Words of Silence by Stephanie van den Bergh


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Words of Silence by Stephanie van den Bergh Butterflies of Bali By Victor Mason Against All Odds By Idanna Pucci Illustrated by A.A. Made Djelantik Abdul Aziz By Mary Northmore-Aziz Vessels of Life by Jean McKinnon	by Stephanie van den Bergh Stephanie van den Bergh is the grandmother of Ioho, who suffered severe brain damage at birth leaving him unable to move, speak or cry. Ioho’s death, when barely three, brought her to the depths of her humanity. How can we cope with death? The grief, pain, and feeling of abandonment? There are no rituals in our western to prepare us. We have no resources. Most of us feel over whelmed and lost. Stephanie went to a little island off the coast of Africa. There on an isolated beach she wrote the words included in this book. After a week of staring at the ocean no more words came. She realized something had stirred. The pain of his loss had become an understanding of his loss. It gave her the peace to move on. Ioho changed people’s lives. And not only his family but also those he came in contact with. Just being with him enabled the possibility of true soul connection, soul with soul. Teaching us that within silence there is the deepest intimacy and beauty. Biodata: STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERGH is of Dutch origin. She was educated in France, Germany and the UK. For the past thirty years she lived in London. In 1976 she founded Stephanie Churchill PR, a consultancy working with clients in a wide range of fields, from fashion to the environment. In 2001 she sold the company to a communication group in order to be able to pursue her writing interests and explore the unexplored parts of her inner life and the outer word. She is the author of Mindscaping (Thorsons, 2000), a book that tracks the cultural creatives of our society setting out the philosophy and cultural trends that will influence our lives in the future. Currently she is working on The Other Day in Bali, (working title), a book about the past three years of her nomadic life. Specifications: Words of Silence, Saritaksu Editions 2005, Poetry by Stephanie van den Bergh, Size: 150 mm x140 mm, 53 pages. Screen-printed and Hand-made, Soft cover with Loose Jacket, Children’s illustrations interspersed with pages on clear tracing.	Other Titles: Abdul Aziz Against All Odds The Art of Learning by Doing Bali Sacred & Secret Butterflies of Bali High Tide Low Tide In the Arms of the Angels A Little Bit One O'Clock Obat Asli Poems from the Happy Inn Tsunami Notebook Vessels of Life Words of Silence

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