Confessions of an 83-Year-Old Sage
THE INSPIRATION
It’s June 1, 2006, and it’s my 82nd birthday. After I got out of bed at 8:30 a.m., I cautiously walked into the kitchen and made two cups of hazelnut decaf in my mini Mr. Coffee Maker. I filled my coffee mug, grabbed a banana, and headed for the living room to my comfortable recliner.
My favorite place in the living room is by the window because I can see the birds at the feeders that hang outside. This morning, they came flying straight up to the rungs, fighting for space at the feeding ports, pecking at each other, wings humming and breasts burnt white in the sun, feed spilling from their beaks. They fly off and come back, semi-hovering, nine, ten, eleven birds, some in trees nearby, not singing exactly, but what’s the word? Twitter? Peep? Squawk? They attack each other on the rungs or scramble in midair. I never get bored watching.
After I finish eating the banana, I sigh and look down at my lap at the backs of my hands, fingers stretching. Looking and thinking, I recall moments with people I know, not moments exactly, but times. I slipped into one of my melancholy moods as I studied the point where my knuckles shone bloodless from the pressure of my grip on the coffee mug. That’s when the idea surfaced, or was it a small voice in my head that prompted me to start writing my story? I even have the title: Confessions of an 82-Year-Old Sage. I’ve visualized the cover so; clearly, it seems like I’m holding it.
“No time like the present to get started,” I say out loud. It’s time to turn on my laptop, and that’s exactly what I do.
Confessions of an 83-Year-Old Sage was never available to the public at large. Helene self-published this book; the only way to buy it was to mail her a check, and she would send you a copy. It never had an ISBN, making it available in bookstores, libraries, etc.
NOTE: It took her a year to write, edit, and publish the book, so the title changed.
Like In Contact With Other Realms, Helene shares all her metaphysical adventures. My favorite part is that each chapter begins with Helene having breakfast and reminiscing about one of the countless adventures she had in her lifetime. Read about how she navigated life being:
- GLAD – Helene was grateful for every moment her life held. All of them. She was GLAD she was blessed to experience all the ups, downs, and all arounds.
- SAD – Helene didn’t like to dwell in the SAD of life, but she knew it was unavoidable on this human journey. She focused on learning from any lesson that brought with it sorrow.
- MAD – Helene wasn’t interested in existing. She wanted to LIVE. Have adventures. Savor every moment of her life. She was fighting MAD when and if anyone tried to take that away from her.
FREE BOOK SAMPLE
You can read the PDF sample:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Reflections
The book is available in two formats: paperback and e-book, on five channels: Amazon, Kindle, Kobo, Google Books, and Apple Books.
If you choose to buy it, I would appreciate it if you:
- went back to the platform you purchased it on and left a review,
- let me know if you find any errors. (It did go through several editors, but I have heard there isn’t a book out there without at least one. Thank you.)
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