{"id":6885,"date":"2020-08-24T10:33:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2020-08-25T06:01:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T10:01:51","slug":"success-daily-grind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/success-daily-grind\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Success &#8211; Getting  Through the Daily Grind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Post #330<\/p>\n<p>August 24, \u00a02020<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Finding Success <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>Getting Through <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>the Daily Grind<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #333399;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first two hours <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #333399;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of my day<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">by Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every morning begins when our 2 dogs , Miss Mitchell and Miss Dixie Tulip wake me up before dawn. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/moments-photos\/dsc00072\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"DSC00072\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7108 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Miss Mitchell keeps an eye on everything that happens outside her window view.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00072-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With a slight lick on my face, Miss Mitchell lets me know they need to go outside. I feel lucky today because I did not have to go out in the middle of the night. This morning, I was able to sleep until nearly 6 am. That is late, for me, because our typical day begins between 4 and \u00a05 am.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Miss Mitchell in her chair.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">As I am waking up, I notice there is a problem in the bedroom.<\/span> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yes! My nose informs me that the cats have struck again. One of the five cats apparently marked territory on my bed. Before I could take care of this problem, the two dogs have to be taken out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am trying to think of everything I have to do as a privilege. Instead of grumbling about what I have to do, I think, this is what I get to do. I practice doing this as I walk the dogs around the sidewalk in the early morning light. I paused to look up into the sky &#8211; it is a bright silvery blue with white clouds. It looks so peaceful, and I notice the treetops surround the sky and clouds like a picture frame. I stop to look at this picture for some time, and I began speaking out loud.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>I get to see this wonder of nature this morning. <\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>I get to walk these two precious dogs that are so faithful and happy. Just look at their tails wagging with pleasure as they walk around the garden with me. <\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>I get to walk, and I get to appreciate the world I live in this morning. <\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>This is a beautiful new day, and I enjoy being a part of it.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I returned to the house, I thought about how I need to stay focused on what I want to do. I started to make my morning cup of coffee, Caribou Medium Roast.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When I walked through the dining room in my bare feet, I stepped into the wet spot on the white carpeting &#8211; yes! Miss Dixie, our little doggie, had been there. I had just scrubbed that carpeting 2 days ago, and it is wet again. Oh, this is so frustrating to have a dog that is so sneaky and has to pee on the dining room carpet every chance she gets to be in there with no one looking. Now, I have to get the carpet scrubber out and do it again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I had to strip down the bed when I got up because one of the cats must have peed on it. My favorite fluffy, &#8220;My Pillow,&#8221; had a tinge of a pungent odor, I discovered. More sniffing around verified that other things on the bed had a problem, too. Sheets, blanket, and comforter had that smell!\u00a0 &#8220;Darn cats,&#8221; I mumbled as I gathered up all the bedding and began to take it downstairs to the laundry room, which is 2 flights down, into the basement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I stopped to empty the dehumidifier when I got to the basement. I put the pillow and some towels into the washer. I discovered that my husband had not taken the items out of the dryer yesterday, but he did not dry them thoroughly. Now, I needed to rewash them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I got everything going and went back upstairs to the kitchen to begin the morning coffee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I read a timely article\u00a0 this morning by Cristian Mihai.\u00a0 (Click on his name to read the article)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #333333; text-transform: none; line-height: 1; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; clear: both; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif; font-size: 3.6rem; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Some Days You Can\u2019t Grow Through What You Go\u00a0Through<\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pub\/truly-minimal\/img\/dots-trans-2x.png') repeat-x 0px bottom \/ 5px #ffffff; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25em 0px 1em; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #8c8c8c; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville', serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Posted on\u00a0<a title=\"12:58 pm\" href=\"https:\/\/cristianmihai.net\/2020\/08\/24\/some-days-you-cant-grow-through-what-you-go-through\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2020-08-24T12:58:35+03:00\">August 24, 2020<\/time><\/a><span class=\"byline\">\u00a0by\u00a0<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" title=\"View all posts by Cristian Mihai\" href=\"https:\/\/cristianmihai.net\/author\/mihaicristiandaniel\/\" rel=\"author\">Cristian Mihai<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The thoughtful writer&#8217;s \u00a0perspective is just what I need\u00a0today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>He wrote, &#8220;During those days, the best thing you can do is to simply go through the motions. Yeah, I know you don\u2019t feel like it. And I know you\u2019re sure that nothing good will come of it, but the trick is to do whatever it takes to keep going.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With so many challenges in the first two hours of the day,\u00a0 Mihai&#8217;s article is a reality check. Some days there simply is no progress to be found. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some days, we simply must \u00a0dig in and begin with what we encounter.\u00a0 Something.\u00a0 Anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Just do SOMETHING! But don&#8217;t ever QUIT!<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When I went back to the laundry room, I discovered that the electricity was off. A load of towels and a pillow are soaking in the washing machine. More wet towels are at a stand-still in the dryer. The dehumidifier is quiet. It is at this time, correctly, that I realize the problem. Now that everything has shut down, I understand that I can not use the washer, dryer, and dehumidifier at the same time. There are simply not enough amps in this old house for such a tremendous surge of electricity. Once we have someone come over to get the electric back on, we will remember that before starting the laundry, we must not forget to disconnect the dehumidifier. I have solved the mystery!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/moments-photos\/dsc00100\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Whitman and Inca\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of 2 all-black cats sitting side by side. They are both looking out the window at something in the distance beyond the frame.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Whitman and Inca.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto    \u00a9Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Whitman and Inca in Window. Two black cats watch out the window.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00100-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I came \u00a0upstairs to my office, opened the window so the cats can look out on the garden and watch the birds. Mitchell and Miss Dixie Tulip are curled up in the doggie beds beside my desk. My husband is now up for the day, and he is cleaning the cat boxes in the basement.<\/p>\n<p>I begin to enjoy my fresh cup of coffee in my favorite hand-made ceramic mug.<\/p>\n<p>This was a gift, too, from a local potter.<\/p>\n<p>We all get to do this, today.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In addition to reading some practical articles such as the one I read this morning by Cristian Mihai, I also find balance when choosing books that are inspirational and educational.\u00a0\u00a0I believe in feeding our minds for success. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am reading 2 books right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Born to Win &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>by Zig Ziglar.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Find your SUCCESS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Born-to-Win-Zig-Ziglar-Tom-Ziglar-audiobook\/dp\/B01MXZZJLM\/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Born+to+Win%2C+Zig+Ziglar&amp;qid=1598276424&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2\">Right here!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>The Lifestyle of a Watchman<\/em><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u00a0&#8211; by James W. Goll<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lifestyle-Watchman-Journey-Becoming-Guardian\/dp\/0800798090\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Lifestyle+of+a+Watchman&amp;qid=1593440596&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>See it here<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This book was sent to me as a gift. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is a 21-day journey to becoming a guardian in Prayer. I won&#8217;t be reading it over a 21-day-period &#8211; I&#8217;ll do it much slower. I like to take my time and absorb the lessons as I go through the book. I&#8217;ll stop making notes and even write some poems or short reflections as I read this book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is an investment I am making in just 15 minutes a day for each of the books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I suggest reading any book by Zig Ziglar. You can find them all at the Amazon bookstore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At this moment, I am reading Zig Ziglar&#8217;s book,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Born-to-Win-Zig-Ziglar-Tom-Ziglar-audiobook\/dp\/B01MXZZJLM\/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Zig+Ziglar&amp;qid=1593438829&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Born to Win<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I remind myself, despite the electrical shut-down, the wet carpet, this is still a great day to be alive. This may look like I am making no progress today, but even so, I get to do all of this!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article is a GIFT for you from \u00a0Lynda McKinney Lambert. Copyright, August 24, 2020. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Please SHARE but remember to honor my copyright.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet Lynda McKinney Lambert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ap-author-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61eG1L5%2BirL._UY200_.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An image posted by the author.\" \/>Photo by Angelique Yaromey.\u00a0 Lynda with her great-granddaughter, Isabella Antoinette.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lynda McKinney Lambert is a retired Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA.<\/p>\n<p>With her extensive background in Fine Arts, English Literature, and Humanities, she creates mixed-media fiber art for exhibitions.\u00a0\u00a0Lynda&#8217;s \u00a0writings\u00a0 are published internationally. Lynda has been called \u201cA Renaissance Woman\u201d by a number of editors and her work appears in a number of prestigious anthologies in the US, UK, and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>Lynda\u00a0 creates art and writings from the inspirations of her life-experiences of teaching, travels, and her home life in a century-old home located in the historic Germanic village where her ancestors lived for generations. Her home is situated on a ridge overlooking the 50-mile long, Connoquenessing Creek where she lives with her husband, Bob, and their rescued dogs and cats.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NEW- first snow &#8211; a Chapbook<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5919\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/first-snow-chapbook-2\/bookcover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;first snow by Lynda McKinney Lambert.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;AVAILABLE NOW At Finishing Line Press&lt;br \/&gt;\nand, Amazon..&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5919\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of book cover for &quot;first snow&quot; a chapbook by Lynda McKinney Lambert\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BookCover_firstsnow_lambert-lynda-mckinney-web.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A collection of 30 wintry-themed poems. Finishing Line Press. 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MORE &#8211; \u00a0Books by Lynda Lambert<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-89843\" src=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-two.jpg?w=100&#038;h=150&#038;fit=100%2C150&#038;resize=100%2C150\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-two.jpg?w=100&amp;h=150 100w, https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-two.jpg?w=200&amp;h=300 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"89843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/24\/smorgasbord-blog-magazine-the-sunday-interview-getting-to-know-lynda-mckinney-lambert\/lynda-lambert-book-two\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-two.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"333,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lynda lambert book two\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-two.jpg?w=200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-two.jpg?w=333\" \/>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-89842\" src=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-1.jpg?w=100&#038;h=150&#038;fit=100%2C150&#038;resize=100%2C150\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-1.jpg?w=100&amp;h=150 100w, https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-1.jpg?w=200&amp;h=300 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"89842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/24\/smorgasbord-blog-magazine-the-sunday-interview-getting-to-know-lynda-mckinney-lambert\/lynda-lambert-book-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"317,474\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lynda lambert book 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-1.jpg?w=201\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/lynda-lambert-book-1.jpg?w=317\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-103568 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/lynda-lambert-new-book.jpg?w=100&#038;h=150&#038;fit=100%2C150&#038;resize=100%2C150\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/lynda-lambert-new-book.jpg?w=100&amp;h=150 100w, https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/lynda-lambert-new-book.jpg?w=200&amp;h=300 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"103568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com\/smorgasbord-cafe-and-bookstore-free-author-promotion\/lynda-lambert-new-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/lynda-lambert-new-book.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"333,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lynda lambert new book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/lynda-lambert-new-book.jpg?w=200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/12\/lynda-lambert-new-book.jpg?w=333\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>One of the reviews for Star Signs<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-row a-spacing-mini\">\n<div class=\"a-row\"><span class=\"a-profile-name\">Robbie Cheadle\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"a-link-normal\" title=\"5.0 out of 5 stars\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3N7Y0HNZ2I5ED\/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B07VGMM6NT\"><i class=\"a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating\"><span class=\"a-icon-alt\">5.0 out of 5 stars<\/span><\/i><\/a><a class=\"a-size-base a-link-normal review-title a-color-base review-title-content a-text-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3N7Y0HNZ2I5ED\/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B07VGMM6NT\">\u00a0 Rich and theatrical poems\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><span class=\"cr-widget-FocalReviews\"><span class=\"a-size-base a-color-secondary review-date\">January 2, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"a-row a-spacing-small review-data\">\n<div class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-expander-partial-collapse-container\">\n<div class=\"a-expander-content reviewText review-text-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\"><em>Star Signs: New and Selected Poems is a marvelous book packed with the most beautifully descriptive poems about a wide variety of different topics that are grouped together under the following four sections which indicate their overarching theme: Lights Across the Sky, Distant Legends &amp; Metaphors, Transmutation of Earthy Elements and Seasons, Days and Years. <\/em><em>The poet\u2019s use of language is rich and theatrical as is illustrated by the following short extracts:<\/em><\/div>\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\"><em>\u201cAccomplishments seem possible<\/em><br \/>\n<em>before dawn<\/em><br \/>\n<em>concentric choices are unlimited\u201d &#8220;<\/em><em>The lively sonata of midday skies<\/em><br \/>\n<em>responds to the muted notes of night skies.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Time is temporal. Immeasurable.\u201d <\/em><em>\u201cMy jewelry box embraces<\/em><br \/>\n<em>yesterday\u2019s vanishing dreams<\/em><br \/>\n<em>favourite obsessions \u2013 polished and hidden.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\"><em>This quote is from one of my favourite poems in this collection: Sleeping Beauties.<\/em><em>The poems are mainly written in free verse but there are a number that are pantoums, a form of poetry which makes use of repeating lines throughout the poem. It is composed of a series of quatrains; the second and fourth lines of each stanza are repeated as the first and third lines of the next stanza. I am in awe of the poet\u2019s ability to create poems that form a perfect story using this style of poems. The repeated lines lead effortlessly into the new lines, which support them and continue the flow and rhythm of the words seamlessly.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynda Lambert, Buy the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>books:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lynda-McKinney-Lambert\/e\/B003960PUC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Amazon US \u2013\u00a0<\/a>And :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Lynda-McKinney-Lambert\/e\/B003960PUC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Amazon UK \u2013\u00a0<\/a>website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Lynda Lambert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-114217 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors.jpg?w=250&#038;h=188&#038;fit=250%2C188&#038;resize=250%2C188\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors.jpg?w=250&amp;h=188 250w, https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors.jpg?w=500&amp;h=376 500w, https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-attachment-id=\"114217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/23\/smorgasbord-blog-magazine-weekly-round-up-17th-23rd-may-2020-rainbow-fairies-sound-of-music-books-guests-and-funnies\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX P900&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cafe and bookstore meet the authors\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors.jpg?w=250\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors.jpg?w=584\" \/><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\">In the July 17\u00a0 issue, you can meet 3 authors who are in the<\/div>\n<div aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore \u2013 Meet the Authors \u2013 #Thriller Daniel Kemp, #Poetry Lynda McKinney Lambert, #YAFantasy Jean\u00a0Lee<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com\/2020\/07\/17\/smorgasbord-cafe-and-bookstore-meet-the-authors-thriller-daniel-kemp-poetry-lynda-mckinney-lambert-yafantasy-jean-lee\/?fbclid=IwAR2jYJaNdKwk6nYOJUlT_Slnls8gABH49I3DL0YYUXbpZuHxNWw4q8V5jUY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here to read the entire article.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Gratitude to Sally Cronin, Editor of Smorgasbord Blog Magazine.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>*<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-expander-partial-collapse-container\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=8&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Contact Lynda &#8211; Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Share Happiness!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so many challenges in the first two hours of the day,  Mihai&#8217;s article is a reality check. Some days there simply is no progress to be found. <\/p>\n<p>Some days, we simply get to dig in and begin with what we encounter.<br \/>\nSomething.<br \/>\nAnything.<\/p>\n<p>Just do SOMETHING!<br \/>\nBut don&#8217;t ever QUIT!<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/success-daily-grind\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trusting-god"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC00069-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4gbwn-1N3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10110,"url":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/the-evergreen-journal-3-final-sunday-morning\/","url_meta":{"origin":6885,"position":0},"title":"The Evergreen Journal #3 &#8211; Final Sunday Morning","author":"Lynda Lambert","date":"January 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I wake up in semi-darkness Turn to look out the eastern window Long icicles form a glimmering curtain tall evergreen trees planted during the succession of my long-life sequence.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;#Trusting God&quot;","block_context":{"text":"#Trusting God","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/category\/trusting-god\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert. 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