{"product_id":"9780994429063","title":"Daily Awakenings...A poem a day...: Connection through Verse...","description":"Daily Awakenings\u003cbr\u003eA poem a day...\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cp\u003eLike many parents wearing many hats it is not always easy to find time to commit to the things you are passionate about so at the beginning of 2016 I set myself a goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would write a poem a day for an entire year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than bemoan the fact that I did not have the time for my creative endeavors I needed to make the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were moments when I was not sure I would fulfil this self-set task but with determination and encouragement I succeeded!! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt gave me an opportunity to expand and evolve on many levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI found as the months progressed my writing dug deeper and deeper to a place of observation and simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt became somewhat like a gratitude journal or a form of mindfulness that took me to a wonderful place of connection with my inner and outer world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was suggested to me that it would be ideal if you, the reader, could read a poem a day on the day it was written exactly one year prior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith that in mind, I created a two-book series with book one released in December, 2016. This is book two...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e About the Author...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Taylor-Friend is a Mother, poet, writer, support worker and remedial massage therapist living in the picturesque Snowy Mountains region of Australia with her husband, two sons and a menagerie of animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also creates and presents writing and poetry workshops where she shares her love of the written word and passion for 'writing as therapy'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee has been widely published, won several awards, has a popular monthly column in the Snowy River Echo. She volunteers her time for a variety of community events, local committees and causes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee's first book, 'Tommys Girl', dedicated to her late Father Thomas 'Tommy' Friend, shares some inspirational stories of our Men and Women of the Australian 'High Country' as well as the Authors reflections and observations of the iconic 'Snowy Mountains' written as 'rhyming' or 'Bush' poetry - a great Australian tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee's second book of poetry, \"Moving On...\", is an honest, thought provoking and moving collection of poetry that is deeply personal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Daily Awakenings...A poem a day...' book one was released in December 2016 - this is book two. All of Lee's books are now available as both print on demand and e-books through Amazon Books and Kindle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lee-Taylor-Friend\/e\/B01N9C8I0J\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThank you for your time and commitment in purchasing and reading my book. May your 'life journey' be filled with harmony, light, joy and wonder...xx\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Country Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49836403491056,"sku":"9780994429063","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994429063","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}