***Today's prompt is located at: 13:21
Today, enjoy the audio release of my memoir, Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal, Chapter 12 today, with somatic meditative journaling: stretching, taking some cleansing relaxing breaths, reflecting on the anchoring Word, and finally settling into the page with our new meditative music, "Balance of Self," to set the margins for your pen, discovery, and appreciation.
Chapter 12 is titled, "Collapsing Eternity," (2002-2003) and details the memory of collapsing space and time, recalling the love of my late grandfather and how in the eyes of my newborn named after him, I collapsed eternity, connecting with him, my late birth mother, and my home within myself, a prayer that continues today as I pray continually without ceasing, ever thankful for who I came from and the gift my son continues to be.
A tale of two Raymonds, my adoptive grandfather, Papa Raymond S. Wilson, and my son, Raymond P. Burroughs, connected through me, thanks to the late Theresa N. Drake, the birth mother who released me for adoption, who I only met in my newborn son's eyes.
A beautiful chapter and prompt of gratitude, the bittersweet song of love beyond eternity.
The Winter Sojourn series will lead up to the re-release of my memoir, complete with a revised title, new cover, and three new stories. Coming Spring 2026!
*Catch up on recent season 6 episodes and chapters 1-11 in previous podcast seasons!
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My goal in 2026 is to get a journal in the hands of 100 women over the age of forty who want to feel better by journaling every single day.
Works referenced in today's episode:
The Holy Bible:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal-A Memoir for Body, Mind, & Spirit Health (Amazon 2023).https://tinyurl.com/embodyingjoyaheartjournal
*Complete Research in the Notes section for Chapter 12 in my book
"What is Epigenetics," Genomics & Precision Health Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC.gov (2022).
"The importance of early bonding on the long-term mental health and resilience of children," London Journal of Primary Care (2016).
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God bless you!
You are so loved,
Becca Rae
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