We are not meant to outlive our children. It is against all the laws of nature. When they precede us in death, their stories end; yet ours continue. A Dance in the Woods, A Mother’s Insight chronicles author
Janet K. Brennan’s struggle with PTSD in the wake of her daughter Kristin’s
death from asthma at the age of 21.
Shortly after losing her daughter, Janet and her husband and
two children spent three years in Italy where her husband had a military
assignment. In a country where she
couldn’t speak the language and suffered numerous severe illnesses that went
undiagnosed, Brennan gradually came to depend on her own understanding and
inner spirituality to heal her mind and body.
She began to explore her own
inner resources, learning to meditate and discern deep spiritual lessons from others,
often without the necessity of words. She became a keen observer of nature, people
and life as she healed. In this book she
shares many insights gained during this tumultuous period of her life. “My
temple is within me,” she writes. “The more pure I try to keep it, the more
balanced I am.”
A Dance in the Woods, a Mother’s Insight, is written with a
distinct and lovely lyrical style, disarming honesty and courage. Original
poems and photographs add further dimension and understanding for the reader. Brennan’s visual imagery is stunning, and the
reader will long for a taste of the fresh vegetables grown in her villa’s garden
and the wonderful marinara sauce she makes from it.
An accomplished and award-winning novelist, poet, pianist, editor
and publisher, Janet K. Brennan lives with her husband and numerous pets in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, the home of their publishing house, Casa de Snapdragon.
Title: A Dance in the Woods, A Mother's Insight
Author: Janet K. Brennan
- Print Length: 409 pages
- Publisher: Casa de Snapdragon LLC; 1 edition (January 31, 2015)
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00T1UPF28
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