Gift From The Sea ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

I've always found the beach to be a wonderful place to read and reflect on life and its challenges. This copy of Gift From The Sea was presented to me by a very special friend about twenty years ago. Anne Morrow Lindbergh's book has been described as a collection of "wise and elegant meditations on youth and age, love and marriage, solitude, peace and contentment, as she set them down during a brief vacation by the ocean."

I rediscovered the book about a year ago when we moved to a new home, and I took it to the beach and re-read it a few months ago. As a working mother struggling to balance work and family responsibilities as well as finding a little bit of personal time for growth and reflection, I related to many of the feelings expressed by Lindbergh in her writing. Rereading the book made me smile when I realized that I've been struggling with these same issues during my entire adult life. But I also realized that I am not alone, as Lindbergh expressed many similar feelings so eloquently in this book.

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Dwight Bennett
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