Wow!
This book hit home. I thought as a senior citizen I didn't need to do
any more exploring of my soul. I was wrong.
Maybe
you're like Tankersley in that you have quieted the essence that God
put inside of you. You've let voices squelch that creative itch.
Exploring your soul and living out your inner wild takes blood and
guts, Tankersley writes. “Because every dark force in the world
wants to keep us from exploring our God-given wild.”
I
love how Tankersley encouraged me to reach into the depths of my
being and find out who and what God knit there. I loved her
encouragement to have the freedom to do and be, to really live out
who I am. She helped me realize I was hiding part of my created
center when I didn't even realize it.
Here
are two insights I personally gathered from reading this book. I
don't like frivolity. I've never been one to play games or be silly.
Tankersley helped me realize I'm that way because I do not want
people to think I'm frivolous, that is, irrelevant, not having any
serious value. Ouch. Another insight was about eating. When I refuse
to tend to my actual need, I'll get “grabby.” I'll grab some
food. Her lesson on that will certainly make me think more deeply the
next time I grab some “thing” to fulfill a need.
I
really like her suggestion of spending twenty minutes of soul time a
day. This is unforced time, just space to make peace with myself and
search those crevices I may have hidden away. I also liked her
suggestion of rules to break. You mean it's really okay to not set up
my voice mail?
I
recommend this book to those ready to do some deep thinking about who
God created you to be. You may have to look at lost dreams or how you
cover up what you feel are inadequacies. Tankersley has added thought
provoking questions at the end of each chapter to help you do that.
Be ready. You may just find your wild.
My
rating: 5/5 stars.
Leeana
Tankersley is the author of Found Art and Breathing Room and holds
degrees in English from Liberty University and West Virginia
University. She and her husband live in San Diego with their three
children. You can follow her blog at www.leeanatankersley.com.
Revell,
240 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for
the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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