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Browse Inside Devotion   A Memoir     Questions for Discussion
1. Near the beginning of Devotion, Dani Shapiro describes a
feeling that nudges her awake at three o'clock in the morning.
How would you describe this feeling? Is it anxiety? Panic? A
spiritual crisis? Have you ever felt anything like this—and if
so, what do think causes it? For Dani, it's the beginning of the
journey that becomes Devotion. Can a spiritual crisis also be an
opportunity for a new beginning?  2. Are there other aspects of
Dani's life and history that send her on this journey? All lives
contain "before and after" moments. What are some of yours?  3.
At the end of the first chapter, the energy worker asks Dani if
she wants her father to stay, and Dani responds that yes, she
would like him to stay. What do you think this means? How do our
relationships with people who have passed away continue to
inform and shape our lives