Space Between the Stars (pg.133-180)

Summary
Throughout the novel Space Between the Stars by Deborah Santana; she begins to explain her growth and how she is beginning to adjust to a new relationship and a new life style. Since Deborah has been with Carlos Santana; Deborah became very cautious about the person she will be and become. One thing she wanted to make sure was that she did not mix her school life up with her love life. Deborah re enrolled herself back into college and she wanted to make sure she had her education level on track as she first planned since she left Sly Stone. Deborah began to make new decisions and smart decisions being with Carlos Santana which was asking for permission without leaving and no one knowing where she was going. Not only but Deborah even made sure that her teachers gave consent with her leaving for a short period of time but giving her ability to make up any work she missed. Deborah starts to grow up at this time and take responsibility for her actions. This point in the novel it starts to become the resolution to Deborah's' problems in the past; she is beginning to do what she knows is best for her stability. Deborah soon vacates with Carlos in order for him to record a song with another song writer in New York. While in New York she gets to experience first hand the true meaning of meditation. Meditation became a very important thing within Deborah's life where it brought peace and safety to herself. Even though Deborah has not completely recovered from her pain from her previous relationship; she begins to take small steps where it will take her to a point where she will no longer have to suffer as much as she once did.

Quote
"I felt stunned, as though knocked down by flood waters that had washed me clean. An exhilarating freedom was awakened inside me, as though my soul had been asleep until this moment of spiritual illumination, as though meditation on my own was just a hint of what could be experience" (Santana 156).

Reaction
The quote is an inside thought that Deborah Santana had while in New York meditating in the presence of a Guru. This quote has much meaning to the story because it show how bad that Deborah wanted a new life change in order to create something new. In so many ways Deborah is very brave because the first step to over coming her problem was admitting that she had a problem; which she showed by actually meditating. Deborah started meditating because she had something inside of her that she knew was not settling and she had to approach it in a calm way. Meditating seems like it is very calming and it answers the unanswered questions that she could not answer on her own. In the quote where it reads "as though meditation on my own was just a hint of what could be experienced," shows that there was an extra step that she had to take and when taken it just opened all doors for her. I believe this quote is a great example which explains it is never to late to give your self to a higher power when all believed is lost. Not only but the quote gives me happiness for Deborah because it shows that women are strong and we can over come the highest mountains that stand in our way.