{"product_id":"you-were-never-broken-poems-to-save-your-life","title":"You Were Never Broken: Poems to Save Your Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoems for accepting all that you are--including those parts of yourself that you wish you could disown\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Give yourself permission\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eto rest, and be silent, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand do nothing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove this aloneness, friend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFall into it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Don't worry. You won't disappear. I am here to catch you.)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInvite warm, curious attention\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003edeep inside your weary bones. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUntil there is no loneliness, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eonly radical self-love.\" --Jeff Foster\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There was never anything wrong with me, and there is never anything wrong with you.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So writes spiritual teacher Jeff Foster, who has traveled through his share of darkness--but also knows the light that lies on the other side. In \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Broken\u003c\/i\u003e, he presents a collection of poetry that embraces the full spectrum of human experience, from the seemingly mundane to moments of transcendent realization. Each verse is an invitation to stop and meditate on a different facet of personal transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amid these verses, Foster provides his signature straight talk and accessible teachings on the value of stillness and silence, the pitfalls of the spiritual path, and what it means to surrender completely to the beauty of the present moment. For him, the winding path to self-acceptance started with nonjudgmental observation of his darkest thoughts--and here he shares his world-renowned expertise on how to begin your own journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Foster, every moment contains infinite possibilities. With \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Broken\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll discover not just raw and inspirational poetry, but also a guide for completely surrendering to the beauty and possibility of the present moment.","brand":"St. Martin's Essentials \/ Sounds True","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51937510457575,"sku":"9781683645597","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_2ca9c47b-6154-49dc-8173-9b1a8a8d146b.jpg?v=1775010808","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/you-were-never-broken-poems-to-save-your-life","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}