Amazon C. J. Lovell The Key Is Me Category:  Inspirational Publisher: Self Published ISBN-10:  9780578018546 Type: Fiction Pages: 216 Copyright: April 2009 The beauty of nature, the hardships of life and the strength of the human spirit have inspired the poems in “The Key is Me– Treasures of the Heart”. The Key Is Me Treasures of the Heart Inspirational Poetry The first PRINTED collection of poetry by C. J. Lovell The beauty of nature, the hardships of life and the strength of the human spirit have inspired the poems in “The Key is Me– Treasures of the Heart”. This book is wonderfully amazing. You will love the way all 38 poems tell a short story, each one inspiring and encouraging in so many different aspects of life, covering a broad spectrum of emotion. You will find each poem amazingly uplifting, heartfelt and soothing to your soul. Excerpt The Key Is Me by C. J. Lovell Oh, my precious soul, where the blackness of discontentment lurks, if only the sun would brightly shine. The torments and unrest of all the world’s troubles are on my shoulders alone. The heaviness and pain of each dark cloud, no doubt was given to me by design. Never a positive thought do I have; continually all I do is moan and groan. I watch all God’s splendor pass me by, never once believing I could fly. In the security of my own self-imposed prison; not seeing a way to flee; just on the verge of breaking down. Appalling fear and self-doubt are destroying my soul; you see I have given up and won’t even try. Hiding my shame of depression and self-hatred, I wear the painted face of a clown. Never, never once did it cross my mind, not even once… never once did I realize I could truly fly. The strength of my doubting thoughts and the demons of my past keep me from walking through God’s lighted door. Never, never once did it cross my mind, not even once… never once did I believe I could soar through the awesome blue sky. Just like the turn of a key or the turn of a knob… just as easy as that I made my life so much more. For me, a new life began with just a positive thought or two, then my thoughts grew into three or four, then there were more and more; so many I can no longer count. By simply changing my thinking my mind grew into a beautiful garden, and it all started with just one positive seed. The yearning of dreams unfulfilled; now wonderfully put in front of me; each day, right before my eyes, I watch my blessings continue to mount. All the burdens of my self-inflicted pain and self-denial, always saying, “I can’t,” from this prison I have been freed. I now stand on a mountaintop with my head way above the clouds; there is no doubt the beautiful golden rays of the sun will always shine down on me; all that is required of me is to simply try. So many dreams in my life I have the desire to achieve, at last I have the key, and finally I realize they all must start inside of me. All I have to do is want to fly bad enough; believing in myself, all I have to do is spread my wondrous wings and sail way up high in the sky. Belief in myself, never doubting for a second, planting seeds of flowers; these are the keys, now my happiness and inner peace is a guarantee. The key is me… The key is me...

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Jeannie:

" 'The Key Is Me', which you have so gracefully written, is just beautiful. The writings come from your Inner Being, shining as a beacon of Light from your heart. Heaven and Earth have opened their doors to you, and have chosen you to express in words what they are expressing in beauty. Thank you for allowing others to enjoy your wonderful gift thru your beautiful book, 'The Key Is Me.' "

Karita Lourene, Author of 'The World's Greatest Teachings' Sun Lakes, AZ

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I want to say that I think you are a very gifted writer...

Your book is so inspirational... I find myself reading it during the day when I need a pick me up or I want to feel closer to God or just be with myself. You should be so proud of yourself. I'm sure the feedback you've gotten is wonderful.

The good news is, once and a while I pick up your book and it's like a private moment of zen.

Love Nancy


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C.J. Lovell's new book of poems has touched the very depths of my soul. Tears started flowing from my eyes, and just wouldn't stop, and even in writing this review they have started again. There is an unseen magic stirring in the universe, because of this beautiful book. I thank you C.J.”
G. Pylant