Listen to the Silence

<I>Listen to the Silence</I> is an open invitation to wander a forest path or sit beside a mountain creek letting the beauty of nature wash over you. See the world with new eyes as you learn compassion from a bug feel the wind sweep away the ache in your heart or let the gentle eyes of a beautiful black dog erase your fears. Here you will find peace and new hope in the silent wisdom of trees spiders and sunlit moss. <P>In this thoughtful and inspiring blend of prose-poetry meditation and narrative you'll share the author's intimate relationship with the Earth and its inhabitants and experience the transcendence possible as you enter the world of nature and simply listen. <P>Whether you read <I>Listen to the Silence</I> in one sitting or a page at a time you'll find a new awareness of what lies outside your door-and inside your heart.<P><I>Listen to the Silence</I> is a meditation beside a fern-lined mountain stream. It's a slow gentle walk in the woods where the only voice you hear is your own-and you suddenly recognize it is but a single instrument amidst infinite voices in Nature's symphony. This book is Pan's flute opening our senses to subtle truths otherwise overlooked in the busyness of our little lives.<BR>~ Hal Zina Bennett author of <I>The Lens of Perception: A User's Guide to Higher Consciousness</I><P>These gentle pieces are to be savored like listening to a new mother singing lullabies. They are reminders that we are missing real life if we neglect to wander in wild nature with soft eyes and open hearts. A famous writing teacher once said to write with 'microscopic truthfulness.' I've wondered what that meant until I read Jan's book. Now I know.<BR>~ Dave Smith co-founder of Smith & Hawken author of <I>To Be of Use: Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work</I>