Happy New Year 2007 from the special edition of Inspiration from a Blind, brought to you by ShirleyCheng.com! (The regular issue for this month will arrive promptly in your inbox in two weeks.)
Embrace the Sky with Waking Spirit
For 2007, how would you like to explore a world of dancing hearts, singing spirits, with infinite love from life? Now you can fly to where hearts dance to songs of delight sung by the spirits of life in the treasure trove of Waking Spirit: Prose & Poems the Spirit Sings, the latest book written by Shirley Cheng, who dances with her heart despite multiple physical disabilities, including blindness.
Swing to the melodies as the essence of the prose and poetry, including 102 beautifully written haiku of nature wonders and delightful animals, awakens your soul. The inspirational quotes in A Moment with Shirley, and autobiographical tales, such as I'm Not Disabled—I'm Ultra-Abled, shine with the author's invincible spirit and precocious wisdom, empowering you to embrace the sky.
"Waking Spirit celebrates life while encouraging us all to appreciate what we already have. It's a book of survival, a tome of devotion, a bible of being," wrote New York Times bestselling author, Cynthia Brian, in the foreword. "Serve yourself a big helping of Shirley Cheng's inspiration and you'll be motivated to shoot for the stars."
ISBN: 9780615136806 134 pages, trade paperback
To be released in May, 2007; autographed copies are available for pre-ordering from www.ShirleyCheng.com
Yes, indeed, that is my upcoming book! As you can imagine, my heart is filled with much excitement and great expectations for this title. If you recall from an earlier issue of this newsletter, I had called it "beautiful in every sense of the word." Beautiful is right—judge for yourself—take a look at the elegant cover at http://www.shirleycheng.com
If you appreciate life and everything it has to offer: fauna and flora alike, and if you enjoy poetry, including short but delicate haiku, then this is the book for you. Though the holiday season is over, it is never too late to give yourself—or a loved one—a treasure trove filled with natural gems. And don't wait till the book is published, for now you can pre-order it with $2 off; your autographed copy will be shipped to you as soon as it's published in the spring. So grab a copy at http://www.shirleycheng.com
That's the special news I wanted to share with you. I will be back with the regular issue soon.
Shirley Cheng (b. 1983), a blind and physically disabled motivational speaker, poet, and author of five books, has had severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since infancy. Owing to years of hospitalization, she received no education until age eleven. However, after about 180 days of special education in elementary school, she mastered grade level in all areas and entered a regular sixth grade class in middle school. After a successful eye surgery, she hopes to earn multiple science doctorates from Harvard University.
Shirley is also the author of The Revelation of a Star's Endless Shine: A Young Woman's Autobiography of a 20-Year Tale of Trials & Tribulations (ISBN: 1411618602), Dance with Your Heart: Tales and Poems That the Heart Tells (ISBN: 1411618580), and Daring Quests of Mystics (ISBN: 1411656644). With highly acclaimed experts like Dr. Wayne Dyer, Tony Robbins, and Brian Tracy, Shirley co-authored Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Finding Your Life's Passion, Second Edition; she is also the co-author of 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume 2, with experts Jack Canfield and Dr. John Gray.
Shirley is available for interviews, speaking engagements, book signings, and inspirational events. She has been on over twenty radio shows, including Be the Star You Are! for three times. She was featured in World Journal, the largest Chinese national newspaper in North America, in July of 2004.
