Susan Gardiner

British writer Susan Gardiner. Editor and writer of My Angel Up Above by Jodie Vivienna. Mother to two fantastic children, confessional writer. Author of Dolly-Anne's diary, Essays on being a girl and Ellegance the mermaid. Editor and writer of my angel up above by Jodie Vivienna.

My Poetry Manifesto

The Blue Project: A Workbook For Women

My motto;

* Be inspired

* Be fascinated

* Be interested -

Always xx

Peace, Love & Harmony

I'm a mummy to two beautiful precious boys who are my entire world. Passionate soul, Sentimental, eclectic reader, creative soul, indie author, eccentric, nonconformist, Confessional writer. Studying metaphysics .Truth Student. Enlightenment Student. I Love and Respect God. Roman Catholic. Writing is my passion, I adore reading books. I love art, photography & nature. When I'm not writing and reading, I spend so much time collaging, scrapbooking & taking photos.

I have albums packed with photos, I still have loads of photos to put in albums and organise.

Years ago I really wanted to do a photography degree but I ended up doing fine arts instead.

I love art galleries and museums, Spanish films & French films. I'm obsessed with literature! My favorite authors are Abigail Bergstrom, Marianne Eloise, Lee Strobel, Jane Austen, Hannah Kent, Burghild Nina Holzer, Lana Del Rey, Lucia Berlin, Anna-Lou Weatherley, Robyn Harding, Emily Bronte, Virginia Woolf, Zoe Heller, Stephanie Land, Cat Marnell, Kiera Van Gelder, Terri White, Bruce H Lipton, Megan Giddings, Shehrina Rooney, Lisa Jewell, Carrie Fisher, Alana massey, Murial Spark, Melissa Broder, Nancy Millford, Malala Yousafzai, Charles Bukowski, Christie Tate, Maggie O'Farrell, Jodi Ann Bickley, Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Halle Butler, Beth O'Leary, Cash Carraway, Melissa Febos, Lisa Jewell, Lisa Taddeo, Roxane Gay, Steve Biddulph, Jason Hyland, Rachel Dodge, Ottessa Moshfegh, Mary Shelley, Sophia Shalmiyev, Helen Whitaker, Keris Stainton, Hermione Hoby, Nella Larsen, selma James, Amy Rose Spiegel, Kahil Gibran, Robyn Harding, Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, Carola Dunn, Dan Brown, Naomi Klein, Gayathri Ramprasad Laurie Penny, Zoe Morrison, Joyce Meyer, Maggie O:Farrell, Paula Rothenberg, Ulrika Jonsson, Colette, Sarah Gerard, Philippa Perry, Maria Shriver, Maria Bello, Rachel Cusk, Russell Brand, Teal Swan- Shadows Before Dawn, Rebecca Miller, Annie Weatherwax, Scaachi Koul, Cara Robertson, Jenny Hval, Stephen King, Claudia Rowe, Michelle Harrison, Taylor Jenkins-Reid--Daisy & The Sixes, Sarah Young, Byron Katie, Courtney Summers, Naomi Alderman, Ariel Levy, Steven Bancarz, Rebecca Wiest, Diane Doubtfire, Jenny Mollen, Tanya Tagaq, Charles. D Hayes, Phoebe Morgan, Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, Bernardo J. Carducci, PH.D, Mara Wilson, Helen Oyeyemi, Tene Edwards, Kristen Arnett, Amy Alward, Lindsay Bruce, Barbara Ann Kipfer, Nancy Pearcey, Fiona Horne, Kate Kelly, Laura Marshall, Dorothy Parker, M.Scott Peck, Florence Scovel Shinn, Albertine Sarrazin, Patti Smith, Doreen Virtue- Mornings With The Lord & The Courage To Be Creative. Lorna Byrne, The Unmumsy Mum, Stacey Turis, Leslie. T Chang, Lauren Slater, Alice Hoffman, Kimberly Jones-Pothier, the amazing beautiful angel Katie Piper, Nikola Tesla

(Inventor), Deborah Spungen, Marina Keegan (The opposite of loneliness), Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Christiane Northrup, Alis Rowe, Linda Tirado, Sara Gilbert (The imperfect environmentalist), Bryony Gordon, Caitlin Moran, Cupcake Brown, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Brooke Shields, Loretta LaRoche, Eline Snel, Shalu Sharma, Lily Bailey, Marcia Singer, Lucy H. Pearce, Martina Cole, Julia Maroh - Blue Is The Warmest Color, Myrtle Fillmore, Simone Ryder, Peggy Ramundo, Carmen Harra - Everyday Karma, Delia Sherman, Beth Moore, Jennifer Cook O'Toole, Marion Meade, Bruce E Dana, John Piper & Justin Taylor, Lola Jaye, Nadia Narain, Anne Meurois- Givaudan, Jean Kearnes Miller, Paul David Tripp, Robert Schwartz, Julia Trevarra, Heather Anderson, Judy Blume, Lisa M. Schab, White Eagle, Harriet Emilie Cady, Lisa Bond, Indra Sena, Valiance Kristine, Andrea B Riggs - Gypsy Living, Alex Haley - Roots, Kathryn Stockett-The Help, Tracey Emin, Amy Licence, Laren Stover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jodie Alexander- Frye - Questions at the school gate, Brene Brown, Derrick Jax, Dalai Lama, Napoleon Hill, Parker Posey, Jane Austen, Sayaka Murata, Georgette Todd, Matt Haig, Kerry Patterson, Kelly Cutrone, Angela C Santomero, Rebecca Solnit, Jean Stein, Donna Tartt, Miranda July, Mandy Stadtmiller, Elizabeth Berkley, David Bowie, James W. Loewen, Michelle Alexander, Lang Leav, Caroline Kepnes, Janne Robinson, Anne Lamott, Marya Hornbacher, Lynda La Plante, Avy Joseph, Jane Abbate, Lee Strobel, Joseph Glenmullen, Kahlil Gibran, Alana Massey, Alice James, Emma Cline, Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, Lily Allen, Geri Halliwell, Julie Buntin, Constance Briscoe, Jeannae Cecilia, Joe Vitale, Karen Joy Fowler, Neale Donald Walsch, M. Scott Peck, Glynnis Macnicol, Gill Sims, Karen Hamilton, Rupi Kaur, and Matthew McKay.

and many more. Finding your passion in life is imperative it's so important, you can be anything you want to be. Aspire to do something different and crazy!

" It is better to create something that others criticise

than to create nothing and criticise others" - Unknown

"Bless your enemies and you will rob them of their ammunition to harm" - Florence Scovel-Shinn

In life you must learn to forgive, let go and move on,

forget the past but remember what it taught you! x

" Imperfection is beauty, Madness is genius,

And it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than

absolutely boring " - Marilyn Monroe

it's imperative.... you can be anything you want to be. Aspire to do something different and crazy.

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​Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm - Winston Churchill

A champion is defined not be their wins but how they can recover when they fall - Serena Williams

One day the people that didn't believe in you will tell everyone how they met you - Johnny Depp

Be crazy enough to know you can do anything in life - Johnny Depp

80% of success is just showing up!- Woody Allen

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up!- Regina Brett

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Forgiveness. I don't care what you said two years ago or yesterday it's all good - Courtney Love

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Let go and let God!

Let your faith be bigger than your fear!

Give peace a chance X

We limit ourselves by limiting our vision - Florence Scovel Shinn

Smile in the mirror.

Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life - Yoko Ono

Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that - Martin Luther king Jr

Remember you are defeating yourself by not trying! - Anon

Remember your sins could make a saint of you! - Anon

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream - C.S Lewis

Don't let someone who did you wrong make you think there is something wrong with you, don't devalue yourself because they didn't value you. Know your worth even if they don't - Anon

Life is more interesting when you're strange! Xx

Comparison is the thief of joy- Loretta LaRoche

" The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd.

The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before - Albert Einstein

Happy is the mother who can say sincerely that she puts her children in God's hands and therefore, that they are divenly protected-Florence Scovel- Shinn

Never allow yourself to be defined by someone else's opinion of you! - Anon

Fall in love with the person who enjoys your madness. Not an idiot who forces you to be normal- Unknown

God makes a way where there is no way!

No matter how smart, rich or educated you think you are- how you treat people tells all. Integrity is everything! Unknown

"None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought.

Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you're carrying in your heart like a hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There's no time for anything else - Unknown

"Then Peter came to Him and asked, 'Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times? 'No, Not seven times, Jesus replied, ' but seventy times seven

If I do not judge, I will not be jugded. If I

do not condemn, I will not be condemned. If I

forgive, I will be forgiven ( LUKE 6:37 )

Never discredit your gut instint. You are not paranoid. Your body can pick up on bad vibrations. If something deep inside of you says something is not right about a person or situation, trust it - Unknown

" My darling girl, when are you going to realise that being normal is not necessarily a virtue?

It rather denotes a lack of courage." - Aunt Frances, Practical Magic

“ You don't have to do something every day that scares you. There's no fun in being terrified. Do one thing every day that makes you happy. ”-

Jodi Ann Bickley

"Sometimes people need to be told they are amazing, to drown out the negativity and the fear. Sometimes when someone else isn't feeling strong you need to be extra strong for them. They need you to tell them that they can cope, they can get better, because so much of healing is about belief, about positivity and determination-

Jodi Ann Bickley,

" I dwell in possibility - Emily Dickinson"

These quotes are some of my absolute favourites. Words are profoundly powerful and amazing! I love inspiring words and I believe in affirmations they can bring fantastic positive change into ours lives!

Own who you are, embrace who you are and be proud.

And love yourself.

Much love & hugs

Love, Peace and harmony

Susan Gardiner xx