Reflections: Finding Love, Hope, And Joy In Everyday Life

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"Finding Love, Hope, and Joy in Everyday Life"
Do you take time to...smell the grass after the spring's first sun shower...celebrate the magic in a child's smile...soak in the splendor of an autumn sunset?
Spiritual teacher, cancer survivor, devoted mother and grandmother, and organic gardener Ardath ("Ardie") Rodale believes our salvation lies in the savoring of these everyday surprises.
Ardie shares her unique message of finding love, hope, and inspiration in everyday life with three million "Prevention" magazine readers in her popular monthly column, "Reflections." In this compilation of her 50 most requested columns, Ardie's moving stories of healing and everyday miracles join her two previous books of wisdom and spiritual insight, "Climbing Toward the Light" and "Gifts of the Spirit,"
As she urges us to find meaning in simple but profound moments, Ardie draws us into the sacred bond she shares with her family, garden, and history. She speaks lovingly of joyful holidays, the living spirit of handmade gifts, the rejuvenation of a budding flower's growth, and the transformative power of ritual and common experience. She reminds us that every one of our lives is a memorable journey to be treasured, shared, and learned from.
We draw courage from Ardie's peaceful wisdom as we discover how she has transformed many tragic experiences-- bouts with cancer and other serious illnesses, the loss of her son to AIDS, the shock of her husband's premature death-- into a tender strength that floods her heart with gratitude and allows her to weather the worst of storms. Through it all, Ardie has remained in awe of the wonders of life, and her lessons abouttransforming pain into healing are an especially welcome comfort in today's uncertain world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ardath ("Ardie") Harter Rodale, chairman of the board of Rodale, Inc., is the author of "Climbing Toward the Light" (Rodale, 1989) and "Gifts of the Spirit" (Rodale,1997). Ardie also writes "Reflections," a monthly column for Rodale's "Prevention" magazine, the world's largest-circulation health magazine. Chosen as one of the top 50 women business owners in the United States by "Working Woman" magazine and one of the 50 leading women entrepreneurs in the world by The Star Group, Ardie is the mother of five children and the grandmother of ten. She lives in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, on her family's organic farm.


50 inspirational essays from the heart and soul of "Prevention" magazine
Finding Love, Hope, and Joy in Everyday Life
In times of uncertainty and unease, we all yearn for a touchstone of comfort and calm that reminds us of what is real. Ardie Rodale provides such reassurance to millions of "Prevention" readers in her monthly column, "Reflections." Collected here for the first time are 50 of Ardie's most beloved essays, chronicling her insights on the harmony of nature and the healing power of the human spirit. Ardie's simple wisdom and grace show us a world in which it is still possible to honor those treasured moments that bind us together, make us stronger, give us hope, and inspire us to thrive in the face of adversity.