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August 2007 
Heaven & Earth Works and Birth Angels
Posted on Sep 17th, 2004
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Melissa
Melissa
Good Shopping, and Good Reading, if you're into angels and figuring out your life purpose!
On our way to Boston to visit our great friends and allies at Dana Farber and Brigham and Women's, we stopped in to finally meet Terah Cox, author of the book on angels (which I kept talking about on our Caringbridge website www.caringbridge.org/ny/danomara). Well, we did not call ahead, so we just browsed the shop instead. I let Terah know (by phone) that we would love to be able to place on-line orders, because her work is so inspiring! Check out her website for a peak, but know that her framed poetry, greeting cards, etc... look even better in her shop. Very high quality.
Terry's book, Birth Angels, really helped me to shift my thinking further toward how life calls us forth. Regardless of our personal religious beliefs, this book asserts that we all have birth angels or energies corresponding to our specific birthdate and time. The angels "reigning" at our birth have special gifts for us. We can call on them for support, and we can embody their strengths in our lives, as we reach out to others. So this fit nicely into my "angels in the outfield (and infield)" message... we all get to "be angels" for each other. This is what we experienced during our walk thru cancer and transplant. We felt very taken care of.
I want to take it another direction, for discussion purposes, I guess! If we "listen to" or acknowledge the yearnings in our heart, we can learn a great deal about the person we were meant to be, and the person we are becoming. It is about listening closely, looking within, and then, about making choices.
One on my good friends recently told me about a book called The Alchemist. She said it had made a big impact on her life, particularly as she struggled through life transitions. Well, I don't think that it is a coincidence that the first book I saw when I walked into Terah Cox's shop was The Alchemist! I believe this was an omen that I should read this book, so I bought it. I already love it. I have only barely gotten through the author's introduction. It reads "What is a personal calling? It is God's blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend. However, we don't all have the courage to confront our dream." I hope author Paulo Coelho doesn't mind me quoting him, and promoting his book. I recommend the 10th anniversary edition, which has this updated introduction.
And while you're book shopping, pick up Birth Angels too! I have a list of many of my favorite books on my profile page. I will be adding The Alchemist.
Your turn! Please share your 2 cents about favorite books, websites, resources that have helped you on your path... Anyone else read the Alchemist? What did you think?
On our way to Boston to visit our great friends and allies at Dana Farber and Brigham and Women's, we stopped in to finally meet Terah Cox, author of the book on angels (which I kept talking about on our Caringbridge website www.caringbridge.org/ny/danomara). Well, we did not call ahead, so we just browsed the shop instead. I let Terah know (by phone) that we would love to be able to place on-line orders, because her work is so inspiring! Check out her website for a peak, but know that her framed poetry, greeting cards, etc... look even better in her shop. Very high quality.
Terry's book, Birth Angels, really helped me to shift my thinking further toward how life calls us forth. Regardless of our personal religious beliefs, this book asserts that we all have birth angels or energies corresponding to our specific birthdate and time. The angels "reigning" at our birth have special gifts for us. We can call on them for support, and we can embody their strengths in our lives, as we reach out to others. So this fit nicely into my "angels in the outfield (and infield)" message... we all get to "be angels" for each other. This is what we experienced during our walk thru cancer and transplant. We felt very taken care of.
I want to take it another direction, for discussion purposes, I guess! If we "listen to" or acknowledge the yearnings in our heart, we can learn a great deal about the person we were meant to be, and the person we are becoming. It is about listening closely, looking within, and then, about making choices.
One on my good friends recently told me about a book called The Alchemist. She said it had made a big impact on her life, particularly as she struggled through life transitions. Well, I don't think that it is a coincidence that the first book I saw when I walked into Terah Cox's shop was The Alchemist! I believe this was an omen that I should read this book, so I bought it. I already love it. I have only barely gotten through the author's introduction. It reads "What is a personal calling? It is God's blessing, it is the path that God chose for you here on Earth. Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend. However, we don't all have the courage to confront our dream." I hope author Paulo Coelho doesn't mind me quoting him, and promoting his book. I recommend the 10th anniversary edition, which has this updated introduction.
And while you're book shopping, pick up Birth Angels too! I have a list of many of my favorite books on my profile page. I will be adding The Alchemist.
Your turn! Please share your 2 cents about favorite books, websites, resources that have helped you on your path... Anyone else read the Alchemist? What did you think?
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