Digging Deep: Unearthing You’re Creative Roots Through Gardening - Softcover

Sorin, Fran

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990791939 ISBN 13: 9780990791935

Publisher: Braided Worlds Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

"Digging Deep teaches the art of living creatively―from envisioning and creating the garden of your dreams to cultivating and embodying more imagination, passion, and play in your daily life." ―Andrew Weil, M.D., #1 New York Times best-selling author of Spontaneous Happiness

Digging Deep does for gardeners what Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way and Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones has done for millions of writers and it shows how to approach your passion with an eye towards freeing your spirit and living a creative and joyful life. If you're yearning to get out of the rut you're in and cultivate more meaning and connection in your life, you'll find the encouragement and tools to make it happen in Digging Deep.

Overflowing with tips, exercises, and resources, Fran Sorin's empowering guide offers much-needed inspiration in today's technology-obsessed and often nature-deprived culture. This new edition features a foreword by Larry Dossey and a new introduction, where Sorin encourages us to discover the magic that takes place every day―in the garden and in life―as we engage in a playful type of creating.

In her acclaimed classic, Sorin, who is a coach, speaker, writer, trainer, the CBS radio news gardening correspondent, Huffington Post contributor, and co-founder of the award-winning blog GardeningGoneWild.com, shows you how to apply her Seven Stages of Creative Awakening to unearth and connect with your own creative essence in every area of your life.

You can learn more about Fran and receive free tools to help you improve your life fransorin.com

About this title

From the Author

"What does it mean to be creative? . . . Creativity is very simply the energy of making something new where there was nothing before, and we have the potential to do this every day, in so many unmarked ways―from designing our schedules to fashioning our "look," from writing birthday cards to building a business from the ground up. . . . Every time we get dressed, make dinner, or wrap a gift, we can be creative. In almost everything we do in life, we have the possibility of conjuring up the spirit of inspiration, imagination, innovation, and resourcefulness....

"Creativity is not something we do; it is something we embody. I believe the ultimate goal is not to be more creative, but to learn how to live creatively.... I believe from the depths of my heart that gardening can be one of the most profound ways to unearth the creative spirit buried within every one of us. Once you unleash this creative energy, you'll be amazed at what happens in all areas of your life. You'll begin to see how living creatively opens up new vistas in your imagination and new windows of opportunity in your life. . . .

"Although I know the Seven Stages of Creative Awakening have the power to be used in all areas of life to unearth and connect with our creative essence, it's still wonderful to hear how the book has inspired non-gardeners to bring more elements of play into their lives, take creative risks they might not have even thought about before, or develop a connection with nature that they hadn't experienced since childhood. Consciously making changes in your life to get closer to your real self is similar to planting seeds in a garden. One small change, perhaps exploring an unfamiliar neighborhood, plants a seed that will inevitably bloom into a beautiful flower. So as you work on strengthening your creativity muscles over time, your life becomes like a garden in full bloom―rich with color, texture, movement, and gloriosity."

From the Inside Flap

Release your creativity to enhance your garden --- and discover how gardening can enhance your creative self. The goal of this book is to make both an astonishing transformation of a piece of land and a fundamental change within you.

In DIGGING DEEP, garden designer Fran Sorin shares the techniques she uses with her clients to turn their outdoor spaces - no matter how large or small - into exquisite gardens that reflect their inner selves. Through enjoyable exercises aimed at new and experienced gardeners alike, you will learn to 'think outside of the vase' with impromptu flower arranging .... translate a mystical vision into a tangible garden design ..... build real-life walkways inspired by the pathways of your heart.....sharpen your powers of observation by spotting tiny daily changes in nature ... and discover how fabulous public gardens, from San Francisco to Florence, Italy can stimulate your thinking with a myriad of possibilities.

With step-by-step instruction in planning, planting, nurturing, and harvesting, this elegantly designed volume will help both your garden and your imagination germinate and grow. Whether you create an environment of placid ponds and stepping-stone, plant orange Asiatic lilies alongside bright fuchsia gladiolas, or put spring lilacs in a green Mason jar, you will free your ideas and release your spirit by producing the garden only you can create .... to view, contemplate, and enjoy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Braided Worlds Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0990791939
• ISBN 13: 9780990791935
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248