Renewable

At age forty-nine, Eileen Flanagan had an aching feeling that she wasnt living up to her potentialor her youthful ideals. A former Peace Corps volunteer whod once loved the simplicity of living in a mud hut in Botswana, she now had too many e-mails in her inbox and a basement full of stuff she didnt need. Increasingly worried about her childrens future on a warming planet, she felt unable to make a differenceuntil she joined a band of singing Quaker activists who helped her find her voice and her power. Renewable: One Womans Search for Simplicity, Faithfulness, and Hope is the story of a spiritual writer and mother of two who, while trying to change the world, unexpectedly finds the courage to change her life. With wit and wisdom, Eileen Flanagan shares the engaging journey that brings her from midlife spiritual crisis to fulfillment and hopeand, briefly, to jail.