{"product_id":"dreaming-of-stones-poems-paperback","title":"Dreaming of Stones: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Valters Paintner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDreaming of Stones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e are about what endures: hope and desire, changing seasons, wild places, love, and the wisdom of mystics. Inspired by the poet's time living in Ireland these readings invite you into deeper ways of seeing the world. They have an incantational quality. Drawing on her commitment as a Benedictine oblate, the poems arise out of a practice of sitting in silence and \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e, in which life becomes the holy text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo stranger to poetry, Paintner's bestselling spirituality titles have often included poems. In this first exclusively poetic collection, she writes with a contemplative heart about kinship with nature, ancestral connections, intimacy, the landscape, the unfolding nature of time, and Christian mystics. It can be read for reflection to spark the heart and to offer solace and inspiration in difficult times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBreath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This\u003cbr\u003e breathing\u003cbr\u003e in is a miracle, \u003cbr\u003e this breathing out, release, \u003cbr\u003e this breathing in a welcome to\u003cbr\u003e the unseen gifts which sustain me each\u003cbr\u003e moment, this breathing out a sweet sigh, \u003cbr\u003e a bow to my mortality, this breathing in\u003cbr\u003e a holy yes to life, this breathing out\u003cbr\u003e a sacred no to all that causes\u003cbr\u003e me to clench and grasp, \u003cbr\u003e this breathing in is a\u003cbr\u003e revelation, this\u003cbr\u003e breathing out, \u003cbr\u003e freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Valters Paintner, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, REACE\u003c\/b\u003e is the online Abbess of Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery and global, ecumenical community integrating contemplative practice and creative expression. She is a Benedictine oblate living on the west coast of Ireland with her husband John. Together they lead pilgrimages and retreats in Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and Austria. Christine is the author of twelve books on spirituality, monastic wisdom, creativity, and the arts including \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Rule\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Soul's Slow Ripening\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems have been published in journals in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and the UK. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52727898833203,"sku":"9781640601086","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UVlQZnZ4U3J0WkcydTM1dzZFSHFHZz09.webp?v=1763766197","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dreaming-of-stones-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}