{"id":4471,"date":"2013-03-28T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/?p=4471"},"modified":"2013-03-28T20:01:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T00:01:11","slug":"book-of-love-poems-to-light-your-way-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/?p=4471","title":{"rendered":"Book of Love: Poems to Light Your Way Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Adams, author of <i>Book of Love:\u00a0 Poems to Light Your Way Home, <\/i>caught my attention immediately when on one of the very first pages of her book she shared this definition: \u00a0<i>\u201cabyss:\u00a0 the primal chaos before the creation.\u201d\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n<p>I knew I was about to venture into the Soul Space of someone who not only <i>understood<\/i> but actually <i>experienced<\/i> what it means to \u201ccreate yourself anew\u201d while at the same time it seemed as though life was actually falling apart.\u00a0 Amy describes how her journey into and through the darkness delivered her to Who She Is. \u00a0\u00a0And her poetry reflects a clear and at times gritty visualization of this process of awakening, transformation, and divine realization.<\/p>\n<p>Amy\u2019s authenticity and vulnerability are inviting and comforting and real.\u00a0 Raw emotions and powerful remembrances interweave her words and draw you into the space of her experience as she witnesses the dissolution of life as she once knew it, which ultimately gives birth to the realization of her highest potential through the gift of her creativity.\u00a0 Her life is a demonstration and her poems are a declaration of the universal concept that\u00a0<i>ALL change is for the better\u2026<\/i>even though it may not appear to be as we navigate through some of those hairpin turns that often accompany unbidden or unwanted changes.<\/p>\n<p>Within the covers of this wonderful book, whose pages are overflowing with intimate thoughts and colorfully painted words, I especially love Amy\u2019s poem entitled \u201cThe Only Thing Left to Do,\u201d which consists of one single powerful word:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChoose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Amy-Adams.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4551\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Amy Adams\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Amy-Adams-150x150.jpg\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Amy-Adams-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Amy-Adams-110x110.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a>(Humaira\/Amy Adams is a poet\/writer\/lyricist\/facilitator who expresses mainly through the mediums of poetry, dance and song.\u00a0 She can be reached via e-mail at <a href=\"mailto:amy1111adams@gmail.com\">amy1111adams@gmail.com<\/a> , @amy1111adams \u00a0on Twitter,Traveling Light Poetry and Dance on Facebook, or her website:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/humairaamyadams1111.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Dancing Pen<\/span><\/a><\/span>. \u00a0<\/em><em>Amy has been interviewed by the online magazine, The Rusty Nail, and is a regular contributor to lightworkersworld.com. \u00a0&#8220;Book of Love: Poems to Light Your Way Home&#8221; is available through xlibris.com, amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.\u00a0 She is currently working on her second book, &#8220;Book of Life: Poems for the Journey.&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>(If there is a book, movie, music CD, etc. that you would like to recommend to our worldwide audience, please submit it to our Managing Editor, Lisa McCormack, for possible publication in this space. 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