Conscious Women, Conscious Lives: Powerful and Transformational Stories of Healing Body, Mind & Soul

Annotation In this extraordinary collection of personal revelation, women share their deepest and heart-felt experiences of healing from loss, illness, and accident. Every story proves how the journey of facing some of life's greatest obstacles can be followed by a joyous emergence from the darkness of despair, and a discovery of the light of life, love and new wisdom. Themes include receiving love in challenging times, recovering after painful divorce, facing and overcoming the death of a loved one, healing and finding purpose in life after the unimaginable grief of losing a child, surviving in triumph after a life threatening illness, to living greatest dreams and overcoming life's challenges. These true stories, written by women for women, open the heart, heal the spirit, and bring peace of mind during some of life's most challenging times. As each author presents a treasure from her own rich experience, she contributes to the pool of wisdom we share of how each of us can meet our greatest fears and to rise again with wisdom, grace and courage Whatever challenges you presently face, these stories offer hope, reassurance, comfort and examples of the resilient nature and courage of women Conscious Women – Conscious Lives......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 9 Dedication......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Healing Journeys......Page 16 Learning to Receive......Page 18 Holding Hands with Cancer......Page 23 My Favorite Year......Page 24 Cleansing by Fire......Page 31 Finding My Own Medicine......Page 40 My Circle of Friends......Page 43 No Gift Too Small......Page 47 Living Your Dreams......Page 50 The Man of My Dreams......Page 52 The Making of a Miracle......Page 58 Finding My Wings......Page 65 One Small Voice......Page 68 Honoring My Dreams......Page 73 God's Arm......Page 77 On Losing a Loved One......Page 78 Love Never Dies......Page 80 My Mother's Last Gift......Page 86 To See My Skye Again......Page 91 He Sendeth Sun, He Sendeth Shower......Page 94 The Spirit of a Child......Page 95 Bathroom Humor......Page 104 Gifts from a Dying Sister......Page 107 Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep......Page 111 Ryan's Hope......Page 112 If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking......Page 118 To Say Goodbye......Page 119 On Mothers and Daughters......Page 122 An Everlasting Farewell......Page 124 My Mother – A Mystery......Page 129 Acts Of Kindness......Page 133 It's A Piece of Cake......Page 134 A Life Everlasting......Page 141 Do It Anyway......Page 144 A Glimpse of My Mother's Soul......Page 145 Tabitha's Song of Love......Page 147 Healing the Past......Page 152 If I Could......Page 154 Healing Blade......Page 158 Once Upon a Birthday......Page 162 Becoming Conscious......Page 166 New Beginnings......Page 170 Another Chance at Life......Page 172 Jump of Faith......Page 178 Winds of Change......Page 182 What's In A Name?......Page 184 On Finding Courage......Page 186 Flying On My Own......Page 188 The Jewel of God......Page 193 About the Author......Page 199 Other books by Darlene Montgomery......Page 200 A Message from the Publisher......Page 201 Contributors......Page 203 Permissions......Page 214 In this extraordinary collection of personal revelation, women share their deepest and heart-felt experiences of healing from loss, illness, and accident. These stories show how the journey of facing some of life's greatest obstacles can be followed by a joyous emergence from the darkness of despair, and a return to the light of life, love and new wisdom. Themes include facing and overcoming the death of a loved one, receiving love in challenging times, recovering after painful divorce, healing and finding purpose in life after the unimaginable grief of losing a child, surviving and triumphing