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Turkey Street, Real Life and Real People

29/5/2015

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This is real life and real people, and, when real life and real people are involved, we’ve also got to take a dose of sadness, frustration and even anger, as well as the laughs and titters. That’s all part of real life – it’s often accentuated in expat life – and Turkey Street is a perfect portrayal of all of that. It’s also a portrayal of the closeness of Jack and Liam’s relationship and you’re so grateful for that for them.
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Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum
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Passage of the Stork: Now on Apple iBooks

27/5/2015

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Passage of the Stork
Passage of the Stork, Delivering the Soul by Madeleine Lenagh is now available on Apple iBooks in the USA, UK and Canada.

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Wine and Song for Passage of the Stork

23/5/2015

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Congratulations to Madeleine Lenagh on the successful launch of her unforgettable memoir, Passage of the Stork at De Nieuwe Boekhandel in Amsterdam accompanied by wine and song.
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The Jae de Wylde Collection

23/5/2015

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Books by Jae de Wylde
Quality fiction from the pen of Jae de Wylde...
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Turkey Street Giveaway

20/5/2015

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Turkey Street Jack and Liam move to Bodrum
Six months into their Turkish affair, Jack and Liam, a gay couple from London, took lodgings in the oldest ward of Bodrum Town. If they wanted to shy away from the curtain-twitchers, they couldn’t have chosen a worse position. Their terrace overlooked Turkey Street like the balcony of Buckingham Palace and the middle-aged infidels stuck out like a couple of drunks at a temperance meeting.
For a chance to win a free copy of Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum by Jack Scott, please click here.
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Congratulations to the Winners

19/5/2015

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The Springtime Goodreads Giveaway Competition is now closed. Thank you to the 4,000 people who entered and well done to the winners. 
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Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum

18/5/2015

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Springtime Books proudly announce the publication of Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum, the eagerly awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed Perking the Pansies. 
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Turkey Street is available to buy in paperback at Amazon 
Pick up the digital edition on Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Apple iBooks
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Passage of the Stork Now on Barnes & Noble

16/5/2015

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Turkey Street Hits No.1

15/5/2015

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Three days before the official publication of Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum, the pre-released Kindle edition hits the top stop on Amazon in Middle Eastern Travel. 
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Goodreads Giveaway - Last Three Days

14/5/2015

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There's only three days to go before the Summertime Publishing and Springtime Books giveaway closes on Goodreads. Enter for your chance to win up to 10 great titles before it's too late. Click here for more information. 
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Passage of the Stork Now on Apple iBooks

14/5/2015

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The Spanish Collection from Springtime Books

8/5/2015

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10% Off Passage of the Stork at Kobo

7/5/2015

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Buy Turkey Street on Kindle

2/5/2015

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Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum, the eagerly anticipated sequel to Perking the Pansies will be published on 18th May in paperback. Can't wait? Why not pick up the Kindle edition right now? 
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Pre-Order Turkey Street on Apple iBooks

2/5/2015

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Decisions, Decisions by Madeleine Lenagh

1/5/2015

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When it’s hard to choose

Early this April, I attended a large, full-day symposium for women who are looking for ways to bring new meaning into their lives. As a coach, I held one-on-one sessions throughout the day with different participants. What really struck me about most of the women I talked to was that they are all faced with large, life-influencing choices and are have difficulty deciding.

“Do I stay in my comfortable job or do I quit and start my own business? Do I enter relationship therapy with my partner or do I walk away from the relationship? Do I burn all my bridges behind me? Do I do it now? Or next year if things haven’t gotten any better?”

There isn’t just one simple answer here for everyone. It’s a lot more complex than just saying, “Go for it!”. Following the path your soul is calling you to follow means you will sometimes stand on crossroads, unable to decide. Here are a few tips to help you understand how to proceed.

Take your time

A forced decision will always be made with your rational mind. Following the way of your heart requires time to let things unfold. You will need to listen to all the little Yes, but! voices inside and tell them that you do take them seriously but you will decide for yourself.

If all you feel is confusion, accept the confusion, be patient with it, and wait until it ebbs away. There will be a moment the confusion transforms into deep certainty. That is the moment to come into action.

Pay attention to your dreams

Your soul speaks to you through your subconscious. Your subconscious unfolds itself to you in your dreams. Not through rational stories but through associative images, strange happenings, and archetypes.  

If you do not keep a dream journal, this is a good time to start. Write down your dream as soon as you wake up. Write it out with as much detail as you can remember: colors, sounds, images. Write in the present tense, as if you are experiencing it again. Do not try to analyze the dream. And never, never consult a book or another person about what the dream means. Every individual has his or her own dream language, mainly built up out of associations. In my book, Passage of the Stork, my childhood dreams are frequented by a witch, a well-known archetype. But it took me years to understand the true meaning of the witch in my life.

Invite the dream into your waking day. Hold conversations with personages from the dream. Take a walk with an image from the dream. Ignore the narrative and concentrate on the separate images. Note down associations.

Unfortunately, the more unpleasant the dream, the more important it is. Spend time with the ones you want to forget. They probably are reminding you of something you don’t want to see – a shadow side of yourself? A blind spot? A hidden desire? 

Talk to a tree

When you talk to people about your dilemmas, they will react from their own projections. The world of nature is a much more honest and patient listener. Find a spot where you won’t be disturbed by other people. Walk around, aimlessly, simply taking in your surroundings. If you see a spot or an object (a tree, a rock, an animal) that suddenly catches your attention, stop and sit down with it. Talk to it, out loud. Introduce yourself and say why it caught your attention, what you notice about it. Then tell it about your dilemma, the choices you need to make. Explain, be honest. When you’ve said everything that needs to be said, fall silent and listen. Wait patiently for the answer. It may be that something happens. You may hear a small silent inner voice. Be open to anything that happens. When you are finished, thank the object or the spot and give it a present – a pretty stone, a flower, something you found along the way.

Important decisions, decisions about the path your life is taking, call for patience, inner silence, and the courage to face your own shadows. Whatever method you use, keep this in mind. I wish you wisdom and strength!
Madeleine Lenagh

About Madeleine

Madeleine Lenagh was born in the United States and grew up in Westport, Connecticut. She moved to the Netherlands in 1970. Madeleine is a trained counselor  and body-worker. Additional training in Systemic Ritual®, mindfulness, and Voice Dialogue followed. After a long career in urban planning and project management, she took early retirement and opened a practice for life coaching and counseling. She works with individual clients and organizes workshops, helping people make difficult choices, process grief and loss, learn to take care of themselves, and live their lives in accordance with their soul’s longing. She shares her passion for nature with others through her writing, art and photography, and shamanic practices.
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    • Expat Bookshop
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      • The Singing Warrior
      • The Newcomer's Dictionary
      • Badass Abroad
      • #Living the Dream
      • This Messy Mobile Life
      • Life After My Saucepans
      • Living Elsewhere
      • What About Your Saucepans?
      • Turkey Street
      • Perking the Pansies
      • Living Elsewhere
      • Drinking Camel's Milk in the Yurt
      • Passage to Persia
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      • On Swallows' Wings
      • The Singing Warrior
      • Badass Abroad
      • #LivingTheDream
      • Life After My Saucepans
      • What about your saucepans?
      • The Soul Millionaire
      • Turkey Street
      • Passage of the Stork
      • Drinking Camel's Milk in the Yurt
      • Perking the Pansies
      • Passage to Persia
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      • La vie en mouvement
      • The Newcomer's Dictionary
      • Vida en Movimiento
      • #LivingTheDream
      • This Messy Mobile Life
      • Living Elsewhere
      • Life in Motion
      • Going Local in Gran Canaria
      • Jump Down Under
      • Unpack
      • Deconstructing Brazil
    • Fiction >
      • The Guilty Can't Say Goodbye
      • The Legend of the Dancing Baobab Tree
      • Boudica's Daughters
      • A Family Just Like Mine
      • From Barcelona
    • Health & Wellbeing >
      • Meet Your Muse
      • Juicy Life
      • The ChrisLin Method
      • Les Signatures de BioGéométrie​
      • Méthode Adamski
      • De Regreso a un Futuro Para a Humanidad
      • Retour Vers un Avenir pour L'Humanité
      • #LivingTheDream
      • How to stand Up to Sexism
      • Vida en Movimiento
      • Life in Motion
      • This Messy Mobile Life
      • In Search of the Best Swedish Chokladbollar
      • Unpack
      • Benjamin's Bedtime Journey
      • O Futuro Iluminado Pelo Passado
      • Tracce di BioGeometria​
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      • The Millennial Money Masterplan
      • Here We Are
      • The Flight of the Soul Millionaire
      • The Soul Millionaire
      • Seasons of Wealth
      • Secrets of a Financial Adviser
      • Retire to the Life You Love
      • Now It's Clear The Career You Own
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      • The Twelve Days of Christmas Safari
      • Italy, a Romantic Journey
      • Postcards from the Ege
      • Going Local in Gran Canaria
      • Deconstructing Brazil
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      • The Legend of the Dancing Baobab Tree
      • The Twelve Days of Christmas Safari
      • Hanna and the Flying Carpet
      • Boudica's Daughters
      • A Family Just Like Mine
      • Benjamin's Bedtime Journey
      • What About Your Saucepans?
      • Hanna Och Den Flygande Mattan
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      • Life in Motion
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      • Méthode Adamski
      • De Regreso a un Futuro Para a Humanidad
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