BACK TO THE GARDEN: Getting from Shadow to Joy
Readers laugh and cry as they get to know and love the people, places and things (including the ‘dirty magnolia tree’ in the author’s back yard) on this winding journey through her follies, adventures and heartaches. On the path from sorrow to joy, she makes herself vulnerable in order to extend a hand to those seeking to make sense of their lives. Helping people rise above the shackles of complacency and lack of direction, the book’s honesty, clarity and spiritual insights are presented in an authentic, unique way, with humor and personality, wisdom and strength that are never overbearing. A beautifully written book; reading it is like visiting with a friend.
Winner of Five Awards (Inspirational) including Writers Digest, IPPYs, Best Books (Spirituality + Aging, Death & Dying) and Atlanta Writers Club, this fast-paced read travels with the author from broke to a meeting with Prince Charles within a matter of weeks. It details how a cash-strapped graduate student manifested and built a swimming pool in her back yard; a grieving empty nester launched her new life as a holistic chef; and a young man molested as a child found healing and established the perfect career.
"BACK TO THE GARDEN is a marvelous read filled with many tools for creating a life of joy. It offers a pathway to self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-respect and self-love. It demonstrates how a simple shift in perspective is often all it needs to move us to a higher level of consciousness where joy resides." --Susan Jeffers, PhD, author "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway"
"Anyone who's experiencing the ups and downs of life or has suffered a loss will find BACK TO THE GARDEN a refreshing, uplifting companion. It helps you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again."
--Colin Tipping, author "Radical Forgiveness"
"It's a wonderful book about facing your shadow side and demons... The Celestine Prophecy is a great book but the writing is more enjoyable here."
--Suzi Marsh, host "Choosing Life" WSB Radio
"Patrice Dickey taps into the unseen in a stunning, evocative exploration of her own journeys into the intuitive and universal mind. BACK TO THE GARDEN beautifully reinforces the power of personal choice and the numerous tools available to manifest and create the lives we love."
--Laurie Monroe, former president, The Monroe Institute
BACK TO THE GARDEN is a highly readable mix of personal memoir and advice based on her work as a workshop leader and personal coach."
--Cliff Bostock, PhD, columnist Creative Loafing
"Gee, where to begin--bold, brave, scholarly; also sincere--tried & true honest, fun, poignant. And it is practical wisdom in small, healthy doses; to-the-bone 'truth'--not 'truthiness.' Love the design, too. The Haunted Bed--YIKES!"
--Marcia R. Oliver, Earth Mother
"A fascinating internal journey of a woman determined to go her own way, taking readers along as intimate companions while traveling from misadventure to disaster to illumination. In BACK TO THE GARDEN, Patrice Dickey faces her life with naked frankness and learns from her (many) mistakes to find a way to the light. --Alex S. Jones, Harvard Kennedy School of Government & Pulitzer Prize winning author, The Patriarch
"Your book inspired me to take some bold steps myself; to move beyond my comfort level and leave the midwest for New York. It has helped me rise above the shackles of complacency and lack of direction."
--Kent Johnson, businessman
"We've all got deep stuff. It's just a matter of learning to use that as fertilizer rather than becoming buried in it." --Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Your wonderful book touched me at the time when I needed it the most. It is such a good read as well as being inspirational, uplifting, evocative, and engrossing. I laughed, cried, was transported to the places, and came to know the people you wrote about. I can still smell the fragrance of your magnolia flowers. I'm halfway through it again!"
--Kim McLagen, entrepreneur
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Winner of Five Awards (Inspirational) including Writers Digest, IPPYs, Best Books (Spirituality + Aging, Death & Dying) and Atlanta Writers Club, this fast-paced read travels with the author from broke to a meeting with Prince Charles within a matter of weeks. It details how a cash-strapped graduate student manifested and built a swimming pool in her back yard; a grieving empty nester launched her new life as a holistic chef; and a young man molested as a child found healing and established the perfect career.
"BACK TO THE GARDEN is a marvelous read filled with many tools for creating a life of joy. It offers a pathway to self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-respect and self-love. It demonstrates how a simple shift in perspective is often all it needs to move us to a higher level of consciousness where joy resides." --Susan Jeffers, PhD, author "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway"
"Anyone who's experiencing the ups and downs of life or has suffered a loss will find BACK TO THE GARDEN a refreshing, uplifting companion. It helps you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again."
--Colin Tipping, author "Radical Forgiveness"
"It's a wonderful book about facing your shadow side and demons... The Celestine Prophecy is a great book but the writing is more enjoyable here."
--Suzi Marsh, host "Choosing Life" WSB Radio
"Patrice Dickey taps into the unseen in a stunning, evocative exploration of her own journeys into the intuitive and universal mind. BACK TO THE GARDEN beautifully reinforces the power of personal choice and the numerous tools available to manifest and create the lives we love."
--Laurie Monroe, former president, The Monroe Institute
BACK TO THE GARDEN is a highly readable mix of personal memoir and advice based on her work as a workshop leader and personal coach."
--Cliff Bostock, PhD, columnist Creative Loafing
"Gee, where to begin--bold, brave, scholarly; also sincere--tried & true honest, fun, poignant. And it is practical wisdom in small, healthy doses; to-the-bone 'truth'--not 'truthiness.' Love the design, too. The Haunted Bed--YIKES!"
--Marcia R. Oliver, Earth Mother
"A fascinating internal journey of a woman determined to go her own way, taking readers along as intimate companions while traveling from misadventure to disaster to illumination. In BACK TO THE GARDEN, Patrice Dickey faces her life with naked frankness and learns from her (many) mistakes to find a way to the light. --Alex S. Jones, Harvard Kennedy School of Government & Pulitzer Prize winning author, The Patriarch
"Your book inspired me to take some bold steps myself; to move beyond my comfort level and leave the midwest for New York. It has helped me rise above the shackles of complacency and lack of direction."
--Kent Johnson, businessman
"We've all got deep stuff. It's just a matter of learning to use that as fertilizer rather than becoming buried in it." --Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Your wonderful book touched me at the time when I needed it the most. It is such a good read as well as being inspirational, uplifting, evocative, and engrossing. I laughed, cried, was transported to the places, and came to know the people you wrote about. I can still smell the fragrance of your magnolia flowers. I'm halfway through it again!"
--Kim McLagen, entrepreneur
BACK TO THE GARDEN: Getting from Shadow to Joy
Readers laugh and cry as they get to know and love the people, places and things (including the ‘dirty magnolia tree’ in the author’s back yard) on this winding journey through her follies, adventures and heartaches. On the path from sorrow to joy, she makes herself vulnerable in order to extend a hand to those seeking to make sense of their lives. Helping people rise above the shackles of complacency and lack of direction, the book’s honesty, clarity and spiritual insights are presented in an authentic, unique way, with humor and personality, wisdom and strength that are never overbearing. A beautifully written book; reading it is like visiting with a friend.
Winner of Five Awards (Inspirational) including Writers Digest, IPPYs, Best Books (Spirituality + Aging, Death & Dying) and Atlanta Writers Club, this fast-paced read travels with the author from broke to a meeting with Prince Charles within a matter of weeks. It details how a cash-strapped graduate student manifested and built a swimming pool in her back yard; a grieving empty nester launched her new life as a holistic chef; and a young man molested as a child found healing and established the perfect career.
"BACK TO THE GARDEN is a marvelous read filled with many tools for creating a life of joy. It offers a pathway to self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-respect and self-love. It demonstrates how a simple shift in perspective is often all it needs to move us to a higher level of consciousness where joy resides." --Susan Jeffers, PhD, author "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway"
"Anyone who's experiencing the ups and downs of life or has suffered a loss will find BACK TO THE GARDEN a refreshing, uplifting companion. It helps you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again."
--Colin Tipping, author "Radical Forgiveness"
"It's a wonderful book about facing your shadow side and demons... The Celestine Prophecy is a great book but the writing is more enjoyable here."
--Suzi Marsh, host "Choosing Life" WSB Radio
"Patrice Dickey taps into the unseen in a stunning, evocative exploration of her own journeys into the intuitive and universal mind. BACK TO THE GARDEN beautifully reinforces the power of personal choice and the numerous tools available to manifest and create the lives we love."
--Laurie Monroe, former president, The Monroe Institute
BACK TO THE GARDEN is a highly readable mix of personal memoir and advice based on her work as a workshop leader and personal coach."
--Cliff Bostock, PhD, columnist Creative Loafing
"Gee, where to begin--bold, brave, scholarly; also sincere--tried & true honest, fun, poignant. And it is practical wisdom in small, healthy doses; to-the-bone 'truth'--not 'truthiness.' Love the design, too. The Haunted Bed--YIKES!"
--Marcia R. Oliver, Earth Mother
"A fascinating internal journey of a woman determined to go her own way, taking readers along as intimate companions while traveling from misadventure to disaster to illumination. In BACK TO THE GARDEN, Patrice Dickey faces her life with naked frankness and learns from her (many) mistakes to find a way to the light. --Alex S. Jones, Harvard Kennedy School of Government & Pulitzer Prize winning author, The Patriarch
"Your book inspired me to take some bold steps myself; to move beyond my comfort level and leave the midwest for New York. It has helped me rise above the shackles of complacency and lack of direction."
--Kent Johnson, businessman
"We've all got deep stuff. It's just a matter of learning to use that as fertilizer rather than becoming buried in it." --Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Your wonderful book touched me at the time when I needed it the most. It is such a good read as well as being inspirational, uplifting, evocative, and engrossing. I laughed, cried, was transported to the places, and came to know the people you wrote about. I can still smell the fragrance of your magnolia flowers. I'm halfway through it again!"
--Kim McLagen, entrepreneur
Winner of Five Awards (Inspirational) including Writers Digest, IPPYs, Best Books (Spirituality + Aging, Death & Dying) and Atlanta Writers Club, this fast-paced read travels with the author from broke to a meeting with Prince Charles within a matter of weeks. It details how a cash-strapped graduate student manifested and built a swimming pool in her back yard; a grieving empty nester launched her new life as a holistic chef; and a young man molested as a child found healing and established the perfect career.
"BACK TO THE GARDEN is a marvelous read filled with many tools for creating a life of joy. It offers a pathway to self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-respect and self-love. It demonstrates how a simple shift in perspective is often all it needs to move us to a higher level of consciousness where joy resides." --Susan Jeffers, PhD, author "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway"
"Anyone who's experiencing the ups and downs of life or has suffered a loss will find BACK TO THE GARDEN a refreshing, uplifting companion. It helps you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again."
--Colin Tipping, author "Radical Forgiveness"
"It's a wonderful book about facing your shadow side and demons... The Celestine Prophecy is a great book but the writing is more enjoyable here."
--Suzi Marsh, host "Choosing Life" WSB Radio
"Patrice Dickey taps into the unseen in a stunning, evocative exploration of her own journeys into the intuitive and universal mind. BACK TO THE GARDEN beautifully reinforces the power of personal choice and the numerous tools available to manifest and create the lives we love."
--Laurie Monroe, former president, The Monroe Institute
BACK TO THE GARDEN is a highly readable mix of personal memoir and advice based on her work as a workshop leader and personal coach."
--Cliff Bostock, PhD, columnist Creative Loafing
"Gee, where to begin--bold, brave, scholarly; also sincere--tried & true honest, fun, poignant. And it is practical wisdom in small, healthy doses; to-the-bone 'truth'--not 'truthiness.' Love the design, too. The Haunted Bed--YIKES!"
--Marcia R. Oliver, Earth Mother
"A fascinating internal journey of a woman determined to go her own way, taking readers along as intimate companions while traveling from misadventure to disaster to illumination. In BACK TO THE GARDEN, Patrice Dickey faces her life with naked frankness and learns from her (many) mistakes to find a way to the light. --Alex S. Jones, Harvard Kennedy School of Government & Pulitzer Prize winning author, The Patriarch
"Your book inspired me to take some bold steps myself; to move beyond my comfort level and leave the midwest for New York. It has helped me rise above the shackles of complacency and lack of direction."
--Kent Johnson, businessman
"We've all got deep stuff. It's just a matter of learning to use that as fertilizer rather than becoming buried in it." --Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Your wonderful book touched me at the time when I needed it the most. It is such a good read as well as being inspirational, uplifting, evocative, and engrossing. I laughed, cried, was transported to the places, and came to know the people you wrote about. I can still smell the fragrance of your magnolia flowers. I'm halfway through it again!"
--Kim McLagen, entrepreneur
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| BN ID: | 2940014130363 |
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| Publisher: | PD Communications |
| Publication date: | 05/26/2006 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 337 |
| File size: | 3 MB |
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