In this episode of The Premise Podcast, I talk with Jeniffer and Chad Thompson about Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship and Soul and the two journeys at the heart of the memoir. One is physical, rebuilding a sailboat and learning to endure what the sea demands. The other is spiritual, sorting through what I believed, what I lost, and what I found along the way. Together, they tell a story of grit, grace, and self-discovery.
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I grew up in a small town in British Columbia, the eldest of four children. Typical of the 60’s and 70’s, there were many children in the neighborhood and plenty of independence and autonomy. My parents were busy with younger siblings and as a child I found solace in my stuffed animals and imaginary friends. As a preteen, my grandmother taught me about reincarnation, Edgar Cayce, yoga and Jesus. As a teen, my coping mechanism for the pain I saw and felt in the world was a reading list that included Max Heindel’s The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, Gina Cerminara’s Many Mansions, Levi Dowling’s The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ and books about Atlantis.
