Reflections from a Symphony in Silence - Connie Cruthirds

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Résumé :
There are times in life when we are brought to placesat just the right time to hear just what we need to hear. These words from the woods are the inspiration within Reflections, a Symphony in Silence composed during a 72 hour retreat. Written in four movements ~ Arrive, Aware, Serene, Renew ~ Reflections invites you to experience a retreat of your own as you journey through this collection of poetry and pictures. A bit from within: ~~ Here, where sounds of silence serenade my soul, my pulse slows. Breath slides deeper, nudges my heart awake. In a world where more is better and less is less, Here, there's none of that and all of this. land becomes sanctuary for souls longing to remember the why of it all in a world of just too much Earth stirs the author's curiosity as she listens to what she hears and narrates what she sees. When asked why, she responds, I am not Mother Earth, but I can mother this earth through words and invitation to show her I care. When I return to the land, I feel most at home within me. Our world is noisy. I wrote this for you as a way to remember what is often drowned by sound, but is always just a pause and breath away....

Biographie:
Connie Cruthirds, creative weaver of words in the manner of Mary Oliver and David Whyte, writes to discover the intriguing life within us all. This nature narrator and photo-journalist lives on a bluff by the Mississippi River, where the currents of life lap past her door. She is married, with two adult children, and is a Master Certified Coach helping people find their way through life. Connie is the author of The Current, Poems for the Flow of Life. Her work has been featured in Beyond Knowing, Huffington Post, A Sacred Presence, Lifeline, and Mais Oui I, II, and III.