Children’s Book “The Garden of the Crystal Roses”
Sends a Unifying Message in Troubled Times

VENTURA, CA —  Kim Freetly is a healer.  An accomplished medical massage therapist and instructor who works for professional sports teams and other clients with pain, she is now delivering a healing message for the troubled times we live in.

Freetly’s children’s book, “The Garden of the Crystal Roses,” is aimed at instilling an appreciation of our diverse population in young minds.  Set in a magical garden where plants and animals depend on each other to thrive, the book includes an environmental message as well, and comes with seed packets for children to plant their own magical gardens.

Originally written for her own children who are now grown, the manuscript came off Freetly’s shelf as, over the past year, she watched an upsurge in racial tension in the U.S. and more divisiveness overseas. 

“We’re here to love, take care of each other and grow,” Freetly explained.  “The timing for a story like this really makes sense now,” she said, noting that it is just as important for parents to see the layers of metaphors within the writing.

The colorful drawings that accompany the text were sketched out in pencil by Freetly, who lives in Ventura, Calif., and then brought to life by Tomas L. Calcano, an artist from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  Freetly has been a writer much of her life, with her stories appearing in local publications and a blog.

A world traveler, Freetly is hoping the book’s message will take root not only in the U.S. but also in other countries.  She recently had it translated into Arabic.

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I’m writing a book of 12 short stories and I want to hear yours.
Have you been “visited” by a loved one who has passed away? Do you have a heartfelt story that probably no one would believe? Hollywood has depicted this theme for us in movies, such as, “Ghost”, “What Dreams May Come”, “The Sixth Sense”, “The Lovely Bones” and “Charlie St. Cloud”. These are all movies that explore the world of loved ones, who have passed, returning to the earth plane to help and heal those left behind. Passed souls have been known to intervene in an emergency or simply provide comfort to a broken heart. Over the last few years, I have had many people open up to me and tell me their personal stories on this subject. The veil that separates the physical world from the spiritual world seems to be thinning as a dimensional shift is occurring. We humans are evolving to a place where we can communicate with each other, body not required. Could it be LOVE that connects us together forever? Albert Einstein said it best, “Energy is not born or destroyed. It is only transformed.”
Book Title: The Space Between Us
Please share your story with me…

 

There are 2 ways to submit.
1. Write your own short story as best you can. If you are a confident writer, type it out using 1,500 -3,000 words. I can have your story proof-read for spelling and grammar and, if chosen for my book, print it under your pen name. Email it to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please look for confirmation that your mail was received. If you do not receive a response, it means that I did not receive your story. Please send it as an attachment. Thank you.

2. Let me interview you either in person, if you are local, or via SKYPE or video chat.
We can write your story together. I can ghost write your story and polish it up for you. It will appear under your pen name. Please drop me an email and give me an idea of what we’ll be talking about. I will contact you by phone. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please look for confirmation that your email was received. If you do not receive an email response, it means that I did not receive your story.
Award Money: If your story is chosen for the book, you will receive a $500.00 award by business check from Norheart Books. Whether you choose to use your real name or a pen name, you are the owner of your story. You are loaning me your story for this book for a flat $500.00 fee. You will not receive royalties. I am not a best-selling author. I write for fun and hobby. I do hope to sell many books on Kindle, and have a major publisher find me. However, if that doesn’t happen, I will always be grateful writing for the joy and purpose it brings to my life. I write to inspire people and share stories of love and hope.

 

About Me: Kim Freetly
I have been writing poetry and short stories since I was a little girl of 10 years old. Now, I have a blog followed by sports enthusiasts. www.bodysmartvc.com/blog. As a lifelong athlete and sports massage therapist since 2003, I have become an expert in this area. I write educational material on sports massage. I have taught and provide continuing education for massage therapists. I have had short stories published on pages such as “Ellen Nation” and the FB page, “Love What Matters”. I have self-published a children’s book called “The Garden of the Crystal Roses”, and created my own publishing company, Norheart Books. In 2004 I became certified in Reiki. If you are not familiar with Reiki, it is an energy work modality. We use Universal Energy to assist in healing our patients and ourselves.

 

I believe it is my use of Reiki, day in and day out, for the last 14 years that brought my gifts to light in more recent years. My gifts, meaning; I have had many experiences communicating with souls who have lost their physical bodies. Not random people, as in a “Medium”. My communication has been with people that I have connected with and shared friendship or love with. Some have been patients in my office. Some are direct family members of my friends and loved ones. They have come to me many times to express themselves. (More on that later.) Those who die suddenly have a harder time than those who suffer a long illness. I am someone who hears them and can relay a message. I have been hesitant in the past to relay those messages, for fear of looking like someone who might be mentally ill. I am not, by the way.

 

It is my hope that this book will help bring legitimacy to the field of channeling and communicating with Spirit. I hope my book will be a healing tool for many people and that, by reading these 12 stories, the reader might become more open to communicate with loved ones gone from his or her life. Loss is timeless. Losing a loved one always seems like “yesterday” even though years have passed. Linear time is an illusion and, if you follow this idea, then you realize that we are never separate from Love. Love can never be broken, destroyed or die. It only grows and evolves into greater beauty. The key is to believe that all things are possible. These are the same words Jesus Christ spoke in Mark 9:24. “All things are possible for those who believe.” This book is not focused on any one religious view. All are welcome and appreciated.

 

The book title, “The Space Between Us” refers only to the body of flesh and blood. That vehicle that moves our spirit around to locations we choose to travel. There is so much beauty to experience and so many lessons to learn. We are all one.

 

I look forward to hearing from you-
With Kindest Regards, Kim Freetly