What if you could change the world with your thoughts? Or get enough people together thinking the same thing to change the fabric of reality? Bevan Frank goes deep on this idea in his debut novel.
Bevan published his first novel, The Mind of God in 2015. It’s a thriller in the spirit of Dan Brown where he explores the idea of Global Consciousness. And then his world turned upside down with a stroke. We talk about that concept and the power of taking care of a dog in this episode.
Bio
Bevan Frank has a BA degree in English and Political Studies as well as a postgraduate LLB law degree, both from the University of Cape Town.
After qualifying as an attorney Bevan decided to follow his passion and opted down the path of writing and editing. He has worked as a business magazine editor, journalist, writer, plain language practitioner and communications consultant. His articles have been published in numerous publications locally and globally.
Bevan lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and children. Bevan’s award-winning debut book The Mind of God (A Thriller Novel) is an Amazon #1 Best Seller. He is currently recovering from a stroke and hopes to get going with his second thriller once he emerges from the haze.
Amazon Music and the Strokecast
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Hack of the Week
Bevan suggests getting a dog. Lexi early on gave Bevan a reason to get out of bed in the morning. He had to feed and walk the dog. And if that’s all he could do in a day, at least it’s a start.
After stroke when we are thrust into the world of disabilities, we suddenly may have people who take care of us. And that’s great; we need it. But it can also be a hard transition if we’ve led the kind of life where we take care of others. To suddenly not be in that position anymore while we also have to reconsider what it means to the career we may no longer be able to pursue or the family we may no longer be able to support is hard.
Plus we may feel that strangers and people we know are now looking at us differently. The see us as a victim, a patient — a cripple. We may feel they look at us with pity.
A dog does none of that. A dog is just happy to be there with you. And it gives you a reason to get out of the bed. Even if other people tell you not to worry about them, you still have the responsibility of caring for that dog to the best of your ability.
A couple weeks ago, I talked with Bill Torres and he talked about feeding the ducks every morning. It’s the same concept. Bill and Bevan made caring for another creature a part of their recoveries.
Here’s a picture of Lexi.
Links
| The Frank Gazette | |
| The Mind of God on Amazon | |
| Bevan on Facebook | |
| Bevan on Twitter | |
| Bevan on Twitter | |
| The Global Consciousness Project | |
| Spoon Theory | |
| The Fox, by Frederick Forsyth | |
| Sunflower Lanyards | |
| Bill Torres and ducks on Strokecast | |
| One-handed Lady Golfer on Strokecast |
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| Joe Borges on Strokecast |
Where do we go from here?
- Check out Bevan’s book on Amazon here , and visit the Frank Gazette to learn more about Bevan.
- Subscribe to the Strokecast in Amazon Music or your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode.
- Don’t get best…get better.
Strokecast is the stroke podcast where a Gen X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience and one-handed banana peeling by helping stroke survivors, caregivers, medical providers and stroke industry affiliates connect and share their stories.
