Service to Our Community

This week, I was a guest speaker for the Heath Moundbuilders Kiwanis organization in Central Ohio. What a lovely group and I thank them all for the opportunity to share YOU are the Key.

The members of the Heath Moundbuilders Kiwanis understand what it is to dare to dream. It’s so important to brainstorm with our neighbors in our local communities and hear their ideas. I envision the dreamers and designers of our community’s future within organizations like the Heath Moundbuilders Kiwanis.

We have a lot on our plates- personal life, relationships, career, health, well-being, security, where we choose to reside and how we live our lives.

In a world of uncertainty, we are all concerned about what lies ahead. However, no matter who is to become the next leader of the USA and who attempts to control our destiny; the cost of living; and the price of freedom, it remains and always will be our responsibility to uphold the dignity, credibility and safety of our home town community. 

Remember that sign on Harry Truman’s desk? “The Buck Stops Here.” It rests on a shelf in a museum now, but its sentiment and the power in those words survive.

In our home town, county, state and country- We are the Key!

Someone in your neighborhood, your home town or a few miles down the road needs what you have to share. Your wisdom and experience can make a difference. Service to our community is part of our growth and development in life.

Thanks once again for being a part of the YOU are the Key Network. Subscribe to YOUaretheKey1.com and receive a free tip sheet, The 3 Keys to Success.

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http://YOUaretheKey1.com

Share YOU are the Key with those you love, admire and mentor. Link to Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/YOU-are-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01CPUHDQQ/

Also available in Nook Books! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-are-the-key-celeste-reichert-friedman/1123890618?ean=2940158220609

“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

                   . . . Vincent van Gogh

Dare to dream. YOU are the Key!

The Seven Principles

July 11 The Seven Principles

Composed by Leonardo da Vinci, The Seven Principles really need no further analysis. Each principle clearly defines itself.

Curiosita- the unrelenting quest for continuous learning.

Dimostrazione- a commitment to test knowledge through experience and persistence.

Sensuzione- the continual refinement of the senses, especially sight.

Sfumato- the willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox and uncertainty.

Arte/Scienza- development of the balance of science and art, logic and imagination.

Corporalita- the cultivation of grace.

Connessione- the recognition of and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena.

Thanks once again for being a part of the YOU are the Key Network. Subscribe to YOUaretheKey1.com and receive a free tip sheet, The 3 Keys to Success.

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http://YOUaretheKey1.com

Share YOU are the Key with those you love, admire and mentor. Link to Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/YOU-are-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01CPUHDQQ/

Also available in Nook Books! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-are-the-key-celeste-reichert-friedman/1123890618?ean=2940158220609

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”

. . . Leonardo da Vinci

YOU are the Key!

A State of Grace

The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines grace as a virtue coming from God or a state of sanctification.

“I have met grace in the eyes of countless beholders. You don’t have to look far to find it. The awesome presence of grace doesn’t have a scent, sound or color, but its power is purely infinite.

Survivors understand what it means to be triumphant. There are no awards, blue ribbons or stipends. The grand prize is life.”
. . . Celeste Reichert Friedman

Building a path of tranquility and inner peace, author Celeste Reichert Friedman shares stories of hope and healing. A State of Grace is now available on Amazon, Kindle and Nook Books. The extraordinary individuals who were interviewed for this eBook reveal life altering experiences of courage and tenacity. Of her own personal hardship and management of a crippling disease, Celeste illuminates triumph over tragedy in this remarkable novelette.

Dear Friends,
As we celebrate our freedom in the USA on this Fourth of July, here is a sampling from my latest eBook A State of Grace.  For many, this is an untold story of hope and freedom.

The Moses of Her People

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a Maryland plantation in 1820. History documents that she risked her life to rescue countless other slaves. Her acts of courage laid the groundwork that freed thousands. Born Araminta Harriet Ross, she was beaten, abused and witnessed the selling and trading of slaves most of her young life. Harriet already had the physical and emotional scars.

Harriet was in a store buying supplies one day, when another slave tried to run away. The storeowner demanded that she run after the slave and bring him back. When Harriet refused, the storeowner grabbed a two-pound weight and slammed it into Harriet’s head, breaking her skull. Miraculously, she survived her injuries, but throughout her life, she suffered from seizures and headaches. Harriet claimed to be a devout Christian and began to experience visions of which she believed were from God, sending her on a mission to end slavery.

At the age of twenty-four, she married John Tubman, a free black man. Five years later, in 1849, she escaped from her slave owner’s mansion in an attempt to free herself and settled in Philadelphia. From her home base, she traveled on several missions back to Maryland and elsewhere to free more slaves. Networking with other abolitionists, Harriet became very active in the Underground Railroad, assisting numerous others into a life of freedom.

From 1861 to 1865, Harriet Tubman forged on with her mission working for the Union Army as a nurse, teacher, scout and even a spy. Several months after the Civil War came to an end, she nursed injured soldiers in Virginia while still caring for her aging parents. On one of her train trips back north, the conductor forced her to move to the smoking car because of the color of her skin. Harriet informed him of her service to the U.S. government, but the conductor threw her into the smoking car, causing several injuries. White passengers on the train cursed at her and demanded that she be thrown off the train.

On March 10, 1913, Harriet passed away from pneumonia at the age of ninety-three. Known as The Moses of Her People, Harriet Tubman captured the hearts and respect of people around the world for her courage and compassion, in addition to her ability to forgive.

The Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, New York, is a National Landmark, administered by the AME Zion Church. As a museum and education center, it welcomes visitors from all over the globe.

You’ll find A State of Grace on Kindle at- https://www.amazon.com/State-Grace-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01HOTE320/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467217447&sr=8-1&keywords=a+state+of+grace+celeste

In Nook Books, follow this link- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-state-of-grace-celeste-reichert-friedman/1124022365;jsessionid=FF0A6D5BBD4E69E799485AE19E465469.prodny_store02-atgap04?ean=2940158377556#productInfoTabs

“I am at peace with God and all mankind.”
. . . Harriet Tubman