Understanding the Understated Importance of Reflection
Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift from the Sea ★★★★★
Our dream summer vacations from school almost always involved water.
If a trip to one body of water wasn’t feasible, a dip in another would do.
When oppressive humidity seemed to increase the gravitational pull of every best intention you wanted to accomplish outside, water was the antidote.
Freeing, refreshing, there’s a soothing vibe when water breezes uplift your spirit.
If a watery escape isn’t in your forecast, please consider reading the classic literary retreat Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Lindbergh’s personal reflections are as relevant today as when they were first published in 1955.
She uses the sea and shells as analogies to help others find peaceful paths in their own lives.
Three areas, love, strength when alone, and contentment are highlighted in many of her reflections.
As a writer, Anne Morrow Lindbergh knew the value of written language expression.
Generations of readers have benefited from her work, and I am one of them.
While married to Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh accompanied him on his flights.
As their children grew into greater independence, she continued her aviation trips to Africa and the Pacific to further a better environmental understanding of our impact on our ever-changing world.
