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    Eden's Gift: A spiritual parable for a modern age
    Eden's Gift: A spiritual parable for a modern age
    Eden's Gift: A spiritual parable for a modern age
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    Eden's Gift: A spiritual parable for a modern age

    By Ann Montclaire

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    ‘Eden’s Gift’ is an inspiring story of Aisha and her lover Darius striving with every good intention to live and achieve their best but in the process forgetting that true love is unconditional.

    The story is written in the style of an ancient parable (a simple story illustrating an important principle). It is about the joy and freedom that is possible to achieve when we embrace the transforming power of unconditional love for ourselves and for others. That life is not about striving to be 'good enough' but about the far more challenging goal of becoming aware that we already are unconditionally valid beings, that this is the greatest gift we have to share with each other and that we forget this to our peril.

    The story shows how self-belief can be shaken by life experiences and the consequences of losing that steady ground beneath our feet. It demonstrates that, one way or another, any individual’s lack of belief in self can cause much chaos not only in their own lives but in the lives of those around them. Eden’s Gift highlights the importance of finding a path back to truly knowing and empowering self. It is a small story, with big impact.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnn Montclaire
    Release dateApr 15, 2013
    ISBN9780987488718
    Eden's Gift: A spiritual parable for a modern age
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    Ann Montclaire

    Dr Ann Montclaire has an extensive career in counselling. Her PhD studied emotion, revealing it as a valuable messenger, consistently alerting us to debilitating judgements that cause emotional pain to ourselves and others. A major goal of Ann’s work is assisting people to raise awareness of the subconscious beliefs that drive self-doubt and to work towards more compassionate thoughts, beliefs and actions to improve the quality of life for all.

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      Eden's Gift - Ann Montclaire

      EDEN'S GIFT

      A spiritual parable for a modern age

      ANN MONTCLAIRE PhD

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2013 Ann Montclaire

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

      First published in Australia in 2013 by Clair Mountain Publishing

      ISBN: 978-0-9874887-0-1

      Cover layout and design by Edna Brent

      Ebook Formatting by www.ebooklaunch.com

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Quotations

      EDEN'S GIFT

      I: In the beginning

      II: Separation from self

      III: Might, right and ruin

      IV: The Wages of War

      V: Learning from the fall

      VI: Lives continue beneath the veil

      VII: Reunion with self

      VIII: The gifts of experience

      Acknowledgements

      Thanks to:

      Melita Granger, Julie Postance and Alex Tan for their helpful editorial feedback

      Amon for his longstanding inspiration and support

      To all who have contributed

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