The seventeenth book from Harmony Park Collective author Alli Mac The Way to Harmony Park: A Field Guide to Tiny Joys and Quiet Returns is now available on Amazon.

The Way to Harmony Park

A Field Guide to Tiny Joys and Quiet Returns
Written with a pawprint on the heart by Alli Mac

Welcome to the Park

There’s a place just past the edge of shoulds and schedules.
Where fireflies blink like forgotten wishes.
Where puddles hold secrets.
Where animals speak truths in soft glances and tail wags.
Where joy isn’t something you chase—it’s something you remember.

Welcome to The Way to Harmony Park.

This isn’t just a book.
It’s a lantern trail.
A hush in your ribs.
A soft return to the self you thought you had to leave behind.

Born in the quiet after loss, this storyworld arrived as a whisper.
Now it’s a whole park of pine needles, pawprints, and tiny yeses.

What You’ll Find Inside

• A trail through story-meadows, rest-glades, firefly fields, and the Forest of Shoulds
• Gentle-hearted guides like Turbo, the snow-soft dog who waits; Scout, the golden spark; and Connor Mac Goose, who writes bold poems in the fog
• Reflection prompts, playful practices, and soft questions—like breadcrumbs left by your inner animal council
• A Joy Emergency Kit, seasonal rituals, and space to imagine your own secret path back to wonder
• A quiet love letter for anyone who has been holding too much for too long

This Book Is for Anyone Who...

• Is in a season of change or tenderness
• Misses a part of themselves they can’t quite name
• Longs for stillness, story, and a little starlight
• Wants to feel more like themselves again—softly and truly
• Believes that talking animals might be wiser than they look

Available in Three Editions

Hardcover
A keepsake with full-color illustrations and room to wander, rest, and wonder.

Softcover Field Guide
A lighter, tuckable companion to slip into your pocket, your tote, or your lap beneath your tallest tree.

Kindle Edition
A soft return you can carry anywhere—for when you need a whisper right in your palm.

A Gentle Invitation

Come barefoot and breathing.
Come as you are.
The park remembers everything you love.
The gate is open.
The light is on.
Joy remembers your name.

A Peek Inside the Park

Here’s a short excerpt from the book—a soft invitation to pause, exhale, and remember something true.
Let it meet you where you are. Let it glow a little light on your path.

The Pine Needle Pillow
Turbo found a bed of fallen pine needles, soft and sun-warmed.
She turned three times, then collapsed with a sigh that rustled the silence.

Alli watched her for a long time.
Not rushing. Not fixing. Just witnessing joy as it curled up and exhaled.

That night, Alli slept better.

Turbo lifted her great white head and seemed to whisper:
"Sometimes the best decisions come after the turning."

A Practice from the Park: The Turbo Turn

For when you need to make a decision without forcing

When facing a choice that feels heavy or urgent, try turning like Turbo:

• Gently turn your attention to the question—then turn it away. Let it exist in your awareness without grasping.
• Let it settle in your peripheral vision while you make tea, water plants, or step outside.
• Return to it again. Notice what’s shifted in the space between (second turn). What feels different now?
• Release it completely. Tend to something simple. Trust that wisdom is composting in the quiet.
• Come back a third time. What wants to emerge now? What feels most true?

Like Turbo, trust the settling that comes after the turning.
Sometimes the softest collapse holds the most wisdom.

The pine needles beneath you whisper: What are you ready to let settle?