{"id":1800,"date":"2019-04-29T00:16:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T04:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lunarivervoices.com\/staging\/books\/dup-plant-trees-carry-sheep\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T07:24:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T12:24:01","slug":"value-of-your-soul","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lunarivervoices.com\/staging\/books\/value-of-your-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Your Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Drawing from her 2019 memoir of living at a spiritual retreat in Scotland, Plant Trees, Carry Sheep<\/a>, S. A. Snyder\u2019s spinoff memoir features a collection of 38 peculiar \u201cannoyances,\u201d each with conventional translations that most of us can relate to. With the help of select verses from the Persian poet Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Snyder teases out some lessons learned from her experiences and offers a soup\u00e7on of homespun wisdom for coping with people, circumstances, and life. Her witty style and unique experiences combine to make this a fun, light read with a reminder not to take life too seriously. If you enjoy chicken soup stories, you\u2019ll laugh at Snyder\u2019s quirky approach to self-improvement.<\/p>\n

The Value of Your Soul<\/strong><\/em> is a collection of short tales and whimsical illustrations you can dip in and out of, or whenever you need a little reminder that we are more than the sum of that which annoys us. We are human, and that\u2019s just Divine!<\/p>\n

Note<\/strong>: This first edition of this book was released with the subtitle “Rumi Verse for Life’s Annoying Moments.” This book is the same, with just a subtitle change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Like lamb stew for the annoyed soul!<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reviews<\/h2>\n

Mentioned in Northern Virginia Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is rare to happen upon beautiful thoughts so beautifully expressed, but S. A. Snyder’s book, The Value of Your Soul<\/em> is just such a treasure. How fortunate that her journey can contribute so richly to our own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Philip Gulley, author and Quaker pastor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSometimes you\u2019re given what you need, not what you think you want.\u201d What gives power to these words is the very story of Snyder\u2019s day-to-day experiences at the Braemar retreat and how Rumi\u2019s lines help her navigate through the uncertain, unexpected, and yes, the annoying! Snyder’s engaging style makes the book a pleasant read on the borderlines of our contemporary lives and Rumi\u2019s ecstatic orbit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Ibrahim Anli, President of the Rumi Forum, Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an exceedingly charming volume, as beautiful as it is important. Snyder intertwines an original, obliquely-angled re-vision of passages from Rumi\u2019s poetry and prose with an intriguing memoir into a resplendent tapestry. Both the 13th-century mystic and the 21st-century searcher bridge the personal to the universal in compelling ways. The threads of wisdom, passion and humor would be more than sufficient, but the charming illustrations that introduce every chapter add a further, visual dimension to the reader\u2019s delighted experience.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Ori Z. Soltes, professor of theology, philosophy, and art history at Georgetown University and author of<\/em> Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Searching for Oneness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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