{"id":2,"date":"2010-07-06T10:23:24","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T10:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thriveinlife.ca\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2012-12-07T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T22:14:09","slug":"publishers-greetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thriveinlife.ca\/index.php\/publishers-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Publisher’s Greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Thrive In Life<\/strong> Magazine has become an amazing journey for me.\u00a0I’ve written novels, short stories and screenplays. This venture\u00a0feels different, a\u00a0way to reach out to others in a bold, direct manner,\u00a0using mass technology to communicate with and share\u00a0intense, private stories of personal growth.\u00a0As I\u00a0dip my toe, hesitantly,\u00a0into\u00a0my sixth decade\u00a0of living on this planet, I\u00a0want to\u00a0understand what it means to truly thrive. And I wish to learn these Universal truths and hard-won wisdom along with you, my readers. My deepest\u00a0hope is that this will be a vehicle for service.<\/p>\n

When I first conceptualized this magazine, I admit my vision was a little less grand. I thought that “Surviving In Spite of the Human Condition” would be\u00a0enough. It was my two sons who vehemently protested.\u00a0Bless them indeed for inspiring me to believe, as\u00a0Ms. Marianne Williamson writes, in the\u00a0possibility of nurturing a thriving soul in a harsh world.\u00a0Simply accepting\u00a0that possibility has\u00a0attracted some special writers\u00a0to my magazine, human beings that better the world\u00a0with their generosity of spirit, and who fill me with hope.<\/p>\n

Among the diversity of topics, my magazine will also reflect my passion, love and respect for animals, so you will\u00a0find\u00a0here\u00a0stories of the\u00a0great wisdom and highly evolved souls of these animals who share our lives. Parents will\u00a0also discover positive ways to interact with their children. For I believe\u00a0in my heart that\u00a0if\u00a0our most innocent beings–our children and animals–are purely loved, protected\u00a0and honoured for the blessed beings they are,\u00a0our harsh world will soften. And our souls, in turn, will be better able to thrive.<\/p>\n

Here, too, will be stories across the generations–from youth, bursting with energy and possibilities,\u00a0learning to differentiate between striving and thriving, to seniors in their mid-eighties–like my spirited parents–and beyond,\u00a0where triumphing over the aging process\u00a0is an act of courage in itself,\u00a0and who may be\u00a0our\u00a0most enduring models of inspiration.<\/p>\n

I want to thank my whole family and closest friends for their wonderful support of this endeavor.\u00a0I send\u00a0special thanks to Ivor Block, my co-pilot for this venture, and my incredibly beloved partner in life, to Angelika Podgorska for her absolutely brilliant talent, who designed this most beautiful website, and to my oldest son, Robin Hiet-Block, President of NewGen\u00a0Technologies<\/a>, creator extraordinaire, who endlessly\u00a0and patiently revised and reworked the site for me.<\/p>\n

I’m very excited as I launch\u00a0Thrive In Life<\/strong> Magazine on September 15, 2010. Come join me on this journey.\u00a0 I look forward to your\u00a0feedback and comments. If you’d like\u00a0a particular topic addressed, please let me know, and if there is enough interest,\u00a0one of our growing number of experts will provide an informative article for you.\u00a0Pulitzer prizewinning columnist, Anna Quindlen, says, “The idea of growing up is basic fallacy. Maturation takes your whole life\u00a0and ends when you die.”\u00a0And that, hopefully,\u00a0goes for the art of thriving.<\/p>\n

Thank you.<\/p>\n

Racine Hiet.<\/p>\n

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Dear Readers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thousands\u00a0of\u00a0you have visited our magazine in 136 <\/strong>countries. Thank you for your support.<\/p>\n

If you wish, like Thrive In Life <\/strong>on <\/strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0 or follow me on \u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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