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Daily we are asked to move toward bravery to stretch in the direction of goodness kindness forgiveness patience and vulnerability Yet lifes tender fragility fear anxiety and our own practiced selfsabotage can derail us from growing and thriving leaving us fractured and afraid

Ordained Buddhist teacher and Quaker Valerie Brown invites us into the heart of compassion insight and courage Filled with Quaker wisdom mindfulness meditation practices and portraits of real people living out simple yet lifeaffirming bravery Hope Leans Forward is a guidebook for all of us who are on journeys of selftransformation selfdiscovery and spiritual discernment Centering small everyday acts of bravery with diverse stories from marginalized communities Browns unique perspective as a Black Buddhist Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition and her extensive leadership experience shepherd us in navigating lifes essential questions to discover true aliveness and meaning

Written through a period of profound personal loss and in the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement Browns spiritual insight and life and spirittested wisdom offers a new source for anyone seeking hope and seeking to alleviate suffering within ourselves and our communities