Loving Bravely
A Memoir Miraculous Near Death of a Girl, Abducted, Shot During War, and Sung Back to Life by an African Woman
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Robin Aisha Landsong
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Loving Bravely reveals our human capacity to rise from the ashes.
Robin was eight years old when she was abducted by an American man, taken out of the US, assaulted, and abandoned in the wilds of Rhodesia, Africa at the height of the civil war in 1977.
She survived the night in the hollow of a tree. Rural villagers gave her refuge and home, where one mother's nurturing song restored her heart.
In this new life, she was spotted and shot by a soldier. The mother found Robin's lifeless body and sang a Medicine Song so potent that Robin heard it from the other side of the veil.
You'll discover the universal power that miraculously returned Robin to life and awakened her vibrant purpose, which is to enliven people's deepest sense of wholeness.
Forty years later, longing for reconnection, Robin journeys back to now Zimbabwe, Africa. She learns a grandmother who hid her during the war from threat of discovery was told by a neighbor, "Don't bother with her, it is too dangerous."
The grandmother told them, "I won't throw her away, she is a living human being." Join Robin as she sings a hymn of praise for the people who saved her life.
This beautifully honest account of survival and restoration carries the potency to revitalize each of us. This book holds inspiration for worldwide compassionate action and celebrates what Loving Bravely truly means.
©2024 Robin Landsong (P)2024 Robin LandsongHer story, covering the trauma of her abandonment in 1977 Rhodesia and the sheer miracle of her survival, is handled with such a gentle, unwavering strength. The real genius is the core of her healing: the reciprocal, unconditional love she received from a rural Zimbabwean community and the power of the Medicine Song. This is not just a survival memoir; it’s an alchemical guide. It was truly transformational because it guided me right into my own pain, giving me a container for that emotional work.
The fact that she narrates the audiobook herself is what makes the experience so profound. It’s not just a reading; it feels like a transmission from a true healer. Her voice carries the wisdom and authority of a survivor who has achieved wholeness. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone.
A profound offering
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A beautiful book, and a pleasure to listen to. Usually I listen to one book while doing some activities, and other books while doing other activities. Robin's book I listened to every day for every activity. I wanted no break in the narrative.
I will listen to it again.
Looking forward to her next book.
A Wonder of a Story.
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