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Shifting Shorelines: Messages From a Wiser Self
A Gold Winner of the 2022 Nautilus Book Awards
Reawaken to the joy of being alive. Shifting Shorelines reconnects us to our true center—that place where wisdom dwells. Author Terry Helwig opens our eyes to a landscape of fierce beauty that resides both within us, as well as without; she unveils a sense of wonder about our place in this vast universe. Experience the solace of following the phases of the moon, the curve of a shell, and the solstice path of the sun.
Shifting Shorelines begs to be placed on a bedside table, where Helwig’s unique and compelling messages to her younger self, can be referred to again and again. These wisdom-filled messages, at the end of each chapter, explore how the human heart, tested by time and adversity, blossoms and ripens. Inspired by years of living beside the sea, Helwig divided the book into three sections—Ebb Tide, Slack Tide, and Flood Tide—which metaphorically refer to times of loss, equanimity, and fullness.
“The dance of these perpetual tides in our daily lives,” writes Helwig, “continually shifts the shoreline of who we are, and, more importantly, who we will become.
Reawaken to the joy of being alive. Shifting Shorelines reconnects us to our true center—that place where wisdom dwells. Author Terry Helwig opens our eyes to a landscape of fierce beauty that resides both within us, as well as without; she unveils a sense of wonder about our place in this vast universe. Experience the solace of following the phases of the moon, the curve of a shell, and the solstice path of the sun.
Shifting Shorelines begs to be placed on a bedside table, where Helwig’s unique and compelling messages to her younger self, can be referred to again and again. These wisdom-filled messages, at the end of each chapter, explore how the human heart, tested by time and adversity, blossoms and ripens. Inspired by years of living beside the sea, Helwig divided the book into three sections—Ebb Tide, Slack Tide, and Flood Tide—which metaphorically refer to times of loss, equanimity, and fullness.
“The dance of these perpetual tides in our daily lives,” writes Helwig, “continually shifts the shoreline of who we are, and, more importantly, who we will become.
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293 pages, Paperback
Published October 12, 2021
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Terry Helwig
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Reawaken to the joy of being!
Terry Helwig’s newest book,“Shifting Shorelines: Messages from a Wiser Self,” a 2022 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner, offers readers an opportunity to re-find the joy, meaning, and sacredness of being alive. Helwig, a naturalist at heart, with a Masters degree in counseling psychology, writes about life on a barrier island, the passage of time, and the ripening of wisdom. Her heartwarming stories and unique messages, at the end of each chapter, will uplift readers of all ages.
Helwig’s previous book “Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter’s Memoir,” won ELLE Magazine’s 2012 Grand Prix Nonfiction Book of the Year.
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Reawaken to the joy of being!
Terry Helwig’s newest book,“Shifting Shorelines: Messages from a Wiser Self,” a 2022 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner, offers readers an opportunity to re-find the joy, meaning, and sacredness of being alive. Helwig, a naturalist at heart, with a Masters degree in counseling psychology, writes about life on a barrier island, the passage of time, and the ripening of wisdom. Her heartwarming stories and unique messages, at the end of each chapter, will uplift readers of all ages.
Helwig’s previous book “Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter’s Memoir,” won ELLE Magazine’s 2012 Grand Prix Nonfiction Book of the Year.
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April 18, 2022
What a wonderful love story about Marco Island. I live two condo complexes down from the author and SO identify with all the things that she said about Marco island. The shelling, islands, the tides, sunrise, sunset…all of it. I don’t really identify with the astrology parts of the book, but thoroughly enjoyed this book.
February 28, 2023
I love how this book was broken down into short stories and observations. It made it super easy to pick it up and put down if I just had a few moments to immerse myself in a book. I'm in my early 40s and I have already had a few realizations that I 'would say to my younger self'. I appreciate all the simple lessons and focus on self and well being. I absolutely recommend this book to anyone from the beginning for their adulthood and beyond.
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