Author: Alvergia N. Barry Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1456759892 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
Alvergia "Nee-Nee" Barry was born and raised in the Washington Metropolitan Area. She is the eldest of six siblings. She is the mother of three sons and a loving wife. Alvergia is highly committed to giving back and helping others facing opposition which brings immense joy and passion. After experiencing the death of three significant loved ones and tackling other challenges, Alvergia began to notate her feelings. She was inspired to do so by one of those special loved ones. She has captivated the hearts of many who believe in her purpose and mission in life. Alvergia is the CEO and Founder of the Metropolitan Ladies of Camelot, Inc & Outreach Assembly (a charitable 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission to make a positive difference and life changing experience for those less fortunate is apart of the MLOC history ). She is also a motivational speaker, mentor, community advocate and entrepreneur that continues to reach for her destined greatness.
Author: Tracey L. Moore Publisher: Tracey L. Moore ISBN: 9781478394075 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 196
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GOD WANTS TO QUENCH YOUR SPIRITUAL THIRST.* Do you ever feel spiritually "dry"?* Do you want a deeper, more personal relationship with God?* Do you want to be emotionally whole? Oasis for My Soul is a collection of poems, poetic prayers, praise and scripturally based inspirational writings intended to feed your spirit and refresh your soul. If you are having a spiritual "dry spell," the power-packed entries will hydrate, nourish, encourage, and inspire you to develop a deeper and more satisfying relationship with the Master, the true Oasis for our souls. You will be challenged to move to a higher plane in your walk with Christ through the writings, thought-provoking journaling exercises, and pertinent prayers that will help you to:* Receive a new level of spiritual awareness. * Enhance your personal and spiritual growth.* Build self-esteem and aggressively move toward wholeness.* Maintain faith and hope in difficult times.* Challenge the devil's negative "thought bombs." Tracey L. Moore (a.k.a. The Purposeful Poet) wants to take you down a spiritually poetic trail and challenge you to be your best for Christ. She holds a Master's degree in Christian Counseling from Oral Roberts University and currently resides in Norfolk, Virginia. Learn more about Tracey at www.TraceyLMoore.com
Author: Neil Astley Publisher: ISBN: 9781852247669 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 160
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Ranging from Rumi, Kabir and Blake, to Rilke, Emily Dickinson and Paul Celan, this wide-ranging selection includes contemporary poets such as Jane Hirshfield, Denise Levertov, Thomas Merton and Mary Oliver, as well as by many lesser-known writers from all periods and places. The anthology opens with a series of poems on human life and spiritual sustenance, starting with Rumi: --This being human is a guest house. / Each morning a new arrival--The poems which follow explore many ways of keeping body and soul together, offering food for thought on knowing yourself, living with nature, who or what is God ... All are universal illuminations of the meaning of life, speaking to readers of all faiths as well as to searchers and non-believers.
Author: Spirit First Publisher: ISBN: 9780980031416 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 162
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Writers from across the U.S. and around the world express in poetry their most holy moments, their moments of meditation and mindfulness, silence and stillness. Each page in this book is a place to pause, go inward, and feel the spirit of who you are. Moments of the Soul includes 84 poems written by 61 authors. Moments of the Soul came into being from a call for submissions from Spirit First seeking to encourage and support writings on the themes of meditation, mindfulness, silence, stillness, and solitude. Poems poured in from 42 states in the United States and 23 foreign countries, poems totaling 741 from writers who are Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu, and from many others including those whose practices do not follow an organized religion. This book is an opportunity for the reader to see and perhaps feel what another feels in his or her moments of meditation and reflection.
Author: Coleman Barks Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062046543 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 451
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The Soul of Rumi collects the poetry of the thirteenth century Persian mystic that explores the divine from the teachings of Sufism. Rumi’s masterpieces have inspired countless people throughout the centuries, and Coleman Barks’s exquisite renderings are widely considered the definitive versions. His translations capture the inward exploration and intensity that characterize Rumi’s poetry, making this unique voice of mysticism and desire contemporary while remaining true to the original poems. In this volume readers will encounter the essence of Sufism’s insights into the experience of divine love, wisdom, and the nature of both humanity and God. Rumi’s voice leaps off these pages with a rapturous power, expressing our deepest yearning for the transcendent connection with the source of the divine: there are passionate outbursts about the torment of longing for the beloved and the sweet delight that comes from union; stories of sexual adventures and of loss; poems of love and fury, sadness and joy; and quiet truths about the beauty and variety of human emotion. For Rumi, soul and body and emotion are not separate but are rather part of the great mystery of mortal life, a riddle whose solution is love. Above all else, Rumi’s poetry exposes us to the delight that comes from being fully alive, urging us always to put aside our fears and take the risk of discovering our core self. Barks’s fresh, original translations magnificently convey Rumi’s insights into the human heart and its longings with his signature passion and daring, focusing on the ecstatic experience of the inseparability of human and divine love.
Author: Roger Housden Publisher: Harmony ISBN: 0307421759 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 144
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Great poetry calls into question everything. It dares us to break free from the safe strategies of the cautious mind. It opens us to pain and joy and delight. It amazes, startles, pierces, and transforms us. It can lead to communion and grace. Through the voices of ten inspiring poets and his own reflections, the author of Sacred America shows how poetry illuminates the eternal feelings and desires that stir the human heart and soul. These poems explore such universal themes as the awakening of wonder, the longing for love, the wisdom of dreams, and the courage required to live an authentic life. In thoughtful commentary on each work, Housden offers glimpses into his personal spiritual journey and invites readers to contemplate the significance of the poet's message in their own lives. In Ten Poems to Change Your Life, Roger Housden shows how these astonishing poems can inspire you to live what you always knew in your bones but never had the words for. "The Journey" by Mary Oliver "Last Night as I Was Sleeping" by Antonio Machado "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman "Zero Circle" by Rumi "The Time Before Death" by Kabir "Ode to My Socks" by Pablo Neruda "Last Gods" by Galway Kinnell "For the Anniversary of My Death" by W. S. Merwin "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott "The Dark Night" by St. John of the Cross
Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Everyman's Library ISBN: 1101908254 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 242
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A remarkable Pocket Poets anthology of poems from around the world and across the centuries about illness and healing, both physical and spiritual. From ancient Greece and Rome up to the present moment, poets have responded with sensitivity and insight to the troubles of the human body and mind. Poems of Healing gathers a treasury of such poems, tracing the many possible journeys of physical and spiritual illness, injury, and recovery, from John Donne’s “Hymne to God My God, In My Sicknesse” and Emily Dickinson’s “The Soul has Bandaged moments” to Eavan Boland’s “Anorexic,” from W.H. Auden’s “Miss Gee” to Lucille Clifton’s “Cancer,” and from D.H. Lawrence’s “The Ship of Death” to Rafael Campo’s “Antidote” and Seamus Heaney’s “Miracle.” Here are poems from around the world, by Sappho, Milton, Baudelaire, Longfellow, Cavafy, and Omar Khayyam; by Stevens, Lowell, and Plath; by Zbigniew Herbert, Louise Bogan, Yehuda Amichai, Mark Strand, and Natalia Toledo. Messages of hope in the midst of pain—in such moving poems as Adam Zagajewski’s “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” George Herbert’s “The Flower,” Wisława Szymborska’s “The End and the Beginning,” Gwendolyn Brooks’ “when you have forgotten Sunday: the love story” and Stevie Smith’s “Away, Melancholy”—make this the perfect gift to accompany anyone on a journey of healing. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.
Author: Oana Andrei Paval Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1512714615 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 102
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This book is my kind of insight into the beauty of everyday life; all words come from my heart and are only meant to reach yoursnothing more than that. The poems are simple and may bring along some kind of peace and understanding of the bigger picture of life. Every one of us has our own way of communicating to the Higher Selfif it is through poetry, music, painting, dancing, peace-making, or simply by being an example of kindness and love to others. A Kind of Insight is a result of this communication. The poems come to me through the grace of God and they are an expression of the beauty and joy in everyone and everything that surrounds me, along with my insight on how to uncover the beauty and joy in ourselves.
Author: Courtney Peppernell Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN: 1524869880 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 231
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Poetry and prose to encourage us to grow. Watering the Soul is a timeless reminder that everyone needs time, love, and forgiveness. In the deepest, most enchanting part of the forest, a creature hands you a seed. Within the seed is your soul, ready to be grown again. From internationally bestselling author Courtney Peppernell comes her new book of poetry and prose, Watering the Soul. In true Peppernell style, the book is divided into sections, this time following a step-by-step recipe, to heal your soul. Filled with themes that focus on forgiveness, gratitude, togetherness, and equality, Peppernell takes you on a journey to find a precious yet profound understanding; that a seed is not grown with haste and nor is becoming whole, that in each and every step, we find the meaning of watering the soul. This is the story of your soul and how it can be grown again.
Author: Alvergia N. Barry
Author: Tracey L. Moore
Author: Neil Astley
Author: Spirit First
Author: Christine Miller
Author: Coleman Barks
Author: Roger Housden
Author: Karl Kirchwey
Author: Oana Andrei Paval
Author: Courtney Peppernell