TVOST. The Value of Small Things
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TVOST. The Value of Small Things
by Gene Cartwright - former Oprah guest author and past Pulitzer-nominee.
"Despite the deepest darkness, the human spirit seeks even the faintest rays of light. May it always be so." — Gene Cartwright
From the pages of Gene Cartwright’s latest non-fiction work comes a wealth of witty and wise tools compelling you to unearth hidden treasures from your past, to embrace your present, and look to your boundless future through a brighter lens of expectancy.
We are experiencing changes in our lives that will last a lifetime. Many are suffering both economical and emotional trauma unlike anything imaginable. While you struggle to cope, it just may be your past—your individual past— that offers you hope, the power, the tools to overcome today's immense challenges. TVOST: The Value of Small Things will serve as a guiding light.
As you personalize your reading, you will understand the essential efforts necessary to face a future forever transformed by those economic challenges, new focus on long-standing social inequities, and a widespread pandemic.
The Value of Small Things encourages you to recall forgotten jewels of hope by recounting every glimmer of joy—however faint—retracing paths to a treasure-trove of embraceable moments you’ve experienced, appraising them as rare, precious diamonds.
The Value of Small Things inspires you to discover deeper levels of inner contemplation and peace. Yet, it does not ignore the unpleasant, but rather offers perceptive context as it awakens you to the richness of your past, the significance of your present, and the hope in your future.
The Value of Small Things will guide and inspire you, but the journey will be your own.
Gene Cartwright
The late Award-winning actress, Ms Cicely Tyson read Gene's third novel, 'a Family Gathering', called in 2008, and they spoke for more than two hours. It was an unexpected honor. They shared a friendship and a deep and abiding respect.Ms. Tyson said, of 'A Family Gathering:' - "I have not been so moved by a story since reading Alex's book [Roots]. Words cannot express Gene's reaction.The Author:Gene Cartwright, a native of Texas, often says it was his great fortune to be born at the right address— the home of his parents.His mother who taught him to read when he was barely four. He was fascinated, captured by the freedom reading afforded. Gene read and was inspired to put his own words to paper. He has always enjoyed both technical and literary pursuits. He wrote his first novel at 12. (90 pages longhand.)Gene graduated high school and in less than a month, headed immediately to college at Prairie View A&M. Four years later, and for almost eight years thereafter, during what he now refers to as another life, Gene was an electrical engineer, designing lighting and power distribution systems.Next, Gene founded and owned a very successful consumer electronics company in Houston, Texas. A few years later, he saddled up and headed west.Throughout his engineering pursuits and business activities, he continued to write and dream of being a published and a fulltime author. In 1996, that dream was realized. Gene has written 10 novels, 2 nonfiction, 1—a book of "visual poetry", and several screenplays. Gene's latest book, "The Value of Small Things," is a powerful little book that will help you find reasons for loving your life. He also owns several patents.For two years, his book tour for 'I Never Played Catch With My Father,' took him from coast to coast: He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, including Oprah, NPR stations and countless TV morning shows, news and sports shows. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Gene was the featured author in Ebony Magazine in the November '97 issue.Finally, Gene's greatest childhood thrill was his very first little league baseball game. And his pet peeve, something he labels sacrilegious: the use of the aluminum baseball bats.More to come.Gene's Website: https://GeneCartwrightBooks.comBlog: https://gblog.genecartwright.comOther sites:https://GreenLightThis.comhttps://Noteplayer.com
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TVOST. The Value of Small Things - Gene Cartwright
TVOST
The Value of Small Things
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by
Gene Cartwright
former Oprah guest author and past Pulitzer-nominee.
We often ignore the whispers, while waiting for the thunder.
We ignore gentle mist, while anticipating the downpour.
We fail to fully live today, while waiting for a someday that never comes.
Copyright
© 2020, 2021 Falcon Creek Publishing Company
All rights reserved.
Gene Cartwright is author and sole holder of all rights.
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I just read this book and loved it. I can see how it can easily be the best little bedside inspiration ever!
— Carolyn Howard-Johnson, multi-award-winning author and poet
Contents
FOREWORD & PURPOSE
The Value of Small Things
You Are Richer Than You Think
You Are Not Alone
DEDICATION
Take A Moment To Remember & Say, Thanks.
A Lasting Thanks
A Gift For You
WHERE WE ARE
A Brief Look Back & A Hopeful Look Forward
Including Encouragement to Gen Z/Gen 2020
REACH
How to Receive by Giving.
You will want to memorize and repeat this.
CHAPTER ONE
Stop! Seriously, stop reading this book.
Do Not Skip This
Prepare to enrich your life. Ready-set-go.
CHAPTER TWO
On This Day
How's Your Life
By The Time You Read This Book
May I suggest…
CHAPTER THREE
Coping With The Onslaught
So, What Is One To Do?
Try This
How to defend against life's assaults
*How Long You Gon’ Be Dead?*
— Tough Words Meant to Inspire You
CHAPTER FOUR
Rethinking Each Day
This works.
How to avoid traveling the same old paths. What if you…
CHAPTER FIVE
Today.
This was a day to remember, forever.
How to create your own.
CHAPTER SIX
Counting Your Successes.
You have no idea just how many you have.
You’ll be stunned.
CHAPTER SEVEN
What Are Small Things?
You think you know, but have you considered these?
CHAPTER EIGHT
What Matters
All We Are Is Dust In The Wind
Listen to the song, read the thoughts shared here.
What Are You Thinking Now?
CHAPTER NINE
Whose Life?
Whose Life is Greater?
CHAPTER TEN
Rethinking Your Tomorrow
But here’s the thing—tomorrow starts today. Let’s go.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
A Day In The Life
Just when you thought you had problems
CHAPTER TWELVE
My Mother’s Voice, My Father’s Son.
Time To Remember
When you need a refuge—a place to revive and restore
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
I Never Played Catch With My Father
This is what earned my Oprah invitation.
On the day I turned seven, my world became a different place.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Be Your Own Historian
Don’t let your life, and those of the people you love—fade into yesterday
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Hidden Treasures
Doomed to Relive Another’s Past?
Hidden treasures are everywhere in your life.
Here’s how to find them.
A Long Drive Home
Stopover in a Small Town
Grandma’s Cookies
A Quiet Place
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Where The Winding Road Ends
EPILOGUE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
HARVESTING OUR DAYS
Book of Inspiration by Carrie Cartwright
FOOTNOTES
Asterisks* indicate footnote content at end of this publication.
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Half Moon, Full Heart
The Widowmaker
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The Promise Road
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The Drammen Code
Staying Alive: A Woman’s Guide to Living Safely
The Water Line
Nowhere, Texas
Coming:
The God War
Dead of Night
The Search for Stephen Kane
An Unholy Silence
Foreword & Purpose
TVOST. The Value of Small Things
You’re Richer Than You Think
Despite the deepest darkness, the human spirit seeks even the faintest rays of light. May it always be so.
—Gene Cartwright
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The purpose in writing this book is to offer reasons for hope and to encourage an ‘always-forward’ attitude, no matter the difficulty. More than a half million Americans (it pains me to write this) have been lost to COVID19. Yes, more than 500, 000 have died, and the number grows each day. Tens of thousands become infected each day. Let that sink in. It seems such heart-wrenching statistics have become normal. We dare not simply give a head-shake and move on.
We will get through this, but not by simply wishing and hoping. As we—those who give more than lip service to democracy—move forward with President Biden and Vice-President Harris, as we all act to make real America’s promised ideals, and root out opponents of our democracy, we must renew our determination to heal—in every way. Dedicated and competent leadership built on truth-telling makes a huge difference. America sees that. The world sees that.
Let us all continue to be uplifted and emboldened by the inspired, soul-edifying words of America’s Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman during the Biden-Harris Inauguration. In the wake of the damnable assault on The Capitol and our democracy, may her captivating presence and her Inaugural Poem, ‘The Hill We Climb’ serve as an eternal light banishing a pervasive darkness.
To say we are living in unprecedented times
is a gross understatement. It seems each sunrise and sunset bring news of some norm-shattering, precedent-shattering, calm-shattering event. Coping either demands withdrawal to some underground cave, or successfully finding inner balance and some semblance of equilibrium, in order to maintain belief in a better next day,
let alone some distant tomorrow.
The new year provides reasons for hope, but we dare not let our guard down.
In the waning seconds of 2019, as millions watched the New Year’s Eve festivities in New York’s Times Square, witnessed the famous Countdown Ball
drop, and listened the recording of Frank Sinatra belting out New York, New York,
no one in the general population could have predicted what would soon follow throughout 2020.
Added to the devastation of the COVID19 pandemic is the pandemic of racism, the threat of domestic terrorism, and violence being suffered by African Americans and other fellow human beings of color. Sadly, many wish to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to this undeniable reality. I cannot. I will not. If this truth offends you, feel free to stop reading.
We Are Realists.
Whomever you are, and depending upon what challenges you face, thinking in what may seem lofty or esoteric terms may seem unrealistic to suggest. However we hope you do reap benefit from The Value of Small Things that is far beyond