July’s Featured Blogger: Annette Rochelle Aben

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July’s Featured Blogger is Annette Rochelle Aben.

Annette has a wonderful sprawling range of interests and a sensibility that always lifts my spirit.


When did you start blogging?

Five or six years ago, I don’t remember exactly when. A dear friend secretly built a blog site for me because she felt I needed to promote the spiritual guidance counseling I was doing. I never felt comfortable with that, so I turned it around and used it to promote the Angel Messages. From that I began adding things I was writing and ta-da!

What is the thing you enjoy most about blogging?

One of the most enjoyable things about blogging is that I am connected to some wonderfully talented, caring beautiful souls I would not have met any other way.

When did you start writing?

When I was a child, I enjoyed the opportunity to share my thoughts through things such as book reports and creative writing assignments. This led to me writing for my own pleasure. Those early writings were poetic in nature, and that nature has continued to nurture me throughout my life.

What did you read as a child?

The Bobbsey Twins, Here Come the Tuckers, The Five Little Peppers and Dr. Suess books kept me entertained at home. In school, I loved biographies. Some I remember reading included, Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts and Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.

 

Bookcover for The Bobbsey Twins
The Bobbsey Twins Solve a Mystery

When did you start writing Haiku?

A few years ago, I happened upon a weekly haiku writing challenge from a fellow blogger. I was curious to see if I could learn to express myself using fewer words. BOOM!

What sparked your interest in numerology?

Even though I had always found numbers fascinating, it wasn’t until I read a book about Numerology, that I found out why. After implementing the science of numbers into my own life, I saw the power of that knowledge and began using Numerology to help others in their lives.

How did you fall in love with the Angels.

I believe it happened organically. Like finding out you’ve an invisible benefactor and out of appreciation, is formed, an eternal bond. In my darkest hours, the protection of their wings has supported me and helped me find the strength to take the next breath. Funny, I have Angels (in physical form) all around me and I have purchased none of them. People simply bring them to me saying that they were moved to do so.

What inspired the Angel Messages?

I could sense Angels talking to me and I appreciated the comforting feelings. One day, a friend was going through some stress and I felt inspired to share an Angel message with her. She said it helped. This continued sporadically until one day I was moved to share with even more people. Now, tens of thousands of people are being reached in places I don’t even know exist. How? Because the thousands I share with, share them as well.

How did you get into radio and television.?

I left the corporate world in 1983 and was looking for something fun to do. I took a class in television production at the local cable company. From there I attended broadcasting school and the rest is history.

Of your books, which one is your favorite?

Gee whiz… I’ll say, Perspective: It’s All About Replacing One Thought with Another. Filled with poetry, prose and photographs. It was the first book I self-published. That experience drove me nuts yet each time I look at the book, I am in awe of the fact that I did it!

What inspired you to start your podcast, “Tell Me a Story”?

About ten years ago, I was hosting my own Blog Talk Radio program. Then I was hired to work for a company that wanted me to manage their internet radio network. When I left them, I was offered the opportunity to host my own program for The Magic Happens Magazine, as they were setting up their own radio network and Tell Me a Story was born!

What advice do you have for new bloggers?

DO IT!  Seriously, if you have something to share, be it recipes, opinions, photographs, writings, etc. build a blog. You may become famous. You may simply find joy in sharing. You may find that you get so much more out of it than you ever expected. And should you ever grow tired if the experience, bow out gracefully. When you start your blog, connect with me and I’ll be thrilled to help support your efforts.

Tell us about your new book. 

This is a book of poetry, using the format of Japanese lyric poetry, known as Tanka. Think Tanka is a book for those who appreciate poetry, those who enjoy short reads, people who like to smile and those who know what it’s like to be lost in a world of imagination.

How did the book happen?

I was introduced to this style of writing poetry by fellow author/blogger, Colleen Chesebro. She hosts a weekly challenge to write poetry of varied and interesting formats, tanka being one them. As I had been writing Haiku (another form of Japanese poetry) I figured I would give Tanka a whirl. See. Tanka is what I like to call, Haiku, with hips. Haiku is 17 syllables and when you add 14 more, you create a Tanka. I needed some way to share all these poems I had been writing, hence, the book!

Buy Think Tanka
Think Tanka Cover

Will you share a couple of poems from the book with us?   

 

 Roll Tape

 

The power of glue
Coiled tight on a dispenser
To be portioned out
Your best friend when gift wrapping
If it’s not stuck on itself
 

Entertaining Ideas

 

I have no off switch
My mind is constantly “on”
Thoughts fly everywhere
Not that this is a bad thing

It gives me something to do

 

Purchase “Think Tanka” on Amazon

Find Annette Online

WordPress: https://annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com/

 Rob Goldstein 20119

51 thoughts on “July’s Featured Blogger: Annette Rochelle Aben”

  1. I’m not sure how I missed this, but then WordPress — need I say more?
    Rob, it’s lovely to see Annette featured. I love her genuine positivity. She’s a rare and wonderful person. Hugs on the wing.

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  10. Great interview both questions and answers! What an interesting journey you’ve had to here. I was drawn to you daily angel messsge and it always brings a smile to my face. They have been loud loud the past couple of years. I have a deck at home I draw for messages, too. I have your new book on my TBR list and enjoyed the poems here today especially Entertaining Ideas:) I can relate to that.

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  11. What a SUPER fantastic interview, Rob and Annette!!! I love and follow the Angel Messages on Annette’s blog, have been a guest on “Tell Me A Story,” and just love the Spirit of Annette!! Her new book is in the mail to me! Can’t wait!! Thank you for featuring her!

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  12. I was so excited to see Annette featured here Rob. She is a wonderful poet and blogger and one of the nicest people I have ever interacted with. I enjoyed learning some new things about her and I am looking forward to reading her new book next week.

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  13. Enjoyed this interview, Rob and Annette. I’d forgotten The Bobbsey Twins! Is that your original copy, Annette? So cool!
    The angels in my life, are family members who aren’t with me anymore (at least on earth). They guide me when I’m lost and give me hope when I am down.
    I have a beautiful stone angel in my garden and like to believe she keeps us safe ❤

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    1. Oh Jacquie, I could only hope that I had held onto the books of my childhood. I would sit right down and read them again. I can feel that Angels are keeping you safe, great intuition there. Thank you for stopping by and enjoying this blog.

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