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Something special happened to me in November: Brown & Co suggested I do bi-weekly signings of my latest release, From Siberia to Bermuda: Live, Love, Laugh in their book department. It became the perfect opportunity for me to meet, not only my reade...

Joy is burning inside me like a Christmas candle and if I cup my hands around it with gentleness and care, the flame leaps higher. If I add my secret thoughts, my hopes and dreams, I feel it burn brightly and the bubble that is my world expands ever...

Two weeks ago, I saw a long line of shoppers patiently waiting to buy their Christmas trees outside of the Harrington Hundreds supermarket. It made me smile as I remembered what it meant to me to find a tree. I was a child in Irkutsk, Siberia. Snow w...

This year was very arduous for all of us. Yet, amidst the fear and difficulty, unforeseen events unfolded that threw me into a chain of circumstances I could never have imagined. The door to adventure opened wide and I fell through, like Alice tumbli...

Early mornings are a very special and magical time for me. The first hour of my day I consider sacred because I am alone with myself; one-on-one with my thoughts and tuned in to my inner world. I don’t check my phone because I want to enjoy the exqui...

Believe it or not, we have all the happiness, kindness, and courage we could ever wish for and dream of — inside us. Often these qualities are lost in the grey clouds of negative emotions. These clouds form over years and become so thick and heavy th...

Each of us brings something unique; good energy, a nice smile, an infectious laugh, an interesting story, a friendly hug. I decided that my book signing party for Live Love Laugh: From Siberia to Bermuda would not be just about my challenging life jo...

I know that among my distant ancestors was a romping gypsy, handsome, laughing and a blustery fighter, who loved to show off and have a drink. Always brightly dressed, dancing till dawn and prone to enchant the most beautiful girl in the camp. But, w...