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Shifting Shorelines: Messages From a Wiser Self
If only you could meet your younger, greener self, what might you say?
Terry Helwig explores this perennial question and how the human heart, tested by time and adversity, broken open by love and beauty, ripens and bears fruit. Her lyrical and compelling reflections awaken us to our place in the vast universe, to the currents of joy and loss, and to the sacred treasure of being alive.
Inspired by her beloved Florida barrier island, Helwig discovers a landscape of fierce beauty within as well as without. She uncovers the solace of following the phases of the moon, the curve of a shell, and the solstice path of the sun. Nature reconnects us to our true center—that place where wisdom blooms.
In the end, the sea’s tides mirror the ebb and flow of life. The dance of these perpetual tides changes the contour of our lives—continually shifting the shoreline of who we are and, more importantly, who we will become.
Terry Helwig explores this perennial question and how the human heart, tested by time and adversity, broken open by love and beauty, ripens and bears fruit. Her lyrical and compelling reflections awaken us to our place in the vast universe, to the currents of joy and loss, and to the sacred treasure of being alive.
Inspired by her beloved Florida barrier island, Helwig discovers a landscape of fierce beauty within as well as without. She uncovers the solace of following the phases of the moon, the curve of a shell, and the solstice path of the sun. Nature reconnects us to our true center—that place where wisdom blooms.
In the end, the sea’s tides mirror the ebb and flow of life. The dance of these perpetual tides changes the contour of our lives—continually shifting the shoreline of who we are and, more importantly, who we will become.
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215 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 12, 2021
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Terry Helwig
5 books45 followers2022 Gold Winner Nautilus Book Awards
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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