Simple Days: A Journal on What Really Matters - Softcover

Schiwy, Marlene A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1893732304 ISBN 13: 9781893732308

Publisher: Sorin Books, 2002

Synopsis

When Marlene Schiwy decided to simplify her life she didn't move to the boondocks to follow Thoreau. She didn't move anywhere-she stayed in New York. And she didn't start growing organic tomatoes or keeping bees. She didn't strip down her possessions to what she could stuff into a suitcase or the trunk of her car. She didn't subscribe to any of the faddish "simpler life" gimmicks, but started by simply paying attention to what mattered most to her-to what filled a real need and what was just clutter. She took her life off automatic pilot. And kept a journal where she explored questions like - How do you balance career, family, and self? - How do you nourish body and soul and still find time for creative expression? - Can you live simply while earning a living? - Can you reconcile the complexities of modern life with your yearning for serenity? - What role does money play?

Simple Days is unique among books on simple living. It's not a how-to manual, nor a list of shortcuts to a simpler life. It helps us on our way to simplicity, not by giving us all-purpose answers to our questions, but by sharing her believable, illuminating experiences.

About this title

About the Author

Marlene Schiwy, author of Simple Days, founded The Women's Journal Workshop and conducts writing workshops in the United States and Canada. She also teaches journal writing classes through the University of British Columbia's Continuing Education Department. Previously, she taught English, Women's Studies, and Creative Writing at the College of Staten Island of The City University of New York.

Schiwy received a Master's in Comparative Literature from the University of British Columbia and a Ph.D. in German Literature from University College London. She is the author of A Voice of Her Own: Women and the Journal Writing Journey and contributed to Wise Women: Reflections of Teachers at Mid-Life. Schiwy and her husband live in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Review

...This unassuming book has mighty lessons in how to live simply in the present moment. -- Vicki Robin, co-author of Your Money or Your Life

I love it! -- Wanda Urbanska, author of Simple Living: One Couple's Search for a Better Life

Edition details

• Publisher: Sorin Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1893732304
• ISBN 13: 9781893732308
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 220