Download or read book Love Country & Enlightenment Poems written by Dr. L.A. Fletcher, PhD and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we love to the greatest of our abilities? To what extent do you love your country? Perhaps more to the point, shouldn't we take the time to focus on all the feelings that overwhelm us when a loved one departs this earthly world? Overwhelming feelings may provide a path to consciousness about the relationship you shared and your own needs. You can possibly trade-up to a new way of living, better understanding, renewed purpose, and deeper spirituality by integrating loss into your life. This book is a powerful, poetic, and inspirational account encompassing life roles: as a child, adolescent, spouse, American Red Cross caseworker, military family member, role model, individual growing up in a family of ten, sibling, teacher, person of twenty-six nieces/nephews with more on the way, co-worker, foster-parent, student, mentor, associate, psychotherapist, and friend that captures the reality of life as known by Dr. L.A. Fletcher. These poems will be relevant and of interest to a variety of readers, such as those interested in human emotion, psychology, trauma, and recovery....