The Power of Love Official Audiobook "Chapter 16: Belvie Rooks & Dedan Gills"

This is the Official Audiobook recording of Chapter 16, "Growing a Global Heart - Healing Societal Wounds: Encounter with Belvie Rooks & Dedan Gills," from THE POWER OF LOVE: A TRANSFORMED HEART CHANGES THE WORLD, by Dr. Fran Grace.
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Chapter 16 narrated by:
Belvie Rooks reads her own voice
Steve Siler is honored to read the voice of his friend, Dedan Gills (August 21, 1945-December 20, 2015)
Fran Grace reads her chapter introduction
This chapter shares the inspiring journey and visionary work of Dedan Gills and Belvie Rooks, co-founders of GROWING A GLOBAL HEART. In the first 10 minutes, author Fran Grace narrates her encounter with Belvie Rooks and Dedan Gills, and the impact of their extraordinary journey. In the rest of the chapter, Belvie and Dedan share the details of their experience at Elmina Slave Dungeon in Ghana, West Africa, the transformative moments that birthed the GROWING A GLOBAL HEART vision, and the healing impact of the tree-planting circles in numerous locations around the world.
For more information on Belvie Rooks, Dedan Gills, and Growing a Global Heart:
Website: www.growingagl...
Dedan's and Belvie's Legacy Project: Pseads Institute. www.pseads.org/
Their highly acclaimed book: I GIVE YOU THE SPRINGTIME OF MY BLUSHING HEART: A POETIC LOVE SONG.
Print copy: innerpathway.c...
Audiobook narrated by Belvie Rooks and DANNY GLOVER: Selected for Speechify’s Audiobook “29 Best Poetry Books List”! www.amazon.com...
Selected endorsements of Belvie & Dedan and their SPRINGTIME book:
“This beautiful and engaging love story by two friends and lifelong human rights and social justice activists models what love can be in these times. Dedan’s poetic vision, ranging from the personal to the cosmic, enriches us all.” -Danny Glover, humanitarian and actor
“Now, more than ever, love truly lived is a revolutionary act. Belvie and Dedan embody love in its truest, most beautiful sense.” -Julia “Butterfly” Hill, environmental activist; author of The Legacy of Luna.
“A cosmic celebration of being as well as a clear-eyed affirmation of love in a time of great crisis. Dedan Gills is a national treasure.” -Dr. Brian Thomas Swimme, cosmologist; coauthor of The Universe Story
"Thank you, Dedan, for being a way-shower for us all. Thank you, Belvie, for your generosity in sharing Dedan with the rest of us.” -Thomasina H. Williams, Family Enterprise Consultant, Founder of Sankofa Legacy Advisors, Inc.
“When music is your medicine and kindness your song, the journey from slavery to stardust is possible. When the poetry and deep love of Dedan Gills and Belvie Rooks are your companions on that journey, it is more than possible-it is likely.” -Eimear O’Neill, Ph.D., transformative educator, transgenerational therapist; and creative director of Spirit Matters Community
“Belvie Rooks and Dedan Gills, partners in love and in life, swayed to the rhythms of the cosmos. Activists since the time of their youth, both led lives devoted to righting the wrongs of the world and found kindred cause in the arms of the other. This luminous collection offers us a glimpse into the depth and breadth of their love, and in doing so invites us to embrace the infinite and intimate possibilities of living with unguarded, open hearts.” -Sandra Bass, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Students, and Director, Public Service Center, UC Berkeley
“At a time when hate is literally marching in the streets, I GIVE YOU THE SPRINGTIME OF MY BLUSHING HEART is more than a breath of fresh air, it is life. This soul-bearing work offers the world a glimpse of revolutionary love in reactionary times.” -Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, musician; author of The Task of the Artist in the Time of Monsters
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“What matters is here! Lots of wisdom and goodness under one cover.” -Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Founding Director, Center for Action and Contemplation
“This book gives us an opportunity to think about who we are, where we come from, our identity, and how we have a connection to all of our relatives, our ancestry and the teachings on love and peace that the elders passed onto us." -Mona Polacca, Havasupai-Hopi-Tewa charter member of The International Council of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers