{"product_id":"i-was-gone-long-before-peter-c-wilcox-9781725280328","title":"I Was Gone Long Before I Left: What Living in the Monastery for Twenty-Five Years Taught Me about Life","description":"In St. Teresa of Avila's classic spiritual book Interior Castle she describes a difficult period of time in her spiritual journey when she said, \"When I think of myself, I feel like a bird with a broken wing.\" When I left the monastery thirty-eight years ago, this was exactly how I felt. I Was Gone Long Before I Left is the story about my interior struggle to leave the monastery after living this lifestyle for over twenty-five years. It explores the reasons why I went to the monastery, why I stayed, why I eventually left, and what I have learned. Maybe more importantly, it describes the many years of mental anguish, confusion, and depression that I went through to finally make this decision. It has brought back many painful memories and experiences and called for an honesty and vulnerability that I found daunting. For over thirty-eight years, I have been unable to write about my experience of life in the monastery because I felt ashamed. For years, I thought about leaving, but couldn't make this decision because I felt paralyzed psychologically and emotionally. Now, after all these years, I have found the courage to share my story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter C. Wilcox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1725280329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781725280328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Peter C. Wilcox","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47424475693311,"sku":"9781725280328","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85b962b6-8681-411c-bc35-1dfac1dd3e48.jpg?v=1761530464","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-was-gone-long-before-peter-c-wilcox-9781725280328","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}