I look for people who write with honesty and depth, especially about spirituality and leadership. They become trusted friends as we share the journey.
Jim Palmer is one of those people. Though we have never met in real life, I read what he writes.
Jim is a spiritual director and teacher who lives in Nashville. Our journeys share similarities as well as differences. I always find food for reflection, food for my soul, when I read his work.
Notes From (Over) the Edge is Jim’s fourth book. His first three books, Divine Nobodies, Wide Open Spaces, and Being Jesus in Nashville, tell the story of his journey out of organized religion, in search of lasting peace and happiness. Jim himself says that Notes From (Over) the Edge is different.
“This is a very different book from my first three, which is a reflection of the fact that I a very different Jim.”
Jim writes with honesty and depth about the lessons his life and experiences have shown him.
Jim insightfully describes the ways organized religion can distract us from ourselves, from each other, from the overwhelming presence of the Sacred in our everyday lives.
Jim writes about how our expectations, fears, and other distractions sow the seeds of our suffering.
“It is not necessary to have all the answers. . . . There is only one cause of suffering — the false way you see the world . . . Knowing Truth is simply being aware of what is so.”
Like the excellent spiritual guide and teacher that he is, Jim weaves together story and clear thinking to show us how we get in our own way, and how we can get out.
Will you take a step away from your own suffering today?
Are you ready to go over the edge?
[Image by Jim Palmer]
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