The Rumi Prescription

<b>A powerful personal journey to find meaning and life lessons in the words of a wildly popular 13th century poet</b>.<br><br>Rumi's inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic mystical and devotional. To writer and activist Melody Moezzi they became a lifeline. In <i>The Rumi Prescription</i> we follow her path of discovery as she translates Rumi's works for herself - to gain wisdom and insight in the face of a creative and spiritual roadblock. With the help of her father who is a lifelong fan of Rumi's poetry she immerses herself in this rich body of work and discovers a 13th-century prescription for modern life. <br><br>Addressing isolation distraction depression fear and other everyday challenges we face the book offers a roadmap for living with intention and ease and embracing love at every turn--despite our deeply divided and chaotic times. Most of all it presents a vivid reminder that we already have the answers we seek if we can just slow down to honor them.<br><br><li><i>You went out in search of gold far and wide but all along you were gold on the inside.</i></li><br><li><i>Become the sky and the clouds that create the rain not the gutter that carries it to the drain.</i></li><br><li><i>You already own all the sustenance you seek. If only you'd wake up and take a peek.</i></li><br><li><i>Quit being a drop. Make yourself an ocean.</i></li>