Haverhill Public Library

The white stone, the art of letting go, Esther de Waal

eng

illustrations

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non fiction

The white stone

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Esther de Waal

the art of letting go

"Esther de Waal is one of today's most beloved spiritual writers. In The White Stone, she reflects on the changes and losses that come with growing older. Esther reflects on solitude and, following a period of illness, saying goodbye to a family home and the Welsh border landscape she had known for decades which inspired some of her greatest writing. In her characteristic style, she sees everything as a portal into a deeper spiritual understanding. She draws on the wealth of the Christian tradition, especially scripture and the monastic and Celtic spiritualities she knows so well, to help her navigate her way through not only the inevitable sense of loss that accompanies such change, but also to embrace the new possibilities it brings. The white stone of the title refers to a small pebble from the river that ran through her garden that she keeps in her pocket, but also strikes a note of hope referring to the new identity promised by God (Revelation 2.17). This is a book of simple, profound wisdom that will speak to many coping with change in their own lives." --, Amazon.com

Apologia -- The cottage I -- The cottage II -- The ritual -- Letting go... of posessions -- Letting go... of people -- Simplicity -- Lament -- Arrival -- The Psalms -- The monastic tradition -- The interior space -- The mercy -- Forgiveness -- The prodigal son -- Diminishment -- Death -- The stations of the cross