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"Nanima: Spiritual Fiction” by Donna Goddard is a captivating novel that explores the spiritual journey of the protagonist, Maliyan.
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"In Nanima, a woman visits her house for the first time in a very long time. It has a lot to deal with spirituality and healing and how the church is a foundation for that healing journey. At first I didn't grasp the concept but as I kept reading I th"
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"Donna Goddard's book, Nanima: Spiritual Fiction (Nanima Series, #1), is a book that is a spiritual experience. The fiction deals with Maliyan, an Aboriginal woman who moves back to her hometown called Nanima. It was a town that once was called by an "
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“It is not about finding the right person. People are not that right. Even if they start out right, we soon have a litany of complaints. The only answer is to be the right person ourselves. Then everything will tend to work together in a good way. And when it does work, don’t be waving contracts, written or invisible, in front of people. Love that controls is not love but a contract. You don’t need to jump into the driver’s seat before the other person has an opportunity. Love freely and genuinely. Love openly and with courage. And forgive, forgive, forgive. People are a mass of problems. Stop remembering them all, or there will be no room to create the beautiful moments you wish to cherish in your soul.”
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“A balanced inner calmness radiates from a peaceful centre. It neither craves others' approval nor rejects others' presence. It neither pulls towards nor pushes away. It has a reverent attitude towards life and all its inhabitants.”
― The Love of Devotion
― The Love of Devotion
“Don’t feel bad about feeling bad. Don’t be frightened of feeling afraid. Don’t be angry about getting angry. There is no need to give up when we are feeling depressed. Nor should we be dismayed at the grief which often accompanies the outgrowing of anything which needs outgrowing. We can be glad that our soul is speaking to us and pushing us onwards. We frequently need to persevere with a period of inner turmoil before the dust can settle and be swept out the door.”
― The Love of Devotion
― The Love of Devotion
“Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.”
― Mirrors of the Soul
― Mirrors of the Soul
“When you love you should not think you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.”
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“You have been told that, even like a chain, you are as weak as your weakest link.
This is but half the truth.
You are also as strong as your strongest link.
To measure you by your smallest deed is to reckon the power of the ocean
by the frailty of its foam.
To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.”
― The Prophet
This is but half the truth.
You are also as strong as your strongest link.
To measure you by your smallest deed is to reckon the power of the ocean
by the frailty of its foam.
To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.”
― The Prophet

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