Davida is a light spirit in our dance community. On June 18th, 2011 she fell backwards off of a wooden swing and broke her neck. She had to endure an 8 hour surgery during which her neck was accessed from both the front through her throat as well as the back. She is wearing a neck brace for the time being and is able to walk slowly. Davida will dance again but right now she needs her community to show up for her more than ever before.

 
Davida uses her body to work, but will be unable to do so for many months. Along with our positive thoughts and prayers Davida will need our financial assistance. You can donate to Davida directly without purchasing this book at www.helpdavidaheal.com. 

If you buy my book from this page (click 'add to cart' below), 100% of the proceeds will go to support Davida and her recovery. As someone who was offered great support after a serious car accident I went through 12 years ago, I know how long the healing process is after a major trauma and we can use all the support we can get. So please know your book purchase will be supporting one of our dance sisters in the world. Many blessing to those who buy this book as a donation. Buy another one and give it to a friend... Davida needs your help. 

About the Book:
 

“Walkabout” by Diane Juliette Sherman offers original works intended to inspire others to look deeply within for answers to the most important questions we have. SPOKANE, Wash. – “Walkabout” (ISBN 0615482457), a collection of original poems by Diane Juliette Sherman, is a heartfelt homage to life lived without borders. Intended to inspire readers to reconsider their own limitations and unexplored avenues, the collection reveals Sherman’s life experiences in verse. With a title inspired by the ritual of wandering solitude that young Aboriginal men make as an initiation into adulthood, the collection focuses on the theme of finding one’s way through the dark moments of life and coming out the other side as a more whole, integrated human being. “I stroll through campus, Wordsworth tucked under my arm, rust-colored "

leaves dangle on dry branches", Sherman writes in the title poem, recalling the innocence and curiosity of her college years. Featuring vivid, personal memories and lyrical presentations, the poems transport readers through Sherman’s eventful past.

“We are often told to follow rules, regurgitate already chewed on answers, and buck up and follow along,” Sherman says. “How do we find our true passion, our true calling, unless we listen deeply within? This book is an offering from my own curvy path: challenging initiations, the feeling of being lost with no oars on a stormy ocean, obstacles to tackle along the way and ultimately the transformative power of maturation through life's trials.”

Intended to entertain and inspire, the collection is filled with detailed images recalling pivotal and pedestrian moments in Sherman’s life. Featuring previously unpublished works, the book offers a definitive statement on Sherman’s perspective as an artist.