• Literature Link for May 1, 2022, Courage to Heal
What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing By: Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry. “[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter…The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their traumatic past.” (AudioFile Magazine) This program is read by the authors. Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand.“Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It is, in other words, the key to reshaping our very lives.” (Oprah Winfrey) The reviews are worth reading. On the picture of the book cover is a “sample” to play. This is an audible book but can be obtained at the library. https://www.audible.com/pd/What-Happened-to-You-Audiobook/1250260639?ref=a_author_Op_c19_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=1ae0e65e-ad09-4aa7-aa73-772cefb1b5e1&pf_rd_r=43TTG086ER8800Q3N2CE
• “What almost dying taught me about living” by Suleika Jaouad. This is the TED Talk Libby mentioned in her worship associate talk on Sunday. “The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone,” says author Suleika Jaouad. In this fierce, funny, wisdom-packed talk, she challenges us to think beyond the divide between “sick” and “well,” asking: How do you begin again and find meaning after life is interrupted? https://www.ted.com/talks/suleika_jaouad_what_almost_dying_taught_me_about_living?language=en She is the author of Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted. “Beautifully crafted . . . affecting . . . a transformative read . . . Jaouad’s insights about the self, connectedness, uncertainty and time speak to all of us.” The Amazon review and commentary is here, and it is powerful.: https://www.amazon.com/Between-Two-Kingdoms-Suleika-Jaouad/dp/0399588582
• “Courage to Thrive” a blog by Rev. Dr. Greg Harte. Here is a brief article about discovering our own courage and power. A sample quote: “G Kent American Broadcaster wrote a best seller titled “You are what you tweet” and had this to say about today’s culture, “You become what you digest into your spirit. Whatever you think about, focus on, read about, talk about, you’re going to attract more of into your life”. Make sure those tweets messages and thoughts are all positive.” https://www.firstcslnyc.org/courage-to-thrive/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvLOTBhCJARIsACVldV3RMA7DEeGQ6hwidGORrhJ9UTLKrcSmnJsZwCy5GV5NdDtYVoVABPgaAul5EALw_wcB
• “Courage” by Anne Sexton. [poem] “ You did not fondle the weakness inside you / though it was there. / Your courage was a small coal / that you kept swallowing.”
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8505443-Courage-by-Anne-Sexton Her biography summary [10 min read] is a powerful testament to her skill. “ Sexton explored the myths by and through which our culture lives and dies: the archetypal relationships among mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, gods and humans, men and women.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anne-sexton
In faith,
Dale Dunnigan