Cooper, J: Four Seeds - Tapa dura

"My talismans: my husband, my son, my will to survive, the beauty in every fold of the fabric of my life. I'm putting them on display in little snapshots of my life on this blog, to distance myself from the dragon, and to share something with you that I wish I'd seen long ago." Jennifer Wilson Cooper

In Four Seeds, Jennifer Wilson Cooper invites us in and shares with beauty and inspiring grace her life with cancer. Jennifer identified with Persephone being pulled down into the underworld over and over again. However, like Persephone, Jennifer refused to be a victim. If she was going to be forced to repeatedly return to the underworld, she would take control of what she could and create her own beautiful domain, hopeful and expectant for each change of season.

Four Seeds exemplifies Jennifer's intention to surround herself with beauty and love and to focus attention on renewal and inspiration. Worldwide, Four Seeds readers continue to draw energy from Jennifer's inquisitive mind and creative spirit and her strength and tenacity in living out her dreams.