I saw the movie Julia and Julie, and it gave me the motivation to start a blog, it will take me a few days even weeks to figure it all out, but I'm going to keep on trying. I am always reminded when I got my first bicycle at 8 years old - and I kept riding it up and down, falling off and bruising my whole body until I could ride - what a liberation that was. Same thing with swimming - I kept paddling until I could stay above water.

This is a photo of a friend, I took it on Bodmin moor in England this winter.

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I'm not sure if I have mastered this blogging technique - I wrote a blog yesterday but it didn't show up yet hmmmmm .......its all trial and error for now

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I think this blog can now receive messages

I'm trying to figure this blogging thing out so that people can leave a comment

I am also posting some of my photos with the blogs I write, and hope you will enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoy taking photos.

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I have called this Charmiene's books and spiritual journeys because in 1991 when I got my first PC computer I started writing - and to this day I haven't stopped. My life has been spent traveling a great deal even though most of it wasn't planned. I love writing - and now I have 8 books - self-published. I will post one of my stories every week on this blog and I would love to hear form anyone who feels in tune with what I write about. Each of my books is a compilation from a different country of non-fiction stories about people and situations that have touched my heart - it would give me so much joy to know if it resonates with you too.

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