Honoring the Hermit II: Sharing the Vision bolts from the starting gate in a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi-yo, silver, female-looking person on that blue-green cover".

Foundations of Light Publishing has proudly released Honoring the Hermit II: Sharing the Vision by Rebecca A. Holdorf. This second book in the HONORING THE HERMIT trilogy examines the concepts of peace, love and understanding as the basic components to building a new world vision for all of us. True to the conversational essay style of the first book, Honoring the Hermit II: Sharing the Vision investigates what mindset would be required to literally change the world around us from that of fear and despair, to a world full of peace, love and understanding.
   The journey to that new beginning starts within each of us as we more closely examine what composes peace, as we define the many faces of love and as we better understand ourselves and recognize our own frustrations demonstrated in our neighbor's behavior. By Honoring the Hermit, connecting into our Higher Self for guidance, we align ourselves with each other at a higher spiritual level that permits us to function as one unit, one consciousness. When we are in higher consciousness, we feel a sense of oneness and naturally live a more peaceful existence where we feel interconnected to all of creation, including to the Earth that sustains us during this excursion through life.
   The vision unfolds by first examining the lack of peace around us, by helping to create peace within us, and by stressing the importance of our own attitudes toward peaceful coexistence with all others. Chapter two considers the many aspects of love, both for ourselves and for all others; and the book culminates by offering a broader understanding of what living together as a unified consciousness truly entails. It requires us to understand our own behaviors to better relate to what we see around us.  The purpose of the book can best be summed up in this excerpt from Honoring the Hermit II: Sharing the Vision:
"We must create a nurturing environment that reveres peace, that promotes reconciliation, that rewards sharing and generosity, that holds wisdom as the highest standard of personal achievement, and that views spiritual evolution as the greatest benefit for participation in this world we all share." --from "What Peace Isn't"

Actually, the book can best speak for its own merits through these few quotes:

"Being at peace is recognizing a personal connection to everyone and everything around us. It is simply seeing ourselves as merely parts of the whole of creation, no better, no worse than any other part, all functioning individually for the enhancement of the total unit." --from "Finding Peace Within"

"Peace must be nurtured and cultivated. Love must be shared to be fully appreciated. Understanding begins when we see others as ourselves, only acting out their frustrations with their emotions." --from "Harvesting the Crops"

"We are multifacets of the monstrous, spinning diamond of pure light reflecting the many faces of love." --from "Establishing Love"

"We control our own minds. We create our own experiences. We even create our own worst fears, but we can choose which experience we prefer to pursue. Why choose fear when we can choose love? Why choose to tell ourselves how impossible our situations are when we can choose to tell ourselves that every possibility for a new and better world lie just ahead of us? All it takes is focused attention on what we really desire, a determined effort to realize it and the patience to wait for it to materialize." --from "Memories"

"The vision of a great society does not begin with a few select individuals who determine how best everyone can live their lives; it begins with all of us tapping into the oneness to determine how best we ourselves should live our lives." --from "Precursor to Building a New World"

"We can't just sit on our rooftops waiting for God to pluck us away to safety. It won't happen. Not because God doesn't care, but because God has already provided us with the means to change this world. It's called personal initiative and individual effort." --from "Where Is God While All This Is Happening?"

"By Honoring the Hermit, connecting into our true selves for guidance, we know what we as individuals can do to help create this new world. While our efforts may differ, our goal will always remain the same. We are building a better world to reflect our growing spiritual awareness, and it will be a truly magnificent place for everyone." --from "Sharing the Vision"

Please join us in Honoring the Hermit, and help make this world a celebration of life.

Contact:
Rebecca A. Holdorf
Managing Editor
Foundations of Light Publishing
New Liberty, Iowa  52765
Phone/Fax:563/843-3483