A list of books from my library–in no particular order
- The Stillpoint of the Turning World by Emily Rapp Black
- Sanctuary: A Memoir by Emily Rapp Black
- Healing After Loss by Margaret W. Hickman
- When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back by Naja Marie Aidt
- The Path of Blessing: Experiencing the Energy and Abundance of the Divine by Rabbi Marcia Prager
- Out of the Darkness: From Turmoil to Transformation by Steve Taylor
- I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One by Brook Noel and Pamela Blair
- Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
- The Long Goodbye: A Memoir by Meghan O’Rourke
- The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir by Nancy Stephan
- An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir by Elizabeth McCracken
- I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O’Farrell
- Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson
- Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
- The Lord is My Shepherd: Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm by Harold S Kushner
- Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing for Your Heart by Alan Wolfelt
- Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace by Anne Lamott
- Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair by Anne Lamott
- Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, and Spirit by Rachel Cowan and Linda Thal
- Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault
- The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
- A Grief Observed (Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis) by C. S. Lewis
- With a Little Help From Our Friends: Creating Community as We Grow Older by Beth Baker
- Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair by Miriam Greenspan
- A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles by Thich Nhat Hanh
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- God Was in This Place and I, I Did Not Know: Finding Self, Spirituality and Ultimate Meaning by Lawrence Kushner
- Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body
- Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey Through the Hours of the Day by Brother David Steindl-Rast and Sharon Lebell
- The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom by Christine Valters Paintner
- Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Chistian Contemplative Practice by Christine Valters Paintner
- Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings-Annotated and Explained by Christine Valters Paintner
- No Man is an Island by Thomas Merton
- Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Divine by Maggie Callahan and Patricia Kelley
- From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald S Miller
- The Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton by Robert Waldron
- True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart by Tara Brach
- Answering the Contemplative Call: First Steps ont he Mystical Path by Carl McColman
- Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness by Mark Epstein
- The Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein
- Tiny Beautiful Thins: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
- Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
- Wave: A Memoir by Sonali Deraniyagala
- A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times by Jack Kornfield
- When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
- Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss by Sameet M. Kumar
- Broken Open: How Difficult Times Cn Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser
- Lessons From the Light by Myra Starr and Johm Mulkey
- The Second Half of Life: Opeinging the Eight Gates of Wisdom by Angeses Arrien
- Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God by James Finley
- Meditations with Meister Eckhart by Matthew Fox
- Fireflies: A Father’s Tale of Love and Loss by David Morrell
- Messages and Miracles: Extraordinary Experiences of the Bereaved by Louis Lagrand