E. Ann Berens Boeken

Being who we truly are is the key to authenticity. A Spiral of Being reveals the personal journey of the author to find out who she truly is a journey that is taken consciously or subconsciously by all people. It is a deep search for authenticity and meaning. Throughout the book the reader is taken beyond the surface of things to the depths of his or her being to the interconnectedness of all living things. The seven sections are: Being Who I am Being Children, Families and Parents Being Friends and Acquaintances Being In Community Being Aware of Events and Happenings Being Alive Glimpses of Being. A Spiral of Being takes readers, through poetry, into new thoughts, new perspectives, stimulating questions and refreshing approaches to the challenges of life and the joy of being alive and thereby inspiring their own search for answers to these universal questions.

Through the compilation of S. Lister James' memoirs and personal letters, this book captures the highs and lows of oil exploration in the early 1900s. Summaries of his childhood and four years in South Africa searching for a fulfilling life, lead to an account of this adventurous career spanning twenty years of travels in the wilds of five continents, impressions of customs observed, and glimpses of historical events in early oil exploration.