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HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD IN THE DESERT "This raw account of a two-week silent retreat reveals the healing journey Rita took after leaving a powerful but all-consuming job. Beautifully written, compelling and nourishing." – Betsey Dalbeck, Founder and CEO of Fresh Tracks, Inc. "Original and thought-provoking, this story of one women's struggle to find God is written with intelligence, grace, and beauty. Her prose is poetry, and her prayers so powerfully written they stay with me still." – Carol Gold-Lande, Senior Vice-President, J. Walter Thompson Advertising A Crossroad Carlisle Book Reviews Stressed out by the relentless pressures of her fast-paced job in advertising, Winters became inspired by a book about sabbaticals. But when she told her boss she wanted some time off, he fired her. Summarily freed from workplace demands, she left her family in Chicago and headed for the Desert House of Prayer, a mountain retreat center near Tucson. What, then, would a compulsive multi-tasker do during 14 days without deadlines? "In doing what the western world regards as `nothing' I am more mentally occupied and awake than I had been during the busiest 18-hour day in my former life," she recorded in her journal. "Nothing here demands that I go through the motions; it is all uncharted.... When I am not required to do anything, there is more and more I choose to do." She hikes; she gets lost; she prays; she cooks; she confesses. Most of all, she reads-several books a day-quoting passages and summarizing stories that speak to her. Winters writes well, whether describing high-desert flora and fauna or her own inner turmoil; especially moving are the short poem-prayers with which she ends most chapters. Her musings, however, may be realistic to a fault; as journal entries, they recount the experience or insight of the moment but often lack the unity and direction needed to move from the idiosyncratic to the universal. Nevertheless, those who want to know what a silent retreat feels like will find much beauty and wisdom in these recollections. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. To view more editorial and customer reviews at amazon.com, click here. |
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Author Bio Rita Winters is an award-winning writer and former Executive Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson, one of the world's leading advertising agencies. She lives with her husband and three children in Chicago. |
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