"Though your soul may be more mystery to you than familiar reality, you are not a stranger to soul moments. When you smile for no reason, know something for sure without having learned it, or feel peace amid broken pieces, your soul is manifesting itself. Your soul is your pool of deep wisdom, peace, and joy within. Your soul is the part of you God held last as God released your free flight into the world." from Soul Talk: How to Have the Most Important Conversation of AllToo often, the most difficult person to speak with honestly and deeply is yourself. And yet, if you are to live your finest, freshest, and fullest life, it is essential to maintain an empowering inner dialogue. Soul Talk presents 7 enlivening steps for creating and continuing soulfully satisfying self-communication:1. Be Still.2. Lay Burdens Down.3. Listen Deeply.4. Don't Run Away.5. Be Honest.6. Be Gentle.7. Welcome New Truth.To Connect With Your Soul is to take Advantage of the Supreme Empowerment Opportunity of a Lifetime! Soul Talk is a beautiful love letter from the Divine, channeled through the willing soul of Kirk Byron Jones. Each chapter takes you deeper into your own soul with words of wisdom and hope. This will be a book you will want to keep close and revisit its pages often. -- Therese Taylor-Stinson, Founding Managing Member of the Spiritual Directors of Color Network, Ltd., and Editor of Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around: Stories of Contemplation and Justice. After an 18-month pilgrimage to The Soul of Leadership with Margaret Benefiel, I have come to understand that the best leaders are those who are most grounded in their own soul. Being grounded calls for an inner life of curiosity and spiritual practice. Kirk Jones's Soul Talk entreats and equips the reader to do the work of grounding. The world needs this book now more than ever. Soul Talk will change your life, from the inside out! -- The Rev. Mark Seifried is a transitional ministry specialist with the United Church of Christ, serving congregations in the Boston area. With deep insight and understanding of the human journey, Kirk Byron Jones, has offered a response to the very critical question for today. What does my soul say? Living from the place of the soul becomes a priority, and the wisdom and guidance in Soul Talk is a valued ally. Kirk offers the strong basis that "the soul is the reservoir of deep peace. We need that now. We needed this book. --Rev.Dr. Trinette V. McCray, Author of Vital Spirit, Vital Service: Spirituality that Works. With the joyful nuance of a jazz musician, Kirk Byron Jones leads us on a journey of self-reflection and spiritual self-love in Soul Talk . Kirk deftly weaves thoughtful, grace-filled reminders to be still and know our souls, with gorgeous poetic counterpoints of rest.Reading Soul Talk has provided me a refreshing look inward, and a daily cue to listen to my soul's distinct voice. --Mark Ribbins "JazzPreacher," Program Director, 107.3 The Wave. Soul Talk offers inspiring and tried pathways that mine the deep treasures within our souls that are waiting to be engaged and set free. For veteran meditation or devotional practitioners, this new release from Dr. Jones continues the journey beyond just "quiet time" to embrace such undiscovered or the least explored riches of true stillness, the art of listening deeply to our souls, and how to embrace new and freeing self-truths. I enthusiastically recommend Soul Talk. --Rev. Dr. Barbara E. Headley, Pastor,Zion Community Baptist Church, Springfield MA Soul Talk has blessed my soul! My soul opened up with excitement as I read this book. This is such a dedication and inspiration of the gentleness and grace of what God will reveal to our souls, as we become still and settle down. I felt myself saying,speak soul, speak! I had to stop and just breathe, as I sat still my soul was being "recreated" after every intentional soul talk. --Rev. Rose Wright-Scott, Pastor, Victory Christian UCC, Author, Today's Power Points and Finding Sanity in the Stress. Presently serving as Senior Pastor of Zion Baptist Church, Lynn, MA, Kirk Byron Jones, D.Min., Ph.D., is a best selling author, and the creator and writer of the popular Facebook page Yes To Grace.