Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Published: September 22, 2015 by Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover, 276 Pages
Genre: Non-Fiction
First Sentence: Once upon a time, there was a man named Jack Gilbert, who was not related to me – unfortunately for me.
Blurb: Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Gilbert offers insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the “strange jewels” that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: Recommended read from a Women’s Group at work.
Big Magic entails the hunt to find the buried treasures within ourselves. To unleash the paradox of our creativity and not let fear shut us down. If you want creativity in your life, you need to make space for failure. Do not take yourself so seriously and do not lead a life of a tortured soul.
Once you get past the definitions of creativity, the reach of her stories become interesting. They will hit each reader differently depending on where they are in their life. There will be a few moments of reflection, sadness, hope, and laughter. Really, who couldn’t laugh at the concept of a court lobster.
My struggle with the first chapters of the book is that I’m not a free-range creative person, I follow along a practical creativity path which is the ability to discover solutions that will solve problems, so the beginning of the book was almost the end for me. But I stuck with it and I do hope that people reading this book do not give up too soon. If the beginning begins to bog you down, skip to the stories. They will sustain you to the end.
Blurb: Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Gilbert offers insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the “strange jewels” that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy. (GoodReads)
My Opinion: Recommended read from a Women’s Group at work.
Big Magic entails the hunt to find the buried treasures within ourselves. To unleash the paradox of our creativity and not let fear shut us down. If you want creativity in your life, you need to make space for failure. Do not take yourself so seriously and do not lead a life of a tortured soul.
Once you get past the definitions of creativity, the reach of her stories become interesting. They will hit each reader differently depending on where they are in their life. There will be a few moments of reflection, sadness, hope, and laughter. Really, who couldn’t laugh at the concept of a court lobster.
My struggle with the first chapters of the book is that I’m not a free-range creative person, I follow along a practical creativity path which is the ability to discover solutions that will solve problems, so the beginning of the book was almost the end for me. But I stuck with it and I do hope that people reading this book do not give up too soon. If the beginning begins to bog you down, skip to the stories. They will sustain you to the end.
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