Home in the Stream

by Eleanor Limmer

Overview

Home in the Stream describes in poetic form my spiritual quest for wholeness. This quest I feel is related to my destiny and my birth name "Holmstrom," in Swedish meaning "home in a stream." I am a holistic counselor and poet who incorporates the messages of body, mind, and spirit in my work as a poet and counselor. My parents were Swedish immigrants who owned a small grocery store in Seattle. I grew up spending much time in the forests around Seattle and the Puget Sound, where I developed a love of nature and the waters of the Northwest. I lived in Alaska for four years. Since l980, I am at home on the shores of Liberty Lake, near Spokane, Washington These poems were inspired by people or experiences in which I was deeply moved to express a profound sense of truth or beauty. When I express this inspiration in art or poetry, I become more complete or whole, more united with my highest spiritual self. In the poem "Getting out of My Way," I describe how when I relax and go inward I can hear a voice which connects me to nature, spirit, and others. Home to me is more than a place; it is a consciousness of truth, love, and peace. Going home for me is a continual process, not just an inner or outer destination. This process means being awake to beauty in the present moment, but also having faith and courage, knowing I am not alone and am part of the creative energy streaming through all of life. Writing these poems helped me transcend negativity in myself and grow into an awareness of being more complete and self-realized. These poems are a gift from the creative stream of life within me to help me and others to find our way back home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666710274
Publisher:	Resource Publications (CA)
Publication date:	12/17/2021
Pages:	108
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.23(d)

About the Author

Eleanor Limmer is a professional social worker, holistic counselor, and poet. Her practice of writing poetry is therapeutic to her because it expresses a meaningful connection with nature or an individual. She believes that poetry is the language of the soul, and therefore it heals. During the last twenty years she has written four books on holistic healing. The last book she wrote, The Body as Shadow, speaks of the Shadow as an aspect of our soul which holds both our light and darkness until we are able to accept and heal them.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“In Home in the Stream, Eleanor Limmer’s personal narrative is loving, sweet tempered, and maternal. Her affinity for nature and the landscape is reflected in observation and resonates with feeling. These poems move from the personal to faraway places and back again to Liberty Lake, where she resides.”

—Karen Mobley, author of Trial by Ordeal

Editorial Reviews

In Home in the Stream, Eleanor Limmer’s personal narrative is loving, sweet tempered, and maternal. Her affinity for nature and the landscape is reflected in observation and resonates with feeling. These poems move from the personal to faraway places and back again to Liberty Lake, where she resides.”

—Karen Mobley, author of Trial by Ordeal

From the Publisher