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Review IndieReader 5-Star Rated - '...sometimes harrowing, always thought-provoking...readers will not want this story to end.''Great writing. Great story. Great cause.' - 5.0 out of 5 StarsPamela Grattan - August 2, 2019Format: Paperback - Verified PurchasePeople who aspire to create an effective non-profit, philanthropists who seek insight into what makes a strong NGO, and any reader who enjoys an uplifting story will want to read this book. The people in Hope Dancing spring to life and it's because the author cares. She cares deeply and without saying inspires the reader to care. The book does not feel methodical and yet there is a clear progression of information showing how the author found purpose in her life, to the events and what might be considered coincidences that led her to Guatemala, and to the sometimes rocky, sometimes miraculous development of Xela AID. Ms. Dinkel provides valuable information on how to build a grassroots idea into a fully functioning nonprofit with an exit plan. She illustrates the process of learning how to empower, not simply help. What Ms. Dinkel perceives as lessons in perspective and gratitude become the reader's own. By book's end, we share her earnest desire to make the world a better place. 'Inspirational and challenging' - 5.0 out of 5 StarsRae - October 8, 2019Format: Paperback - Verified PurchaseReading this book will change your life. It is a testimony to what one can doto make a difference if paying attention and acting on those nudges that move us from our comfort zone. Thank you, Leslie, for sharing yourstory so beautifully. You challenge all of us, with your example, to'love our neighbors as ourselves.' Read more From the Author When I was compelled by a series of extraordinary events to breach my comfort zone and head to Guatemala, my intent had been to visit only briefly to begin to learn Spanish. But what I found during my time with the Maya, who for decades had been plagued by poverty and oppression, turned my plans (and my life) upside down. Somewhere between a child's death and a firefight, the Guatemalan people's plight became my own. I promised my heart to them, and never looked back.That said, I am happy to tell you that this book is not about atrocities. It's about hope, and finding purpose. It's about people who care, coming together to help one another in times of chaos and suffering. Post-war, it's a story about the art of community development across cultures--listening, sharing ideas, hashing through misunderstandings, becoming humble, and in all ways working together to collaborate toward solutions to make lasting, positive change. It's about hope, dancing.I believe wholeheartedly that every person has the power to change the world for the better, and that we do so, as Mother Teresa advised, not by seeking to do great things but by doing small things with great love. I share this book in the hope that it will encourage others to seek their passion and purpose, and to work for positive change day to day with all the love they can muster.Imagine it. All the goodness created in the world by human beings began with a single positive action taken on a single day by someone.Someone just like you. Read more From the Inside Flap Praise for Hope Dancing'A candid, hopeful, and fun read about one person's quest to make the world better, and the extraordinary challenges along the way...' � --Jeremy P. Tarcher, Publisher, Personal Mythology: The Psychology of Your Evolving Self and other titles 'A testament to the immense goodness that can be manifested when one dares to 'know thyself,' follow their heart, and take the not-always-popular-with-others path for their one, precious life.' �--Dorothy Baldwin Satten, Author, Real is Better than Perfect 'Whether you believe in Divine Intervention or not (the author herself is not convinced), this book is an inspiring must-read for any of us who are pursuing our own life's highest purpose.' �--Joy Parker, Co-Author, Maya Cosmos and other titles Read more About the Author Leslie's career has spanned reporting, editing magazines andbooks, hosting radio programs and writing and producing documentaryfilms, among other creative adventures. She is also an accomplishedsinger-songwriter who has recorded three solo albums and a compilation.Her joy is serving with her husband Mel in the Guatemalan highlandheadquarters of Local Hope (aka Xela AID) the community developmentorganization she founded in 1992. The two share a passion for exploringnew places and cultures, and their travels have spanned the canals ofBritain's lowlands to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. They share theirSouthern California home with their cat Tasha, and a menagerie ofsquirrels, ducks, tame stingrays and a wobbly-legged great blue heronthey call Clive, all of which grace their backyard lagoon. Read more

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