Imagination By Moonlight: Living life boldly and successfully - Paperback

by Wes Adamson (Author)

Imagination By Moonlight: Living life boldly and successfully By Wes Adamson My book is a kick-start to get you to where you want to be for a successful life. It's a book you can easily relate to about the reality of day-to-day events that confront you. Getting to the point of being happy with yourself is a life-long task. I can't do the hard part of putting these important areas of living life in action for you, but I can engage you with some personal experiences and insight that will open windows into your life. I ask the essential questions you need to face as to where your priorities and values are now. Use each chapter as a guide to help you set goals for obtaining a bold and successful life. My writing voice is more of a storytelling style, permeated with humor and wisdom. I start off with a famous quote from what my Grandma always said..."When You're Dead, You're Dead For A Long...Long Time". But in my case maybe not all the time, as I was dead once and needed two back-to-back open heart surgeries. My surgeon massaged my heart relentlessly, until it finally restarted, this amidst some very tense, anxious moments. I was, needless to say, extremely elated when they started me up again; I was given a second chance to do a few things differently before being dead again. Throughout my journey, I have learned how to prioritize areas of life that are the key building blocks for self-fulfillment. Each one of you, of course, is presently at a different place and stage of your own life journey. We all nevertheless have the same goal of wanting to engage in and experience activities that bring feelings of self-gratification. I hope to empower you to undertake a meaningful journey. Through personal anecdotes, I highlight essential topics to help encourage you to revisit your priorities and passions that will lead to a happier and more fulfilling life. My emphasis is on re-energizing and inspiring you to feel that you can make these changes happen. Use Imagination By Moonlight: Living life boldly and successfully, as a tool for guiding and motivating you to lead a more rewarding life. {Proceeds from books sold are dedicated to programs for homeless youth.} Reviews from readers: "Every once in a while you come across something in writing that makes you simply melt with happiness." "His ingenuity permeates his writing and brings a refreshing perspective on life's important lessons.

Author Biography

About the Author In his own life besides being a farmer and part-time cow-chasing cowboy, he was an inner city teacher for over 30 years. As an educational technology leader promoting the early use of technology as part of classroom teaching, he won many scholastic leadership and research awards as part of writing training manuals and grants for teaching experimental education programs. One of those awards was the CERTI Research Award from the University of Cincinnati, College of Education. He was chosen as one of the finalist honors as State of Ohio Technology Teacher Of The Year. Also as a motivating community workshop speaker, conference leader, and later as an inspiring youth ministry leader, he began his journey to eventually publish this challenging book of self-discovery One of his prized awards was the Cincinnati Appalachian Teacher of Year Award for his work involving Appalachian students in multimedia cultural research projects and contributing with the development of the state standards for teaching Appalachian cultural history in public schools. A key to his success was developing unique community educational partnerships in innovative projects outside the classroom. Presently, he continues to assist with various projects for the homeless. The author also works with the Cincinnati Sister City Board as a volunteer leader of cultural service exchange projects for young people between Cincinnati and Kharkiv, Ukraine. He enjoys traveling with his wife and two daughters, baking bread, writing, taking photos, playing with his lab and working part-time teaching. Always jotting down notes as he looks for his next story characters. Besides just publishing a new book, he presently publishes stories as a guest columnist to Cincinnati Enquirer/Tri-County Press. Mr. Adamson recently started submitting to select literary magazines and chronicled Imagination By Moonlight book quotes can be found at Goodreads.com. Proceed from book sold are dedicated to programs for homeless youth.