Return To Glow A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy eBook Chandi Wyant
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In her early forties, Chandi Wyant’s world implodes in the wake of a divorce and traumatic illness. Determined to embrace life by following her heart, she sets out on Italy’s historic pilgrimage route, the Via Francigena, to walk for forty days to Rome.
Weakened by her recent illness, she walks over the Apennines, through the valleys of Tuscany, and beside busy highways on her 425-kilometer trek equipped with a nineteen-pound pack, two journals, and three pens.
Return to Glow chronicles this journey that is both profoundly spiritual and ruggedly adventuresome. As Chandi traverses this ancient pilgrim’s route, she rediscovers awe in the splendor of the Italian countryside and finds sustenance and comfort from surprising sources. Drawing on her profession as a college history instructor, she gracefully weaves in relevant anecdotes, melding past and present in this odyssey toward her soul.
This delightful, transporting tale awakens the senses while inviting readers to discover their own inner glow by letting go of fixed expectations, choosing courage over comfort, and following their heart.
"Chandi's search for herself is both ubiquitous and yet singular; her unique voice and honest self-examination speak to our shared humanity as we question our mistakes and seek to find passion, love and fulfillment on our Hero's Journey through life."
"Her thoughtful reflection on her short-comings reveals a strength of mind and heart, which really drew me in to her experience. Her internal struggles are very relatable, and she gracefully avoids becoming a victim of her circumstances. I love this book and the lessons it contains."
"Her writing style drew me in immediately, placing me beside her, as if I were there. I was affected deeply by her determination and courage to continue..."
"If you loved Cheryl Strayed's Wild you will love this book. Perhaps more. If you have dreamed of adventure and transformation read this and be inspired."
Return To Glow A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy eBook Chandi Wyant
This is how I can tell I'm reading a good book: I stop put away everything else. I enjoy reading several books at a time, flitting between them. Yet from time to time I'm gripped by a book that makes me set the others aside.And I stay up wayyyy too late to find out what's going to happen next. And next. And next. This was such a narrative. Making me suspend my other interests till I'd seen this one through to the end.
Return To Glow has every ingredient I like in a memoir. There's the adventure of it, there's pithily observed self discovery, and there's an ineffable spiritual component. Chandi Wyant undertakes her journey in a particularly weakened state, in recovery from a near-death bodily trauma -- while also reeling from the collapse of her marriage.
I think you'll appreciate her pluck as she's seized with the idea to hike the Via Francigena. Though without funds she cleverly figures out a means for financing her trek.
She seems so frail you almost cry out at the beginning, Stop! Don't go! But she does and you exult with her every step of the way. Her love of Italy spills over page after page. Centuries rush up to meet the present as she trods the ancient path to Rome. The author also excels at conveying the spaciousness -- and isolation -- of setting out on a difficult hike alone. As a female in Italy.
Though Wyant deftly portrays the people in her life and those she encounters in her travels, it was the step after step after step regeneration of body and soul that held me fast. In a busy, connected world, it's transporting to enter a zone of silence, the almost supernatural kind you experience when you become a tag-along spirit to one who ventures forth alone.
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Return To Glow A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy eBook Chandi Wyant Reviews
I could not put this book down. It is one part inspiration, one part adventure, one part personal tale and one part travelogue, but all of it was highly entertaining and touching. Return to Glow is for anyone who has ever wanted to be closer to their true selves, for anyone that is seeking to know themselves better, for anyone looking for a way to move beyond difficulties and find a way to connect with their courageous self. It is also for anyone that loves travel or loves Italy, and wants an insider’s view of the culture.
Chandi’s tale of doing just that resonates for most of us – male, female, any race, any class, any culture. It is a timeless story, as she decides to start her life over (or “reboot” her life) by walking a pilgrimage trail in Italy. She decides, against many odds, to walk the Via Francigena in Italy which leads to Rome. It is an ancient pilgrimage trail, but it is also an ancient and universal ritual – a symbolic passage that has had a renaissance in recent times. Just like her, many of us are hungry for a ritual that reconnects us with ourselves as our societies often separate ourselves from our true nature. She must overcome many obstacles – physical, emotional and practical – in order to start and to finish her commitment to walk the trail. Her experiences remind us of the goodness in humans and the universality of human nature.
Chandi takes us through her physical and emotional transformation in a way that we can all relate to. For lovers of Italy, you will be enthralled with her insightful, sometimes funny, descriptions of Italians and Italian life. Her background as a history professor is an added bonus as she intersperses fascinating pieces of historical information throughout the book.
This book is an adventure of the soul, heart, mind and body. I ended the book feeling privileged to have shared in her personal tale of transformation and inspired to keep getting closer to my own soul.
Italy has always been a favorite travel destination of mine. A long time ago when I was a kid,my father took the family to Rome, when he was working at the US Embassy in Greece. As an adult I have traveled back to Italy three times, Tuscany twice and also Venice. This author's description of the people and landscapes is right on, totally authentic. It brought back memories and I'm planning another trip. Much more than a simple travel memoir, I also was deeply moved by the author's candid reflections on her personal life.
This is a richly textured book that weaves many story threads into the author's pilgrimage of renewal. As a long distance solo hiker myself, I felt myself drawn in at every mention of her efforts to stay on her path to her physical destination. As a person who considers myself spiritual, but not religious, I felt fully engaged in her descriptions of the intersections between faiths and philosophies and the tension that exists as one is drawn towards or away from a direction. As a person who has dealt with the emotional consequences of divorce, I cheered the author on as her pilgrimage moved her away from the burdens which she still carried from that trauma.
My point of view for this book was that of a fellow traveler. I believe, however, that any person who desires insights on introspection, acceptance, and growth would benefit from this story and find many applications to their own path. More than once, I found myself thinking,"Go, Chandi, go!!" I now have a wonderful example to help motivate me when I need to hear a voice saying, "Go!!".
This is how I can tell I'm reading a good book I stop put away everything else. I enjoy reading several books at a time, flitting between them. Yet from time to time I'm gripped by a book that makes me set the others aside.
And I stay up wayyyy too late to find out what's going to happen next. And next. And next. This was such a narrative. Making me suspend my other interests till I'd seen this one through to the end.
Return To Glow has every ingredient I like in a memoir. There's the adventure of it, there's pithily observed self discovery, and there's an ineffable spiritual component. Chandi Wyant undertakes her journey in a particularly weakened state, in recovery from a near-death bodily trauma -- while also reeling from the collapse of her marriage.
I think you'll appreciate her pluck as she's seized with the idea to hike the Via Francigena. Though without funds she cleverly figures out a means for financing her trek.
She seems so frail you almost cry out at the beginning, Stop! Don't go! But she does and you exult with her every step of the way. Her love of Italy spills over page after page. Centuries rush up to meet the present as she trods the ancient path to Rome. The author also excels at conveying the spaciousness -- and isolation -- of setting out on a difficult hike alone. As a female in Italy.
Though Wyant deftly portrays the people in her life and those she encounters in her travels, it was the step after step after step regeneration of body and soul that held me fast. In a busy, connected world, it's transporting to enter a zone of silence, the almost supernatural kind you experience when you become a tag-along spirit to one who ventures forth alone.
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