An Altar of Words: Wisdom, Comfort and Inspiration - Softcover

ng, personal, and healing book, acclaimed activist and visionary Byllye Avery shows how the power of words can transform and enrich our lives.  An altar is a sacred place for reflection, self-examination, and renewal.  Altars provide a refuge, offering safety and solace while we explore the spirit within us.  An Altar of Words provides an opportunity to create a verbal sacred space.  In intimate meditations, Avery examines words such as Activism, Belonging, Courage, Love, Pride, Sisternomics, and Wisdom, and encourages each of us to strengthen our inner spirit, make changes, and be at peace.
From the Hardcover edition.

Byllye Avery is the founder of the National Black Women's Health Project and has been a women's health-care activist for twenty years.  She is a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award, the Essence Award for Community Service, and the Ms.  Foundation Woman of Achievement Award.  She speaks to thousands of women across the country at gatherings and conferences every year.
From the Hardcover edition.