SPIRIT OF THE EAGLE: How Keeping a Journal Will Lift You to Greater Heights - Softcover

Sova, Margarite Jalufka

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1420841998 ISBN 13: 9781420841992

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2005

Synopsis

First-time author, Maggie Jalufka Sova, takes us into her intensely private world and using the majestic eagle as an analogy, demonstrates how to achieve inner peace while making dreams become reality. She explains that keeping a daily journal will assist in eliminating many worries caused by everyday stress, and offers the tools needed to plan for the future. Deeply spiritual, Maggie refers to quotations from the Old Testament in order to support and enhance the book's secrets. This encourages the reader to envision their heart's dreams and to eliminate their fears, allowing God to eventually revise their own paths in life.

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About the Author

The author is an enthusiastic, free-spirited self-motivator who is goal-oriented and loves challenges. Maggie and Nir were married in Tel Aviv and hope one day to make Israel their home. She and her husband own a jewelry business in Dallas. They both love international travel and have visited Turkey, Greece, Prague, Thailand, Mexico, and the Carribean, as well as taking yearly trips to Israel. The author also works with numerouswomen's groups and charitable organizations.

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During years past, I recall that eagles were sometimes brought to my attention but at the time, I didn’t understand their significance or focus upon them; therefore, I didn’t research the ways of the eagle. It wasn’t until this season of my life, when I began to reminisce over my personal journals, that the importance of the eagle became apparent. I came across one journal dated October 1997, and when I read my heart’s dreams, desires and prayers on those pages, I finally realized that I had expressed myself in a way that would develop self-empowerment and renewal of my spirit. I understood that if I had taken the time to set my mind at ease before I began recording my daily thoughts, I would have been able to soar, free-spirited.

I call this type of therapy writing "prayer journaling." Having conversations with God makes me transparent; yet, I now see the amazing, positive effect from recording the storms and challenges that I faced during my daily life. Later, it was exciting to see how some of my prayers had been answered and how freely I was able to express myself regarding emotional setbacks. This was enough to motivate me and to make me continue writing.

JEREMIAH 33:3 –

"Call to me and I will answer

you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

While compiling this material, I visualized it as my secret garden. I alone knew what I was feeling, or facing. Now that time has passed, my journals allow me the opportunity to pursue a dream that I had written but hidden, even from myself.

Seasons come and seasons go and, depending on where life took me, sometimes I wrote more frequently than at other times and there were times when I had no desire to write at all. During those nesting seasons, I was creating a spirit within that eventually would allow me to soar. Journaling created a mental stamina, a tranquil heart and a strong faith. My journals of joy have been a precious gift.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1420841998
• ISBN 13: 9781420841992
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 104