Böcker av Maria Alice Silva-Amey

One day, Lara sees her dreams break apart, slow down, and pause because she didn't tell the truth, which hurts her heart. She is looking for more information about her great-grandparents to learn of her family's heritage, which leads her in a new direction toward a new heritage! Lara learned from her great-grandfather how their lives were a continuous process of creation and with a great sensibility of achievements that contributed to the development of a new generation. All the experiences acquired with these achievements brought her grandfather a sense of a different world with a comprehensive vision, a vision of peace. But Lara sees the world as a Blood Moon, and feels something profound as she understands the whole story. Humanity is looking for a cycle of conflict linked to anguish and an imbalance of achievements, but Lara tries through simplicity and sensibility to find a happy ending. In the thirst of her dreams, she finds a single place, her silence, where she feels safe.

"With unwavering support, I endorse this magnificent book on chasing one's dreams. The book is a creative and innovative reflection of the incredible character of the author Maria Alice, whose passion and love for life display and express her determination and commitment to dream fulfillment. I applaud her on this work of literary art and hope it inspires today's generation and those to come in pursuing their highest goals in life." - Marcellene Watson-Derbigny, PhD, Associate Vice President, Student Retention and Academic Success, California State University, Sacramento"You have focused on understanding feelings as a way of understanding and appreciating "self," but also using this understanding as a way to direct oneself toward more gratifying career choices and empowering oneself to make smarter choices over one's career life. This is particularly challenging in the complex and diverse world you have described. I agree that it is valuable to focus on feelings as they are indicators of basic responses to environment and circumstances in the environment. This is the basic "approach/avoidance" instinct we are born with, but often ignored due to our social learning...to get a job and support yourself and endure the conditions simply because you need to work. Employers would do well to learn from your work as they often are instrumental in creating the work environment." - Al Striplen, MA, Healing Arts, Native American Counselor & Spiritual Guide

"Granted, poetry can be thorny and often difficult to comprehend. But some poetry, like that in Maria Alice Silva's new book, is like a small gift: morsels of meaning slide right past your poetry defenses and lodge in your head and heart. You don't have to love poetry to love Maria Alice's poems. There is no secret key required to unlock them. They speak to common aspects of all our lives-dreams, nature, challenges, relationships-and we can receive the poems' insights loud and clear." - Alice Parente, Executive Director, Process Theatre"These poems are philosophical meditations about life. A life filled with happiness, a life filled with sadness. Maria Alice explores contrasting universal themes such as love and pain in this collection. Trails filled with thorns and chasing false dreams to love in the park and music filled hallucinations. This poetry collection has it all." - Jeremy Spencer editor, Scrambler Books