Making the Choice to Live in Discovery
Using stories and colorful illustrations, Leaving Shore supports us in identifying wonky ideas, beliefs or myths that may be directing our lives and interfering with our ability to live in balance and navigate uncertainty with compassion.
Leaving Shore
Beginning where you are at whatever age or stage, Leaving Shore invites you to discover and explore more of who you are.
Discover What’s Getting in Your Way
Like logs jammed together, our old, outdated, and unexamined ideas can keep us stuck in the backwaters of our own lives.
Wonky What??
Laugh along with others as you discover the wonky we all share. “I thought I was the only one who thought that way!”
Companion Book Project
The companion book project involves blogs and podcasts (posted simultaneously) in which Barbara shares additional stories and examples which further illustrate the concepts in Leaving Shore. You’re guaranteed some giggles as Barbara continues to share her “wonky”.
The power of story influences the way Barbara A. Bernard learns, teaches, and lives each day. Her extensive experience in education, psychology, mediation, human resource development, and cross-cultural communication inform and enhance her writing.
Images of the Milky Way by artist Melissa Abbott appear throughout the book Leaving Shore to remind us that we are always part of a bigger picture. Melissa lives on an island in Alaska. From her waterfront cabin, Melissa has observed that, when facing challenges, “Everything is about leaving shore.”