Wintering

Wintering
Author :
Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 256
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780593189504
ISBN-13 : 0593189507
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Wintering by : Katherine May

Download or read book Wintering written by Katherine May and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT “Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.” —Krista Tippett, On Being “Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a beautiful book.” —Elizabeth Gilbert "Proves that there is grace in letting go, stepping back and giving yourself time to repair in the dark...May is a clear-eyed observer and her language is steady, honest and accurate—capturing the sense, the beauty and the latent power of our resting landscapes." —Wall Street Journal An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job. Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered. A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.


Wintering Related Books

Wintering
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Katherine May
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-10 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT “Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear
Subversive Sabbath
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: A. J. Swoboda
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-20 - Publisher: Baker Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

We live in a 24/7 culture of endless productivity, workaholism, distraction, burnout, and anxiety--a way of life to which we've sadly grown accustomed. This tir
Rest in Power
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: Sybrina Fulton
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-31 - Publisher: Random House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Trayvon Martin’s parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and th
Rest
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-06 - Publisher: Basic Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Rest is such a valuable book. If work is our national religion, Pang is the philosopher reintegrating our bifurcated selves."---Arianna Huffington, New York Ti
The Electricity of Every Living Thing
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Katherine May
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-26 - Publisher: Melville House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The New York Times bestselling author of Wintering writes a life-affirming exploration of wild landscapes, what it means to be different and, above all, how we