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Learning To Be

Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out

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It felt as though every nerve in my body was popping. Imagine large, strong hands slowly applying pressure while breaking a family-size package of uncooked, dry spaghetti. I was the spaghetti. Breaking down one piece at a time.

This is how Juanita Rasmus begins the wise, frank, and witty account of what she later called "The Crash" and what her counselor labeled "a major depressive episode". This experience landed Juanita, a busy pastor, mother, and community leader, in bed. In addition to exhaustion and depression, on the spiritual front she experienced a dark night of the soul. When everything in her life finally came to a stop, she found that she had to learn to be - with herself and with God - all over again.

Pastor Juanita writes from her life with kind attention to the life of the listener. She offers both practical and spiritual insights but never pat answers. If you are longing for a trustworthy companion through dark days, this book is here for you. Each chapter includes life-giving spiritual practices to help you discover your own new ways of being.

©2020 Juanita Campbell Rasmus (P)2020 eChristian Christian Living Christianity Mental Health Health Self Help
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The story about the authors life seemed genuinely well written. Honest authentic and trustworthy. But for some reason I was confused through it all. I actually wanted to stop midtway but ended up giving it a chance. Even though she was referring to God and scripture I am not sure if it does point to Jesus or it points to human effort.
I miss her talking more about her family especially her husband how he coped with her been so ill.
I struggled with the swaring and cursing which absolutely don't make sense in a Christian book.
The fact that she thinks that God lead her to yoga is beyond me. Especially because she mention that it's a different religion. God would never speak against his own words. Why would he point to something that will basically remove her mind soul and body from Him. Misplaced worship. My spirit was alert throughout the book.

confusion

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The narrator starts off with a story that just disappears after trailing off.

Disappointed that I could not return it.

A boring book, I tried to return but no luck

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