<div dir="ltr">I have a hunch her name was Ellen. They are wonderful and your sharing is inspiring Riantee.<div>Thank you.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 7:06 PM Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">I have a little story of uprightness and goodwill from some honorable community members that I want to share.<div>I used to go to Mendo Litho a lot when I was working on a children’s book. Then I didn’t have the need and didn’t return for about six months until about a week ago when I wanted to make a few photocopies. The woman at the counter, which I knew for being very helpful but whose name I forgot, asked me my name and if I had dropped a hundred dollar bill last time I was there. I said that I remembered very well having been missing a hundred dollar bill I had just gotten from the bank but didn’t know when and where I had lost it.</div><div>She went in the back to get Jean and sure enough I was handed the brand new crisp hundred dollar bill that a customer had found on the floor and returned to them.</div><div>I want to thank the people involved again and let everyone know of my appreciation.</div><div>Riantee<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>l glutamine<br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jul 13, 2023, at 18:56, rnadeau via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org" target="_blank">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">~~~~~Please support our local artists ~~~~~ Thank you all who have various hand and heart made </div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">products of your creativity for letting us all know what you have to offer~!!! </div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Much Love and Gratitude to EVERYONE ~~~~ All of our lives mater and make a difference ~~~ </div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Thank you for your posting of various events that help to weave us all together ~~.</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">In Unity Consciousness~~! ~~~Ron <br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Marilyn Hagar <<a href="mailto:mhagar@mcn.org" target="_blank">mhagar@mcn.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>New Book New Blog post</b><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">July 12, 2023 at 2:17:03 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">Ron <<a href="mailto:rnadeau@mcn.org" target="_blank">rnadeau@mcn.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Reply-To: 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Summer!</span></h1><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Dear Ron<br>Just checking in with my latest news. While I'm waiting for my new book to be published I'm blogging. I just put up a new post. I'm excited to let you know that it can be<span> </span></span><a href="https://marilynhagar.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5c032179784b43a0e52899f&id=fe93f5207c&e=6fb362a0b3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">listened to</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span> </span>as well as read. I had such fun making the recording. When I'm writing I always feel like I'm speaking directly to readers, but<span> </span><strong>actually</strong><strong>speaking</strong><span> </span>to listeners adds a whole new dimension. You can always go to<span> </span></span><a href="https://marilynhagar.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5c032179784b43a0e52899f&id=5757533163&e=6fb362a0b3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">my website</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span> </span>if you want to see the art or read rather than listen.<span> </span></span><a href="https://marilynhagar.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7f5c032179784b43a0e52899f&id=c12c7e1e10&e=6fb362a0b3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Check it out.</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span> </span>I'd love to hear what you think. <br><br>So many are asking about my new book. <em style="font-weight:bold">THE SCALPEL, THE PAINTBRUSH AND THE PEN</em> is making its way to publication. The pages are all designed and the cover image is being created. 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