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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. In December while on Christmas break I discovered mention of Julia Cameron’s book The Artist’s Way. I began the main exercise of that book – an activity called Morning Pages. The idea of morning pages is a catharsis of sorts; to clear one’s brain from the debris that we all have floating around inside of us. As early as possible upon rising for the day the idea is to hand write 3 8 ½ by 11 pages of thoughts. It’s not exactly journaling, and it is written for no audience to read. It is stream-of-consciousness writing and from it patterns in life emerge and we can sort of clear and address any blocks we might have – clearing the way for creativity, but not just as an artist or writer, but in our careers or jobs; our family life; wherever we might be blocked. It is a fabulous exercise. I do find it a challenge to rise an hour earlier to do this exercise, and sometimes I don’t have an opportunity to write until after work, but I feel it is helping me in my life. I feel clearer, more focused. I am able to concentrate and even think about the future through different eyes. It’s interesting that it took me this long to pick up that particular book; it was published in the mid-90’s and as a bookseller from 1998 through 2014 I have seen that book countless times, never taking the time to discover what it was about. It’s made a world of difference to me. When I saw that Julia had a new book coming out – It’s Never Too Late To Begin Again, and that I could read it through Net Galley in exchange for a fair book review I completely jumped at the chance. Admittedly, when I began reading it and discovered that Julia primarily wrote it for newly retired people I nearly balked at reading it. But then I remembered that The Artist’s Way was not written purely for artists, either, so I continued on. The book is written to help individuals realize that it is never too late to begin life again. Some of us are considering out place in life, contemplating a change in our life style or career, and some of us are in an in-between stage of life; some people are just beginning retirement and are uncertain what life will bring next. Regardless of where we are, I believe this book can help us discover our next desire or course of action. I have not finished the book, and I really don’t want to. It is one of those books that I am just delighting in reading and I truly do not want it to end and be over. I’ve skipped ahead, skipped back, re-read the inspirational quotes, flipped forward again – I keep reading back and forth, but I am not ready to be finished with it. A few years ago in my first job as a school librarian I worked for a private school. We held our twice annual book fairs at the local Barnes & Noble, and that suited me fine; I worked at that particular store part-time, and book fair weeks were a lot of work, but fun, too; being a bookseller and school librarian during that stage of my life were probably some of the most fulfilling days of my career. Parents were so appreciative of my knowledge and honesty, and steering the children toward “just-right” books was such a pleasure and so satisfying. At the same time, in between visits from the kids (they rode on the bus as a field trip to the store and often parents would meet them there), the parents would wander the store and I could talk books to as many as wanted to. One particular mom had been fighting cancer over that past year. She had two daughters; one was on the verge of “graduating” 8th grade; the other had graduated the year prior. In our chat at the store she spoke frankly of her illness and her fears of dying from her illness. I don’t know how the conversation drifted, but we began speaking of the afterlife. And from that I told her of a book I had read on the subject which captivated me – Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss. She ended up purchasing it, and a few weeks later she called me and left me a voice mail. When I first heard her voice, my heart beat incredibly fast and lodged in my throat. She said, Kim, I just want you to know I have not finished the book, and I do not want to. I thought – oh, no! Then she went on in a rush of laughter – she loved it, thought it was fabulous and did not want it to end, which is why she was not going to finish it. That is how I feel about Julia Cameron’s newest book. I don’t want it to end. It is not a book designed to be read in one sitting. It is intentionally set up to be spread out over a twelve week period. There are tasks involved – Morning Pages, Walking, creating a Memoir, an Artist Walk. Each are activities designed for soul searching; for rediscovering ones passions – or even finding them for the first time. I am very new to Julia Cameron and her books, but I am truly enthralled with her writing and her suggestions. I look forward to continuing with this book and never really finishing it. Julia – thank you so much for your gifts to your readers. When I first read about this book, I just knew that I had to read it. I am 51 years (old/young), became disabled, and now feel retired (or put out to pasture more or less). I just sit around feeling sorry for myself and feel that life is basically over). I just became an empty nester, also, two years ago. Then, to my amazement, the description of this book smacked me in the face and gave me the inspiration to read it. Now, I feel elated! There is so much to think about and do; starting small or slow for those of us who are scared to try something new. Julia Cameron and Emma Lively have a very valuable goldmine here if people who are in need of beginning again, who may feel timid or don't know how to start, can read this. I truly mean that I am elated! They have topics to write about, things to consider and things to think about. They are called "Basic Tools For Creativity Recovery", but I call them "Jumpstarting Your True Self". There are "Taboo Subjects For The Newly Retired". Among oters that are addressed are: boredom, irritability, excitement, and even depression. All of these are addressed to make your life ahead truly authentic and new. I did some of the exciting homework, like walking 20 minutes and letting your mind wander, journaling first thing in the morning, and answering questions about certain periods in your life. They are absolutely incredible. You should do this for twelve weeks straight. I just began for this review. It changes your life in ways you won't even know at first. This book truly is one for the recently retired, who need to find the life that they want to live next. Plus, it is so much fun! Thank you,Julia Cameron, Emma Lively, PENGUIN GROUP TarcherPerigee, and Netflix for giving me a free ARC copy of this book to read and give my honest review. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Julia Cameron ha inspirado a millones de lectores con El camino del artista, su exitoso libro sobre la creatividad. Nunca es demasiado tarde para ser un artista vuelve a hacerlo. En este libro Cameron enseña a sus lectores a cultivar su yo creativo para navegar estas nuevas aguas. Cuenta historias inspiradoras de personas que descubrieron nuevos intereses artísticos y pasiones que hicieron algo más que llenar sus vidas: alimentaron sus almas. Estructurado como un curso de doce semanas destinado a definir y crear la vida que quieres tener a partir de ahora, Nunca es demasiado tarde para ser un artista incluye herramientas sencillas para que aproveches al máximo esta nueva etapa. La autobiografía ofrece la oportunidad de rememorar y celebrar tus experiencias pasadas. Este libro te guiará, mediante pasos sencillos y factibles, en la aparente-mente difícil tarea de escribir tu vida. Las páginas matutinas son un ejercicio escrito y privado de libre fluir de con-ciencia para hacer diariamente. En ellas podrás expresar deseos, placeres, rencores y alegrías, que a su vez te permitirán enfrentar el día con más claridad y concentración. Las citas con el artista promueven la diversión y la espontaneidad. Los paseos en soledad mitigan la ansiedad y despejan la mente. Este proceso divertido, relajado y gradual te ayudará a explorar tus sueños creativos, tus deseos e ilusiones, y pronto comprobarás que nunca es demasiado tarde para volver a empezar. (Descripción del editor). No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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A lively and extremely accessible foray into discovering new directions. I have been following this program and found it helpful. I found the practice of daily journaling already extremely helpful as a tool to contemplating changes of direction. I also found that I had to adjust my length of pages to fewer when I began. But to me that's ok because otherwise I might not have persevered.
This certainly offers ways to help me turn my energies in new directions. I am quite cross with myself that I didn't start reading it earlier. (But maybe I wasn't ready earlier.) In essence this is a twelve week course to help set you on a refocused path as you enter retirement. Determined to take advantage of the gift I've been handed, I am taking up the reigns of my life using this book as a guide post. 'Trusting my inner wisdom' is a good place to start.
I could have used this at an earlier stage of life, but 'it's never too late!'
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