It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again by Julia Cameron was an inspiration to me when I read it in 2019. It started me on my journaling journey (her morning pages are legendary). She helped me look at things from a different perspective - always a good way to get the creative juices flowing. I’ve re-read it twice since then and find fresh information each time. I’ve just started her book Living the Artist’s Way, An Intuitive Path to Greater Creativity for a new approach.
I’m currently working through week 4 and my initial impression is that I don’t like it as much as I did It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again. It’s more “woo woo”, as you might expect from a book on intuition and guidance - It’s Never Too Late was more practical (like me). But I’ve enjoyed the writing prompts and it is making me more aware of how to pay attention to that little voice in my head. I will definitely finish and keep it on my shelf to maybe do another time in the future.
I dress very casually and in the 90s I practically lived in denim overalls. Fast forward to 2024 and overalls are back! However I am now 66 years old and I felt weird about wanting overalls. Well my 28 year old daughter surprised me with a pair that were on sale since she wanted a pair of her own. That day we wore our overalls out together and it's been many years since I've felt so much like ME! Fuck ageism and the stupid arbitrary rules about what we can and cannot do or wear! I feel like myself again! 😁
I have quite a lot of five-star books in my 2024 reads but the book I keep going back to is Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. I was able to be in a live online Q&A with Rufi and she’s just so dang COOL it made me love her novel even more.
I recently read Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman and it actually inspired parts of the latest post I wrote here on Substack. I really loved the perspective he shares in it and I love that he's anti-productivity hacks! 😂
Recently, I was introduced to the author Tara Schuster, who wrote the books, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies and Glow in the F*king Dark. Tara is in her thirties, much younger than me, and the books are self-help-types of books of which I thought I knew it all. I've read them anyway -- screw the rules -- and they are great! She writes with such a fresh voice that even when she's telling me to exercise, I don't get angry!
Also, I highly recommend the book The Undercurrent by Sarah Sawyer. It's Sarah's debut novel, and it's exquisitely beautiful. It was well written and made me happy to be a reader!
Such a synchronicity here, and I love synchronicities. I saw this book in a store recently and almost bought it. I’m happy to hear you are getting some juice from it, even though by a younger person. I think I will take another look at it, so thank you! So excited to talk about books here, too! 🥰
I'm reading a cute book called The Cat Who Came For Christmas by Cleveland Amory. It was published in 1987! It's a super sweet true story of a cat he rescues from the street on a snowy Christmas Eve.
It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again by Julia Cameron was an inspiration to me when I read it in 2019. It started me on my journaling journey (her morning pages are legendary). She helped me look at things from a different perspective - always a good way to get the creative juices flowing. I’ve re-read it twice since then and find fresh information each time. I’ve just started her book Living the Artist’s Way, An Intuitive Path to Greater Creativity for a new approach.
I'd be interested to know what you think of Living the Artist's Way!
I’m currently working through week 4 and my initial impression is that I don’t like it as much as I did It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again. It’s more “woo woo”, as you might expect from a book on intuition and guidance - It’s Never Too Late was more practical (like me). But I’ve enjoyed the writing prompts and it is making me more aware of how to pay attention to that little voice in my head. I will definitely finish and keep it on my shelf to maybe do another time in the future.
Thank you for sharing that! I might download samples of both to my kindle and take a peek :-)
I dress very casually and in the 90s I practically lived in denim overalls. Fast forward to 2024 and overalls are back! However I am now 66 years old and I felt weird about wanting overalls. Well my 28 year old daughter surprised me with a pair that were on sale since she wanted a pair of her own. That day we wore our overalls out together and it's been many years since I've felt so much like ME! Fuck ageism and the stupid arbitrary rules about what we can and cannot do or wear! I feel like myself again! 😁
I love dungarees! I spend lots of time on my allotment and they're just so comfy
Yes! Also I thoroughly feel that dungarees is a superior word to overalls. Moving forward I will call mine dungarees. 😁
Fuck ageism indeed! I bet you are rocking those dungarees! 🔥🔥🔥
Love you!!
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I have quite a lot of five-star books in my 2024 reads but the book I keep going back to is Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. I was able to be in a live online Q&A with Rufi and she’s just so dang COOL it made me love her novel even more.
*add to my list* thank you!
That’s the kind of book I’d say not for me too, but actually it looks unexpectedly appealing, so maybe it’d be a good one for a December boost…
It's worth a look for sure!
I recently read Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman and it actually inspired parts of the latest post I wrote here on Substack. I really loved the perspective he shares in it and I love that he's anti-productivity hacks! 😂
I've heard good things about that one, thank you for the reminder!
The Wilderness Cure by Monica Wilde is great and The Art of Dreaming by Carlos Castanada given to me when I was 20 has stayed with me for many years
Adding to my list! Thanks love!
Recently, I was introduced to the author Tara Schuster, who wrote the books, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies and Glow in the F*king Dark. Tara is in her thirties, much younger than me, and the books are self-help-types of books of which I thought I knew it all. I've read them anyway -- screw the rules -- and they are great! She writes with such a fresh voice that even when she's telling me to exercise, I don't get angry!
Also, I highly recommend the book The Undercurrent by Sarah Sawyer. It's Sarah's debut novel, and it's exquisitely beautiful. It was well written and made me happy to be a reader!
I'm listening to Florence's audiobook right now. For this American, hearing her read it aloud with her accent makes it extra delish. :)
Such a synchronicity here, and I love synchronicities. I saw this book in a store recently and almost bought it. I’m happy to hear you are getting some juice from it, even though by a younger person. I think I will take another look at it, so thank you! So excited to talk about books here, too! 🥰
I'm learning to not discount Gen Z! Their freshness and energy is inspiring!
I love Florence’s Tik Tok. She is so inspiring. I’ll have to keep an eye out for her book.
I'm reading a cute book called The Cat Who Came For Christmas by Cleveland Amory. It was published in 1987! It's a super sweet true story of a cat he rescues from the street on a snowy Christmas Eve.