It begins with an awakening, visionary experience that leads to his healing and fills him with a permanent sense of well-being and an appreciation for life and living happily in the light. But this book is not about suicide, but rather, redemption. Feeling hopeless and powerless, he hits the “darkest night of his soul” and decides to end his life. The author’s reflections, shared through his prose, poetry and photography, begin with him trapped in a deep depression, resulting from a five-year battle with constant pain from an autoimmune disorder. Is one that shines my way upon the groundĪllowing my consciousness to become awakeĪ 2020 International Book Awards’ winning finalist in the spiritualism category, Soul Seeker: Reflections on a Spiritual Journey from Darkness to the Light, shares the author’s reflections on his true story from constant pain and suicidal thoughts to healing, redemption, and spirituality.
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Today, I know full well my soul I’ve found. God has blessed my soul with this feeling Only to find I remain connected to the sea and skyĪlways loved & protected by God even if I live or die I’m free, alone & unboundīasking in my vanity, but really stranded on ground. What destiny waits for meīrought to land on rising tide, I’m cast from the sea Rough unpolished stone.Ĭast upon the ocean’s shore.
Who’s to say the Kool Aid's safe to drink?Īll I know, is if I seek, my faith will growĪnd if we all awake, hate and war will sink Who to believe or trust? Which path to go? Too many gods, too many religions I think. The more I learn, the less I really know. Power will bring the light to guide the way. Inside to find your inner strength to rise again. When your soul descends into the long, dark nightĪnd drags you downward into oblivion, dig deep While the long, dark night of your soul may beĪt an end, you'll only prolong the darkness if you You'll never see the light of the morning dawn. If you keep your eyes closed and covered, I hope that my journey and words help you and others to find your true way as well. “Soul Seeker, Reflections on my Spiritual Journey” embodies my reflections on such things as mindfulness, spirituality, the soul, faith and enlightenment as I travel forward on my search for spiritual truth and purpose.
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As a result, I believe I have a permanent, heightened awareness and what Steve Taylor, author of Out of the Darkness calls a "sense of connection to nature or the cosmos as a whole, a sense of meaning and purpose and a permanent inner well-being, free of worry or anxiety.” It begins with an awakening experience which filled me with a permanent sense of well-being and an appreciation for life. This book is about my reflections on a spiritual journey I have taken.
I’d step up and jump over the rail and plummet to the ocean below.īut thanks to my Higher Power, this story is not about suicide, but rather about a spiritual journey from the dark night of my soul to the dawning of a new day of light and hope. This would make be groggy enough to ensure that I wouldn’t have any last-minute thoughts of survival.
The plan was to take the pills and drink some vodka. I would imagine you might think what a beautiful moment this sounds like and how grateful you might be to experience such a serene moment.īut on a winter night in 2014, when I stood in that exact situation, I wasn’t thinking about gratitude, I was finalizing my plans for my suicide. Inside the cabin your spouse sleeps soundly. Imagine yourself on the balcony of a luxurious cruise ship sailing to the Caribbean on a moonlit night, the only sound you hear is the splash of the ocean against the sides of the ship. I’ve included some of both but I guess we can discuss. I wasn’t sure if I needed to include text or poems.
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