write?
Sometime, in December, I had a thought about writing a nonfiction book. Prose writing has never been my forte. Still, I felt I needed to say a lot of things. My understandings about various subject matters, beliefs, and my knowledge that I have acquired all my life through seeing, reading or listening. I knew the book would be about life, emotions and reflection. This was an important book to write because I believe we are never perfect; we are flawed, but we learn and move forward. There’s no exception! There are several spiritual books that teach that a spiritual journey is ascending higher like climbing a ladder. I strongly feel our personal spiritual journey is iterative. You come back to learn a lesson repeatedly until you master it. Or more likely you might not master it at all! That does not mean you do not rise. You still learn other lessons. And you grow as a person.
My first poetry book is titled, “Words from Heart”. My recent poetry book is titled, “Scribblings of My Soul”. So, I instantly knew this book should have “Mind” in the title. After a few title options, I loved the sound of “Pearls of My Mind”! Since the book would be a combination of my thoughts and wisdom, the title really felt apt. That’s how I decided on the book’s title. Next, was the book cover. Yes, even before writing the book I got the book cover done! Crazy, isn’t?! Who knows if you’d start the book, write it or finish it! Still, I did not want to forget the clear vision I had about the book cover. I knew the cover would be an underwater scene, with a glowing pearl inside a mollusk. And I knew that water would be beautiful Teal green and blue. I shared a hand-drawn picture with my artist, @juhd. Within a week she showed me the first look, color palette and pearl paintings. And our book cover was ready. So, I had the cover done even before I wrote the actual book! Now, I had to think about the book outline, the table of contents. Since the title says, “A Rainbow of Thoughts”, I knew I could use Colors to organize my thoughts. Then, it occurred to me that pearls come in colors too, just like chakras and emotions. That’s it! I had my theme ready.
How did you come up with the distinctions between Spiritual Newbie, Seeker, and Sage, and why is this important for readers to understand?
I knew I had to use an example throughout the book to show different perspectives of people in different levels of their spiritual journey. I always consider myself as a newbie in spiritual aspect. I loved the term Spiritual Newbie for a beginner; a person who is just staring to realize his purpose of life. Then I thought the other two levels should be “S” words as well, to make reading interesting. As these three examples would be in every chapter of the book. Seeker, as the name suggests is open to information and perspectives. So, I chose this to be our intermediate example, a person who is actively seeking to change and grow. The third name is equivalent to expert, who knows how to control emotions and stay content.
This is how these three terms are defined in the book.
“Let’s say a Spiritual Newbie is a beginner operating only from his/ her lower emotions. This is not a sin; it is a phase of growth. Everybody starts here; we are all placed in this spot when we are born. As we grow, we change and move spots.”
“Seeker is the next level of growth, where he or she processes emotions before reacting. In an attempt to seek possibilities and personal growth, he searches for information.”
“Sage is the next level, where he or she has learnt everything that needs to be learned, has contemplated and asked questions. He has reached a stage of equilibrium, where he knows to weigh consequences and he chooses to be in higher emotional spaces.”
What were some ideas that were important for you to explore in this book?
I believe, we move up and down depending on our emotions as in a thermometer, like Mercury moves up and down depending on the external temperatures. It doesn’t make sense to try fighting the external temperature (external factors affecting our emotions). Likewise, we move horizontally switching positions between the three “S”s, a Spiritual Newbie, a Seeker or A Sage. I have a few diagrams in the book depicting my examples like these.
Picture Thermometer vs. Emotions– Shows how we move constantly up and down, depending on the emotions we experience, until we reach the optimum level of mental strength.
Picture Horizontal Movement– Shows how we move from role to role depending on our emotions.
Picture Positive/ Negative Emotions & Chakras– Demonstrates how there is an anchoring emotion that we can use to move to a higher frequency emotion.
What do you hope is one thing readers take away from your book?
I want the readers to be kind to themselves. There is no race, there’s no right or wrong. I want the readers to become more alert to and aware of their behavior and thought patterns. Are they low and dark, or elevated and inspired? Just this awareness and acknowledgement would trigger the path of self-discovery. We do not know why some things happened or what will happen the next minute. We have limited control over life. What we do know is that we exist and feel, here and now! We know that we experience pleasure and pain. So just be! Just live the moment!
I have “Song of Pearls” and “Pearly Affirmations” at the end of the book, dedicated to the readers. I hope these help readers. Thank you for reading!
Song of Pearls
Oh, Red Pearls!
Thou brilliant color and shine,
Thou piercing power of pride!
Thou scarlet pigments precise,
I bow to embody thine!
I bow to embody thine!
Oh, Orange Pearls!
Thy tranquil tangerine hue,
Thy nurturing neutral embrace,
Thy clear crystalline cheer aglow,
I shan’t ignore, but pursue!
I shan’t ignore, but pursue!
Oh, Yellow Pearls!
Thou scorching or soothing rays,
Thou fiery and feisty ways,
Thou stirring warm chi that displays,
Guiding. me to walk my unique path,
I blissfully follow thine!
I blissfully follow thine!
Oh, Green pearls!
Thy viridescent hues vibrantly beam,
Thy calming cues of peace and love!
Thy vows of growth from seeds anew,
Thy lessons of love to healing hope,
I shan’t omit, but redeem now!
I shan’t omit, but redeem now!
Oh, Blue Pearls!
Thou striking sheen serenity,
Thou soulful sovereignty,
Thou innate reigning aura,
I precisely cherish thine!
I precisely cherish thine!
Oh! Indigo Pearls!
Thy insightful rays sovereignly shine,
Thy golden glory affectionately divine,
Thy nurturing embrace neutrally align,
I blissfully confine, in thine!
I blissfully confine, in thine!
Oh! Violet Pearls!
Thou strikingly clean vibes of calm,
Thou soothingly raw rays of cheer,
Thou magically mystic layers of care,
I trust and allow thy charm!
I trust and allow thy charm!
Oh, Rainbow Pearls!
Thy vivid prismatic hues,
Thy pure poised wisdom,
Thy bold mighty endurance,
I majestically manifest thy cues!
I majestically manifest thy cues!
Pearly Affirmations
I exist now!
I trust myself!
I am all!
All is love!
Truth is now!
I know all!
I allow!
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Are you a Seeker?
Or are you a Sage today?
Let’s find out as we go on a self-reflective journey of pearl harvesting. Pearls Of My Mind, is a book that houses my rainbow thoughts. As each of seven colored pearls brings simple wisdom, dazzling jewelry is cautiously strung.
* Winner of 2022 International Impact Book Award.
* Winner of 2022 Firebird Book Award.
This book deals with the connection between colors and emotions and their relationship to the Chakras. Pearls are rightly synonymous to purity, clarity, and longevity. They are wisdom in the true sense! What better example to teach us the essential lessons of patience and perseverance? So, I chose pearls to be our guide and the three S’s to be our models! At the end, every chapter has a short poem, a mantra and a few journal style pages with questions for you to answer. I humbly invite you on a journey of self-discovery!
Oh, Rainbow Pearls!
Thy vivid prismatic hues,
Thy pure poised wisdom,
Thy bold mighty endurance,
I majestically manifest thy cues!
I majestically manifest thy cues!
Pearls of My Mind
In Pearls of My Mind the author compares us and our emotions with Pearls in an inspiring and thought-provoking way. This enlightening book also provides readers with author Preethi Saravanakumar’s wisdom and thoughts, and thus we get the title of the book Pearls of My Mind. This book beautifully explores every state of mind through a colored pearl that represents that part. It gives readers a look beyond the chaotic emotions we feel daily and looks at the root of each emotion. The author also explores how those emotions affect us, and how we react to them.
I enjoyed the simple language that is used throughout the book. It made the material inviting and easy to grasp while still building towards larger and more profound ideas. It is obvious that Preethi Saravanakumar has a passion for the subject as it shows in her writing.
The book places people into three different categories: Spiritual Newbie, Seeker, and Sage. These provide readers with the standard upon which they can place and measure themselves. I liked this idea because this made it easy for me to visualize them. There are workbooks at the end of each chapter where readers can describe their experiences and then sort out their emotions. This makes the book engaging and really helps to cement the ideas that are presented in the book. This informative spiritual guidebook does a fantastic of explaining ideas and goes a step further and provides an opportunity for readers to exercise those ideas.
Pearls of My Mind: A Rainbow of Thoughts explores spirituality using a unique concept that will help readers understand their emotions using nature and obtain a clear mind. This is an illuminating book that will leave readers feeling enriched and spiritually in tune. Author Preethi Saravanakumar helps put readers in a better state of mind with her accessible and instructive spiritual self-help book.
Pages: 134 | ASIN: B0B29J1RHC
Beautiful, Complex, and Transformative
Scribblings of my Soul is a unique collection of poetry focused around the number nine. What was the inspiration for this concept?
I write poetry on my Instagram poetry page. Over a year there were about 90 poems, so I decided to make them into a book. Just like I did in 2011 with my first poetry book, and in 2017 with my second poetry ebook. Back then, I used to write on writing.com website. Once I had about 150 poems I compiled them.
When I had decided to compile Scribblings Of My Soul, I knew I would have few sections and I would have a certain number of poem under each of them. When I thought of 5 it seemed too less because I had too many poems. Then I found the significance of number 9 and decided to go with that number. My poems have a similar feel and style throughout, as I read through thinking about sections I saw recurring words that popped up. I wrote down the words and selected the most relevant ones. Also, I knew I would have an art as a section header. Then approached the artist and got the 9 artworks done. I was clear about the book cover as well, I asked for a rainbow peacock. In all, the compilation process happened in a couple of days and within a few weeks the book was ready to be uploaded.
How did you come up with the title for your book?
This is an interesting question. As soon as I decided to compile the book, the first thing was the title that I had to think of. It wasn’t hard, my first book is Words From Heart. So I thought I could use “soul”. When I was thinking about the possibilities I got this title, Scribblings Of My Soul. It felt very apt!
The art in this book is fantastic. What was the art collaboration process like with illustrator Juliana Duclos?
Thank you for asking this question! Juliana is amazingly talented. I found her on an artist platform. I told her about the concept and gave her 9 section titles with the micro-poem headers for each section. I also gave her the manuscript to read, I wanted Juliana to know the book before working. She quickly understood my requirements. After exchanging a few reference pictures we decided we would do dreamy style artworks. The first artwork she gave, instantly won my heart! I loved how the artwork had a Sunflower. Sunflower to me, is happiness, brightness and hope. I told her to use sunflowers in all the artworks to tie everything together. She loved the idea too. After finishing 9 artworks, we decided on a cover. Like I told I asked for a rainbow peacock. Why peacock? Because peacock is beautiful, complex and transformative! Much like the number nine and the poetry book. This book might affect every individual in different levels. The words may seem simple to some, or complex to some. It would resonate with each one differently. Like when we see a peacock, the first thing anyone would see is it’s beauty. Though the peacock has such complex and intricate designs or layers!
Juliana is a very professional artist, she knows to get what the client wants. She delivers great work that exceeds all expectations! I loved working with her. She has illustrated my Children’s Picture book in the past. She is designing my forthcoming book’s cover art as well.
What is the next book that you are working on and when will it be available?
I am currently working on a nonfiction book, Pearls Of My Mind. The book would take the readers on a self-reflective journey. It’s a book that houses my opinions and thoughts. Readers may or may not agree with all of them, but the book would definitely make them think and revisit their life’s actions and beliefs. Pearls of My Mind, is a positive book that shares perspectives.
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Scribblings of My Soul
Scribblings of my Soul is a poetry collection by Preethi Saravankumar that consists of nine different themes. Each theme comes from a word in the sentence:
“SMILE with all your HEART gathering STRENGTH from LIFE, shedding any lingering PAIN to learn the TRUTH of LOVE and HOPE, walking towards the LIGHT.”
The entire book follows the number nine, with nine themes, nine poems, nine artworks, and nine different emotions. “Nine represents completion but not the end. It represents the end of one cycle as well as the transition”, the poet explains her choice of the number nine in the foreword.
The book is beautifully arranged with the right mix of text and monotone artwork by Juliana Duclos. It’s not just a compilation of beautiful, inspiring, and sincere poetry but also a total treat to the eye. The selection of the nine themes is different yet interlinked by a common thread, as depicted in the sentence above. There are more subtle connections within the poems as well. The poet establishes unique structures within her poetry, which one can find repeated across the book. For instance, the repetitive structure found in the poem “Mothers and Sons”
Let him walk his own path……
Let him breathe as much he’d like..….
Let him make his own decisions…..
It is again found in “In the End, it was All a Lie”
When you said, “I love you”…..
When you said, “ I miss you”…..
When you said,” I am there for you”…..
When you said, “My life is for you”…..
This familiarity of structure is almost comforting and many such similar but unique structures give this collection of poems a common link yet allow it to be diverse. The poems have logic leading to clever insight, simple imagery of nature, and an expression of human connection and emotion.
Scribblings of my Soul is a profound collection of poetry that will speak to people at all stages of their life. These poems touch on philosophy and emotions, the themes of nature and self-love all combine to create a unique reading experience.
Pages: 160 | ISBN : 1088001998
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