Solace: Rituals of Loss and Desire
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.51 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743229681 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Light shades" according to Doogal's Mom. Keep in mind, this review is not being generated by a erudite, literary scholar having barely passed college english. Thus, this is the simple opinion of a complex personality.I encountered Mary Sojourner on a Yoga web site where her chapter on "Occupying Less" was presented. So enticed by her ability to articulate her thoughts on simplicity and nature that I ordered the book, clueless as to its future impact on my life.Initially, I was s. intense and heart felt I have read everything of Mary Sojourner's work that I can lay my hands on. Her work is intense, gritty, and deeply moving. This book is no exception. Keep it up, Mary.. soulful, gutsy and daring I bought this book while hiking out in the SW. I found within its covers a beautifully written map of a life lived full on. What amazing healing it provided. I yearn for those who can express and feel even one third of what Mary Sojourner has shared. If you want exquisite writing, uncut stories of raw life and insights into the human soul--read this. You will be changed.
Alas, Sojourner does not fully develop any of these threads. For a while"). The result is a book that addresses the author's addictions, environmental activism and progression of messy relationships. All rights reserved. Along the way, Sojourner, originally from Pennsylvania, finds a love for the American Southwest, moves there, then chafes at all the other newcomers who she believes are ruining the landscape and the environment. From Publishers Weekly NPR contributor Sojourner writes about her life from a "scrap-and-wallboard" cabin with no running water near Flagstaff, Ariz. I had fled to a new man, and when he left, run straight into the second marriage"). Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Still, Sojourner's passion, prickly vulnerability and deep humanity are engaging when taken in small, essay-sized bites. . She shepher
She found it in Flagstaff, Arizona, in a remote two-room cabin that had no running water and only a wood stove for heat, but offered Sojourner everything she needed in terms of light, beauty, joy, and the perfect setting for writing and reconnecting. In chapters with titles such as "God Is Coming and She Is Pissed" and "How to Leave: Leave," her vivid personality, passion, and sense of humor come through. Written in short, beautifully crafted pieces, the book carries the reader through Sojourner's life, from a restrained Catholic childhood to the excesses of her generation, through motherhood and divorce to her quiet, solitary existence in the Southwest, where she has learned the importance of living at the right pace. Sojourn