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Recent Reviews for Gianetta Ellis

Stewards of Spirit: Awakening in the Light of Rachel's Ballads (Book) - 6/2/2009 2:41:30 PM
"Stewards of Spirit achieved within the first 60 days of publication a position of number 16 on Amazon’s list of “hot new releases” under the “inspirational” category." Holy burning wood smoke! That is like an almost unheard of feat for a "new" writer. Who was the publisher. I never escaped being "buried" along with all the other POD historical novels. Well you are a professor. I'm not in literary circles. Don't be so "self-depreciating" this is something marvelous. And that cover is a 10. What I'm wondering is where on your site(s) can I find any excerpts of the "Rachel's Ballads'? Sounds so Appalachian and i crave that. (i.e. Like David Hightower) Later, michael

Stewards of Spirit: Awakening in the Light of Rachel's Ballads (Book) - 9/6/2008 3:30:37 PM
Gianetta ~ Congratulations on the spiritual journey through natures spirits1 I would be truly moved to own this book! As I will be attempting as God is willing in a few weeks! I like your philosophy very much and we are ALL entwined through the energy of each other! I totally agree and many will need to read - to know.... WRITE-ON! Warmest Blessings and Inner Peace, Warrior Purple Soulful SHEExooo STay Positive! Let us all be in the ZONE together, reaching for peace and it's highest desires! As I try to put out through my poetry too! Amen! STeward of Spirit! Great and important Title and a Triology - Great idea!

Stewards of Spirit: Awakening in the Light of Rachel's Ballads (Book) - 7/15/2008 12:07:15 PM
What a powerful topic! Yes, only in our connection to nature can we be truly authentic and aware of our guiding spiritual connection.

Stewards of Spirit: Awakening in the Light of Rachel's Ballads (Book) - 3/24/2008 11:03:54 AM
Stewards of Spirit touched me immediately as more than just the tale of Rachel. Gianetta your carefully constructed prologue set the stage for me, to see into the sonnets of Rachel. I experienced the sonnets as both beautiful and lyrical to read, and they were expressed with emotional depths, linking one to the next telling a personal story. My personal favorites exist in volume II, “My mothers Words” and Unseen Glories”. The epilogue is instructional, assisting me to acknowledge the greater lesson of “being” the authentic self. “Awakening in the Light of Rachel’s Ballads”, is a perfect companion to bask one’s thoughts into, as it reflects the personal harmony with the greater world all around us in nature, which will acknowledge your thoughts with the simplest of breezes or song of a bird at just the right moment to make you smile out loud; reminding you that you are awakening to a greater reality. Anyone sensing they are on the path to higher consciousness will find comfort in this book, and for those who are so involved in everyday, stressed to their limits, will find the knowledge within these pages, to live a more satisfying life. I will reread and adore its pages often.

Stewards of Spirit: Awakening in the Light of Rachel's Ballads (Book) - 2/9/2008 4:46:56 AM
Sounds like a truly interesting and inspiring book, Gianetta.

The Princess and the Deer (Short Story) - 11/1/2008 6:14:28 PM
Lovely story, and I am sure your daughter wants to hear this one many times. CarolHawks

The Princess and the Deer (Short Story) - 7/15/2008 10:28:00 PM
God is in the details, My favorite line was "The deer tucked his head and extendd his front leg as in in bow" beatifully written and expressed story it inspired me Cordially Alain Thanks for your wonderful comments on my poems

The Princess and the Deer (Short Story) - 5/20/2008 4:41:22 PM
That's a beautiful little story that should have high appeal for your daughter and other children. It is like the beginnings of traditional fairy tales...Jerry

The Princess and the Deer (Short Story) - 1/26/2008 8:46:28 AM
A wonderful story. I've spent many hours at sundown being near and among deer at the edge of our golf course at our remote travel trailer park in Punta Gorda Florida USA. I've never been able to get close enough to touch one, but I've spent enough time doing this that the deer are no longer frightened of me and I can pass by on my walk and they will continue to grazing and brouse. s/henry

The Princess and the Deer (Short Story) - 1/13/2008 5:49:17 PM
Sweet write. Thank you for sharing it and best wishes with your book/s. Love and peace to you, Regis

Alone by the Lake (Article) - 10/6/2009 5:05:15 PM
All good.

Alone by the Lake (Article) - 10/6/2009 4:16:51 PM
Yes, thank you for sharing a beautifully written personal essay that many writers can relate to. ~leslie

Alone by the Lake (Article) - 10/6/2009 10:40:57 AM
What a lovely entry and opening up of your thoughts and emotions. Thank you for sharing a little of your special place. hugs fee

Alone by the Lake (Article) - 10/6/2009 2:29:30 AM
This is every bit a poem -- and more. I've been here and thought these thoughts, but not nearly as eloquently as you have. Maybe you could/should take this and adapt it into one of your poetry gems. Just a suggestion. JD

Alone by the Lake (Article) - 10/5/2009 9:56:25 PM
Gina, reading this has come at a strange point in my life...for I have recently arrived at where you are now. Over the course of the last nine months, I have watched myself grow and learn more about myself...what makes me happy and what doesn't....what is important in my life and what isn't. I have always been a person who has "taken care" of others...and while I think that that is good and important, I now believe that it's important to take care of "self,"...for in doing that, we become more to others...those that are important in our lives. "Alone," is a good place to be...and it took me a long time to learn that "alone" doesn't have to be "lonely." Beautiful writing...you always give cause to think, and I like that, very much.

Alone by the Lake (Article) - 10/5/2009 4:54:43 PM
Some good and powerful thoughts, Gina. I very much relate. I, too, am spending a great deal of time alone at present, and I seem to have raised my self-awareness to a level I never knew before was possible. I refer sometimes in my reviews of others that they should look to their inwards, or that they have done so, instead of judging all by their outwards. You probably are someone who can relate to the meaning of this. It is in our inwards that we come to grips with the truths of spirituality, and can hear the voice of God. I was driving along this week, contemplating the black birds feeling the first chill in the fall air, and all of the sights associated with this. Suddenly I felt a great feeling of lonliness as a part of the season within myself, and I came home to write the poem Season's Climax which I posted this week. I somewhat feel like I wrote a tribute to the Book of Ecclesiastics which I will have to get out to read again. For every purpose, there is a season......Jerry

Thoughts on Home (Article) - 10/5/2009 5:06:55 AM
Gianetta - You have expressed the feeling of home, a place where we feel that we belong, wonderfully. - David

Thoughts on Home (Article) - 10/2/2009 1:43:44 PM
I like this very much. I felt I was there and yes I have had these wonderful epiphany's as well. Thank you for sharing Cheers Alain

Thoughts on Home (Article) - 10/2/2009 1:17:35 PM
Very good, Gina. It is good to read another's poetry in prose and feelings of serenity in the warmth of the home area. I have felt much the same, and I am adapting to my new home area in life, but I always feel a longing sadness to be with my first home as it once was. It is good to know you are a part of a certain place on the earth.. Places have spirit, too......Jerry

Thoughts on Home (Article) - 10/2/2009 11:00:10 AM
Gina, your prose too sings with lovely poetry. -gene.

Thoughts on Home (Article) - 10/2/2009 10:15:58 AM
You expressed such a wonderful feeling of contentment and serenity in knowing your place in this existance. Beautifully done Gina. hugs fee

Thoughts on Home (Article) - 10/2/2009 9:46:06 AM
Gianetta, I feel like I walked down that lane with you. Your writing is so vivid, I can even see my own footprints in the dirt road. ~leslie

Thoughts on Home (Article) - 10/2/2009 9:30:37 AM
Gina, this is so so beautiful and rings of the true spirit of this season. Makes me feel like having a warm cup of hot cider by the fire. Happy Autumn!

Why Gina Does What She Does and Is Who She Is (Article) - 5/15/2009 4:06:58 PM
Dear Gina, I think your mission of an environmentalist aware woman of these days is commendable, especially being a wonderful role model for your precious daughter, Gianetta...the picture of you two is priceless! It was very creatively posed to represent freedom and independence...I respect your work and your creative effort. I would like to see you promote your work on Authors Den more often. Your work is well worth an audience and you can attain a wider fan base by posting more of these types of articles. It's women like you who make a difference to Mother Earth by promoting environmentalist issues and raising awareness...Blessed Be. Warmly, Sage

Why Gina Does What She Does and Is Who She Is (Article) - 5/12/2009 3:50:48 AM
your heart is absolutely in the right place, your daughter is a lucky girl and you a lucky woman.

Why Gina Does What She Does and Is Who She Is (Article) - 5/11/2009 10:48:55 PM
Gina, as a mom, I have to tell you that I agree with you 100% and have tried to live my life in much the same way. You are truly to be admired...and what a beautiful photo!

Why Gina Does What She Does and Is Who She Is (Article) - 5/11/2009 4:02:51 PM
Amen, Gina. I wish that somebody had been able to imbue this down into my heart where I really hung onto to it as a child, and I wish that somehow I had been better able to instill it in my own children. You are blessed in these realizations at a relatively young age. At the age I suspect you are, I had glimmers, but failed to follow through. I like your ideas of realizing the value of ego without allowing it to control you. I let too much of the hurt and pain of life kick me down. I think I have only come of late to realize that I actually am a gifted person, and it seems I still need too much of the verification of others to realize it actually is true. I have a problem in accepting it as a reality without encouragement. I am afraid I have waited for this realization too late in life when I may not live long enough to see what should have been come true. I find it hard to realize that I am 62 years old, Gina, not young anymore, but not old enough to be ancient. I am probably in good physical health, but many of the mental pains of life can weigh me down if I am not careful. Your observations are full of wisdom, and of poignancy for those who heeded them not in their own hearts soon enough. God bless you and your daughter......Jerry

Why Gina Does What She Does and Is Who She Is (Article) - 5/11/2009 8:52:10 AM
The legacy you will leave your daughter will be the experience of a heart and soul being true to itself. You are a strong and wonderful women who found the strengh to follow your dreams even when obstacles both real and imagined were placed in your way. that little girl has a loving mother who will teach her to reach for the stars but also to be able to get up brush herself off and try again if at first she doesn't reach high enough. Very interesting and self reflective write my friend. hugs to you and your little one, Fee

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/2/2009 11:59:00 AM
beautiful!

Write Me Again, John Flanagan (Poetry) - 12/2/2009 11:58:30 AM
THIS is excellent writing!

Write Me Again, John Flanagan (Poetry) - 12/2/2009 11:16:33 AM
Nicely wrote Gina, I like the way you offer to sacrifice your voice for the good of the prose and the muse but retain your artistic soul. fee

Write Me Again, John Flanagan (Poetry) - 12/2/2009 11:16:29 AM
Such fine sentiments so well-expressed, Gianetta; and a great endorsement of John. Love and best wishes, Regis

Write Me Again, John Flanagan (Poetry) - 12/2/2009 7:03:58 AM
O', my dear... to have John Flanagan write you again might not have the extraordinary impact his first write had on you! This IS poetry at the peak of the alps, peering over and above and onto how remarkable you truly are! Loved it, loved it, loved it! Love and Peace~ Kimmy~

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/2/2009 2:13:38 AM
Gina, although winter is my least favorite season, you make me almost appreciate it! Simply beautiful work.

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 9:02:54 PM
Gina, You make me want to see the first snowfall, now that is impressive! Lovely visuals and your photo absolutely perfect. You capture the breath of winter with ease! Much peace, love, and light, Amber "V"

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 5:17:37 PM
Gianetta - I can feel that cool promise on my face. - David

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 4:15:05 PM
Expressed with reverence and respect, Gina, this poem has the vigour and refreshment of a strong mint in the mouth, and the title is so positive. Yes! John

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 4:07:15 PM
…the photo!...stunning quietude and your beautiful words embrace "Cool Promise" another tender vision spoken Gina… Peace, Love & Inspirations Vickie

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 3:17:04 PM
A white and wind sculpted landscape against a piercing blue sky can strike the most seasoned summer worshiper with awe. We all secretly love the winter. There is no cozier image than being snuggled by a fireplace while big flakes of snow gather gently along the window pane. The white gloved hand of God came to our place last night as well for the first time this year. Your poem has added to its beauty.

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 2:57:30 PM
I like how you've written about snow without ever using the word. Maybe if we all saw winter through your eyes, it would not seem so cold. George

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 12:33:00 PM
Beautiful poetry. Serene and idyllic.

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 12:28:19 PM
Fabulous capture of mood, atmosphere, feeling and spirituality in this power-packed crystal nugget, Gianetta. Though delicately mastered, it impacts just like that first breath of outside mountain air... so reminds me of my trip to Colorado earlier this year! Fresh and uplifting. xx

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 8:52:55 AM
Fantastic write Gina and so beautiful... fee

Cool Promise (Poetry) - 12/1/2009 6:50:55 AM
Gianetta, For that scene, I would be tempted to step onto the front porch and risk a fall. =] THIS. Is. BEAUTIFUL, in image and verse. Well done! (((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

One Heart Remembered (Poetry) - 11/28/2009 7:07:44 AM
To say this is beautiful, is not saying enough. You've moved me to tears.

So Pretty (Poetry) - 11/28/2009 7:07:02 AM
Do you know, often when I read your work, I draw a breath...and then, I read again...your work always provokes so much thought, Gina...and no matter what you write, it's written with such beautiful word choices.

IntraBeing (Poetry) - 11/27/2009 2:45:03 PM
One of your best. Kudos!

So Pretty (Poetry) - 11/27/2009 2:38:38 PM
Coming to grips with age isn't easy. Nicely expressed.

One Heart Remembered (Poetry) - 11/27/2009 2:36:29 PM
"We will always remember." Very few consider that remembrance can come from the eternal soul and not just from the brain and biology of this particular life.

So Pretty (Poetry) - 11/27/2009 1:26:02 PM
Lovely writing... and I can see that we can all interpret this in different ways because we all know that longing, that love that is greater than us. Axilea

So Pretty (Poetry) - 11/26/2009 2:02:41 AM
We are all illusionists and are all victims of illusion. What you see of me and what I see of you forms two banks of a river. It is communication that bridges that gap and allows our perceptions to grow clearer. When we are on that bridge we hang precariously over a flow that can take us only in one direction and that is towards understanding and it takes us away from the two banks from where we originally saw each other. What is further down the river we don't know but we will be there together. As always, you are a thought provoker Gina!

One Heart Remembered (Poetry) - 11/26/2009 1:53:48 AM
This is a celebration of the family. You give a glimpse into the depth of your emotions for your treasured ones and describe extremely well the connectivity between your spirits. Your family is very lucky to have someone that can articulate so well what it is that she feels about them. Happy Thanksgiving Gina!

One Heart Remembered (Poetry) - 11/26/2009 1:07:23 AM
This capture of such a loving trinity of hearts is truly amazing very nicely done Gina... fee