Our Deceased Loved Ones Communicating with Us: They Just Want to Be Remembered

By Ted Baxter

This book summarizes seventy of my honoring-the-dead books that I was directed to write by the dead. The dead would direct me in my dreams, usually within a week after they die, to write a book for their loved ones. They would tell me what to write, what photographs to use, and to whom to send the book. This is the reason why I had decided to publish this book. The dead dont forget you after they die. Dont forget them. People dont change after they die. Ive had many good experiences and a few very bad experiences with them. If I was able to communicate with the dead, you can to. Its a very interesting story how I had acquired this capability, which I discussed in this book. I was not born with that capability. I also discuss two of my prior lifetimes, which have also helped me communicate with the dead. These are all things that I suggest that you know about. It all helps, like it has helped me. Its all true, and it can be verified in the seventy books that I have written. This book summarizes what is in those seventy books. This book gives a number of examples that nothing happens by accident. You can be whatever you want to be. I did it, and you can do it too. In this lifetime, I meet my mother in my 1620 AD lifetime, who had given me my current capabilities.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503551367

Ted Baxter

This is a rag-to-riches story with my ability to communicate with the dead. I had worked every day for years from the ages of seven until eighteen. I then had worked my way through three universities, getting three advanced university degrees. After having graduated from the first two universities, I no longer had any financial problems, and I’ve lived a very good life ever since then, which continues to get better and better. I’ve done it all on my own. I have been writing books all my life. During my thirty-six-year professional career, I had written thousands of classified books, with one of the books having brought in a $691-million-dollar contract for my company. After retiring in 1995, I have written over two thousand books. I have just started to self-publish my books. I have been able to change my life at various stages in my life, and I’m still doing it at the age of eighty-one. This is the third lifetime that I am aware of. In 400 BC, I was a very religious person who walked with God. I lived in the Middle East. My name was Enoch. In 1620 AD, I lived in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in what is now the USA. I am now an eighty-one-year-old man who has written seventy books honoring the dead that I was directed to write by the dead.

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Contents

Foreword

List of Inspirational Books

Introduction

My Life Reflections

Photographs

My Family And Friends Books

I. WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE STORIES

Story 1. COUSIN STELLA

Story 2. THE FARM

Story 3. TAMEENY

Story 4. OUR FAMILY BRANCHES

Story 5. A FAMILY’S DEDICATION TO EDUCATION

Story 6. THE NAGEEBY SADIC AND ELIAS HAKIM FAMILY DESCENDANTS

Story 7. GRANDMA (TITA) HAKIM’S HOUSE

Story 8. THE 1895 EIGHTH GRADE FINAL EXAM

Story 9. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Story 10. MY MATERNAL FAMILY BRANCHES

Story 11. THE NAGEEBY SADIC AND ELIAS HAKIM FAMILY BRANCH

Story 12. FIGURE 1. THE NAGEEBY SADIC AND ELIAS HAKIM FAMILY TREE" (Page 1 of 6)

II. NOTHING HAPPENS BY ACCIDENT STORIES

Story 13. THE ENCOUNTER WITH MY DEAD CLASSMATE JOHN ESPOSITO (1976)

Story 14. THE ENCOUNTER WITH PAT AND WITH MY DEAD AUNT PEARL BAXTER COURTER (1976)

Story 15. TAMEENY HAKIM BAXTER’S FORETOLD SUDDEN DEATH (1976)

Story 16. FORETELLING A CAR ACCIDENT (1962)

Story 17. A FORETOLD FAMILY TRAGEDY (1968)

Story 18. SAVING MY DAUGHTER’S LIFE (1968)

Story 19. REUNITING WITH MY COUSIN VIRGINIA HAKIM CONTRINO (1996)

III. UNEXPLAINABLE EXPERIENCES IN LIFE STORIES

Story 20. DREAMS

Story 21. OUT-OF-BODY TRAVEL

Story 22. LIFE REGRESSIONS

Story 23. GHOSTS

Story 24. EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTION (ESP)

Story 25. DEATH PREMONITIONS

Story 26. OUR SIXTH SENSE

Story 27. THE PHYSICAL ENCOUNTER WITH MY DEAD COUSIN LOUIS HAKIM (2007)

Story 28. AFTER JEANNE WEBER BAXTER’’S DEATH (2008)

Story 29. AFTER TAMEENY HAKIM BAXTER’S DEATH (1976)

Story 30. A MOTHER’S ETERNAL LOVE

Story 31. REMEMBER THE DEAD

Story 32. GRANDPA’S SPECIAL HALLOWEEN TIMES

Story 33. MY PATERNAL BAXTER RELATIVES

Story 34. MY DEAD FATHER’S FUNERAL DREAM

Story 35. DON’T ISOLATE MYSELF FROM OTHER PEOPLE

Story 36 MY PARENTS

IV. COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEAD STORIES

Story 37. MY 70 HONORING THE DEAD BOOKS

Story 38. THE 23 DECEASED LOVED ONES WHO HAD DIRECTED ME TO WRITE 70 OF THEIR BOOKS

Story 39. THE 34 DECEASED LOVED ONES WHO HAD HELPED ME TO WRITE 70 OF THEIR BOOKS

V. THE EARLY YEARS STORIES

Story 40. MY GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE

Story 41. 1934 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR

Story 42. MY FIRST LOVE

Story 43: BEING DUMPED IN THE GARBAGE DUMP

Story 44. THE BIG FIGHT

Story 45. MY FIRST JOB AT SEVEN YEARS OLD

Story 46. MY CHILDHOOD

Story 47. UNCLE FRANK’S FARM

Story 48. THE GOOD OLD DAYS – THE SIMPLE LIFE

Story 49. THE HAPPY LAKE HOPATCONG SUMMERS

Story 50. OUR FAMILY MEALS - HEBREWS 13:8

Story 51. LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT

Story 52. CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS

Story 53. THE DENTIST—NO PAIN KILLER

Story 54. I’VE GOT TO BE ME

Story 55. PARENTS ARE HUMAN TOO

Story 56. MY PATERNAL RELATIVE’S FAMILIES

Story 57. NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Story 58. A MOTHER’S ETERNAL LOVE

Story 59. REMEMBER THE DEAD

Story 60. GRANDPA’S SPECIAL HALLOWEEN TIMES

Story 61. MY PATERNAL RELATIVES

Story 62. MY FATHER’S FUNERAL DREAM

Story 63. A SPECIAL SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTER

Story 64. FAMILY CAMPING

VI. PROFESSIONAL CAREER

VII. INSPIRATIONAL POEMS

Poem 1: If

Poem 2: Good Deeds

Poem 3: My Legacy

Poem 4: An Immortal Life

Poem 5: A Joyful Christmas Offering

Poem 6: For A Friend

Poem 7: Remember The Past

Poem 8: Life Is Short

Poem 9: Enjoy Life

Poem 10: For That Special Loved One

Poem 11: We Build On Our Past

Poem 12: Old Age Is Contagious

Poem 13: Inner Peace

Poem 14: A Mother’s Love Is Priceless

Poem 15: To My Friends

Poem 16: We Are Never Alone

Poem 17: Helping Others

Poem 18: A Beautiful Lesson In Life

Poem 19: Don’t Ever Forget

Poem 20: Gratitude

Poem 21: Unselfishness

Poem 22: Real Renaissance Men

Poem 23: Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas

Poem 24: Life

Poem 25: Admiration

Poem 26: In Our Journey Through Life

Poem 27: No Man Or Woman Is An Island

Poem 28: Peace From Him

Poem 29: Your Christmas Celebrations

Poem 30: Don’t Let Them Rain On Your Parade

Poem 31: If We Love Each Other

Poem 32: Grandma

Poem 33: Distance Yourself From Difficult People

Poem 34: The Peace That Was Meant To Be

Poem 35: Have Faith In Yourself

Poem 36: Two Of The Most-In-Love People Ever

Poem 37: Pay More Attention To What’s Happening Around Us

Poem 38: Being Invincible To The Negative Of Others

Poem 39: The Whole Story About A Person’s Life

Poem 40: Laughter

Poem 41: Dave’s Journey Home

Poem 42: Overcoming Fears

Poem 43: Judging Others

Poem 44: Forgiveness

Poem 45: Do What We Can

Poem 46: Your Thoughts And Actions

Poem 47: Life Is Like A Journey On A Boat

Poem 48: Meekness

Poem 49: Take Time Just For Yourself

Poem 50: Our Good And Bad Experiences

Poem 51: The Beatitudes

Poem 52: The Capacity To Care

Poem 53: When We Do Our Best Work

Poem 54: We Need Each Other

Poem 55: On This Memorial Day

Poem 56: Things Could Be Worse

Poem 57: Taking Responsibility For Our Actions

Poem 58: Tattoo Health Risks

Poem 59: Be In Inner Harmony

Poem 60: What Is Your Purpose In Life?

Poem 61: How To Have Good Feelings About Life

Poem 62: Remembering Our Fathers

Poem 63: Reaching Out To Others

Poem 64: Nurturing Yourself

Poem 65: Have A Simple View Of Yourself

Poem 66: Patriotism

Poem 67: Life’s Blessings And Challenges

Poem 68: Count Your Blessings

Poem 69: Let Your Soul Lead The Way

Poem 70: Life Is An Adventure

Poem 71: Past Inspirational Experiences

Poem 72: We All Need To Love And To Be Loved

Poem 73: How To Be Happy

Poem 74: Some Ways To Eliminate Your Fears

Poem 75: Some Ways To Deal With Anxiety And Depression

Poem 76: Kindness

Poem 77: A Stitch In Time Saves Time

Poem 78: Welcome Home

Poem 79: Follow Your Dreams

Poem 80: Love And Understanding

Poem 81: Your Soul’s Uniqueness

Poem 82: Happiness

Poem 83: Seeking The Perfect Partner

Poem 84: Caring

Poem 85: Our Freedom Of Choice

Poem 86: Our Garden

Poem 87: Whenever You Feel Down

Poem 88: You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be

Poem 89: Patriotism

Poem 90: The Importance Of Balance In Relationships

Poem 91: Some Things Just Have To Be Done

Poem 92: The Choice Is Yours

Poem 93: Pondering Is Time Well Spent

Poem 94: Feelings

Poem 95: Time

Poem 96: Service To Others

VIII. 102 STORIES

Story 65. IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOSEPH BUDDE- WE ARE ALL FAMILY

Story 66. DAVE ESTIS’S JOURNEY HOME

Story 67. YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE – I DID IT AND YOU CAN DO IT TOO AT ANT AGE

Story 68. MY FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL POEMS, STORIES, SONGS AND PRAYERS -WAYS TO LIVE A HAPPIER AND MORE FULFILLING LIFE

Story 69. NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION HISTORY

Story 70. BEING REUNITED WITH MY COUSIN ALFRED FADIL

Story 71. COMMUNICATING WITH MY DECEASED MOTHER

Story 72. OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES COMMUNICATING WITH US - THEY JUST WANT TO BE REMEMBERED

Story 73. JEANNE BAXTER’S CHRISTMAS GET WELL AND MEMORIAL BOOK

Story 74. IN LOVING MEMORY OF JEANNE BAXTER

Story 75. IN LOVING MEMORY OF DORA BROOKS CAMPBELL

Story 76. MY HONORING THE DEAD BOOKS

Story 77. MARIE LAURE HAKIM

Story 78. DORA CAMPBELL’S MEMORIAL SERVICE

Story 79. THE GARDEN PARTY

Story 80. REUNITING WITH OUR PETS

Story 81: WE ARE ALL FAMILY - IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Story 82. IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOYCE BAXTER HUTCHISON

Story 83. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY SON GLENN DAVID BAXTER

Story 84. ARTHUR FREDERICK BAXTER

Story 85. COMMUNICATING WITH DECEASED JOYCE HUTCHISON

Story 86. THE FIRST TIME THAT I SAW DECEASED VIRGINIA HAKIM CONTRINO

Story 87. MY NINE BOOKS HONORING JOYCE HUTCHISON

Story 89. CHRISTMAS 2011

Story. 90 IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES LANE McRANEY

Story 91. SOMEONE UP THERE LIKES ME

Story 92. MEMORIES OF VIRGINIA HAKIM CONTRINO

Story 93. LIVING AN INSPIRATIONAL LIFE

Story 94. MEMORIES FROM A DEAD SOLDIER

Story 95. IN LOVING MEMORY OF EUGENE RADCLIFF

Story 96. RUTHIE AND EUGENE RADCLIFF

Story 97. REMEMBERING OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES

Story 98. CONTACT WITH JOYCE

Story 99. AUNT VIRGINIA SOWMA

Story 100. REMEMBERING CHARLES LOVEN AND JUNE AND JOHN AZZARO

Story 101. MUREL JEAN RADCLIFF’S ANCESTORS

Story 102. MY PAST LIVES

SUMMARY

The following are ways that i am

Why i wrote this book

My past lifetimes

My current lifetime

The sizes of my 70 honoring the dead books

Our family pets

The dead in human appearance

Requests from famous deceased people

You can be whatever you want to be

The Power Of Prayer

HOW TO WRITE YOUR OWN LIFE STORY

A happy memory story

A dying very couragious woman

We all have our own life story

We all have our own unique life experiences

Dead people retain their mortal behavior

Conclusions

1,746 Photographs in 64 of my books

My 171 family and friends books

96 Of my inspirational poems

102 Stories from 70 of my honoring the dead books

Nothing happens by accident

Unexplainable experiences

My life reflections

Communicating with the dead

The early years

My professional career

Prayer and meditation

What really matters

Our past lifetimes

Why i wrote this book

My past lifetimes

My current lifetime

The sizes of my 70 honoring the dead books

Our family pets

The dead in human appearance

Requests from famous deceased people

FRIENDS TOGETHER FOREVER

Dedication of this book to the 34 deceased friends who had written this book.

Foreword

I am dedicating this book to all of our dead family members and friends that we have experienced in our lifetimes. These book summaries 70 honoring the dead books that I have written. The dead would direct me in my dreams usually within a week after they die, and they would then direct me in great detail in what to write, what photographs to include in their book, and whom to send their book to. All of the dead who had contacted me had wanted their mortal loved ones to remember them and that is why I have decided to publish this book. Please do not forget them. They don’t forget you after they have died.

The following is discussed in this part of the book: why I wrote the book, two of my past lifetimes that have had a direct bearing on my current lifetime, the difference in sizes of my current 70 honoring the dead books, the importance of our family pets to the dead, the dead who have taken on human appearances to me and to others, requests from famous people who are now dead for me to write books for their loved ones who are still living and for me to send them their books that honor them, and that you can be whatever that want to be.

WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK

The following are the reasons why I have decided to write this book:

1.0 In 400 BC, I was a devout Jew named Enoch, and I walked with God in the region that is now Syria.

2,0 In 1620 AD, I had come to the new world in what is now called Plymouth, Massachusetts, and I knew then some of the same people that I now know in this lifetime.

3.0 In 1976 AD, I met a woman named Pat, whom I later found out had been my mother in my 1620 AD lifetime, and she gave me the ability to communicate with the dead in my dreams.

4.0 Since meeting Pat, I have written 70 honoring the dead books which contains 102 stories. All the dead who have contacted me have wanted their mortal loved ones to remember them, and that is why I have written this book.

MY PAST LIFETIMES

In 400 BC, I was a devote Jew and I walked with God. My name was Enoch.

I discovered this after I had met a woman named Pat that I had met in 1976 AD, whom I later found out that she had been my biological mother in my past lifetime in 1620 AD. She encouraged me to see a special hypnotist who specialized in regressing people to past lives (see my Story 102).

Under hypnosis, I found out that in my past life in 400 BC had the most to do with my current lifetime. In 400 BC, I was a devout Jew named Enoch who walked with God. I lived in the region around Syria.

I chose to live in my current lifetime to walk with my fellow man, which is the reason why I have allowed in this lifetime deceased souls to direct me to write 70 honoring the dead books so that the dead could be remembered to their mortal loved ones. They direct me in my dreams to write their books for their mortal loved ones. They are extremely demanding, and they direct me in what to write, what photographs to use and even whom to send the books to. After their book is completed, they are extremely appreciative which makes it all worthwhile. It’s my way of giving back to others for this wonderful life that I am now living. I have found that the only thing that the dead that I have dealt with want is to be remembered to their mortal loved ones.

After having seen a hypnotist about reconstructing my past life as Enoch in 400 BC that had the most to do with my current life, my deceased Aunt Pearl Baxter Courtier contacted me in a dream in 1976 AD, and she reconstructed my life in 1620 AD using automatic handwriting. I had arrived in the new world on the ship called the Mayflower in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 AD. In that life, I had associated with some of the same people whom I am associating with in this lifetime.

For example, I had known then my first wife Joyce Baxter in this lifetime. In 1620 AD, my first wife Joyce Baxter in this lifetime had been my American Indian servant in that lifetime, which I had not treated well in that lifetime. In this lifetime, my wife Joyce use to accuse me of not treating her well, which was the way that I had treated her in my 1620 AD lifetime. I then realized that she was accusing me of the way that I had treated her in our previous lifetime together. In this lifetime, I had been very good to her. It turned out that I had been able in this lifetime to correct for the mistakes that I had made in my previous lifetime with her in 1620 AD. This is something that we can all do, if we know about our previous lifetimes with others.

In 1620 AD, I was abandoned as an infant after my mother had committed suicide in that lifetime, because she had not been married when she had conceived me. In 1976 AD, I accidently met a woman named Pat in this lifetime at work whom I later found out had been my previous biological mother in that lifetime. She was the one who had encouraged me to find out about my lifetimes in 400 BC and in 1620 AD. She had also predicted the death of my mother within 3 days after I had first met Pat in this lifetime, and of my being able to be in contact with two deceased loved ones (see my Stories 13, 14 and 15). I had not had these abilities until after I had first met Pat. Pat had changed my life completely. I only knew Pat for just a couple months, and then she mysteriously disappeared out of my life. She was a temporary secretary where I worked. I tried unsuccessfully to find her, but I could not find her. It was just like that we were meant to meet for only a few months in this lifetime, and she had given me the capabilities of learning about two of my past lifetimes and of my becoming capable of being able to communicate with the dead. We were like two ships passing in the night. I had always had psychic capabilities, but never to this extent.

As I illustrate in my Stories 13 through 19 in this book nothing happens by accident in life.

MY CURRENT LIFETIME

In most cases, the dead have contacted me in my dreams within a week after they had died. The shortest time was when my wife’s son contacted me only two hours after he had died (see Story 65) and the longest time was after my wife’s father who had died in combat during World War II in 1944. He first contacted me in a dream on Veterans Day on 2012 AD, 68 years after he had been killed in combat (see Stories 94, 95, 96, and 100). His descendants had not known anything about him, after he had been dead for such a long period of time. I had not even known that he had ever existed. We all now know about him, and he has become part of all of our lives.

THE SIZES OF MY 70 HONORING THE DEAD BOOKS

The sizes of my 70 honoring the dead books vary greatly in size. The average size book was about 100 pages. The largest size book was 346 pages (see Story 65). One of the remembrance poems that a deceased friend directed me to write was a lovely two page poem (see Story 66). It was not one my 70 books.

All of the 70 honoring the dead books and all of the 102 stories that I have been directed to write by the dead are all unique and different.

All of the honoring of the dead books and all of the deceased loved ones who had helped me to direct and to write the books are listed in my Stories 37, 38, and 39.

The reasons why the dead had wanted me to write their books was because they had wanted to be remembered to their mortal loved ones.

If I was able to communicate with my deceased loved ones, you can do it too.

Everything that is presented in this book has actually happened to me and to the rest of the people mentioned in this book. It’s all true.

The purpose of this book is to let you know that our deceased love ones want to stay in touch us and that they want us mortals to continue to remember them.

OUR FAMILY PETS

My former wife Jeanne Baxter fell, and she became brain dead after her fall on February 15, 2008. On February 16, 2009, her cat died. They are now together again.

Deceased Jeanne Baxter wrote a book (see Story 80) about her dead cat and about the rest of our family and friend’s pets (cats, dogs and birds). Our pets never leave us, and we will reunite with our pets eventually when we die.

Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions, and they accept us the way we are. They give us unconditional love. There are times when they are the only ones that love us unconditionally, listen without prejudice and makes us laugh when we most need to laugh.

THE DEAD IN HUMAN APPEARANCE

I discuss in these book experiences where the dead had taken on human appearances and at times when I had forgotten that they were even dead (see Stories 27 and 28).

A cousin of mine had died in 2007. One week after he had died he appeared in my bedroom after I had phoned two of his sisters to get more photographs of him to put into the book that I was writing that was honoring him. He stood at the foot of my bed just glaring at me. I could tell that he was very upset with me. The next day after I had told his sisters what had happened, they told me that he doesn’t like to have his picture taken. So I told them to forget about giving me any more pictures of him for his book.

A few days after my former wife Jeanne Baxter had died, Jeanne had appeared to a member of my family, and Jeanne had told the family member that she had always loved her. This was done after the family member had told me the night before that she felt that Jeanne had never liked her. Jeanne was wearing the same clothes that she was going to be buried in the few days later, which the family member had never seen before then. A few days later the family member saw those clothes for the first time during the open casket viewing.

During the viewing encounter the night before while Jeanne was hugging the family member, the family member could feel the hug like a bone-on-bone type of feeling. The family member gave me an extremely accurate description over what had gone on during the encounter.

A few days later Jeanne’s son saw his mother sitting very peacefully in her house as he entered her bedroom. He said that he had never seen such a glow in a person ever before in his life. I believe that the purpose of the encounter was to assure Jeanne’s son that she is alright and that he should get on with his life.

I feel that those experiences are blessings from God and by sharing my experiences with others that I am being a blessing to them.

Deceased Jeanne then knocked on the door of our home about a year after she had died. Her dog, cat and I greeted her at the door of our home, and I told her that we all missed her so very much, and that we all wanted her to come back home; because she looked like she was still alive. I had completely forgotten that she had died. She told me that she appreciated my having taken such good care of her animals, and then she suddenly disappeared, after hugging me. I could feel her bone-on-bone hug, and then she suddenly disappear. I then realized for the first time since she had knocked on the door of our home that she was died.

REQUESTS FROM FAMOUS DECEASED PEOPLE

I have had some very famous deceased people contact me in my dreams to write their books for their mortal loved ones, which I have not included in this book for privacy reasons. I had sent their mortal loved ones what they had directed me to write, but I have not included those books and poems in this book.

YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE

You can be whatever you want to be. I did it, and you can do it too, at any age. It has been over 60 years ago, when I first did it. I originally decided to write this book for my grandchildren who are now working their way through college as I had done back in 1952 when I had started to go to college. I did it without any financial assistance from anyone or from any public, private or government institution. In those years very few high school students went to college. We were poor living only on my mother’s minimum wage job, and we had no savings, except for the money that I had saved from jobs that I had had when I started working when I was 7 years old.

After graduating from high school in 1952, I worked my through two universities to get a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from Rutgers University in 1957 and a Master’s Degree in Physics from the University Of Virginia in 1959.

I am also writing this book for people who are middle age, and who want to live a better life, just as I had done when I was 50 years old. I had decided to go back to college as a part time student when I was 50 years old. The company that I was working for had paid for my college expenses, and they encouraged me to get a Masters Degree in Management, while I was still working for them. I already had a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics and a Masters of Science Degree in Physics, and I was doing very well at my job. Two years later, I graduated from The University of Redlands with my Master of Arts Degree in Management.

Two years later, I wrote a book at work that resulted in my company being awarded a $691 million contract. The Air Force had told my company that they had awarded the contract to them, because of the book that I had written, which was part of my company’s new business proposal to them.

When I had graduated from high school, I was poor. Eight years later, I was financial independent, which I’ve been ever since then. When I was 60 years old, I retired from working.

I wrote this book to encourage my readers to pursue whatever they want to be. My life has been a very happy rag to riches story, and it still is. It takes a lot of self sacrifice, self discipline, hard work and determination.

I started working everyday when I was seven years until I graduated from high school. I used the money that I had saved during those years for my first year of college. I also worked part time while I attended college and during the summers and over the holidays. When I was in graduate school, I also taught General Physics to engineering students while I was attending graduate school to help pay for my graduate university education.

My parents encouraged my two sisters and me to go to college. We all received good educations, and we became what we had wanted to be. It was all well worth the sacrifices that we had made.

I have always enjoyed writing books. I wrote technical books in high school and in the three universities where I had graduated from with advanced degrees in (2) Physics and in (1) Management. My technical book writing reached its peak during my 36 year professional career dealing with technical, program management, marketing management, venture capital investment and new business books. I’ve written over 2,800 books since I retired in 1995. During my professional career all of my books were classified, and they were not available to the general public. Since I retire, I have distributed my books to family members and to friends but not to the general public.

This is the third book that I have self published for the general public. Two years ago, I was directed by a deceased loved one to start to self publish my books for the general public. My first book is entitled My Favorite Inspirational Poems, Stories, Songs and Prayers – Ways To Live A Happier And More Fulfilling Life. I wrote that book to describe the many benefits of living an inspired life. I then wrote a book entitled You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be - I Did It And You Can Do It Too At Any Age to describe how I have lived an inspired life under the most difficult of circumstances. You can be whatever you want to be. I did it, and you can do it too, at any age. I have been living an inspired life all of my life, beginning at the age of 7 years old and continuing to at my present age of 80 years old. I have been able to live a life having gone from rag to riches, while enjoying my life to the fullest.

I just completed a 346 page book entitled In Loving Memory Of Joseph Budde - We Are All Family.

I had graduated from high school in 1952. We were poor, and living in a low rent apartment house where we had been living ever since I