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Author: Philip Miles Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1787543358 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 216
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This book explores the artistic routines and inspirations of amateur and professional musicians, fine artists and literary authors experiencing midlife. Based on ethnographic insight, it argues that creativity is driven by the pursuit of a 'mezzanine' in-between state where the anarchy of possibility is an antidote to the realities of middle age.
Author: Philip Miles Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1787543358 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
This book explores the artistic routines and inspirations of amateur and professional musicians, fine artists and literary authors experiencing midlife. Based on ethnographic insight, it argues that creativity is driven by the pursuit of a 'mezzanine' in-between state where the anarchy of possibility is an antidote to the realities of middle age.
Author: Philip Miles Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1787543331 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
This book explores the artistic routines and inspirations of amateur and professional musicians, fine artists and literary authors experiencing midlife. Based on ethnographic insight, it argues that creativity is driven by the pursuit of a 'mezzanine' in-between state where the anarchy of possibility is an antidote to the realities of middle age.
Author: Julia Cameron Publisher: TarcherPerigee ISBN: 0399174214 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 306
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"Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller The Artist's Way. Now at the age of sixty-five, she shows her contemporaries how retirement can be the most creative and fulfilling stage of life yet. For some, retirement is a day to work toward with anticipation. Others approach retirement with greater ambivalence. While the newfound freedom is exciting and filled with possibility, the idea of retirement can also be very daunting. You are in a unique position to explore yourself and your desires from a place of experience. But the line has been drawn in the sand: The life that you have known has changed, and the life to come is yet to be defined. This book is a twelve-week course aimed at defining--and creating--the life you want to have as you redefine--and re-create--yourself. Filled with essays, tools, and exercises to be done alone or in groups, this toolkit will guide and inspire retirees wishing to expand their creativity. This fun, gentle, step-by-step process will help you explore your creative dreams, wishes, and desires--and quickly find that it's never too late to begin anything"--
Author: Janna Lopez Publisher: Bookbaby ISBN: 9781732753808 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 330
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We've all heard of the midlife crisis, and it tends to evoke particular images--such as men buying sports cars, or for women, it's steamy affairs with younger men. But there's more to midlife than crisis or indiscretion. In "Me, My Selfie & Eye", Janna Lopez explores midlife identity loss and the subsequent grief that accompanies it. It examines emotional, mental, and spiritual complications with honesty, humor, questions, insights, and reflections about how to navigate this very specific transition and come out whole on the other side.This timely book was written to connect, console and encourage anyone in the throes of midlife identity crash. It's a practical, modern conversation about the process of midlife upheaval and pinpoints grief as the main culprit, especially when everything we believed as true about ourselves becomes uncertain.It aims to help reconstruct a lost midlife identity, and guide you through the untidy process of flying through until you can see your self again.
Author: Barbara Sang Publisher: Spinsters Ink Books ISBN: 9780933216778 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 292
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"Lesbians at Midlife: The Creative Transition is an anthology by and about lesbians from 40 to 60, with personal stories, poems, and insightful research. These pieces cover diverse topics from sex after menopase, changing body image, re-emerging creativity, dealing with a hysterectomy, being single at midlife, maintaining balance in relationships, to financial planning for retirement, legal issues, caring for an aging parent, redefining political commitmetns and more..."--Publisher's description.
Author: Kelly Ann DePaolo Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 164
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Abstract This study is a very personal reflection. The purpose of the study is to illuminate how following the calling of my heart led to a deeper passion in my own work whereupon I realized my natural and limitless creative potential. It is a blending of my narrative with research conducted over a ten year time period on midlife women, work, and the search for passion within. The capacity and fostering of creativity became a focus in my writing because that is exactly where my spirit has led me. It has been my personal joy to put something in this world that was not there before. My personal story is my unique Scholarly Personal Narrative, but the story itself and the constructs embedded within on midlife women moving beyond the feminine mystique to fulfill their career dreams by embracing their passion and seeking creativity is universal to many women. I believe that my experiences are both generalizable and transferable and will serve as a beacon of light in guiding other midlife women in their own journey to follow their dreams and nurture their true self. Scholarly Personal Narrative was used to blend my experiences with research on women's identity, midlife, reinventing careers, opting-out, on-ramps for women returning to work and expressing creativity. My narrative speaks to how specific events in my life, as in many women's lives, have contributed to finding my own authentic voice, navigating a course of rediscovery, and ultimately realizing the personal power of knowing you are empowered. Throughout my writing I highlight that midlife is a unique period of time. I believe it can be claustrophobic and it can be ripe with opportunity and adventure. If you allow it, this time of life affords an opportunity for self-discovery and unanticipated growth. Midlife is a time to dig deep in examining our life experiences to extrapolate meaning. My meanings derived combined with my dreams within has led me in finding my true creative calling through my work. But, I believe that we each are the only ones who can find the meaning in and through our life experiences because they both form and inform our own truth. It became about harmonizing creative development, my identity, and work to fuel major change. Universal themes that emerge include recognizing one's creativity has worth, viewing future work life as an opportunity to incorporate that with which we are passionate, and embracing midlife as a time for positive personal growth and change. It is a complex narrative, but in finding the truth, I became open to building on the successes, experiences, and lessons of my past to pursue work that excites, enriches, and motivates me. Findings suggest that midlife is a crucial time of personal and professional growth. Findings also suggest many highly educated women have non-linear career paths which in turn deepen our self-understanding moving us toward authenticity and allowing ourselves to engage in work that matters to us. Embracing creativity in midlife, through our work. can fill us with both passion and purpose and ultimately lead us on a magical journey in discovering our own truth.
Author: Julia Cameron Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101156880 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 295
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"With its gentle affirmations, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank lists and tasks — write yourself a thank-you letter, describe yourself at 80, for example — The Artist’s Way proposes an egalitarian view of creativity: Everyone’s got it."—The New York Times "Morning Pages have become a household name, a shorthand for unlocking your creative potential"—Vogue Over four million copies sold! Since its first publication, The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Julia Cameron's novel approach guides readers in uncovering problems areas and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to free up any areas where they might be stuck, opening up opportunities for self-growth and self-discovery. The program begins with Cameron’s most vital tools for creative recovery – The Morning Pages, a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious, and The Artist Date, a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist. From there, she shares hundreds of exercises, activities, and prompts to help readers thoroughly explore each chapter. She also offers guidance on starting a “Creative Cluster” of fellow artists who will support you in your creative endeavors. A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.
Author: Anthony R. D'Augelli Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190282010 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 472
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Over the last fifteen years, psychological research regarding sexual orientation has seen explosive growth. In this book, Anthony R. D'Augelli and Charlotte J. Patterson bring together top experts to offer a comprehensive overview of what we have discovered--and what we still need to learn--about lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities. Writing in clear, nontechnical language, the contributors cover a range of topics, including conceptions of sexual identity, development over the lifespan, family and other personal relationships, parenting, and bigotry and discrimination. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities Over the Lifespan is essential reading for researchers, students, social scientists, mental health practitioners, and general readers who seek the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available.
Author: Ravenna M Helson Publisher: University of California Press ISBN: 0520299159 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 385
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Commenced in 1958 with 142 young women who were seniors at Mills College, the Mills Study has become the largest and longest longitudinal study of women’s adult development, with assessments of these women in their twenties, forties, fifties, sixties, and seventies. Women on the River of Life synthesizes five decades of research to paint a picture of women’s personality and development across the lifespan. The book explores questions of family, work, life-path, maturity, wisdom, creativity, attachment, and purpose in life, unfolding in the context of a rapidly changing historical period with far-reaching consequences for the kinds of lives women would envision for themselves. Helson and Mitchell breathe life into abstract theories and concepts with the real-life stories and voices of the study’s participants. Woven throughout the book are the authors’ reminiscences on the profound endeavor of sustaining a longitudinal study of women’s lives through time.
Author: Mark A. Runco Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136507787 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 92
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This is Volume 12, Number of the Creativity Research Journal published in 1999. Covering longitudinals studies in creative out-of-school activities in intellectually gifted adolescents as predictors of life accomplishments; creative personality in women; Re-analyses of Torrence's- 1958 to the present; pretend play; invention is the mind of the adolescent; procrastination; and a study of exceptional giftedness and creativity.
Author: Philip Miles
Author: Philip Miles
Author: Philip Miles
Author: Julia Cameron
Author: Janna Lopez
Author: Barbara Sang
Author: Kelly Ann DePaolo
Author: Julia Cameron
Author: Anthony R. D'Augelli
Author: Ravenna M Helson
Author: Mark A. Runco