| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 226 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224). |
| Contents |
The secret garden -- Entry. Eiders : hearing the call ; Snow day : walking into the solitary self ; Compost : confronting the messy space within ; Beach stones : creating necessary boundaries -- Cultivation. Bittersweet vine : pruning invasive species ; Dragonfly : discovering the shadow sides of silence ; Boneyard : surrendering the need to be right ; Bees : choosing the right words ; Birdsong : learning the difference between listening and waiting to talk -- Fertilization. Spiderweb : nourishing the creative self ; Conch shell : using silence as an enhancement to health ; Salt march : swimming into deeper waters -- Harvest. Lone oak : from speechlessness to solitude ; Archer's bow : moving through resistance ; Lily pad : considering spirituality ; September beach : preserving the garden -- Sowing. Bridge : crossing the threshold to silence. |
| Subject |
LeClaire, Anne D.
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Silence.
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Listening.
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Creative thinking.
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Meditation.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
LeClaire, Christopher.
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| Added Title |
Meditation on the practice of silence |
| ISBN |
9780061353352 |
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0061353353 |
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