Out of the Mind
Meditations on Faith, Feelings, and Familiar Things
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Dive
I threw myself from the cliff’s edge.
They had failed to silence my speech.
They will no more keep me contained.
I feel free in my freefalling.
The ocean absorbs my being
As I’m falling into its depths.
I lose my breath as I’m sinking
Further from darkness into light.
Abyss of nonconformity,
I dove into your very soul.
Keep me immersed within your love
That my Savior I’ll ne’er let go.
Lord of heaven and of this earth,
Please never cease to hold me close.
I dove from the world of human sin.
I give in to Your blessed whole.
Then I awoke.
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About the Book
Imagine the number of times that a song has come on the radio or your playlist, and you cried or laughed because that song put to words what you were feeling. Imagine the number of times that you have read your Bible and had questions still about how much the Lord loves you, so you prayed the Psalms. Imagine times as an adult when you experienced feelings of love and grief, but you struggled to find an outlet for expression. Out of the Mind puts to words thoughts and feelings that are both easy and hard to navigate.
About the Author
N. Marie, an admirer of stories, dabbles in symbolic and inspirational poetry. A former photographer, emergency room scribe, shift supervisor, dance teacher, and observer in a prosthetics clinic, she grew up in Texas and currently works for a nonprofit and a coffee chain in Colorado. All these occupations as well as domestic and international travel experiences, and funerals, have continually prompted her to write and create.
N. Marie currently holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Dallas Baptist University and hopes to finish a graduate degree in Human Services Counseling in the future.