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- E-bokEngelska, 2018
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Catch a Dream takes place in Israel during the time of the first intifada in 1988 when Arabic frustration for a homeland erupted in strikes, demonstrations and suicide bombings and Israelis retaliated with arrests, house demolitions and stricter check-points. Rainbow Dove and Lily Ambrosia, traveling with their children, arrive in Haifa. On a mission to sow seeds of peace, they intend to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. They are soul sisters, single mothers and idealistic nomads, fiercely independent. Their children, four years apart, have an unusual bond. A violent incident in her past terrorizes Lily's dreams. Living on the edge of society has veiled its power to haunt her as she searches for safety and a sense of belonging. Her fascination with Jewish culture inspires her to dream she can plant roots in the Holy Land. Lily meets Levi, who is charming and enigmatic, dangerous but irresistible. Her love affair with him undermines her relationship with Rainbow Dove and they begin to go their separate ways. Lily becomes a nanny to an unusual couple: an American Jew and Israeli Arab, and enrolls her son in school. Soon she is fully immersed in Israeli daily life, from hanging out in cafes with friends to attending Yom Kippur at the synagogue. She wants to find a way to stay and considers her options of marriage or conversion to Judaism, neither of which seem realistic. A personal assault forces her to rely on her instincts, unleashes suppressed anger, and empowers her. She begins to heal from her past. At the core of the story is the tension between the dream and the reality. The hope for peace shatters in continuing violence, the hope for home is shaken by her son's rebellion and her lover's rejection. Lily's spiritual life is a tangle of beliefs and desires, impacted by Jewish culture surrounding her and yet keenly observant of the toll that constant conflict takes on the Israeli people. Can she hold onto her belief in Jesus' message of brotherly love while living according to Jewish seasons and rituals? Lily's journey to become a woman grounded in practicality rather then drifitng in idealism is honed by both heart-break and healing. The conflict around her is beginning to feel endless and war with Syria looms on the horizon. And yet she reaches out again and again for love. Will she be able to stay? What does she have to give up and what will she be able to keep? - E-bokEngelska, 2020
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HEART ON THE PAGE: A PORTABLE WRITING WORKSHOP is an inspirational guide for individual writers and writing instructors who work in institutions, non-profit organizations, and healing centers. It interweaves stories of workshops held in community spaces with practical advice on how to guide, encourage and inspire writers who may not think of themselves as writers but have a story to tell. Suggestions of specific poems and prompts to access intuitive guidance and unblock creativity are interwoven with writing exercises. Writing and sharing stories activates the ability to find meaning after trauma, loss, or transition. The book is valuable for individuals who write on their own and staff or volunteers who work either one-on-one or in groups. It is a resource for those wishing to incorporate the arts as a part of integrative medicine and those who wish to develop deeper self-awareness for their own self-care while providing service and care for others. Heart on the Page is a compilation of the life's work of Wendy Brown-Bez, creator of Writing Circles for Healing. She has facilitated writing workshops for more than fifteen years in community spaces including human service and arts non-profits; institutions such as schools, prisons and libraries; healing centers; spiritual centers and yoga studios; bookstores and arts organizations. The poems and prompts were used successfully in her workshops and she offers tips and suggestions on how to engage participants with physical or emotional health challenges. "e;In order to move deeper into the intuitive imagination, to dive for the story that haunts us and will not let go or the story that is our transformative healing story, we need to silence the critic and pay attention to the innate storyteller."e; --from Heart on the Page"e;It was in reading Heart on the Page that I finally and fully understood Wendy's teaching. Her approach to writing rooted in life, and loss and, importantly, the will to find a path back to light. For Wendy, rebuilding happened through words. She wrote her way back, not just to surviving, but to vibrancy. She developed a writing practice, which is to say, she developed a practice of turning pain into art."e;--Jennifer Bowen-Hicks, founder and artistic director of MPWW
