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Being Home: Discovering the Spiritual in the Everyday
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About Being Home: Discovering The Spiritual In The Everyday
Product Description This classic book of meditations is an eloquent celebration of the spirituality of everyday objects and activities. Daily routines such as making the bed, reading the newspaper, sweeping the floor, and cooking supper are illuminated by examining their relationship to the Divine. Beginning with the first stirrings of consciousness in the morning, passing through the ordinary tasks of a day at home, and ending with bedtime benediction, Gunilla Norris gently reminds us that nothing is too common to speak to us. In the tradition of lectio divina, each meditation's subject is closely, contemplatively examined. Being Home is not only a beautiful collection of household meditations but also an important essay on how and why we should work toward simplicity-materially, socially, and spiritually. The meditations are complemented by Greta Sibley's small photographs of familiar objects, which both mirror and interpret the text. † Review A lovely collection of household meditations and reminder of why we should all work toward simplicity--materially, socially, and spiritually. -- Spiritual Book News Along comes Gunilla Norris to reaffirm the possibility of writing prayers about real life in today's world. -- Rabbi Harold S. Kushner Being Home is a masterpiece, a book that needs to be savored, a book to live with. -- Brother David Steindl-Rast Both a lovely collection of meditations and a reminder of why we should all work toward simplicity--materially, socially, and spiritually. -- Spiritual Book News Gunilla Norris brings a new awareness of the sacred nature of all life. -- Anne Bancroft Gunilla Norris's meditations are beautiful and human and show the glory in the ordinary. -- Madeleine L'Engle Gunilla Norris's simple precepts for meditating and living have a translucent quality. We can all benefit greatly by observing them. -- Thich Nhat Hanh I was almost breathless with wonder at the beauty of Gunilla Norris's words-so simple and yet so profound... -- Bishop Desmond M. Tutu It really nourishes the soul. -- Joanna Macy About the Author Gunilla Norris lives in Mystic, Connecticut, where she works as a writer, meditation teacher and psychotherapist in private practice. In addition to Being Home, she is the author of three other books on spirituality in everyday life: Becoming Bread, Sharing Silence, and Journeying in Place. She has also written eleven children's books and a collection of poems, Learning from the Angel. Greta D. Sibley began her career overseas in Seoul, Korea, where she worked as a photographer and publisher. Now located in Northampton, Massachusetts, Greta focuses her attention on the design and production of books for publishing companies. In addition, Greta publishes handmade, limited editions of artists' books with partner Daniel E. Kelm, and co-directs a program of workshops in the book arts.
