“Bunny,” a Japanese teenager from Tokyo, wrote a keitai novel on her mobile, which was widely read by other mobile users, then it was picked up by a publisher and printed in paperback.  “Wolf Boy x Natural Girl” has sold over 110,000 copies.

Maybe paper is the new digital?  Check it out…

Thanks to Grant for this find!

Death Rays. Mind Control. Teenage Werewolves.  When you’ve got a problem so rad that conventional science can’t help, you need to visit Awesome Hospital.

I worked for several years on an all-consuming project at work.  When it was time to come back to my life, I was burned out from being overwhelmed then surrounded with silence.  Even though I was disoriented, these writing exercises helped me find my way back.  Use these exercises to challenge your current conditions and find more in your present.

Exercise 1: Past Performance
What did you once fear?  What did you have to learn to overcome it?  When did you doubt your abilities, but pressed ahead anyway and succeeded?  List a few of these victories to get you started, then write about one time when you challenged and defeated your own limiting status quo.  What were the circumstances?  What were the steps?  What did you gain?  What did you learn?  Who did you meet along the way?  How did your success feel?

Exercise 2: I would be happy (happier) if only…
What are constraints and conditions that you place on your happiness?  For example, I would be happier if my co-worker wasn’t such a jerk.

Exercise 3: The Best Things in Life are Free!
What are the moments, experiences, things you received for free or gave away freely?  Think of kind words, acknowledgement, recognition, laughing, gifts, favors, prizes…

Exercise 4: Don’t forget to say thank you…
Gratitude brings us into the present.  Be present and say “thank you” by listing all that you are grateful for in this moment. 

“A grateful heart is like a magnet drawing toward it a wealth of abundance.” – Cheryl Richardson    

Again, I would love to hear how these exercises work for you.  See you next month!

I don’t eat doughnuts, even Krispy Kremes.  (Yes, I’ve tried them hot, several times.)  However, I do eat beignets and ollebollen, mostly because they remind me of malasadas. Grandma and I used to make them from scratch, deep fry them, and roll them in sugar.

Malasadas are also sold as fundraisers in Hawaii and, well, I’d never pass one by.  Hey, it’s for a good cause.

But I’ve now learned that there is a dedicated day to one of my favorite foods…check out Kim’s post at outriggerhawaii.com.  I want this to be my second birthday.

If you want something, you have to put yourself out there, even a whisper can be heard.  With two answers, a postcard, and a stamp, you can join the World Domination Postcard Project and start heading in another direction.

Thanks to Kirsten for sending this great find!