Soulful Reflections

By Dr Philip Morphew

Words are more than just a bunch of letters. They hold immense power to inspire, motivate action, and evoke a plethora of feelings. Words often swirl within our minds, triggering ideas, sending us into deep contemplation. At their worst, words can be used to cut down, demean, or cause suffering, but at their best, they hold even greater power.

In his life, Dr. Philip Morphew has found that words can lift him to great heights, give him hope, and bolster his spirit. On the flipside, words can also cause him to retreat to dark corners, curl up in the fetal position, or teeter on the edge of life itself. Soulful Reflections is a mixture of all these emotions written in gritty, contemporary style.

This collection of poetry explores the many facets of lived experience, from love and lust to emptiness and loss. Morphew does not shy away from difficult emotions; rather, he plunges into lifes complexities and offers readers an emotional respite. Through themes of surrender, love, liberty, and death, his words offer a release from the craziness of life for those seeking more meaningful navigation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Aug 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781480864573

Dr Philip Morphew

Dr. Philip Morphew is a kaleidoscopic, vibrant, inspired, energized, passionate, and caring human being, husband, and dad. First and foremost, he is a father and husband. Professionally, he can be best described by his diverse skills of spiritual-based wellness chiropractor, healer, shaman, elder, teacher, writer, poet, philosopher, philanthropist, wise-leadership counsel, and goat farmer. Soulful Reflection is his first published work. Soulful Reflection is an inspired, evocative, meaningful collection of written musings in gritty style poetry. Its sections on seeking, surrender, love, lusciousness, liberty, and death deeply connect to the hearts and spirits of those seeking more, offering a course of meaningful navigation, reflection, and emotional release from the crazy jungle called life.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-6458-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-6457-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018951358

Archway Publishing rev. date: 08/30/2018

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Firstly I would like to acknowledge the divine light and guidance that has been gifted to me and exists within every one of you. It has provided me with many multifaceted life experiences that seeded the words, thoughts, and ideas that have swirled in my head since I was young. Most of all, the universe has inspired and motivated me to sustained action as a writer, healer, and philosopher.

To those who were my yay-sayers, thank you for your continued belief, love, support, and encouragement and for a caring shoulder when I needed a good cry. Many thanks go to the nay-sayers, who provided me with a continual source of fuel that burned brightly on my deeply passionate fire of desire.

A very special thank you for my New York angels—Max, Vanessa, Karen G., Pam, Jess, Libby, Grant, TV, Julio, Beatrice, Marty, and Bridgette—without you all in my corner, this amazing journey would have been such a long, lonely, empty experience.

Kristine thank you from the depths of my heart for all your support, love, care and design expertize. You kept me sane when I