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    Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart
    Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart
    Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart
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    Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart

    By Courtney Peppernell

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    Courtney Peppernell understands that healing is a process, and Pillow Thoughts II--second in the Pillow Thoughts series--eloquently captures the time and experience that one goes through on their journey to peace through restoration. 

    A collection of inspirational and comforting poems for anyone who is mending from a broken heart.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrews McMeel Publishing
    Release dateAug 7, 2018
    ISBN9781449497255
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    Courtney Peppernell

    Courtney Peppernell is a best-selling author based in Sydney, Australia whose name has been a constant on the poetry bestseller lists. A lifelong and vocal advocate for animals, Courtney has wanted to write a book dedicated to the bond she has found with dogs. A portion of her royalties from this book will go to animal-related charities to help improve the lives and wellbeing of animals around the world.

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      I Love it ..totally relate with most pages and poems
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      Can you make the book available for download? For printing. i have the first one, was great! i have it in book! now i found this site...

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    Pillow Thoughts II - Courtney Peppernell

    Also by Courtney Peppernell

    Pillow Thoughts

    The Road Between

    Keeping Long Island

    Chasing Paper Cranes

    Acknowledgments

    I would like to thank my support system—James, Emma, Rhian, my family, my pups Hero and Dakota, Kirsty Melville, Patty Rice, and the team at Andrews McMeel Publishing for believing in me and helping to bring my words to life. I believe we are always right where we are meant to be, so it’s an honor to have amazing people be a part of this journey.

    Twitter: @CourtPeppernell

    Instagram: @Courtneypeppernell

    Email: courtney@pepperbooks.org

    Before we begin, I’d like to remind you of a story.

    Once upon a time, there was a jellyfish called

    You.

    You had been lost

    You had been a little unsure

    You tried very hard

    and You began to heal.

    Now You must remind others that sometimes

    hearts ache.

    I hate to spoil the ending

    But You

    can heal hearts.

    Table of Thoughts

    If your heart is in love

    If your heart is aching

    If your heart is missing someone

    If your heart is happy

    These are for your heart

    If your heart is in love

    Love is all around us.

    It’s in flowers and sunsets,

    it’s the whisper in trees,

    the breath of a newborn child.

    It’s two teenage lovers, free and wild.

    Love is a mountain, a river, a hand to hold,

    it’s courageous, fierce, honest, and bold.

    It’s a shoulder when you weep,

    a blanket when you sleep.

    It is family, it is strength, it is faith.

    Love has no boundaries, no gender,

    love just exists.

    You shouldn’t lose sleep over somebody any more than they should lose sleep over you. But you do, we all do.

    And we call this love.

    Jealousy will be a part of every relationship. You cannot run from it because it will always exist. But do talk about it; your feelings are valid and shouldn’t be dismissed.

    You have every right to love your solitude

    Being alone doesn’t always mean you are lonely

    I am a solar system

    with crashing comets and star clusters

    And in all my pieces

    she exists

    I can feel her so strongly

    it’s like I am not even me

    anymore

    Like all my pieces belong to her

    I know life isn’t always about bright colors and fireworks. Sometimes the colors aren’t always clear, and our days get so hard they hurt. But settle down with me, hold my hand, let me kiss you. All I want is to know you more.

    Better than anyone else has before.

    Love won’t always give you the answers you are looking for.

    But you need to come to peace with it anyway.

    Even if you never know why, even if after everything, it was easier to say goodbye.

    I spend half the morning thinking about your phone call, and when we were up all night talking. How I felt the effect of your words on my heart. I lie in bed and

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