<p>The journey of our lives brings us to many unknown, painful, fearful places; and yet it&rsquo;s in these places that has the possibility of connecting us to our Divine purpose and knowingness of pure love.</p><p><em>Out of the Ashes </em><em>Rises</em><em> the Sequoia Tree</em> is the author&rsquo;s journey through the most painful and fearful time of her life&mdash;her beloved husband&rsquo;s death. It is what she has come to know to be true&mdash;how to embrace the pain and allow the pain to unleash hidden qualities of the soul. It&rsquo;s to know pain but also know love, to know loss but also know being renewed, to know darkness but also know surrender. It&rsquo;s the integration of these seemingly opposite forces in our lives and, ultimately, its transcendence.&nbsp;</p>