• Pithy, profound, and practical reflections on what nature can teach us about handling the demands of life and work

• Beautifully illustrated throughout with full-color watercolor paintings

During a backpacking trek, Eileen McDargh discovered that mountains have incredible wisdom to offer if one has eyes to see and ears to hear. Just as the ocean inspired Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s classic Gifts from the Sea, so too can a mountain become a lyrical metaphor for coping with life’s complexities. Whether musing on wild onions or mosquitoes, river crossings or thunderbolts, McDargh shares lessons for understanding the mundane and the magnificent, the difficult and the delightful, the ordinary and the extraordinary. Each two-page spread features a full-color watercolor painting illuminating these concise, graceful reflections. Gifts from the Mountain helps us pay attention to the process of life and to take joy in the journey.

“This isn’t your common self-help book, but rather a self-think book that looks beyond the surface of work/life issues and goes to the heart of what really matters.”

“Gifts from the Mountain captures the essence of what my camera lens finds -- a banquet of wisdom for those who would listen and learn!”