![]() ![]() Pick a FREE bronzing mini with any $25+ order. This is an unusual book but for those seeking MORE from their life– like squeezing the juice from the ripest fruit- this is something you will want to read. If Jennifer posts another blog about this trip, I will be posting it. It is absolutely a different kind of Disneyland with unknown fast and fun thrill rides…… This trip is way better than I even imagined. ![]() Here’s what she had to say in reference to one of my questions (and I used the Disneyland metaphor) Jennifer and I exchanged some emails about her trip– since I saw her last Tuesday before she left for Peru on Thursday. Like the quote says, it has taken me years to understand how to grow young, and this adventure spoke of that inner child that wants to explore. When I told my publisher John Paul how I was going to spend my 40th his reply was to get everything handed in for One Beautiful Chaos so I could be present for the trip and know who I am at this new young age. Without hesitation after I expressed to him what I really wanted to do on my 40th, he said I better get my passport renewed and good luck telling Jack our son, who wants to travel everywhere with me. When he told me the dollar amount he was going to spend, it happened to be the exact dollar amount of this trip. Machu Picchu has been calling me for several years now. Financially I had no idea how that could even happen. Two weeks prior to that I sent out what you would call an “intention” of wanting to spend my 40th seeking out this spiritual destination that something inside of me would not let go of. I am fortunate enough to have Lisa Williams as my mentor and Holly Riddel as part of a team of guides.Ī month ago my sweet husband Freddy told me how he was throwing a birthday party for my 40th. In a couple of days I will be heading out with a tour group from Cuzco to climb to the top of Machu Picchu here in Peru. Today as I acclimate to the high elevation of Cuzco, I am amazed how my 40th Birthday has come to fruition. “It takes a long time to grow young.” -Pablo Picasso My Birthday Today and the Quest from My Inner Child Here’s a fragrament of her post from her blog: While she waited for the release, her birthday rolled around and she decided to head to Machu Picchu in Peru for an adventure/excursion/seminar of a higher order (literally and figuratively). She has written a book, “ One Beautiful Chaos” that will be releasing in July. Jennifer Shaffer is a friend (one of a group of women who as so talented and giving that I am blessed to be part of this coterie of fabulous femmes). And I feel in a way spiritually we are living together.Author Jennifer Medlyn Shaffer Blogs about Birthdays and a Quest for Her Inner Child! People say to me, "What do you have to say every day?" Well, if you are living with someone you always have something to say. If you asked me what happened July 17, 1998, I go to the closet and I can tell you in a minute what happened. And now I have a closet with almost 30 years of letters. When I moved to the United States in 1987, I started for the first time keeping my mother's letters. We would do that every time we were separated, and we've been separated most of our lives. I was 15, living in Chile and she was living in Turkey because her husband was a diplomat. Tell me about that.Ī: It all started many years ago. I understand the two of you write letters to each other every day. Q: You mentioned earlier about your mother being 95. Why would she carry around all of this stuff that she cannot take to her grave? It weighs on her. She's letting go of all the material world and preparing herself spiritually and emotionally for the end of her life. I feel lighter, much lighter.Īnd I think in Alma's case, in a way she is preparing for death. Letting go is very liberating, and I'm feeling it now. I left behind stuff, memories, everything. I was living in a large house with a pool and with many rooms and a beautiful view on top of a hill and then I downsized to a small house with one room where I can be very contained. ![]() What's your feeling about the value of shedding things?Ī: That is exactly what I have done recently. Q: Alma, the female protagonist in the book, has gone through a significant downsizing to move into a retirement home. Everybody around me knows - my publisher, my agent, my parents - that starting Jan. The best way is for me to have a day to start. I need to separate on my calendar the introverted time and the extroverted time. So in order to find the time and the silence to write, I need to set aside a few months in the year. (Atria Books via AP) (The Associated Press) This photo provided by Atria Books shows the cover of the book, "The Japanese Lover," by author, Isabel Allende.
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