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Just Who is Oana Anyway?

Healing through laughter is not a dream, but a recipe for survival

If you were to read a book about Oana's life, you might easily decide it was a work of fiction. 

Born in Bucharest, Romania, Oana lived twenty years under the grotesque dictatorial regime of Ceausescu. After the fall of communism in 1989 she studied languages at the University in Bucharest, then received her Master’s degree at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. English is her third language. 

She has worn many hats, working as a translator, as a teacher, and eventually caring for animals both domestic and wild. Volunteering in both the U.S. and Canada, she worked for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers.

Currently residing in Arizona, Oana continues to dedicate most of her time to her animals and to writing.  

Her first book, The Healings, debuted in November 2010. It is a hard-to-put-down, laugh-out-loud series of adventures of an eccentric duo: a man and his feline partner walking from ‘healer’ to ‘healer’ and hoping to achieve awareness.

Oana’s take on depression is simple and effective: witticism and laughter coupled with the understanding of the frailty of human nature help us heal. An animal companion, real or imaginary, can be very therapeutic as well.

Many a reader – depressed or not -- will recognize the insanity of most of our daily routines and the elusiveness of Truth.

Oana’s current projects include a memoir titled, Romanian Rhapsody, a children’s book, Dr.Schnauzer and Nurse Lhassa, as well as other stories, all written in the same witty humorous style.      
She is also an active member of Central Phoenix Writing Workshop http://www.paloverdepages.com/ and a co-host of Two Unsychronized Souls Radio Show  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/monicabrinkmanandoana 

To learn more about Oana, visit her author’s website www.thehealings.net  

To read excerpts from The Healings go to http://www.thehealings.net/excerpts-from-the-healings.html

The Healings is available in paperback on Amazon  http://www.amazon.com/Healings-Oana/dp/0984615482/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289455146&sr=1-1

In Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/The-Healings-ebook/dp/B004BSH0RI/ref=tmm_kin_title_0/192-1862715-7132302?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1289455146&sr=1-1 and Nook format

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-healings-oana/1029789781?ean=2940012775313&itm=1&usri=oana#

A Positive Approach To Life

Today I decided we all needed something positive to read in light of the economy, the weather patterns and turmoil in our world. Enjoy

A Positive Approach To Life

• Smile at the next person you meet
• Call a friend you haven’t spoken with but have thought about often
• Give a friend, brother, sister, spouse a big hug
• Tell someone how much you appreciate them
• Visit a neighbor who lives alone
• Volunteer at a food bank, hospice or other organization which helps others
• Write a flash fiction that will bring a smile to other’s faces and share it
• Compose a loving poem and leave it where your partner can find it
• Call your mom or dad if you’re lucky enough to have them in your life
• Visit a nursing home, read a story, tell a tale or share your thoughts with a resident
• Remember to say ‘Thank You’
• Take a walk in the woods or park and marvel at the beauty of the world
• Count your blessings – yes you do have many
• Adopt an animal who only has a short time to live
• On this topic, spay or neuter your own animal(s)
• Read a book, article or poem from an unknown author and do a review or blog
• Speak up when you see injustice, rudeness or abuse
• Donate those clothes sitting in your closet for years gathering dust
• Write a letter to a service person to let them know someone does care
• Do a simple task for that elderly neighbor
• Dwell on your positive qualities, they far out shine the negative (if not, change them)
• Stop judging others on your own principals and beliefs. You aren’t walking in their shoes
• Think about the possibilities and make them a reality
• Dance, for it will release your inhibitions and release your freedom
• Most of all, live your life each day as if it was the last and you’ll find yourself being positive without even trying

Monica M. Brinkman,
Author, Poet, Radio Host