Oriah is in de eerste plaats een verhalenverteller, een liefhebber van woorden, symbolen en de verhalen die onze geest verheffen, ons hart openen en manieren bieden om patronen te zien en betekenis te creëren in ons leven. De focus van haar leven en werk is een voortdurend onderzoek geweest naar het Heilige Mysterie. Haar schrijven, onderwijs en persoonlijke reis verkennen allemaal hoe ieder van ons het individu kan worden dat hij op het diepste niveau van zijn wezen is, en hoe we samen betekenis kunnen creëren in de wereld. Oriah, die humor, inzicht en medeleven voor onze menselijke worstelingen combineert, moedigt zichzelf en anderen aan om meedogenloos eerlijk en oneindig vriendelijk te zijn jegens onze eigen sterke en zwakke punten.
Focusing on self-discovery, this book encourages readers to listen to their inner voice and pursue their authentic desires. It emphasizes the importance of identifying one's unique calling, independent of societal expectations and external pressures. Through introspection and personal reflection, it guides individuals toward living a more fulfilling and genuine life.
Focusing on the importance of living with passion and honesty, the author encourages readers to embrace everyday experiences with clarity and openness. Through personal stories and insights, she reveals that happiness is often hidden beneath the chaos of life, urging a return to authenticity rather than seeking change. The book serves as a guide to rediscovering one's true self and finding joy in the mundane aspects of family, love, and work, emphasizing emotional resilience and self-acceptance.
Visionary author Oriah Mountain Dreamer brings to life the wisdom of her beloved invitation, which has touched hearts everywhere with its fresh and spirited call to live life more deeply, honestly, and well. Like the inspirations for Robert Fulghum′s All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten, Cherie Carter-Scott′s If Life Is a Game, These are the Rules, and Margaret Fishback Power′s Footprints, the poem that sparked The Invitation has been embraced around the world, passed along by thousands who have discovered and treasured its message. In this lovely gift book the author speaks from the heart, reflecting on everything from desire to betrayal and offering practical - and often surprising - suggestions for how to live the ecstasy of everyday life, learn to recognise true beauty in ourselves and the world around us, and how to find the sustenance that our spirit longs for. The poem Invitation has been recited and quoted at countless spiritual conferences, and on network radio by Robert Bly, Jack Kornfield, Angeles Arrien, and many other spiritual leaders. From the Invitation: ȴ doesn′t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart′s longing. It doesn′t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive ...′