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Traveling Troubadour Journal Series
Insightful Journal Entries with Musical Interludes-
Great for Prayer/Meditation Time or Anytime!

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Volume 1:
Have you experienced books of journals yet? They are delightful, and perfect reading for the busy, spiritually
minded individual.

Volume 2:
Now that you've experienced volume one, here are more insightful, thought-provoking journal entries of a seeker.

Volume 3:
Aren't journals a fascinating and underrated genre?

Volume 4:
If you are on a journey, learning and growing, you'll love this final volume, volume four!

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Considering a Solitary Life
A Journal which Contemplates becoming a Contemplative Solitary

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There was a time in my life when I was a young man, and very earnestly searching for God. It was a very lonely time for me, and the church, with its monastic traditions, eremitic traditions, contemplative tradition, prayer life, sacramentals, great saints and contemplatives appealed to me and comforted me a great deal. They still do.

I am on a broader, more universal spiritual path now, and decidedly not a solitary one. And yet, I feel that the journals I recorded during this period are of value to me and to those who might be on their own journey, wrestling with a life of contemplation, eremeticism, prayer or priesthood.

And so, I offer them humbly, to serve whatever positive purpose they might offer to seekers. Of course, you will find them highly influenced by Thomas Merton, for I had read, during this period in my life, his Seven Story Mountain, and other books by and about him. I made a trip to Gethsemene Monastery, where he lived and had his hermitage, which I was blessed to see and visit.

I wish you, dear reader, all the fruit that your journey into the life of the spirit might offer. I bless and affirm your spiritual process, and know for you that it will create a life of peace, service and fulfillment, if you do your wrestling, praying, contemplating and growing, as seekers must do. In truth, all humans must do this, for we are all seekers, whether we are aware of it or not! Peace and love to each of you. "All shall be well," as the famous mystic has said. Go with God.

Written, Illustrated, and Photographed
by Michael D. Purvis

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The Mountaintop
A Travel Journal of Greece, Growth and Transformation for Adults and Young Adults.

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I hope you enjoy being an armchair traveler through this book. I hope, too, it will inspire you to travel when you can. But always, whether you can physically travel or not, make an inner journey. Make a sojourn, a love-filled, spirit-filled experience of your life.

This is my prayer for you. Let there be mountaintop experiences, journeys of learning and heart expansion for each of you. And let us notice how nature, how people, how cultures and history reflect these journeys and these mountaintop experiences. No matter how dull we may perceive our lives to be, we human beings can expand our horizons if we open our minds, hearts, and spirits to the expansion.

May this book inspire you to record your own thoughts and feelings when you travel to a far away place or are just traveling through your own, seemingly ordinary life. May you see and experience beauty and love wherever you go!

Written by Michael D. Purvis