I’m featuring some of my clients this week. I edited Gary Ryan’s interesting book, TRIUMPH Over Trying Times, A Voyage of Discover to the Center of Yourself. Here’s what the author has to say about his book:
“Many of us are realizing that ever more rapid changes are taking place, both for us personally and in the world around us. These transitional times require increased levels of awareness to reveal, to ourselves, who we really are. Our first order of business is to stop mindlessly accepting whatever mood or sense of being that happens to be floating by and demand a better and more desirable future for ourselves. We are much more powerful than we think we are. The time has come to recognize and develop the multi-dimensional aspects of our true nature in order to maximize our use of the powerful energies that have become available. This is a special opportunity in the history of humanity. You can now advance by the equivalent of thousands of years in next to no time by (finally) choosing to become the creative, self-correcting human being you are meant to be—a person in command of the direction and quality of your thoughts, your feelings, and your actions. This “self-mastery” leads to the fulfillment of our very existence and TRIUMPH over Trying Times is pointing the way.”
He says, “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.”
This book is available at Amazon
Print edition $14.40
Kindle $2.99
Paperback in stores and at the author’s website: $16.00
http://www.garyRryan.com
Here’s my interview with author Gary Ryan
Patricia: What is your background as an author/writer?
Gary: I’m a curious person and I want to know, above all else; Who am I? Why do I exist? My first book, Blessings In Disguise, was a memoir, originally titled, Escape From Hell, Forever, until my wife convinced me to change it. I had a large share of harsh experiences over the years that I finally realized were mostly self-induced. Surprise, surprise! And if this was truly the case, could I “self-induce” experiences of a more desirable nature? Turns out I could and that’s how TRIUMPH Over Trying Times came to be.
Patricia: Why did you decide to write this book?
Gary: We are experiencing extraordinary times in the evolution of humanity, a shift of ages, providing us a special opportunity for accelerated spiritual understanding. We are evolving more rapidly than ever before. Being aware of this is helpful to our individual progress because we are then more open to recognizing and acknowledging the signs and changes and will, hopefully, be encouraged to consciously participate in the process. I have come to know myself as a spiritual being having a human experience, a vast improvement over my previous point of view, and a clear response to the questions of who am I? why do I exist? There seemed to be an energy responding to my need to know, and I was inspired to write it down.
Patricia: Tell us a little about your process of writing this book.
Gary: My writing routine begins at 4am, which I resisted at first but soon came to value as a very special time, especially conducive to considering matters of a spiritual nature. After a few hours, by 8 o’clock or so, I would transfer my longhand to the computer, refining things a little bit but still not concerned with correctness or editing in any way, writing and typing as fast as I can. I tried a tape recorder thinking I could better keep up with the flow of ideas and impressions, but it didn’t work for me. Writing in longhand is my preferred method.
Patricia: Who is your audience for this book?
Gary: From the preface of “Triumph…”: “This book is for those who are not satisfied with life and the world as it is, and who may even be close to giving up hope that things can get better. The good news is that your experience of life can vastly improve, and that glimmer of desire for a “better way,” that feeling that there’s got to be something better, is the requirement for that “something better” to be revealed.
Patricia: What are you doing to promote this book? Anything interesting?
Gary: I spent some months in Toastmasters learning to speak before groups and I conduct a weekly “Spiritual Book Study” group in Ventura on Tuesday evenings. I definitely need to step up my game.
Patricia: Any other books in the pipeline?
Gary: Researching and writing on spiritual matters has opened up a world of exciting and beneficial experiences that continue to expand my appreciation of life on a regular basis. I kept the habit of getting up around 4am and I can tell you, the spiritual world is much more active and apparent at that time of day.
TRIUMPH Over Trying Times, A Voyage of Discover to the Center of Yourself
By Gary Ryan
http://www.garyRryan.com