Daphne Brown's Book
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Spiritual Healing for a Woman’s Soul
Chapters:
Evolving Life | Going Through |
Wisdom & Integrity
Transforming the Spirit|
God’s Guidance
With great contemplation and prayer, I began to write my book one word at a time. I hesitated to write the book, because of the personal nature of the book’s contents. I began to write the book and stopped, but God was calling me to tell my story. He poked and prodded me until I gave in. I would often asked the question of God, "Why call me and my imperfect self?"
What if people gossiped, exaggerated, and used my "past bondage" against me? What if they questioned my integrity, disliked me because of my story, said bad things about my book, critiqued my book and not like it, found spelling or grammatical errors in my book or thought that I was putting my father down?
God wouldn't allow me to use my fear and trepidation as an excuse to disobey his purpose for me. So, he carried me throughout the writing, editing, publishing and pain and tears of writing my book.
Oh, how glad I am that he carried me, prodded me & simply wouldn’t leave me alone. God has authored my life, gifts and talents and has given me the great opportunity to tell my story and help transform the lives of many. I have found my purpose through God. Utilizing my writing, speaking, articulation, and life story is what God wanted for me. Uplifting his glory and wonder is my entire purpose. His will is my will. If my story can inspire others to reach their highest potential and utilize their God given talent and purpose. Then I have truly reached my highest calling from the Lord.
“Spiritual Healing for a Woman’s Soul”
Is a compilation of my life story and its unexpected hills and valleys. The book's contents consist of poignant chronicles, narratives, stories, accounts, bible verses, “Talking Points” and Spiritual, Emotional, Mental lessons that were “life changing” and defined by my "bondage of the past." All my life accounts have shaped and made me the person that I am today. I am truly grateful that I am not defined by ONE experience in my life, and that my life experiences are an amalgamation of who and what I am today.
The chapters are listed according to my chronicled life experiences. Listed below are sample chapters & excerpts.
“Evolving Life”
“Planting the Seed”
Excerpt:
I was delivered down south, by a midwife in a small, weather beaten, shotgun style house. Born into a segregated, sequestered, marginalized, poverty stricken existence was know why for any American child to greet the world. But in 1963 this was the reality for most African-American children & their families.......
“Going Through”
Redemption for my Father
Excerpt:
In the summer of 1995, I made plans to visit my "Daddy" for the second time in my life. It had been twenty-three years since I last saw or heard from him. This visit would be a different experience from my first visit twenty-three years before. I was an adult, in control of my life, and he couldn't physically beat me anymore. I had forgiven him for abandoning me and abusing me years earlier, and wanted to see him, this man I knew as my "Daddy" at least one more time............
“Wisdom & Integrity”
Sisterhood
Excerpt:
Outside of my friend's home, a crowd of people grew larger and larger, including the accused murderer's family. The whole crowd of people were holding their breath and waiting for my sister's best friend to walk down her steep stairway and through the doorway of her apartment. We were hoping for her to tell the whole crowd that this entire ruckus was just rumor and a farce.......
“Transforming the Spirit”
Woman to Woman
Excerpt:
Why do we flinch and put down a beautiful woman when she walks into the room? Is it fair that we make snap judgments about her and try to find fault with her beauty, career, socio-economic status, clothes, education, hairstyle.......
“God’s Guidance”
How to Pray?
Excerpt:
Prayer is communicating with God. Learning to pray to God for what you need, want, and desire is essential to strengthening your relationship with God. Pray that God protects and watches over your, your children, family members, church brethren, friends, neighbors, enemies.............