By Justine Toms
This small book is a treasure. I found ideas and wisdom within its pages presented by telling stories.
The book is divided into five major sections:
-A WIDER LANDSCAPE: HOW WE SEE OURSELVES AND THE WORLD
-ANIMALS AND NATURE AS TEACHER
-BEING AN ACTIVIST WITHOUT DRIVING YOURSELF CRAZY
-CIRCLES AND FRIENDSHIP
-CELEBRATIONS AND RITUALS
I admit I read the essays at random and went to the sections I thought would please me the most. I found some surprising things! There is an essay titled "Anger Has No Arms or Legs" that takes the Buddhist quote and applies it to a Star Trek episode to illustrate a point about negativity and anger. I loved it!
There's is another essay titled "Of Creeks and Spiders" that particularly caught my attention. There is a tiny spider (genus Wendilgarda ...sounds like something from Harry Potter!) who spins her web and"glues" it to running water. What? How can that be? Thought provoking to say the least.
I came away with new ideas and perspectives from this book. I have already recommended it to the participants in one of the many Stress Management classes I facilitate. I like it when an author gives me something to think about that changes the way I view the world. What do you think?
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