Reflections: An inspirational journal for looking within

by Sarah Hannah

Reflections is an inspirational journal featuring beautiful images taken from various parts of the world that are symmetrical in their alignment with quotes by greats like Rumi, Buddha, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marcus Aurelius, Mother Teresa, Saint Augustine and Lao Tzu for their spiritual guidance, directness and love. The images, quotes and journaling prompts will guide you through five main areas of 1. Awareness 2. Perspective 3. Compassion 4. Self-Mastery 5. Gratitude There's no particular order to this journal, use it in a way that best suits your needs on a particular day or time. Jump around and enjoy the photos, sit with the prompts and see how they resonate with you. Come back to them anytime and update or add more thoughts or simply to review where you were mentally or emotionally at that time. There are extra journaling pages throughout each section and also at the end of the book for whatever you need. The hope for this journal is that it may help bring you motivation in times of stagnancy, encouragement when you need a gentle nudge and love when your thoughts wane from the beauty of you. Sarah Hannah is a full-time entrepreneur focused on helping small businesses and solopreneurs grow through a solid online presence (websites, SEO, content, newsletters, etc.). Her background is in technology and she worked in Manhattan for over 20 years in the non-profit and finance sectors. She is also a yoga and meditation teacher, providing a variety of classes to the community each week and playing sound bowls for special events. In the fall of 2022, Sarah visited India for two weeks on a yoga pilgrimage and got to see the Taj Mahal, along with many other beautiful parts of India - including the Himalayas! Throughout her life, she has always been writing...for school, work, journaling and short stories. After her trip to India, she came back refreshed and ready to start a new chapter - finally publishing her first book! You can read more about Sarah on her websites or follow her journeys on social media.

123 pages, Hardcover

Published October 10, 2023

About the author

Sarah Hannah received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.F.A. from Columbia University. She is currently completing her doctorate in English Literature at Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences. Her poems have appeared in Parnassus, The Southern Review, Pivot, Barrow Street, Michigan Quarterly Review, Crab Orchard Review, Gulf Coast, and other journals. She was awarded a Governor's Fellowship for residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts for summer 2001 and 2002. The original manuscript which became Longing Distance was a semi-finalist for the Yale Younger Poets Prize in 2002.

In 2006 Sarah Hannah was named Poet Laureate of a local conservation group, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge, of Newton, Massachusetts. Her work has appeared in Rattapallax, AGNI, and Fairy Tale Review (poem nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2006), among others. She was a contributing editor to Barrow Street.

Reviews

[Erica Lutes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this interactive journal! Even posing questions like : what tools do you use to overcome frustration! Nicely done sarah!