Jacket cover: "...a resilient woman embarks upon an unforgettable journey of adventure, self-discovery, and renewal....it's about acknowledging the solace found in ordinary things: a warm bath, good food, the beauty of nature, music, friends, and art."
"I had an odd but familiar feeling inside, a kind of surety without grounding. It was something I often felt as a child, and if I should say, Yes, here, this is the place, just like that, and then go in search of somewhere to live. Why not? What I to lose, really?....I remember a story I once heard about a couple from a farm in Iowa looking for a place to live in Washington, D.C. They weren't having any success; everything was incredibly expensive, and to make matters worse, they had three dogs. They became greatly discouraged, and the one day the woman threw up her hands and said, "All right. Let's just drive ten minutes one way and then turn left. And then drive ten minutes more and turn right. And then ten minute straight, and if we don't find something, we'll give up." What they drove to was a huge farmhouse just outside the city, and a man was standing outside of it. Feeling more than a little foolish, the couple asked if the man happened to know of anything around for rent. Turned out he had a little house on his property he used for hired hands that was newly evacuated. Freshly painted. They have it for next to nothing if they'd help a bit with chores. And three dogs? No problem!...."Sometimes serendipity is just intention, unmasked." - pages 8 - 9
"There is a story about a Navajo grandfather who once told his grandson, 'Two wolves live inside me. One is the bad wolf, full of greed and lzaziness, full of anger and jealousy and regret. The other is the good wolf, full of joy and compassion and willingness and a great love for the world. All the time, these wolves are fighting inside me.' 'But grandfather,' the boy said. 'Which wolf will win?' The grandfather answered, 'The one I fee.'" - page 165
"My mother always used to take a long bath on Christmas Eve, and I would always lie in the hall outside the bathroom in anguished anticipation, wondering how she could possibly take so long when there were presents waiting to be opened. But I saw now that she was savoring the moment before, and that was what I was doing now, too. My mother must have imagined my father and me opening our cuff links and doll clothes; I was thinking of the people who might find pleasure in what my store offered - not only in the things but in the ideas they might inspire." - page 204
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