Wintering : : the Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

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Call Number: 818.603 Ma, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Self-Help / General / May, Katherine
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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"First published in Great Britain by Rider Books, an imprint of Ebury ... 2020."--Title page verso.
September. Indian Summer -- October. Making ready ; Hot water ; Ghost stories -- November. Metamorphosis ; Slumber -- December. Light ; Midwinter ; Epiphany -- January. Darkness ; Hunger -- February. Snow ; Cold Water -- March. Survival ; Song -- Late March. Thaw.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Perfect Pandemic reading submitted by wendylv on June 13, 2021, 11:46am I read this with my book club in Dec 2020. While we were quarantined away, forced to slow down the pace of life, given time to reflect on what was really important to us, this book illuminated the idea that there are cycles to life and those times when you need to cocoon or hibernate or take a break are natural and beneficial. My book club enjoyed this book very much.

Some parts good submitted by onpaper24 on June 17, 2022, 12:55pm I wanted to love this book, but it was only ok to me.