"Journey through the Garden" presents a guide to self-improvement in the form of a metaphor about growing a garden inside oneself. It was inspired by a macabre dream that author J. B. Nelson had after her mother died. She dreamed that bloody slabs of meat with sharp, white, razor points were covering her lush green gardens. This dream was a wakeup call that indicated to her just how bloodless her life had become. The numbness that ensued after her mother's death led her into her own private garden. Over time, she developed a process for self-improvement and growth created after listening to...