It Is in You

This captivating collection of short stories features both real and fictitious characters who, like all of us, grapple with life’s challenges. Within these pages, you’ll discover the potential to become better, happier, more balanced, content, humble, and successful individuals. Through her distinctive and compelling prose, Darlene Hawes illustrates how some characters surrender to the giving and receiving of love, while others choose self-destruction. Her transfixing and detailed storytelling highlights the importance of self-awareness and mindfulness in shaping our lives. Interwoven musical reflections remind us that our vibrations resonate with truth: energy does not lie. By knowing ourselves and striving for self-mastery, we can achieve victory. These stories reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Growing up in rural Nova Scotia, Darlene Hawes was rooted in the foundation of possibilities. She completed her graduate and post-graduate work in Halifax and used her skill sets as a school psychologist and certified child play therapist working with children and their families. As a registered counselor, she held a private practice for ten years before retiring. She is also a graduate of the Assisi Institute in Connecticut. Darlene enjoys cooking and entertaining but during the pandemic restraints she cooked up a book of short stories instead. Her happiest times are spent with her family and dear friends.