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#RRBC SPOTLIGHT AUTHOR BLOG TOUR Harriet Hodgson @healthmn1

It’s Day 3 of the #RRBC Spotlight Author Blog Tour for #Author, Harriet Hodgson @healthmn1! C’mon by @RRBC_Org @RRBC_RWISA @Tweets4RWISA  #RRBCSA  #GriefDoodling I’m very pleased to host Harriet Hodgson today. I encourage you to give this worthy author all the support she deserves.

SPOTLIGHT AUTHOR BADGE
Harriet Hodgson

Day 3

Affirmation Writing Steps – by Harriet Hodgson

  • Sit in a comfortable chair.
  • Eliminate background noise if possible.
  • Clear the clutter from your mind by meditating or visualizing a blank television screen.
  • Using the present tense, write a one-sentence affirmation about a positive thought.
  • Check your affirmation for word choices and tone.
  • Change a word or two if you must. Resist the urge to over-work your affirmation.
  • Continue to write one-sentence affirmations.
  • Keep your affirmations in a notebook, journal or computer file.
  • Copy an affirmation on a small piece of paper and stick it in your pocket. During the day read the affirmation several times to retain a positive attitude.
  • Keep affirming yourself and your life with words.

Harriet Hodgson Brief Bio

Harriet Hodgson, BS, MA has been a freelance writer for 42+ years, is the author of thousands of print/online articles and 42 books. She is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists, Alliance of Independent Authors, and Minnesota Coalition for Death Education and Support.

Harriet is Assistant Editor of the Open to Hope website. She is a contributing writer for www.opentohope.com, The Grief Toolbox, and “Grief Digest,” now an online magazine.

A popular speaker, Harriet has given presentations at The Compassionate Friends national conference, Bereaved Parents of the USA national conference, public health, Alzheimer’s, and caregiving conferences. She has appeared on more than 185 radio shows, including CBS Radio, and dozens of television stations, including CNN.

This award-winning author loves writing so much she writes in her sleep. Grief Doodling: Bringing Back Your Smiles, written and illustrated by Harriet, is her latest book.

HARRIET HODGSON SOCIAL MEDIA & BOOK BLURB

From the very first page, Grief Doodling invites action. Topics range from the benefits of doodling, to why doodling is fun, to doodling tips, and responding to doodling prompts. The prompts, based on grief research, promote self-worth and healing. This is a hopeful book—something all grieving kids need.

Twitter handle:  @healthMN1

Facebook URL: https://facebook.com/harriet.hodgson.7

Website address   www.harriethodgson.com

#RWISA ROCK STAR, AUTHOR – HARRIET HODGSON

Thank you for dropping by to support Harriet along her tour.  To follow along with the rest of her 7-day tour, please visit the “SPOTLIGHT” Author forum on the RRBC site and don’t forget to pick up a copy of her book above!  Lastly, we ask that you LIKE and SHARE this post, as well as the “SPOTLIGHT” Author page, to your social media, to enhance Harriet’s support!

Should you wish to follow, like and/or follow our Fauna Park Tales Blog as well as download a free audiobook, you are most welcome. Keep safe and have a happy week!

Amazon.com: Flame and Hope: An African Adventure (Fauna Park Tales, Book 1) (Audible Audio Edition): Maretha Botha, Michael Hardy, L and M M Botha: Audible Audiobooks

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Published by Maretha at Fauna Park Tales

Maretha is a South African Italian, born in a small town called Montagu. She grew up in nearby Worcester in the Western Cape – a town reminiscent of living in Switzerland among the snow-capped mountains. Worcester had a small library. Young Maretha’s visits were limited to three times a week, because the librarian told her, “You spend too much time with your nose in a book and neglect your school work.” Nothing much has changed, because she's still a confirmed bookworm who constantly strives to raise more bookworms who enjoy reading, not just as a pleasant past-time, but as an excellent tool to be used when grown-up. Before immigrating to the UK to settle in Lancashire, Maretha worked as a librarian in a private school in Botswana, where one of her tasks was to encourage children to enjoy reading. That was a labour of love for this bookworm, providing valuable help in carving her own career as a children's author/illustrator. It brought her face to face with the literary industry’s toughest critics – children and preteens. She saw that many students also enjoyed reading about birds and animals, their care, habitats and general well-being, especially when a few added catchy rhymes here and there made reading sessions interesting and alive. In 2012 her job was localised and as things often happen, this unforeseen occurrence led to a new chapter in her life. To remain motivated, she wrote down everything she could remember about her family's pets – their little habits and characteristics. For example, the character of the working-dog hero in Fauna Park Tales is based on the different traits of every single dog her family ever owned. Researching habits, habitats and interesting titbits about martial eagles and eagle owls, as well as many smaller birds such as crimson-breasted shrikes and hoopoes,made it easier to illustrate them and tell a believable story. Her illustrations appear throughout Fauna Park Tales. Maretha Botha admits to being a chocoholic and unreformed coffee addict, a keen gardener and bird watcher, who likes to walk on the moors where the stiff breeze coming in from the sea, quickly clears her head, making way for more inspiration.

13 comments

  3. Hi Harriet! Hi, Maretha! Harriet, what a lovely way to combat negative self-talk, especially where it tries to sabotage our writing. Positive affirmations rewire our brains. Words are powerful! Maretha, thank you for hosting Harriet!

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  4. Hi Harriet, Hi Maretha,

    Harriet, I like your affirmations. I have my own that I do every day, and it is amazing how they pick me up and strengthen my resolve to move on.

    Maretha, thank you so much for hosting Harriet on your blog.

    Wishing both of you a lovely day.

    Shalom aleichem

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