Susan is a Native American artist/author (a member of the Shawnee tribe). This is her 1st book whose theme is Native American Spirituality; with a Shawnee focus. The full-color cover (with UB coating producing a high-gloss finish) is a reproduction of her own painting entitled, "The Healer". As an artist accustomed to offering limited edition prints of her art images, in order to make this book more collectible she offers it as a signed and numbered 1st edition of 1100. All books are signed and numbered by the artist!
I enjoyed the interactions between people and overall connection to nature. I also want the 2 spirits theme to be more widely accepted in non-Native American culture.
I struggled with the "unworthy" idea and at times blocked my ability to engage in the story.
This short book is a collection of the author’s personal thoughts and interpretations about a variety of paradigms. I appreciate any author’s vulnerability and contribution by sharing personal experiences and beliefs. I found several connections with my own, and some from which mine greatly differed. It was a quick, thoughtful read. There were some grammatical issues throughout. I also did not agree with one philosophy suggesting historically abused and oppressed people groups should “get over it.” Maybe there was a better way to word that to convey the core meaning there? Other areas of the book seem to acknowledge the magnitude of such abuse and oppression a little more.