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		<title>Tony Orlando Presents “The Storyteller” — An Unforgettable Night of Music, Memories, and Magic</title>
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<p>Legendary entertainer Tony Orlando brings his extraordinary life and career to the stage in a one-of-a-kind live event, Tony Orlando: The Storyteller, taking place at Bellmore Movies &amp; The Showplace in Bellmore, New York.</p>
<p>More than a concert, The Storyteller is an intimate theatrical experience that blends personal storytelling with live musical performance. Audiences will be taken on a journey through Tony Orlando’s remarkable career—one that has spanned decades and intersected with some of the most influential figures in music and entertainment history.</p>
<p>Throughout the evening, Orlando shares behind-the-scenes stories from his life in show business—moments of triumph, challenge, humor, and heart that have defined his journey. With a natural charisma and authenticity that only comes from lived experience, he invites the audience into the rooms where history was made, offering rare insights into the evolution of the music industry and the relationships that shaped it.</p>
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<p>The evening culminates in a live performance of Tony’s most beloved songs, delivering a powerful and nostalgic finale that reminds audiences why his voice became a defining sound for generations.</p>
<p>“This show is about connection,” Orlando shares. “It’s about the stories behind the music, the people I’ve met, and the moments that changed everything.”</p>
<p>With a career that continues to inspire, Tony Orlando remains a dynamic force in entertainment—bridging past and present through storytelling that is as compelling as it is timeless.</p>
<p>Event Details:</p>
<p>Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026</p>
<p>Venue: Bellmore Movies &amp; The Showplace</p>
<p>Address: 222 Pettit Ave, Bellmore, NY 11710</p>
<p>Tickets: Available at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tony-orlando-the-storyteller-musical-tickets-1982277749109">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tony-orlando-the-storyteller-musical-tickets-1982277749109</a></p>
<p>This special one-night-only event promises an evening filled with laughter, reflection, and unforgettable music—an experience that will resonate long after the final note.</p>
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		<title>Sharmeika Davis-Boyd is an accomplished author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and community leader, best known as the Founder and Owner of Qiky Kidz LLC</title>
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Sharmeika Davis-Boyd is an accomplished author, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and community leader, best known as the Founder and Owner of Qiky Kidz LLC—an educational entertainment brand dedicated to inspiring young minds through literacy, creativity, and engaging experiences.</p>
<p>She has been recognized in several newspaper articles in her community and rewarded citations by both the New York City Council and the New York State Assembly for her outstanding community impact, Sharmeika has built a reputation for transforming learning into fun, memorable moments for children and families across New York.</p>
<p>Through Qiky Kidz, she has led impactful initiatives including McDonald’s Read Aloud programs, library book signing, YMCA youth events, and other organizations, also interactive storytime sessions at schools and daycare centers. Her work focuses on promoting early childhood literacy, confidence, and imagination, especially in underserved communities.</p>
<p>She has written over 13 manuscripts. She has two published books. Her books are available online everywhere books are sold. Her first book &#8220;Grandma Has A Mouse in Her House&#8221; is in several library through out Queens, New York.</p>
<p>Her third book will be published in,</p>
<p>May of 2026.</p>
<p>As an author, Sharmeika brings stories to life that empower children to dream big and embrace learning. As a business owner and visionary, she continues to expand Qiky Kidz into a dynamic platform that bridges education and entertainment. Sharmeika goals are to bring families together through engaging activities that encourages bonding time together with parents, grandparents and children. We want everyone to put down their electronics in participate. Qiky Kidz puts a smile on everyone&#8217;s face.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The video &#8220;Lawai International Center: A Place Remembered&#8221; provides a profound historical and spiritual context that aligns closely with the themes of peace, healing, and global unity found in your &#8220;Strength Through PEACE &#8217;25 TOUR&#8221; document. AEIA CERTIFIED ‘26 Pressing Sacred Soil of Lawai Valley.mp3Click2Hear &#160; Below is an evaluation of the video&#8217;s content and &#8230;</p>
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<p>The video &#8220;Lawai International Center: A Place Remembered&#8221; provides a profound historical and spiritual context that aligns closely with the themes of peace, healing, and global unity found in your &#8220;Strength Through PEACE &#8217;25 TOUR&#8221; document. AEIA CERTIFIED ‘26 Pressing</p>
<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dt6TmMZDm08hJvBToR-u_3CQpfBsaHHh/view?usp=sharing">Sacred Soil of Lawai Valley.m</a>p3Click2Hear</p>
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<p>Below is an evaluation of the video&#8217;s content and how it can serve as a &#8220;Development Guide&#8221; for your project:</p>
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<li><strong>Historical &amp; Spiritual Foundation</strong>
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<li><strong>Healing Roots: The video highlights the Lawai Valley on Kauai as a place of &#8220;forgiving waters&#8221; where Hawaiians originally built a <em>heiau </em>(temple) for healing [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=123">02:03</a></u></strong><strong>]. This mirrors the document’s focus on moving away from a &#8220;War Economy&#8221; toward social </strong></li>
<li><strong>The 88 Shrines: Built 100 years ago by Japanese immigrants, these shrines are a replica of the 1,000-mile Shikoku pilgrimage [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=106">01:46</a></u></strong><strong>]. They represent the &#8220;Strength Through Peace&#8221; theme by showing how displaced people created a sanctuary of hope and spirit in a new land [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=286">04:46</a></u></strong><strong>].</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Key Narratives for Development</strong>
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<li><strong>The &#8220;Soil of Protection&#8221;: A powerful story features Grandma Nonaka, who took soil from the 88 shrines to protect her sons during WWII and the Korean War [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=215">03:35</a></u></strong><strong>]. Their safe return and the subsequent return of the soil to the shrines [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=229">03:49</a></u></strong><strong>] provides a moving visual and narrative metaphor for the protection found in peace rather than weaponry.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Grassroots Restoration: The Lawai International Center (formed in 1990) is a non-denominational effort to restore these forgotten shrines [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=323">05:23</a></u></strong><strong>]. This aligns with the document&#8217;s call to &#8220;reclaim democratic traditions&#8221; through community-led action.</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Visual &amp; Symbolic Synergy</strong>
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<li><strong>The Turtle Platform: The planned pagoda is shaped like a turtle, a symbol of the &#8220;bearer of life&#8221; [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=341">05:41</a></u></strong><strong>]. This matches the &#8220;Axis of Hope&#8221; imagery in the Kucinich </strong></li>
<li><strong>Diverse Voices: The video features Riley Lee (a non-Japanese Grandmaster of the Bamboo Flute) and Hawaiian elders [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=60">01:00</a></u></strong><strong>, </strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=368">06:08</a></u></strong><strong>], illustrating the interconnectedness of all people—a core pillar of your 2025 Tour draft.</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Integration</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong></li>
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<p>For your &#8220;Deep Dive PeaceCasts4Good,&#8221; this video serves as a perfect &#8220;Case Study in Peace.&#8221;</p>
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<li><strong>Actionable Insight: Use the Lawai International Center as a real-world example of the &#8220;Department of Peace&#8221; concept in action—where historical trauma (immigrant struggles/war) is converted into a &#8220;non-denominational cultural and healing center&#8221; [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=333">05:33</a></u></strong><strong>].</strong></li>
<li><strong>Closing Sentiment: The video ends with the &#8220;Aloha&#8221; spirit being Hawaii’s gift to the New Millennium [</strong><strong><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4&amp;t=376">06:16</a></u></strong><strong>], which provides a strong, hopeful conclusion that matches the &#8220;Prayer for America&#8221; vision.</strong></li>
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<p>YouTube Link for Reference: <u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4">Lawai International Center: A Place</a></u> <u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcau50_iS4">Remembered</a></u></p>
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		<title>Award-winning travel writer and bestselling author, Margie Goldsmith at 81 years old</title>
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<p><b>Award-winning travel writer and bestselling author, Margie Goldsmith</b>? At <b>8<u></u>1 years old</b>, she&#8217;s still going strong &#8211; traveling the world, boxing for sport and interviewing a long list of celebrities, chefs, athletes, musicians and more.</p>
<p>In her new memoir, <b><i>Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce </i></b>(Booklogix, September 30, 2025), Margie is a testament to the adage <i>&#8220;no one is going to make your life for you.&#8221; </i>Her story is one of adventure and resilience. It&#8217;s about living life on your terms and living it fearlessly. She speaks to anyone looking to overcome a sense of powerlessness in any given situation, whether that&#8217;s a dysfunctional family, a marriage/relationship, or a career, and to anyone who has ever felt &#8220;less than.&#8221; In an interview, Margie Goldsmith can talk about:</p>
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<li>Her move to Paris after college, living a glamorous life and <b>marrying a blacklisted film director</b></li>
<li>Her love of travel &#8212; <b>becoming a travel writer and visiting 150 countries on seven continents</b>, including Uganda, The Marquesas, South Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Oman, Cuba, Tibet, Nepal, Borneo, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island, Croatia, Namibia, the Arctic and Antarcticat</li>
<li>How the Outward Bound program changed her life: Physical activity is her passion and she has <b>completed marathons</b> and <b>Olympic distance triathlons</b>, <b>summited Mount Rainier</b>, and climbed<b> to Advanced Base Camp on the north face of Mount Everest</b></li>
<li>Learning to play the harmonica and<b> recorded two albums with America&#8217;s most award-winning blues band</b></li>
<li>Coming from a family of suicide (her father), incest, schizophrenia (her sister Kathy), manic depression and alcoholism (both parents) and how that has shaped her life</li>
<li><b>Surviving stage four pancreatic cancer and later, lung cancer</b></li>
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<p><b><u>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</u></b>:<br />
Margie Goldsmith is a New York City-based adventure, luxury, lifestyle and profile writer. She is a contributor to <em>Business Jet Traveler</em>, <em>Wine, Dine &amp; Travel</em> and <em>Food &amp; Travel</em>. Her articles appear in <em>Forbes.com</em>, <em>Travel + Leisure</em>, <em>Robb Report</em>, <em>National Geographic Traveler</em>, <em>Coastal Living</em>, <em>Virtuoso</em>, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, <em>New York Times</em>, <em>Washington Post</em>, <em>The Globe and Mail</em>, <em>Garden and Gun</em>, <em>Organic Spa</em>, <em>Ultimate Experiences </em>and others.</p>
<p>She is the author of four books: <em>Screw-Up</em>; <em>Alice Dalton Browne: Nocturnes and Diurnes</em>; <em>Masters of the Harmonica: 30 Harmonica Masters Share Their Craft</em> (#1 bestseller on Amazon). Her newest book is her memoir, <em>Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce</em><em>. </em>Her essays appear in <em>Travelers Tales</em>, <em>The Walker Within</em>, <em>In Search of Adventure</em>, <em>National Geographic’s Spiritual Journeys</em>, <em>GoNomad’s London Reader</em>, and <em>Chance Encounters</em>.</p>
<p>Goldsmith has won 101 writing awards including the coveted Lowell Thomas SATW Gold Award, Lowell Thomas Bronze Journalist of the Year Award, four Eddie and Ozzie Folio Awards, and multiple honors from ASJA, NATJA, the Solas Award, Travel Classics Award, and OWAA. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://margiegoldsmith.com/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw0UgS8clKd24dgxqi0EW4a-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://margiegoldsmith.<u></u>com/</a>.</p>
<p>Social Media: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/Mastersoftheharmonica&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw1CdbKtQSVs3gRFezo0eZJG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.<u></u>com/Mastersoftheharmonica</a></p>
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<p>“This book explores the joys of newfound love in old age, the miraculous blossoming that can occur when two lovers find each other after a lifetime of searching…The crystalline poems in The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens are shot through with a gentle melancholy leavened by wit and eros.”</p>
<p>— Alison Luterman, Catamaran Poetry Prize Winner</p>
<p>“I love this book for its reassuring frankness, subtlety, and genial intelligence.… a mind so inventive, so alive to possibility, always at the heart of loving and delight… This book isn’t just for seniors, it’s for anyone who wants to feel what it is to be fully alive.”</p>
<p>— Tess Gallagher, Author of Midnight Lantern: New and Selected Poems</p>
<p>“These poems come to grips with the melancholy of aging set against the backdrop of love and sex, community and loneliness, laughter and tears.”</p>
<p>— Joseph Millar, Guggenheim and NEA Fellowship Recipient</p>
<p>What does love look like in life&#8217;s later chapters? In this tender, mischievous new collection of poetry, Zack Rogow answers with the hard-won wisdom of a man newly single in his senior years.</p>
<p>“After being with the same person for over three decades, I found my life upside down, dating again after the age of 65,” says Rogow, a teacher, playwright, poet, and translator. “I went on over 75 first dates and tried every-which-way to meet someone that I could feel a loving connection with. Luckily, I did, but it was not easy.” Rogow adds: “I didn’t succeed in finding a long-term partner by dating online. I finally met my current partner through our mutual interest in French literature. In an interview, he will share the following:</p>
<p>How he survived 75 first-time dates until he found a second chance at deep intimacy</p>
<p>The challenges and rewards of aging</p>
<p>What he discovered on the singles scene after not dating for 35 years</p>
<p>Why the three-time Pushcart Prize for Poetry nominee writes about love</p>
<p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<br />
Zack Rogow is the author, editor or translator of more than 20 books and plays. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize for Poetry, his previous nine collections of poetry include Irreverent Litanies, Talking with the Radio: poems inspired by jazz and popular music, and The Number Before Infinity. His memoir, Hugging My Father’s Ghost, was released in 2024. Zack’s co-authored play, Colette Uncensored, had its first staged reading at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and later ran in London, Indonesia, Catalonia, San Francisco, and Portland. His blog, Advice for Writers, features more than 300 posts. He has received the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize, the Northern California Book Reviewers Award in Translation, and the Celestine Award for Poetry. He also edited the anthology The Face of Poetry (University of California Press).</p>
<p>Additional career highlights include:</p>
<p>Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award for translation of Horace by George Sand</p>
<p>Lili Fabilli-Eric Hoffer Essay Prize, UC Berkeley</p>
<p>Co-authored play Colette Uncensored, nominated for outstanding solo show by Theatre Bay Area, and co-authored play Groucho for President selected for JETFest, festival of new plays; staged reading</p>
<p>Taught at University of Anchorage and California College of the Arts</p>
<p>Contributing editor for Catamaran Literary Reader</p>
<p>Served as managing director of The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University</p>
<p>Wrote lyrics for several jazz songs, one of which was recorded by the chanteuse Carrie Wicks. Listen here: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://originarts.com/oa2/recordings/recording.php?TitleID%3D22175&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Q1ABZuB-T4WHEIJg1YFcp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://originarts.com/oa2/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=22175</a></p>
<p>His dad, Lee Rogow, was a widely published writer and man-about-town in Manhattan in the 1950s, before dying tragically in an airplane crash when he was three years old. Zack writes about this in his memoir, Hugging My Father’s Ghost.</p>
<p>Rogow earned his Master of Arts in English from City College and BA in English from Yale University, graduating Cum Laude. He resides in Northern California. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.zackrogow.com&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw1KpZC17zSQ2USwMPxwKWb8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.zackrogow.com</a>.</p>
<p>Social Media:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackrogow&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw30AKqP8CpPkVzmN6jNluZg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackrogow</a></p>
<p>X: @ZackRogow</p>
<p>Bluesky: Zackrogow.bsky.social</p>
<p>His blog is here: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zackrogow.blogspot.com/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw03OBIagiiku9UVN02eDFOC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://zackrogow.blogspot.com/</a></p>
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Jeffrey and I had an uplifting conversation, he inspired me to get back to a routine to exercise. Thanks Jeffrey. Paul</p>
<p>Here is the last thought from his book.</p>
<p>&#8220;And now, at the start of my seventh decade and after more than 13 years of endurance adventures that include successes I never thought possible, I find myself at a crossroads. I have stopped planning, beyond the World Majors. Instead, I will let my body and my desires at the time decide for me. What I know, though, is this: I want to always live a life of challenge and audacity in everything that I do. Eventually, age and presumably illness will take their toll and I will no doubt be forced to cede ground, but I will do so only reluctantly and hopefully with dignity. I will give age its due but not embrace it as an excuse to coast. Anything, or, more realistically, almost anything, is possible. Indeed, even the unlikeliest among us can become an Ironman.&#8221;<br />
Jeffrey Weiss</p>
<p>Jeffrey is a successful business executive, an accomplished author of three books, and a two-time Ironman and an ultramarathoner. Jeffrey lives in Tel Aviv, where in 2024 he founded Stickers of Meaning, a project that preserves and educates about the memorial stickers that have appeared throughout Israel since October 7, 2023—honoring the fallen and inspiring the living with messages of love, purpose, daring, and joy.</p>
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<h2>Biography</h2>
<p>In 1948 a little girl 7 years old came to America with her mother and father on the Queen Mary with hundreds of other refugees. Nearing the shores of New York, she saw a tiny statue in the water. Everyone on the boat became very quiet and started softly singing prayers of gratitude, kneeling down to kiss the ground. The little girl couldn’t stop looking at the beautiful statue. As they got closer and closer, it seemed as if this beautiful woman with a wand so tall and strong was smiling at her and was saying something good to her. It reminded her of when her father threw her over the barbwire fence in 1944 at the Swiss border, looking up to the heavens he said, “Save my daughter and she will always serve you.” This little girl always knew in her heart her destiny had been chosen. Believing fervently that we are all connected, visionary Cantor Estherleon, for many years, has been bringing all faiths and cultures together for a deeper understanding of each other.</p>
<p>Poverty has a particularly strong meaning to Estherleon. A child Holocaust survivor, she has endured the poverty of food, shelter, safety and thoughts when she was on the run from the Nazi’s for the first 4 years of her life finally escaping in 1944 to Switzerland. Sheltered by nuns in convents through parts of this period, she didn’t realize until now that the DNA of the church music would ultimately play a big role in the Jewish music she sings as a cantor. Her gifted and compassionate voice has been chronicled in numerous testimonials.</p>
<p>Life’s challenges saw her rise from welfare to riches, which she gave up, after a family tragedy. She became a Cantor, a female in a male’s world. She survived that, then decided “Against all odds” (CCN News) to take her administering to the people, founding 3 storefront spiritual reading rooms for all people, religions and cultures, in the process creating Beth Shirah (House of Song). She has always seen challenges as a gift to the higher spirit echoing the survival of her earliest years. She is now welcomed by the Buddhist at the Hsi Lai Temple, the Baha’i Faith the Braille Institute and healing centers. She tirelessly administers to the sick through her voice, as a volunteer Para-Chaplain at a renowned hospital in Los Angeles. Voices of Hope is her dedication to the immense insurmountable challenges to see the end of poverty in her lifetime. Her music, and poetry will bring people into the fold of caring, through nurturing and compassion. Her determination is unshakable.</p>
<p><em><i>The children are our future, what better way to receive than to give them life through our deepest caring. Their poverty is our poverty, and our shame. We have to listen to their voices of hope.</i></em></p>
<h2>Mission</h2>
<p>I am very grateful to have the honor of fulfilling my father’s prophesy in 1944 at the Swiss border when the Nazis were chasing us. I was 4 years old and when he threw me over the barbed wire fence he said, “Save my daughter and she will serve you forever.” It has been a painful, tiring yet inspirational journey in reaching my goal to have a deeper understanding of myself, my purpose in life, in relationship to the world around me. One thing I always hung on to were my father’s words of serving, so I “hung out” with God, asked for guidance, tried to have patience and faith which gave me hope and wisdon to understand that everything is in divine time. You are my voice of hope on earth to ensure that no human being goes to bed hungry, has a warm bed to sleep in, medicine, education, a fruitful and meaningful life, and a way to peace – in a peaceful way. Together, and with God’s blessings…everything is possible.</p>
<p><strong><b>Cantor Estherleon Schwartz</b></strong></p>
<h2>Services</h2>
<p>INTERFAITH CEREMONIES</p>
<p>PERFORMING ALL LIFE CYCLES</p>
<p>HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS</p>
<p>HIGH HOLY DAYS, PASSOVER AND SHABBATS</p>
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<p>#EstherleonSchwartz #GoodShabbos</p>
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It wasn’t until the path ahead<br />
went completely dark that author and entrepreneur Joel Steele realized<br />
he had the power to turn the light — and his life — back on. His<br />
moment of reckoning came in a place most people never expect to find<br />
themselves.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">“I was asked to choose which jail cell I wanted to be in. And I<br />
thought to myself, I can&#8217;t believe that my choices are limited to<br />
this,” Steele said in a recent interview. “People have the power to<br />
flip their own script and change their narrative.”</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In his Amazon #1 New Release, Life Switch, Steele retraces his candid<br />
story of resilience and reinvention, from narrowly avoiding jail time,<br />
bankruptcy and death, to ultimately finding professional success and<br />
even an NBA championship ring. Blending unflinching personal narrative<br />
with practical advice, he reveals strategies for unlocking potential,<br />
rediscovering passion and transforming adversity into purposeful<br />
opportunity.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">“My theory is we&#8217;re all wired for success, fulfillment and happiness.<br />
But you have to provide the power. You have to flip the switch on,” he<br />
said.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Life Switch serves as a roadmap for readers seeking change, offering<br />
guidance on how to “flip the switch” and fully engage with life’s<br />
possibilities. Steele’s journey illustrates that fulfillment is not a<br />
matter of luck but of mindset and action.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">To underscore his commitment to giving back, Steele has pledged to<br />
donate $1 million to charity if Life Switch reaches one million copies<br />
sold. For Steele, the pledge is more than a sales goal — it’s a<br />
statement about the ripple effect of positive change.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">“When people flip their switch, they don’t just change their own<br />
lives,” Steele said. “They impact their families, their communities,<br />
and ultimately, the world. This pledge is my way of sparking more<br />
positive light in this world.”</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Life Switch: How to Experience the Power of Living ON by Discovering<br />
Your Potential, Passion, and Purpose</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Publisher: Amplify Publishing</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Release Date: October 21, 2025</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">ISBN-13: ‎979-8891384255</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Available from:<br />
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<a href="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/elicia_woodford_1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-88693 aligncenter" src="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/elicia_woodford_1.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/elicia_woodford_1.jpg 1280w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/elicia_woodford_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/elicia_woodford_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://goodnewsplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/elicia_woodford_1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a>(South of France – December 10, 2025) In a memoir that reads like a spiritual adventure film, bestselling author Elicia Woodford, founder of the life-transforming Core Emotional Healingâ program invites readers into a world of vivid landscapes, uncanny synchronicities, sacred symbols, and a courageous inner journey toward emotional freedom. <b><i>Free To Be Me: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and Rebirth </i>(Transcendent Publishing – June 2025) </b>is not a traditional memoir. Instead, this remarkable book is an immersive, cinematic experience spanning continents and consciousness, offering readers a mirror through which to reclaim their own inner truth.</p>
<p>Written from a quiet farmhouse in the South of France, Elicia Woodford’s memoir traces her transformational path through heartbreak, spiritual initiation, and profound self-inquiry. Her story moves from her city loft in Atlanta to a healing island in Thailand, directly to the Occupy Oakland protests, into the jungles and coast of Costa Rica, and ultimately to the calming lavender fields of Provence, each location serving as a portal into deeper layers of wisdom.</p>
<p>Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s <i>Eat Pray</i> <i>Love</i> will quickly find themselves captivated by this unflinchingly honest account of the author’s search for love on a global canvas, with perhaps an even deeper level of self-reflection leading to a profound sense of empowerment and the love of a lifetime.</p>
<p>Indeed, at its core, <i>Free To Be Me</i> is not “a romantic travelogue.” It is about coming home to oneself.</p>
<p><strong>Sensory Detail, Symbolism, and Synchronicity</strong><b></b></p>
<p>Throughout this remarkable memoir, readers encounter the signs and symbols that accompanied Elicia Woodford’s inner awakening: hummingbirds, doves, roses, eclipses, caves, dreams, visions, and the unshakable whispers of intuition. (Music lovers will also vibe with Elicia’s suggestions for their playlist – songs from artists ranging from Peter Gabriel to Sinead O’Connor.)</p>
<p>These moments are not presented as fantasy. Instead, they are grounded in the emotional reality of a brilliant woman finding the courage to listen deeply to her body, her inner child, and her soul. And, as they read about these signs, symbols, and lessons, readers will find themselves inspired to engage in their own uniquely personal journey of self-discovery and empowerment.</p>
<p>“Healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken; it’s about reclaiming what was always whole,” Elicia Woodford writes, offering both a personal revelation and a guiding principle of her work.</p>
<p><b>A Love Story Rooted in Destiny, Not Dependence</b></p>
<p>Amid the author’s journey emerges an unexpected love story, one that unfolds across continents and seems orchestrated by synchronicities too precise to ignore. Yet Elicia Woodford is clear: this love arrived not to rescue her, but to meet her at the level of wholeness she fought so hard to claim.</p>
<p>Following a series of profound insights, often learned through pain and vulnerability, the author ultimately connects finds her Great Love, Olivier, a process mirroring the truth that genuine connection becomes possible only after the inner child is heard, held, and healed.</p>
<p><b>A Guide for Readers Seeking Emotional Freedom</b></p>
<p>Offered not as a manual but like a revealing letter written by a longtime friend, <i>Free To Be Me</i> is deeply personal. The author’s intention is clear. Elicia Woodford wrote this extraordinary book for anyone longing to break free from old patterns of self-abandonment, emotional suppression, and inner conflict.</p>
<p>The memoir complements her larger body of work, which includes:</p>
<ul>
<li><b>The Core Emotional Healing</b><b>â</b><b> Self-Study Course</b>, guiding people to heal childhood wounds and build emotional support</li>
<li><b>The True Essence Photography Program</b>, where participants reconnect with and express their authentic selves</li>
<li><b>The Resource Vibe Podcast</b>, connecting listeners with master-level healers and spiritual resources across all disciplines</li>
</ul>
<p>Collectively, these offerings reflect Elicia Woodford’s lifelong mission:<br />
to nurture the wounded inner child and help others support themselves with courage, compassion, and emotional clarity.</p>
<p><b>For Readers Standing at the Threshold of Change</b></p>
<p>By the time the reader reaches the epilogue, where Elicia Woodford sits on her porch with her completed manuscript, surrounded by roses, doves, and her beloved dog River, the transformation is complete. The external journey across the globe mirrors the internal journey through grief, revelation, and rebirth.</p>
<p>“We must walk this path ourselves,” Elicia Woodford writes, “yet we are never truly alone.” At each step of of the journey, she honors the friends and spiritual advisors (spanning a wide range of disciplines), animals (especially her beloved dogs), and unseen forces (ever-present symbols like hummingbirds) that accompanied her.</p>
<p><i>Free To Be Me</i> is a testament to what becomes possible when a woman stops silencing her truth and begins listening to the quiet, unshakeable wisdom within. It is also a reassuring message to her readers, that it is possible for all of us to attain the happiness we’ve always dreamed of.</p>
<p><strong>About the Author</strong></p>
<p>Elicia Woodford is a healer, teacher, and founder of <b>Core Emotional Healing</b><b>â</b>, with more than two decades of experience guiding others through emotional transformation. Known for her intuitive depth, compassionate presence, and the luminous clarity of her storytelling, she helps people reconnect with their inner child, express their authentic voice, and reclaim the parts of themselves long buried beneath trauma or self-doubt.</p>
<p>Her work spans memoir writing, emotional healing programs, photography-based personal development, and her <i>Resource Vibe</i> podcast, where she introduces listeners to the master-level spiritual resources that can help them transform their lives.</p>
<p>She lives in the South of France with her Great Love, Olivier, and her beloved dog River, wandering lavender fields, beaches, and vineyards, gathering simple moments like treasures.</p>
<p>For more information, visit:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.eliciawoodford.com/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2U_j6W3ta0hnYLrBQUjzrT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.eliciawoodford.com</a></p>
<p>Elicia Woodford is the author of Free To Be Me: A Memoir of Trauma,<br />
Healing and Rebirth, a courageous and deeply personal memoir that<br />
chronicles her journey through unhealthy relationships, deep inner healing,<br />
and profound self-discovery. Through radical honesty, Elicia shares how<br />
she learned to break destructive patterns, protect her inner child, and<br />
recognize the signs life was offering her along the way.<br />
Free To Be Me is both a powerful personal story and an invitation for<br />
readers to reflect on their own lives, trust their inner guidance, and believe<br />
that healing (and happiness) are possible. Please welcome, Elicia<br />
Woodford.</p>
<p>3 KEY THEMES TO EMPHASIZE:<br />
• Healing is possible for everyone. No one has to stay stuck in unhealthy<br />
relationships, situations, or lifelong patterns.<br />
• The importance of self-awareness and inner-child healing. Understanding<br />
and protecting the inner child is essential to breaking destructive cycles.<br />
• Alignment versus force. There is a meaningful difference between trying<br />
to manifest outcomes and paying attention to the signs life offers.<br />
• Learning to trust intuition and timing. Slowing down and listening often<br />
reveals guidance that pushing forward can obscure.<br />
• Openness with discernment. Exploring spiritual and healing modalities<br />
while remaining honest about missteps and lessons learned.&lt;b</p>
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