Home in the Stream

By Eleanor Limmer

Home in the Stream describes in poetic form my spiritual quest for wholeness. This quest I feel is related to my destiny and my birth name "Holmstrom," in Swedish meaning "home in a stream." I am a holistic counselor and poet who incorporates the messages of body, mind, and spirit in my work as a poet and counselor. My parents were Swedish immigrants who owned a small grocery store in Seattle. I grew up spending much time in the forests around Seattle and the Puget Sound, where I developed a love of nature and the waters of the Northwest. I lived in Alaska for four years. Since l980, I am at home on the shores of Liberty Lake, near Spokane, Washington

These poems were inspired by people or experiences in which I was deeply moved to express a profound sense of truth or beauty. When I express this inspiration in art or poetry, I become more complete or whole, more united with my highest spiritual self. In the poem "Getting out of My Way," I describe how when I relax and go inward I can hear a voice which connects me to nature, spirit, and others.

Home to me is more than a place; it is a consciousness of truth, love, and peace. Going home for me is a continual process, not just an inner or outer destination. This process means being awake to beauty in the present moment, but also having faith and courage, knowing I am not alone and am part of the creative energy streaming through all of life. Writing these poems helped me transcend negativity in myself and grow into an awareness of being more complete and self-realized. These poems are a gift from the creative stream of life within me to help me and others to find our way back home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Release date: Dec 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666710298

Eleanor Limmer

Eleanor Limmer is a professional social worker, holistic counselor, and poet. Her practice of writing poetry is therapeutic to her because it expresses a meaningful connection with nature or an individual. She believes that poetry is the language of the soul, and therefore it heals. During the last twenty years she has written four books on holistic healing. The last book she wrote, The Body as Shadow, speaks of the Shadow as an aspect of our soul which holds both our light and darkness until we are able to accept and heal them.

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Home in the Stream

by

Eleanor Limmer

HOME IN THE STREAM

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Eleanor Limmer. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers,

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Introduction

The Forest Lover

Good Fences

Sunset on the Sound

Weaver Woman

The Shadow Knows

The Ear in the Sky

In Muir Woods

Freedom

Daring to Fly

The 11th Hour

The Divorce

Connections

To Preserve, Protect and Defend

Coming of Age

Beloved

Storm Water Run-off

The Blessings of Living Near a Lake

Freeing Matisse’s Birds

Enchantment

Bushwhacking

Bleeding Hearts

Landlord of Death

Nests

Healing my Inner Child

Viking Son

Anniversary

Dolphin Encounter

Letting Go

Smoke

Second Birth

Thor Holmstrom

Waging Peace

Wise Wound

What They Miss On the Way to the Falls

Inside / Out

Touching the Archetypes

Merlin

Escaping the Dark Wood

A Larger Plan

Grandfather Hill

Floating the River

Compass Flower

Cauldron Magic

Confronting the Fire

Reassurance

Being Enough

Grace

Letter to my Grandson

The Rebirth of Liberty Lake

Learning to Float

The Visitation

Advice of an Ancient One

The Skin of the Earth

My Sacred Self

Surrender

Liberty

The Giving Tree

Arrested Rivers

Nautilus

Wild Iris

Getting out of the Way

Celebration of a Storm

Meditation

The Goddess of Democracy

The Insurrection

Going Home

Credits and Publication Information

For Leah, Alex and Aden Carl

Eric, Zachary and Maxwell Limmer

and Donald Limmer

Introduction

Home in the Stream describes in poetic form my spiritual quest for wholeness. This quest I feel is related to my destiny and my birth name Holmstrom in Swedish meaning home in a stream. I am a holistic counselor and poet who incorporates the messages of body, mind and spirit in my work as a poet and counselor. My parents were Swedish immigrants who owned a small grocery store in Seattle. I grew up spending much time in the forests around Seattle and the Puget Sound where I developed a love of nature and the waters of the Northwest. I lived in Alaska for four years. Since 1980, I am at home on the shores of Liberty Lake, near Spokane Washington

These poems were inspired by people or experiences in which I was deeply moved to express a profound sense of truth or beauty. When I express this inspiration in art or poetry, I become more complete or whole. I become more united with my highest spiritual self. In the poem, Getting out of My Way, I describe how when I relax and go inward I can hear a voice which connects me to nature, spirit and others.

Home to me is more than a place, it is a consciousness of truth, love and peace. Going Home for me is a continual process, not just an inner or outer destination. This process means being awake to beauty in the present moment, but also having faith and courage knowing I am not alone and am part of the creative energy streaming through all of life. Writing these poems helped me transcend negativity in