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A beautiful presentation of Oriah's signature prose poem, preceded by a chapter relating the full life story behind the poem and then followed by a chapter on the life of the poem and its remarkable effect on people's lives, including her own. The prose poem The Invitation was originally passed from reader to reader over the internet and hand to hand; it was these readers who helped make the book a best seller. This small, beautifully presented book, incorporating the poem and two short additional new chapters by Oriah, gives old and new readers the beloved poem in a fresh way, as a gift for others or oneself. The often moving and sometimes funny chapters give a fresh, full account of how the poem came to be, and then discuss the life of the poem after it was written and circulated to so many readers, via the internet, photocopies, and eventually the full book The Invitation. Artwork will accompany each paragraph of the poem.
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Oriah is the author of the inspirational prose poem and international bestselling book The Invitation as well as the bestsellers The Dance and The Call. Her writing sets forth in detail how we can follow the thread of our heart's longing into a life of meaning and purpose. Her latest book, What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul, explores creativity as a way of accessing and cultivating a spiritually rich life. Oriah is the mother of two grown sons. She lives with her husband, Jeff, several hours north of Toronto in a home surrounded by forest stillness.
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It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. Read the first page
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It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It doesn't matter what walk of life you come from, or how spitiual (or not) you are. This book WILL change the way you look at things. For some people, every word will resonate. For others, maybe only one or two. But trust me, it's worth the read!
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This is a very small book and is one full of Inspiration. I thoroughly anjoyed the content. I bought it for a friend who has been very ill and they believe it gave them the strangth to go on.
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A gift
11 April 2010
Format:Hardcover
This book is a gift. No wonder it has touched so many lives. We live in a superficial world of superficiality. Oriah dares us to speak of deeper matters. She dares us to speak of that which we try to avoid. We are scared to speak of feelings, of what we feel and how we are coping. Who speaks that way - who dares? And then if we dare, does the other have the courage to respond? We are afraid beacuse we feel we do not know how to respond. And yet sometimes all we need to do is just be. If we could all live by this invitation we would truly have compassion for each other. Wonderful!!
Dr Gunta Krumins-Caldwell author of On Silver Wings
Dr Gunta Krumins-Caldwell author of On Silver Wings
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Heartfelt gift to give
8 July 2009
Format:Hardcover
I bought a couple of copies of this sweet compact book to give as "no special reason" gifts to close female friends. I think nowadays we all get caught up in our busy lives and often forget to express just how precious our real friends are to us. It's so routine to keep the conversations on challenges at work or with the kids or spouses, or now caring for elderly parents. I think when one reads this book it is a gentle nudge to reassess what we are doing and how we are doing it in our special interpersonal relationships. This is one gift that gives to both the giver and the receiver. Enjoy.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great little book
30 Dec 2009
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I oredered this little book and it came in no time at all and was in great shape. Nice addition to my family of books. Awesome book.
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