Trail Guide for a Crooked Heart: Stories and Reflections for Life's Journey

by Jim May

Overview

"A brilliant mixture of story, philosophy, humor and wisdom, this book reminds us that---if we are open to story, dreams, imagination, and myth---we can open doors within our soul."
     —Jay O’Callahan, author, storyteller, and NPR commentator

A lifetime collection of stories, wise words, assembled musings and quotations about overcoming hurdles, elusive enlightenment, personal evolution, persistence in the face of discouragement, this pastiche is designed to encourage the downhearted, lift up the strivers, and add wings to the heels of spiritual seekers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781624910234
Publisher:	Parkhurst Brothers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	644 KB

About the Author

Jim May has followed careers in teaching and counseling with a career as one of the country's most-honored professional storytellers. Named by his peers to the Circle of Excellence of the National Storytelling Network, May has performed at the National Storytelling Festival and many more events nationwide as well as overseas. The home May shares with his wife, Nancy Seidler, is a converted 150 year-old , hand-hewn barn, located near Woodstock, Illinois. Jim hosts a series of storytelling programs at Stage Left Cafe next to the Woodstock Opera House.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 -  Setting Out

Chapter 2 -  My Own Journey

Chapter 3 -  Broken and Blessed

Chapter 4 -  The Third Eye—Seeing the Unseen

Chapter 5 -  Signal Trees

Chapter 6 -  Toxic Paths and Transformation

Chapter 7 -  Trails End and Transformation

Chapter 8 -  Failures, Wounds, and Second Chances

Acknowledgements 

Appendix 

Notes 

Bibliography 

Interviews

Adult, General

Editorial Reviews

"The way a farmer hoes: attuned to proper season, just the right depth, choosing ready earth, seeding discerningly; that's how Jim May writes."

storyteller and author Megan Wells

Jim May is a soft-spoken leader. He creates a safe place for examining the deep stories inside ourselves. 

David Holt Grammy Award Winner. Asheville

"A brilliant mixture of story, philosophy, humor and wisdom, this book reminds us that—-if we are open to story, dreams, imagination, and myth—-we can open doors within our soul."

Jay O'Callahan