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Jason Matthews

Jason Matthews

About

I live in Truckee California with my lovely wife, Jana, and our beautiful daughters, Shelby and Devan. Jana teaches meditation and manifesting while I write novels about them. My books, The Little Universe and Jim's Life are spiritual journeys, excellent for book club discussions on a wide range of topics. Subjects include:

  • reincarnation
  • the collective consciousness
  • evolution vs. creation
  • the power of meditation
  • artificial intelligence
  • sexuality and more.
Recommended for readers 16 years and above. These stories are exciting, thought-provoking and filled with surprising twists. Sample chapters are available at www.thelittleuniverse.com

The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule

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<p>What if you treated others the way you'd like to be treated? What if everyone did that? What kind of world could there be? Robert and Kait decide to look for the golden ruler that their Mom has told them about, only to find out that she meant RULE instead of ruler. What is this &quot;Golden Rule&quot; and what does it mean? Join in the children's quest to discover how to follow the Golden Rule and share it with others, as you meet many classroom friends from the author's previous books. This is the eighth rhyming children's book by award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon, whose other bestselling books include Mice &amp; Spiders &amp; Webs...Oh My!, My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won thirty-six awards for her previous rhyming books and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;an absolute master of rhyming&quot; by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and &quot;a modern day Dr. Seuss&quot; by GMTA Review. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Now retired, she travels the country with her husband in an RV, going from coast to coast to visit their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/sherrillscannon</p>

Story Behind The Book

As a kid I had an active imagination for stories that felt fun and important to share. At college I studied television and film at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and then moved to Los Angeles in 1991. During that time the idea for The Little Universe came to me. Like many of us, I pondered the meaning of life and our place in the grand scheme of things. I struggled with concepts of both religion and science, trying to figure out where the two fields might share a common ground. Eventually came the idea of a science experiment with a universe that is separate to our own. Then the questions began - What if you could study a universe and search throughout it for planets with life? What might you find with an entire cosmos at your fingertips? The more I thought of it... the more ideas came. In little time the idea was conceived and The Little Universe (originally titled The Big Bang: Notes from Looking Within) was born. Two screenplays, one novel, and over a decade later, my first story was out there. The sequel, Jim's Life, also excites me. It's about a boy who can see the luminous energy fields of people, chakras and auras, and he can also heal them. This story deals with the same thought process - What is it all about and what clues exist for us to see everyday? In all these stories, one theme is recurring. How can this help me or someone else connect with the higher consciousness? So, thanks for reading. Please feel free to contact me anytime.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal;" align="center"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Reviews for The Little Universe and Jim's Life</span></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;In my 67 years I`ve read literally thousands of books with only a few I enjoyed as much as The Little Universe.&quot;</span></em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Ken Cox, reader</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;Wow, only had to read two pages to be totally hooked. What an awesome book! Being an avid fan of Edgar Cayce as well as Einstein - this is a book I am reading again with my 13 year old son. It is the quintessential question - who is 'creating' with us and what is really important in life? I want everyone in my life to read this.&quot;</span></em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Kathe Wilson, reader</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><span class="quote"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;</span></em></span><em>Matthews is not a flowery writer, but he reveals himself as a master storyteller. Any reader who picks up this book will be hard pressed to put it down.&quot;</em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Thomas Anthony Longo, editor: Music City Computer News</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;Inspirational, moving, thought provoking, fantastic! I laughed, I cried, I could barley stop reading. A work on par with the greats of the genre.</span></em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Ron Britton, rjb2001@yahoo.com</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><span class="quote"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;</span></em></span><em>The combination of finding truth behind Christ's teaching and &quot;new age&quot; spiritual components like chakras, past lives and meditation makes for a very interesting, easy to read novel.&quot;</em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Karen Robertson, author of Treasure Kai</span><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></em></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;I am most impressed with the philosophical and theological understandings in Jim's Life. The issues raised provide a stimulus for all kinds of discussions.&quot;</span></em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Dr. Sterling Hennis, professor of English UNC-Chapel Hill</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;Matthews is an extraordinary story teller. This is so compelling, unfolds so well and builds to an amazing climax. I'm in awe at the creativity, heart and soul.&quot;</span></em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Kaye Shackford, author of <span>Charting a Wiser Course,</span></span> <span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">mattford@aol.com<em></em></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;Jim's Life isn't just a novel; it opens your mind to amazing possibilities while merging religious beliefs into one universal message. Bravo! I already miss the characters and still want more. </span></em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Morgan Shamy, author of Shadow Watchers</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;I've read this book and it is, in a word, AWESOME! The idea is very intriguing; the characters are so well developed that by the end of the book you will feel as though you've made new friends. There is also a deeply spiritual feeling to the book and when you finish it, you will be left with wanting more.&quot;</span></em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /> Kerry Dennis, author of <span>In Less Than a Second<em></em></span></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;I have read at a minimum 2000 books in my life and this is only the 2nd time I have written the author. The Little Universe was fantastic. I could not put it down from beginning to end.&quot;</span></em></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Brad Sandler, reader</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></p><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">&quot;It's been a very, very long time since I've read a book that drew me in like this one. I can honestly say I didn't want it to end. Very well written, great story. It is not a &quot;preachy&quot; book, but really puts out some wonderful food for thought.&quot;</span></em></p><p></p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">K. Holmes, from her Amazon review <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-Universe-ebook/product-reviews/B0030EFXX2/">http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-Universe-ebook/product-reviews/B0030EFXX2/</a></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></p><p></p>