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d="ba97">I’ve had a side gig going for many years now as a psychic. Or, more accurately, as a channel.</p><h2 id="aeae">The Last Word</h2><p id="6cbb"><b><i>Hello.</i></b></p><p id="c94e">Ha, you made me laugh.</p><p id="4e6b"><b><i>Well, you were the one who said you were a channel. I thought I’d pop in and say hello.</i></b></p><p id="5ca7">Hi, yourself. We haven’t done this in a while.</p><p id="1a30"><b><i>No, you have been ill. We thought we’d give you an opportunity to heal, as it were.</i></b></p><p id="6254">What do you mean, “as it were”?</p><p id="4b02"><b><i>Healing takes time, especially the older the individual is. You have noticed in the past week that you are able to put your socks on even more easily than before you were sick. You are able to stay up longer hours and are taking an interest in your former activities.</i></b></p><p id="a7d2">Yeah, unfortunately I tanked on NaNoWriMo. Though I still have two days to write before the end of November. I put a good 23,200 words into my third book. I want to finish it off at 30,000 words which is another two or three chapters. I need to go back to the second book and finish that one off with an additional 17,000 words. Then, re-writes on all three books and then think about either turning it over to Dennis to see if he is willing to spend the time editing them or think about hiring an editor to do the job, which I’m thinking would cost a good $3,000 or so which we don’t have. I also need to get up to speed with Canva, or Publisher or re-learn Illustrator to produce some covers. Then, I need to publish the books at KDP and see what happens. I need to drum up some interest in those FaceBook groups I joined and get my author’s website up and running. Anyone who has subscribed to my articles here at Medium will be on the list of folks I approach with book deals and announcements. By the way, if you want to get on that email list <a href="https://pmevanosky.medium.com/subscribe">please subscribe here</a> or email me at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>. I suppose I am feeling better. I’ve got a lot to do.</p><p id="6871">Oh, on a less fun note, I need to do our family accounting for 2022. I’m figuring it will take me a couple of months. That means I need the laptop set up next to me with another cordless keyboard to compare Quickbooks 2021 on the laptop with Quickbooks 2022 on the PC. I forget how I classify things from one year to the next. This is the year I have spent money on myself towards publishing books. Can I count those things?</p><p id="3db4"><b><i>Yes, we would say you might create

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a publishing classification for yourself. If your accountant wishes to take those expenditures and you use what you earned as a Medium writer this year to offset that would be up to her.</i></b></p><p id="ddb3">But does $48 as income from Medium even come close? I don’t think it counts as more than a hobby.</p><p id="5184"><b><i>Well, is this why you were thinking about side gigs? Perhaps you should concentrate on income-producing side gigs.</i></b></p><p id="b56f">Why are you raining on my parade?</p><p id="426a"><b><i>That’s what you pay us for, though the IRS would never, I guarantee, in a million years count that toward a business expenditure.</i></b></p><p id="afec">Well, I don’t pay you, so there.</p><p id="20eb"><b><i>You do understand what I mean, though.</i></b></p><p id="28fb">Yes, I do. Hey, is anybody going to be remotely interested in this piece?</p><p id="9e6d"><b><i>Time will tell.</i></b></p><p id="a68a">In explanation, <a href="https://medium.com/@pmevanosky/list/the-last-word-where-spirit-speaks-c75cbb677e29"><b><i>The Last Word</i></b></a> is a short conversation between my guide, Seth, and myself that generally has something to do with whatever I am writing about. I’ve started a list of those articles I write where it appears. I hope you enjoy it. I enjoy having Seth and others in Spirit show up occasionally in my pieces. It’s how I channel.</p><p id="3793">If you are not already a Medium member, consider using <a href="https://pmevanosky.medium.com/membership"><b><i>my affiliate link to join</i></b></a>. It is less than <b><i>15¢ a day</i></b>. A small portion of your membership fee will support my writing, and you will have access to all the great articles written by writers on Medium.</p><p id="f2fc">Thanks for reading. <a href="https://pmevanosky.medium.com/subscribe"><b>Subscribe for notifications every time I publish an article</b></a>. See you in the Funny Papers.</p><div id="b2ef" class="link-block"> <a href="https://pmevanosky.medium.com/list/c75cbb677e29"> <div> <div> <h2>The Last Word - Where Spirit Speaks</h2> <div><h3>A section in some of my articles for my Spirit Guide and other interested Folk in Spirit to have a place to talk. Just…</h3></div> <div><p>pmevanosky.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*cc5922e576207285fd230b798dc9ee73f480108f.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Guest Prompt Week 3, Day 1: Vicky Prokopi

Prompt + short interview

The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all. Walt Disney

Everything makes sense when we stop trying to make sense of it — that goes both for inner work and the externals. We attempt to force our mind’s will too much, despite our soul being wise and eternal.

That was my Monday revelation, so yeah, thanks for coming to my TED talk. I am now ready to present guest number 7: Miss Vicky Prokopi, who’s constantly on the move, so she might not get the chance to engage as much as she would like — but non c’e problema, comprendiamo! Her prompt is genius:

“In life eventually we learn to plant our own gardens instead of waiting for others to bring us flowers. How are you preparing and taking care of your own garden?”

Vicky explained to me that her prompt was inspired by the lovely poem of Jorge Luis Borges titled “You Learn”. She said: “I came across this poem a while back, when a friend shared it. I was hooked. It made me think of all the times when I was waiting for a hero in my life, somebody to come and give me meaning, guide me and show me what life’s all about. After many failed romantic attempts, I started breaking down the pieces of my own happiness: What do I need to be well? What does my garden lack? Then I started planting slowly and often painfully. It’s an ongoing process, but it’s worth every little thorn I come across.”

What a soul nourishing topic to write on! I am looking forward to everyone’s take on it. Also, remember to stay tuned for Wednesday’s and Friday’s prompt.

Thank you, dearest Vicky Prokopi for the soothing words. 💛

Our 12 participants are:

Joseph Lieungh, Riku Arikiri, Aswin, Sujona Chatterjee, Wilfredo Resto, Simão Cunha, Vicky Prokopi, Bingz Huang, Dan Catalin, Chigozirim Sophia Emeka, Georgia Lewitt, Marcus

Everyone is welcomed to join us with response articles to these prompts, whether part of Know Thyself or not. Remember to tag the writer that inspired you so that they don’t miss your articles.

Each of these guest prompts will be pinned at the top of the pub for 48 hours so that you can easily access them. Afterwards, you’ll be able to find them all here.

In case you missed Simão Cunha’s prompt on time travel:

Melanie J.: A Journey To A Different World

Conor Whelan: If I Had A Time Machine

Chrissie Morris Brady Ph.D: Time, Time, Time, What’s Become of Me?

Yana Bostongirl: How “Pretty” Became Toxic Because I Was Such A People Pleaser

Spyder: When you Win Any When

Camille Grady: Universal Mysteries

Danna Z: Twos-Zeros-Ones

jules: Opening Pandora’s Box with Time Traveling

Aswin: I Have The Power To See The Past

Frank Ontario: Since there is No Time

Marilyn Flower: Time Travel — the Latest and Greatest Solution to Your and the World’s Problems