Getting There By Being Here

<p><strong>What keeps us constantly moving? </strong>When the next project doesn't deliver the promised panacea what is left? A never-ending chase doing even more frustration exhaustion a sense of flatness? Most of us in Western nations are overfed and undernourished physically emotionally mentally and spiritually. There comes a time when our old roadmap stops being useful. Through personal and client stories Angela Silva Mendes reminds us to learn to recognize the roadmaps that keep us trapped in the perpetual rat race for only then we can stop the mindless busyness. </p><p><br></p><p>This book is the outcome of over 30 years of integrated experiences lessons from self-work and work with children women refugees and families in Africa Europe and America. The results of Angela's work are subtle yet groundbreaking. In <em>Getting There by Being Here</em> Angela shares her struggles as well as four principles and eight practices that teach us how to develop the ability to rest <em>here</em> for this is the moment of all possibilities. It is possible to slow down and listen to what is unique about ourselves to what Angela calls our <em>Selfprint</em>. If we want to rewrite our story we can only do it from <em>here</em> and with who we are already. Life's invitations are not always pleasant but now instead of dismissing or fleeing we can dare to face the music and dance. <strong>Are you ready?</strong></p>