If You Want the Rainbow, Welcome the Rain:

A Memoir of Grief &Recovery

by AnnE O'Neil

~ Sufi poet Ghalib

"Held back, unvoiced, grief bruises the heart."

This is the story of a heart bruised for many years and the hurt around that. After her father dies of liver cancer, AnnE O’Neil finally awakens and steps into a spiritual (and sober) life, including healing - from grief, from despair, from decades of inauthentic living. This hopeful story illustrates what is possible when grief is honored and transcended.

Sufi poet Ghalib said, "Held back, unvoiced, grief bruises the heart." This is the story of a heart bruised for many years and the hurt around that. After her f...

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