It has been an honor to create therapeutic poetry, prose, and even a few acronyms for the Rays of Hope books in combination with nature scenes that I’ve had the pleasure to photograph over many years. Since publishing the first Rays of Hope book in 2005, new and revised sections with all new photography have been created. Many people have expressed a sense of calm from the blend of words and pictures. My desire is that you will find encouragement and comfort in their beauty and messages of hope.
When hope lights the way, it gives us a vital and needed glimpse of feeling better. Creative outlets can provide a powerful aid to finding additional coping methods to help us through the pain of grief. When we create and allow several channels of communication to remain open, they become the rays of hope that lighten the load, heartening us throughout the twists and turns of our transition journeys.
The poetry throughout Rays of Hope conveys some of the emotional challenges of life transitions or loss of a loved one. Each poem intentionally ends with a ray of hope, even if earlier it reveals some of the most painful elements of the grieving process. In “A Heartening Blend,” we see hope’s appearance as the benefit received from searching for the courage to cope with loss and change.
A Heartening Blend
We wonder if there’s a ray of hope,
While fearing we can’t possibly cope.
Lost in mourning, we’re unsure what to seek,
But if we keep searching, sometimes braving a peek,
Two miracles will appear in a heartening blend,
One we’ll find in nature, the other in a friend.
"Susan Zimmerman shared powerful stories of courage in the face of life's most challenging situations. She masterfully inspired hope, touched hearts, and uplifted spirits. Her message has an immediate and lasting impact in changing people's lives. Susan made our event shine even more brightly than we could have imagined." ~ Jill Konrath, Chief Sales Officer, Selling to Big Companies
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