{"product_id":"being-our-own-heroes-paperback","title":"Being Our Own Heroes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Ashelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003e1stworld Library\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDorothy M. Beal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat started as a meeting of minds quickly became a melting of hearts. What did I expect at our first gathering, a continuing education class in memoir writing? I knew, of course, that these students would be seekers, though not of my own 60s generation. These were people of my parents' age, who had families and careers and a whole lifetime of friends- and then somewhere in midlife started over in this community of meditators in Fairfield, Iowa, to help create world peace. I didn't anticipate how deeply they would connect to writing. Each of their stories, so simple, so honest, revealed deep truths of life. I could never have predicted how stimulating, how rewarding and how fun it would be to teach them. These students' minds were settled and alert. Instructing them was like dropping a stone in a quiet pond-the ripples reached the far ends of the universe and bounced back with even greater power. There was something magical about our meetings .....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730360471615,"sku":"9781595409850","price":24.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a78a43e9871440132bc3f96c2cbf2e94.webp?v=1765125746","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/being-our-own-heroes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}