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Travelers need a compass to find their bearings. Discover why outward travels often mirror your inner journey of transformation. Susie shares insights from Celtic spirituality and the Compass Rose while walking labyrinths around the globe. Experience personal growth as you contemplate how endpoints can nurture new beginnings with 150 reflection questions for journaling or discussion. As a ""failure to thrive"" infant, Susie began her travels at three months old when her parents drove her 400 miles to receive nurturing support from relatives. She started her international journeys at 12, living with a family she had never met in Mexico, and at 24, she embarked on a two-month solo adventure from Northern Ireland to Greece. Review the four main ""seasons"" and developmental stages to understand why certain themes often recur throughout life, prompting you to address unresolved issues. Gain a deeper understanding of the aspects of your Hero's Pilgrimage as you embark on an ""armchair"" trek through her spiritual autobiography and travel memoir. Explore 52 global locations across 34 countries, from Alaska to Australia. Enjoy new perspectives as you vicariously walk with her along the Portuguese Camino and in her other journeys by car, bus, train, plane, ferry, snorkeling, kayaking, hot air ballooning, and even camel riding. Be inspired, both politically and spiritually, to serve our world as a global citizen. Susie integrates her Bachelor's degrees in Communication and Religious Studies with a Master's Degree in Pastoral. Ministry, a Certificate in Recognizing and Healing the Wounds of Spiritual Abuse and Religious Trauma, and training as a Life and Spiritual Coach to support your pilgrimage journey.

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Susie Leonard Weller combines the world of the pilgrim, being rooted on the earth while traveling, with the raw vulnerability of a life's journey. This precious book reaches out to you with meaningful stories and questions to explore the relationship of your inner world of healing, connection, and joy with the outer world, that of environment awareness, economic justice, and environmental responsibility. I'm ready to pack my bags, and you will be too!"" Jessika Satori, Ed.D, OblSB, Professor and Author of Momisms: Witticisms My Mom Used to Grow My Life. Weller weaves a colorful tapestry of her amazing travel adventures with valuable lessons and insightful questions. Come explore the many possibilities for your own emotional and spiritual growth. --Laurel Balyeat Morrison, a retired minister She has integrated and layered many different aspects of her life experience into one book: travel, seasons, photos, human development, spirituality, and more! --Maureen, a retired high school principal With few opportunities to see new places recently, I've enjoyed traveling with Susie through 52 Global Reflections. Not only does Susie's courage and guidance inspire me to widen my perspective, but my past travel adventures have gained deeper meaning in retrospect. Take this opportunity to engage with Susie's world travels, and get ready to expand your experience of new and unfamiliar surroundings. --Anna, author of Selective Abandonment

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As a ""failure to thrive"" infant, I started my travels at the age of 3 months to receive nurturing support from my Granny and Aunt Jane, who lived 400 miles away. Since then, I've explored 34 countries, ranging from Alaska to Australia. Sadly, my mother died at the age of 49 due to extreme fasting, desiring to serve God as a ""prayer warrior."" Since then, I have dedicated my life to sharing the signs to recognize healthy and unhealthy expressions of spirituality. I integrate my Bachelor's degrees in Communication and Religious Studies, a Master's degree in Pastoral Ministry, as well as a Certificate in Recognizing and Healing the Wounds of Spiritual Abuse and Trauma, and training as a Life and Spiritual Coach, to support your pilgrimage journey. I often teach and write about what I need to learn. For 24 years, I served as a Parent and Life Skills Instructor for Head Start families at Spokane Community College. I met early childhood educator and author Jean Illsley Clarke while writing my book, ""Why Don't You Understand? Improve Family Communication Through the 4 Thinking Styles"" (2009), published by Parenting Press. (Visit www.susieweller.com for more details.) Jean encouraged me that ""it's never too late to grow up again,"" and explained why developmental tasks often recur every 13 years throughout life. Learning them sooner creates less ""baggage"" in the future. In ""52 Global Reflections: A Pilgrim's Travel Memoir,"" I review the four main ""seasons"" and developmental stages in life as opportunities to address unresolved issues, along with qualities to support your exploration. Specifically, I illustrate the quality of ""Mothering"" when I experienced profound healing during my visit to Mother Mary's home in Ephesus, Türkiye. Being married to my husband, Mark, since 1984, and raising our children, Katie and Daniel, in Liberty Lake, Washington, have been the most significant highlights, as well as teachers, in my life. I am grateful that we enjoy traveling both as a couple and as a family. Our favorite activities include kayaking and snorkeling. Due to multiple health challenges, including colon and breast cancers, neuropathy, and a recent brain surgery, my trekking poles have become stability sticks. I'm thankful I traveled as much as I did earlier in my life.

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