Broken Pottery: A Return Home from the Depths of the Heart

By Paul E Calarco Jr.

Another gem from Dr. Paul! Paul writes from the depth of his heart and passion, and describes with accuracy, directness and rawness the cycles of love, its rising and fall. So many of us have gone through this beauty, this intensity only true love can offer and will find peace, understanding and solace thanks to Paul's words. Paul's prose and poetry shows a lot of courage that he found under his belt, which I'm sure will resonate with so many of our individual heart's journeys as readers. Thank you Paul, for finding the right words and music to describe one of the deepest and most vulnerable experiences we go through as human beings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Sep 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781982273545

Paul E Calarco Jr.

Dr. Paul E Calarco, Jr. is at heart a seeker of truth, truthfully a seeker of knowledge. He feels that this lifetime is the opportunity to pursue passion and love. He said: “I have found both and it is my responsibility to share the journey”. Paul is an avid reader of the masters and practicing Yogi. Paul’s other passion is music; he views music as the auditory synonym of the written word as they are both channels of, and ways to express emotion. You may also see him enjoying the sunrise or sunsets near a body of water communing with nature. One of the challenges of the modern man he notes is “finding the balance during the day, finding peace and calm post the interacting with the busy, bustling energy traversing the concrete jungle”. Paul is a PhD sociologist with a specialization in gender, he has dedicated the majority of his academic career to addressing inequality and through his true passion lecturing undergraduates, attempting to elicit social change through expanding their minds, unblocking their creativity and imagination, and making them sharper, more mindful citizens.

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Contents

Introduction

Are you ready?

Kintsugi

The Fall

Love’s Absence

The Quickening

Deliverance

Love’s Return

Be Present

What is Love?

Afterword

About the Author

Introduction

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. What a dream it has truly been to realize that wishes can come true. To be in this present moment and reflect on all of the cumulative interactions and events that were necessary to not just get here, but also to have had the most wonder full manifestations of answered prayers bless my journey along the way, is simply spectacular to witness. I can only thank GOD.

This book is the latter part of my journey, this is my most vulnerable self on the page; an intimate view into the deepest spaces of my heart. My last book, Spirals of Love, was also a window into my soul and I had no idea of how it would be received. Its popularity and applause pushed me to put together the book in your hands. I must warn you, this is not all butterflies and rainbows. This text will bring you on my path, take you into the end of a love and bring you down into the depths of the dark, so be prepared. Spoiler alert, there is a most magical happy ending but, obviously, in those grim moments when I was writing the prose, the light of hope was dim. I am overjoyed this book has reached you and I hope you find value, relevance and wisdom between its pages.

Are you ready?

This book like my last was unplanned. Spirals of Love arose from the burning flames of: a love, a home, a place of safety and comfort. The writing here represents the slow demise and complete destruction of my home. I never imagined, like anyone who enters a love relationship that it would one day end, that I would ever have to leave, that I would ever have to have another first kiss. Being the relentless romantic that I am, I continued to keep a mostly one-sided hope alive until, over time, that once bright flame continued to dim until it was no longer able to sustain