Open Road: a life worth waiting for

Open Road: a life worth waiting for chronicles my life's story from my earliest memory at age three until the present moment. It echoes the heartbeat of Joseph Campbell's words: "We must be willing to let go of the life we've planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us."

As a woman born in the mid-sixties, I was not prepared for a life as a spiritual seeker. Having been honed to be a wife, a mother and a caretaker, I was hopeful to create the traditional home that so many women in my generation were expected to have. Looking back over the course of my life, it seems that I was destined for journeys unseen and unknown by not only my family and community, but also completely foreign to my own reality.The book is told through the metaphor of creating a garden, with each step a necessary and preparatory stage for the following one. From tilling the soil to planting, from pruning back the excess to gathering the seeds for a future harvest, the memoir gently encourages the reader to understand that this is truly a never-ending journey through which we are all evolving in our own time...and through the unique calling of our spirits.Each chapter in the memoir begins with a first-person, present tense retelling of a significant memory from my past. Then I lift the lesson, the experience, the circumstance and gently weave it into ever-evolving tapestry of what my life was becoming...and what is now evident in the person I am today.It is my hope that this memoir will encourage others who have had to endure and overcome obstacles, both inner and outer, on their way to transformative healing. Through sharing my story, I wish to give others the opportunity to reflect on their own...and in turn, to share their stories as well.