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Falling Out of Grace: Meditations on Loss, Healing and Wisdom

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The right book at the right time. It is sad that the message of Sobonfu E. Some does not reach more people. Her message is the true message of living a purpose-driven life. Her message is deeply spiritual that does not dabble into the dogma that plague traditional western religions. Her message is about empowerment by knowing and accepting one's purpose, even if that purpose is one that you flat out deny. It is about embracing failure and using it as a stepping stone to move forward in one's life. It is about how we as a community can help one another when we fall, instead of running from and turning away those that have fallen. It's about not being stuck. It's about practicing humility and going home even when home is the last place you want to be. It is about accepting responsibility with choices we've made and even the choice we made to either stay stuck or move forward.

This is a book that you keep nearby because you will refer to it when you slip along your spiritual path. Despite what is taught in our western culture, it is sometimes necessary to slip or, as the author puts it, fall out of grace so that we can acheive our true purpose.

This is a book that you want to give to everyone you know that have fallen out of grace or to put in lay terms, is going through a bad time. After reading some of the meditations I had to simply pause and reflect because her message hit home with experiences that were very real to me.

There are self help books that are twice the size as this book whose message gets lost in the verbiage and whose message is not one of empowerment but of guilt and oppression and how to honor a higher power that keeps you in fear and oppressed. This is simply a powerful little book and probably one of the most powerful books you'd ever read.

With clarity, determination, and love Sobonfu once again blesses us with the indigenous wisdom of the Dagara people - bringing the gifts of awareness and compassion to an issue so often surrounded with pain.

Sobonfu's words are like trusted guides - leading readers on a homeward journey through the fields of failure and despair, returning us to a state of grace and gratitude.

This book is full of deep and meaningful wisdom distilled to its essence - a healing gift from a brilliant teacher who walks the ground between an ancient tribal culture and modern day life.

This book is about growth and our need to stay connected to the spiritual realm. It is quite clear that we continue to disconnect(fall out of grace) throughout our journey. The beautiful part is; the disconnection serves as a catalyst for growth and reconnection to the spiritual realm. The book is enlightening and comforting.

This blessed Elder writes with wisdom, sensitivity, experience and accessibility. She gifts us with medicine that is clear and present and simple, though not always easy. That is a brilliant gift - to be able to show someone the promise of return to Grace, to understand the paths to and from Grace and to better understand the stumbling blocks along the way.

Iya Some helps us to understand why and where and how we fall, but equally important is her guidance for how to both handle ourselves when we fall and how to lift ourselves up once again.

Her wisdom is rooted, real. It is timeless and rich. I wish I had received these words in soem great falls of my own past, but am grateful that they have arrived now.

She blesses us with her words. She blesses the world by her sharing. May her sharing continue. May she be blessed in all she undertakes.

Perfect medicine to soothe the wounded heart of modernity.

Anyone could enjoy and grow from reading this book.It helps you to see the beauty that can come out of difficult times. Sobonfu brings in real stories and helps you to embrace your life in a new way. I loved it and all of her books. Her integrity and love shines throughout all of her books.

One of the most beautiful and genuinely helpful books I've ever read. Every page had something that I wanted to absorb into my life, and it's written in such a way that it is so easily absorbed into your consciousness. In Sobonfu's books, everything goes back to a connection or lack of connection with Spirit. Everything. And the way she describes Spirit is so elegant and accessible. Highly recommended to anyone who wants guidance on how to view their "failures" and difficulties in a positive light and turn them into opportunities for growth.

Once again, Some has tapped into the wisdom that comes from the Motherland of Black folks. Falling Out of Grace, offers meditations and reflections for the times during one's life journey when we need to be reconnected to the deep, inner core of our being. Mankind is truly more than flesh and blood.

When I read "Spirit of the Intimacy" I was really amazed. Such a wisdom, so vibrant... such an ancient knowledge. Ideas totally new for me, but I could feel the Truth in them.

The Dagara village, that place so special... that wonderful community.

I was fortunate of learning about these things.

I can understand that so many people put so much expectations on you.

Then, the fall. After all you are a human being, no more no less.

That is why I bow at you. At the great bravery behind your sincerity.

No pretend to be what others would like you to be, just sincerity, just humanity.

That is wisdom also.

Thanks for your book

A wonderful book to have on your self and to give away.

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