The Buddha Board: The Art of Letting Go

By Claire Manning

This is a story about a young woman who was forced to enter adult life much earlier than she had planned.
She is the mother of a son who is deaf and dumb. There is no physical explanations for his handicap.
Through the use of The Buddha Board, she has been able to master the art of letting go and much more.
Here is the story of how she uses this to help her and her son in their lives.
Very Emotional Heart Touching short Story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Claire Manning
• Release date: Sep 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370816965

Claire Manning

A Canadian writer, born in Quebec, Claire started her writing adventure in 2013 - It is never too late to reach a goal!, she thought. It was part of her bucket list to at least write one. The book was Terra Cotta, the future of mankind, one possible scenario since reedited and published as: Terra U.N.der Attack, a possible Scenario.Since her first publication, Claire has written several genres such as Science-Fiction, Fiction, Adventure, Thriller and Fantasy. She has created several book trailers for her books.She has recently published all her English books and some of her latest French version in paperback.The reactions and comments by those who have read her books are very positive. As she writes first in English and translates her stories in French, she reaches a wider audience. She has always made sure that the concept of the story remains the same in French. Claire is fluent in both languages.Claire is the author of the Best Seller, The Buddha Board, The Art of Letting Go.Happy Reading!

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The Buddha Board

By

Claire Manning

Published by Claire Manning at Smashwords

Copyright © 2016 Claire Manning

ISBN: 9781370816965

The inspiration for this story came as a result of a gift on my birthday of a Buddha Board from my husband.

While I was using it one day, I decided to apply the data of letting go. I was practicing this and during this time, the inspiration for this story came to me.

I hope you will enjoy it.

Claire

"In the end, just three things matter:

How well we have lived

How well we have loved

How well we have learned to let go"

Jack Kornfield

Author, Buddhist practitioner and one of the key teachers

to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West.

Chapter 1 I am a single mother of a son

Chapter 2 Being in my own

Chapter 3 Settling in my new home

Chapter 4 The day my son was born

Chapter 5 An unwelcomed diagnosis

Chapter 6 Out of the blue

Chapter 7 The Buddha Board

Chapter 8 A sentiment of a peace within

Chapter 9 Sebastian first drawings

Chapter 10 Our everyday routine

Chapter 11 A body-mind reconnection

Chapter 12 Many years later...

Chapter 13 My son’s grandparents

Chapter 14 I learned to let go of many things in my life

Chapter 15 The Art of letting go

Note from the author

Chapter 1

I am a single mother of a son

Hello! Let me introduce myself. My name is Audrey Gagnon. I am the single mother of a son.

My journey started while living with my parents in the very affluent neighborhood of Aberdeen & Forden, in the Westmount area of Montreal. I attended the same exclusive private school from kindergarten to grade 12.

My parents always provided me with the best. The yearly school fees averaged $20,000.00 a year. I was their only child and they were completely willing to pay whatever was needed in order to help me succeed.

I was raised in a very exclusive environment. I had a few friends and a boy friend that were living in the same circle of very wealthy and privileged people. He was a gorgeous looking boy. You know the type of good looking guy that you wish was so famous that you could own a poster of his picture and be able to hang it on your bedroom wall? Well, this is the way I felt about him.

While I was not sure if I was in love with him, he surely had this irresistible charm that made me fall for him. His blond curly hair and his brown eyes made me want to be with him. He had awakened something in me that made me feel good about being a young woman. With time, it became an intimate relationship.

After a few months, even though I still felt a certain amount of affinity towards him, our relationship didn’t last. The truth is that while my parents thought very highly of him, I really didn’t love him and he really didn’t love me.

It was an adventure without a tomorrow type of relationship. We parted with nothing even close to sour feelings towards each other. It was time to move on and that’s what we both agreed