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EARTH ANGELS & MAGIC MOMENTS
It was a crisp March morning on March 8th, 2009,
in New York City. I was on the last day of a twenty-city
tour appearing on morning network TV shows to
promote the release of my book, How to Make
Someone Fall in Love with You in 90 Minutes or Less.
After returning to my hotel and changing, I
decided to go for a walk. As I strolled down Fifth
Avenue, I wondered how my book would be received
and longed for a sign that the two years I spent
researching and writing it was worthwhile.
The book opens with a quote by Luciano De
Crescenzo, a famous Italian writer and director: "We
are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can
only fly by embracing one another.” The word angel
comes from the Greek word ‘angelos’, meaning
messenger.
Feeling the need to sit quietly and reflect, I noticed
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral at Fifth and Fifty-First. Its
Gothic spires and stunning stained-glass windows
beckoned me to enter. However, as soon as I walked in,
a voice in my head said, ‘No, not here. This is not for
you.' The words were clear and unmistakable, and I
felt a familiar shiver run down my spine.
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