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Online Nonfiction Book Group

Wintering by Katherine May

2021-12-15 10:00:00 2021-12-15 11:00:00 America/New_York Online Nonfiction Book Group Featuring distinctive, eccentric true stories that fuel great conversations and life lessons, our Online Nonfiction Book Group's monthly discussions span the full spectrum of topics. Online Programs -

Wednesday, December 15
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2021-12-15 10:00:00 2021-12-15 11:00:00 America/New_York Online Nonfiction Book Group Featuring distinctive, eccentric true stories that fuel great conversations and life lessons, our Online Nonfiction Book Group's monthly discussions span the full spectrum of topics. Online Programs -

Featuring distinctive, eccentric true stories that fuel great conversations and life lessons, our Online Nonfiction Book Group's monthly discussions span the full spectrum of topics.

Meetings take place via Zoom. Registered participants will be emailed meeting information prior to the event starting.

Wintering: the Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

eAudiobook | eBook | Print

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

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups |

TAGS: | zoom | nonficbookgroup |

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Hours
We're closed Sunday March 31 due to Easter
Mon, Mar 25 12:00AM to 11:30PM
Tue, Mar 26 12:00AM to 11:30PM
Wed, Mar 27 12:00AM to 11:30PM
Thu, Mar 28 12:00AM to 11:30PM
Fri, Mar 29 12:00AM to 11:30PM
Sat, Mar 30 12:00AM to 11:30PM
Sun, Mar 31 Closed
(Easter)

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