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Life is a verb

Written on: September 9th, 2008 in Learning Journeys

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Honoré here:
Last week I did a quick run-through of my favorite bookstore in Annapolis to see if any
new quarterly magazines that I like had hit the newsstand, yet…and also, to
check out the newest books in my favorite categories: Quilting; Writing/Journaling;
Self Improvement: and whatever other subject is currently on my radar
screen. [An aside: I go to the bookstore to browse the displays, see what’s
new. Book jackets and titles do catch my attention and encourage me to pick them
up, do a quick on-the-fly exam…most times I make note to check my local
library to see if the title’s available or if I have my Kindle, I’ll check it
for availability, but that’s the subject for another blog post. Sometimes, I
will buy the item.]

 

I hit the jackpot with a new title: life is a verb: 37 days to wake up, be mindful ,and live
intentionally by Patti Digh.
The blog is her book is her blog is 37 days, prompted by her stepfather’s death
just 37 days after being diagnosed with cancer.

Added to each blog entry in the book:

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Added to each blog entry in the book:

• Action Challenge – primarily focused free-write exercises
• Movement – actions to do for 37+ days
• Illustrations – artwork created by readers

 

The format of the book is colorful, much
like a scrapbook and the content is thought-provoking, reflective, both
humorous and serious, contemporary, and liberally peppered with appropriate
quotes and words of wisdom, etc.

 

In many ways, the "book is a blog is a
book" is a learning journey and journal. Case in point: You may recall
several months ago, I started on a
learning path to learn how to see—to draw. The Action Challenge for one blog entry: "Get Off the Ship"
requires you to photograph, journal or draw an object from at least twenty different angles. I chose to use the book as my object and wrote 21 different descriptions; I next
plan to draw the book using those descriptions and then, take photos. Three ways
to see! Isn’t it interesting that as we look at things from different perspectives, there is a deeper meaning and the possibility of
an entirely new learning path opening.