Outpourings: Musings, Woolgathering, & Ghosts, Volume II

by Ck Sobey

Overview

I reach for the new,
knowing there is brokenness,
I stretch my spirit.

I peek through veils,
revealing my shifting soul,
always coming home.

From the author of Musings, Woolgathering, & Ghosts comes a second volume of poetic prose and her own blend of Haiku and imagery, that will bring extraordinary insight into everyday life for everyone.

CK Sobey's "surges" -- a mixture of musings, fleeting thoughts allowed to grow -- invite you into her inner chapel, to hear her personal talks with the inner guidance that follows her through life.

From deeply personal to lighter and capricious meditations, Outpourings can be read a bit at a time, cover to cover, or by simply opening to a random page to allow the words and images to move you at will.

Playful and profound, Outpourings is what Author Anne Marie Bennett calls, " . . . raw, personal, and introspective."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186067955
Publisher:	Innerharvesting
Publication date:	10/25/2023
Series:	Musings, Woolgathering, & Ghosts , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

"You can, you should,
and if you’re brave enough to start,
you will."

—Stephen King

I had been in a cocoon of solitude for over two years.

When the Coronavirus arrived, the forced isolation felt familiar already.

To give room for what was happening, I started slowing down my professional life.

My hypnotherapy and my blended practices.

This also included my SoulCollage® and Creativity groups.

I was attached to my practices.

I was attached to my groups, the people I played with, discovered with, and cried with.

Trusting that tiny steps are the best way to live my life, I surrendered.

A slow, thoughtful, step-by-step process began.

It was clear I desired to rediscover me.

My whole being needed space to grow. I had to let go of things.

I found I needed a lot of rest. A lot of quiet.

My walks became longer. My journaling was more absorbing.

I doodled more. I ordered more colors, different pencils!

I played with sketching.

I made friends with my Muses.

I found I really like photography, again!

I am having fun still seeking what is hiding.

As Sherlock Holmes would say, “The game is afoot!”

The easy way out might be to say, “I am retired.” But I’m not. Recalibrating fits better. Reimagining my life is even better.

My friend says I am in my “sage years.” I am richer for my life and all it has brought me, taught me, moving along on my Soul’s Journey.

The creative process is mystifying. I am doing my best to follow where inspiration takes me. It can move pretty fast.

As I write this, we are still in the midst of COVID-19. This has added fuel to the shift I am feeling—that many of us are feeling.

If you are curious to know more about me, click on the links below.

Thank you for wondering who I am and what my story has been so far.

Editorial Reviews

Like a fine photograph, Sobey's work slowly comes to light in the darkroom of life, assuming clarity and form as readers either choose a progressive approach to reading or dip in and out at various points in her book, as desire dictates.

Her special brand of memoir, literary inspection, and philosophical and spiritual reflection will delight libraries that look for evocative, accessible writings for those that appreciate prose, poetry, philosophy, and everything that goes into inspecting life.

Donovan's Literary Services, Bookwatch - Diane Donovan

CK Sobey's Outpourings is an evocative journey through the writer's "inner chapel." Poetic mini-essays mix with haiku and philosophical fragments that create a lovely collage of contemplations. Sobey eloquently reminds us that "Every day, little gifts are waiting to be realized." Playful and profound, Outpourings is a meditative and absorbing read.

Author of Swallowing Stone - Lisa St. John

CK's writing is raw, personal, and introspective. I especially resonated with the "Reveries" section. Many of her poems and essays really made me pause and take time to contemplate. My favorites were "Letting My Edges Fray" and "Little Gifts."

As in CK's first book, Musings, Woolgathering, & Ghosts, she touches those parts of us that are often in the shadow needing to express themselves.

AnneMarieBennett.com - Anne Marie Bennett