Free eBook of Personal Creeds
A personal creed is a statement of who we are and how we live. In a recent post How to Write a Personal Creed, I invited all readers to write theirs and received many inspiring examples.
After posting those examples, I continued to receive comments from bloggers who wrote their personal creeds. This was clearly something that people felt worth doing!
I’ve compiled the beautiful, poetic creeds into an eBook so the creeds can live on and inspire others.
All are welcome to download the free eBook and make it available on your sites.
About the Creeds eBook
I included only the ‘full-fledged’ creeds, including some that were not in the earlier post of inspiring examples because I learnt about them only later. All pages are linked back to the authors’ sites so you can visit and get to know these inspiring people better.
An image accompanies each creed. I hope the authors pardon this liberty I took in choosing pictures that I felt captured the essence of your creeds.
There is no contents page or any of the other finer things a book should have – just a cover page and straight on to the beautiful creeds. I would say smugly that I wanted to focus on the content but the truth is I spent ages formatting each page and didn’t want to spend even more time on pages I didn’t really need. :)
Thank you to Contributors
Here are the bloggers whose awesome creeds are included in the eBook. Ladies first, in old-fashioned chivalry, except for Shanel’s which I thought was a perfect way to end the collection with a bang and a smile!
- Henie @ The WriteShots
- Stacey @ Create A Balance
- Jocelyn @ I Take Off The Mask
- Tess @ The Bold Life
- Sherri @ Serene Journey
- Evelyn @ Attraction Mind Map
- Jenny @ Heal Pain Naturally
- Hilda @ Living Out Loud
- Daphne @ Joyful Days (that’s me!)
- Sunny @ Seeking Mind
- Vikum @ Thinking Park
- Michael @ Love to Spare
- Jonathan @ Enlighten Your Day
- Shanel @ Easy Steps to Success
How to offer the eBook on your site
All you savvy bloggers can skip this section since you probably know a better way to do this than me :) Here are simple instructions for those who want them:
2. Upload it to your server via FTP
4. Upload it to your server via FTP
5. Add the cover image to your post or sidebar
6. Hyperlink the image and/or your text to the URL of the PDF file
(You can link to your own server URL or use mine: http://joyfuldays.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CreedsBook.pdf)
7. Mission accomplished. Pat yourself on the back!
How to write your own eBook
You can create a basic eBook by going to the ‘Print’ option in your document. There’s usually a ‘Save as PDF’ option in the printer set-up page. However the hyperlinks don’t work if you do it this way. To retain the hyperlinks in your PDF file, this is what worked for me:
1. Create your draft in a Word document
2. Download Open Office
3. Open your Word file in Open Office
4. Check and tweak the formatting
5. Click on the PDF icon in the toolbar
That’s it!
Enjoy reading!
These creeds are very personal statements of flesh-and-blood people living their creeds even as you read. I hope you find them as inspiring as I did. Download the free eBook here.
Other Posts You May Like
- The WriteShots and The Quote Effect
- How To Write A Personal Creed
- 17 Inspiring Examples of Personal Creeds
- Do You Have A Personal Creed?
- Thank you! Yes YOU reading this!
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Comments by Readers
- Kit: I’ve found that real change and lasting weight loss happens slowly, and is VERY frugal. 25lbs over the last 6 mos may be slow, but...
- Beaulotus: Hi Daphne, it’s precisely that – that they didn’t have anything better to do with their time and lives. Those few mums...
- Beaulotus: Daphne, it was interesting reading this wonderful post. As you may know, I socialise alot in our expat community and we have mothers...
- Paul Maurice Martin: “Declining to play” has been an important one for me – I think of it as letting go of the egoism of others....
- Self Improvement Minded: “Keep the company of the wise” that’s how we always said 4 when I was young.
- Lana-{Daring Clarity}: Those were great points Daphne, thank you. And I so loved how you started that the reason you “keep blogging is that...
- nudgeme: Great pointers on maintaining personal integrity Daphne, and always lovely to log on and see a post from you! Identifying your...
- Self-esteem Building: I agree that our thinking gives positive or negative meaning to a certain event, person etc. Nature is neutral. It’s...
- Hilary: Hi Daphne .. good points .. adopt a hero – yourself – ensure you smile, be kind, be open, be friendly .. Draw the boundaries is...
- J.D. Meier: Beautiful distillations … heroes, boundaries, and buddies are the way to go. It takes less energy to be yourself than be somebody...
- Lance: Hi Daphne, Number 4 is an important one for me. It’s so easy for other people’s attitudes to filter over into our own –...
- Mazhar Nawaz: Dear Daphne enjoyed reading every word. I appreciate your honest views on Live Like You’ll Die Tomorrow.
- Walter: Yes, I believe with what you have written here. In fact, I’m applying most of them into my life. There are lot of ways to be happy,...
- Lindsey Petersen: I am a die hard optimist who leads a happy life even when I should be sad…an anomaly, I guess! Lindsey Petersen...
- Hilda: Hi Daphne, I’ve read ALOT on the subject of happiness over the years, and have transformed myself from a miserable pessimist to a...
- macy_c: I used to trust my instinct a bit more, but overtime, self doubt and life in general erode the trust. I just wrote an account of when I...
- Evelyn Lim: I have found more meaning in my life when I started contributing my assistance and service to others. In the process, I become happier...
- James Gray: When you say that good and bad aren’t “out there,” it isn’t clear what that means. I don’t know if anyone...
- nudgeme: Hi Daphne Lovely to see a post on Joyful days in my Google Reader this morning – and such an uplifting one at that! I concur with...
- vered - blogger for hire: “Which is partly why I’m blogging less now – I have a happy life to keep me occupied!” This is great. You...
March 29th, 2009 @ 10:20 am
Hi Daphne! Wow, great job :-) I’ve downloaded the book for souvenir, really glad you’ve included my creed in there. Totally inspiring!
March 29th, 2009 @ 11:14 am
Thanks Daphne for putting in the time and effort to compile all the creeds into a book for keeps. You may want to correct the link stated in your post under “How to offer the eBook on your site” to your server url. You miss typing out the complete url link.
Have a great weekend,
Evelyn
March 29th, 2009 @ 2:49 pm
Hi Daphne, what an excellent idea, just remember to fix that url, that should probably end with .pdf
March 29th, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
Hi Daphne,
Awesome work putting this all together. So many great examples of personal creeds, what a resource you’ve created. And to everyone to participated – thanks for sharing a personal part of you.
March 29th, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
Daphne,
Very cool! Thanks for the instructions on how to create an e-book.
March 29th, 2009 @ 8:27 pm
This is a beautiful ebook and I’m honored to have my personal creed published in it. This project definitely has “pay it forward” energy. When I posted my personal creed onto my blog, many people created and shared their personal creeds in the comments section of my post. Thanks for spreading the joy.
March 29th, 2009 @ 8:43 pm
Daphne,
That was sweet of you indeed. Thanks a lot for the book and putting in my creed. I appreciate that. Stumbled and downloaded. :)
March 29th, 2009 @ 8:55 pm
Hi Daphne,
What a great idea. Thank you for sharing! :)
March 29th, 2009 @ 9:37 pm
@ Jocelyn,
Thank you for contributing your creed, and for doing so early on to help create the momentum for others to do the same!
@ Evelyn,
Thanks for the tip on the URL. I got most of the links wrong in this post… I’m amazed that I got the eBook done at all given my level of IT savvy! Links have been corrected I hope. Thanks for being a pal!
@ Miguel,
You’re right – out of habit I just typed “.jpg” to all the links! Corrected now, thanks very much for pointing this out.
@ Lance,
This was really awesome. I’m so amazed and grateful that people actually found this worth doing.
@ Roger,
You should try creating an eBook someday – it’s quite an experience!
@ Stacey,
Wow it’s wonderful that many of your readers decided to write their own creeds too. Yours was truly inspiring and I’m sure that had a lot to do with it. Love the way you pointed out that this had pay-it-forward energy. That’s a lovely thought and makes me feel great!
@ Sunny,
Thanks for contributing your powerful creed, and for the Stumble!
@ Nadia,
It was my pleasure and the least I could do for my wonderful readers who contributed their creeds!
March 29th, 2009 @ 10:12 pm
Hi Daphne! What a great idea! Thank for including me in your inspiring ebook. ; )
March 30th, 2009 @ 9:50 am
Hi Daphne. This is great! I think you did a great job choosing the photographs. There is a gentleness about this book that I really enjoy. Would be good to print out and keep by your bedside to read before sleep or to start the day with. :-)
One additional point about making an ebook (which is literally just a pdf), is that a person can make a pdf directly from the Word document. This avoids the extra step of having to convert to Open Office and tweek the formatting. In your case you had to use Open Office to keep the hyperlinks intact. But if a person is making a book and they are typing the www as part of the original link, a Word Document will naturally keep the hyperlink intact.
March 30th, 2009 @ 1:01 pm
Hi Daphne
Thank You for the E book. I downloaded a copy so I can have this forever. Great job on putting it all together.
Thank you,
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:27 pm
Hi Daphne,
You did a beautiful job on this ebook. Thank you for putting the time in, providing this lovely resource, and for including me in it : ) I feel privileged!
all the best,
Hilda.
March 31st, 2009 @ 3:01 am
What a great project. Not only do we find inspiring creeds, but also are introduced to new blogs through your contributor list. Love it.
March 31st, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
@ Shanel,
Thanks for your very lively creed that makes me smile every time, even after reading it so often!
@ Davina,
You were actually the person I was going to contact if I couldn’t get this PDF sorted out on my own, since I knew you’d done this before. Thanks for the tip – keeping the www. preface would have been the easier option I guess. It’s good to know both options are available, thanks!
@ Giovanna,
Glad you downloaded and read the Ebook, and I’m happy you like it!
@ Hilda,
It was a pleasure to include your creed. Thank you for allowing me to add that!
@ Sterling,
The contributors all have awesome blogs of their own. Happy surfing and visiting!
March 31st, 2009 @ 1:04 pm
Hi Daphne,
Thanks a lot for including my little creed in your great e-book.It’s absolutely a magnificent piece of work.I’m hoping to make it available in my site too.
And you’ve provided some valuable knowledge on how to write an e-book which is gonna be very much useful to anyone who are intending to write a one.(including me.but not sure when will it be. :) )
Have a great day!
April 1st, 2009 @ 1:53 am
Thanks for including my personal creed to your E-book, much appreciated.
Thanks
Jonathan
April 1st, 2009 @ 8:55 am
@ Vikum,
I learnt a lot from creating the eBook. You’ll have fun too I’m sure if you ever try one! Thanks for participating, and it would be wonderful if you could offer the eBook to your readers. Other bloggers have done so and their readers were also inspired to write their own creeds.
@ Jonathan,
You’re very welcome, and thanks for participating and contributing to the eBook.
April 1st, 2009 @ 11:09 am
This is very special, Daphne.
Thanks for putting together the beautiful book and making it available for all of us to share.
April 1st, 2009 @ 6:23 pm
My Personal Creed
I am a little child of God. I will let God carry me and teach me to walk in my life.
I will face every step of the way with a pleasant and understanding smile.
Love will be my inspiration as God is love.
I will Live, Laugh and Love.
April 2nd, 2009 @ 11:42 am
Great job, Daphne. Thanks for compiling and sharing the book with us. :)
April 2nd, 2009 @ 2:26 pm
@ Michael,
Thank you for coming on board so early in the project and motivating others to have their own creeds too. It was wonderful seeing your creed on your blog!
@ Picturesque,
Welcome, and thanks for such a wonderful first comment. I love your creed, especially the alliteration of “I will Live, Laugh and Love.” Yours sounds like a beautiful life.
@ Arswino,
Thanks for your encouragement as usual, Arswino.
April 3rd, 2009 @ 7:52 am
I downloaded the book. It’s beautiful. I am going to take the time to really read it – not just skim – later tonight. Thank you!
April 3rd, 2009 @ 9:03 am
Vered,
I’m so happy and proud that you think the book worth really reading. Makes all the effort worthwhile. I’ve read each word of those creeds many times, and each time they still inspire me.
April 3rd, 2009 @ 3:06 pm
Daphne!
W00t! I just uploaded the “Creed” book on my site! I am getting better at this! :~) Sooo happy! Thank you so much again for doing this incredible project!
April 4th, 2009 @ 7:30 am
Henie,
You made me smile with your enthusiasm and well-deserved pride at conquering the world of IT! I know exactly how you feel – I get enormously proud when I manage to figure out how to do something technical on my blog too. Way to go!
April 7th, 2009 @ 4:41 am
This is a very nice post.Thank you for sharing this ebook. Appreciate it.