Changing Bead by Bead ....... This book is not a how-to-bead book nor a book on how to lead your life, it is an invitation to be in the present moment with a pile of beads and a string and see what magic happens. This delightful book triggered a memory I treasure. Eleanor Wiley evokes a deep intuition in our hearts when she speaks of "seeing your life as a strand of beads." You are holding in your hands a guidebook for following that intuition. It will lead you to surprising insights and offers a charming approach to life's supreme task: living in the present moment. Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB Co-founder of www.Gratefulness.org Eleanor not only encourages creative and playful ways to use beads but also puts them to work as a metaphorical tool refl ecting a personal life journey. What fun! Cheryl Cobern Browne Former director of The Bead Museum, Beadventure Travel, teacher and beadmaker. With characteristic candor and wisdom, Eleanor Wiley offers a metaphor for a life well-lived - a strand of beads composed of joys, sorrows and everything in between. This book will help those seeking grace, love and strength through the power of meditation with beads fi nd a new level of awareness about themselves and the world in which they live. Kimberly Winston Author of "Bead One, Pray Too: A Guide to Making and Using Prayer Beads" Seeing Life as a Strand of Beads....... Each of us is a one-of-a kind creation. Yet we share a common thread...We can all start out with the same beads, but our creations will have a personal imprint. What would your life, up to now, look like if it were a strand of beads?