Imagine this
Subtitle: creating the work you love
By: Maxine Clair
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781932841831; 9781572847408
Subjects: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; Creative ability; Conduct of life; Creativity; American Women authors; SELF-HELP; Composition & Creative Writing; Self-actualization (Psychology); Personal Growth; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT; Philosophy; African American women authors; Expression (Philosophy); Inspiration & Personal Growth; Biography; Happiness
Description: "Part memoir, part guide to finding and developing creativity"--Provided by publisher.

"Maxine Clair, award-winning author of the critically acclaimed short story collection Rattlebone and the novel October Suite, has assembled a deeply inspirational yet practical book to help readers access their inner creativity. Imagine This is a beautifully written set of deeply personal stories from which Clair draws examples of how we can be aware of the now, keep ourselves motivated, and create work of which we are proud. Imagine This explains how some of us consciously choose the vehicle through which we express our magnificence--be it business, art, science, or other--while others of us have dutifully plied a trade in arenas that society has suggested are worthwhile, with self-expression only fixed on a hobby. Both, Clair maintains, can contribute to a good life. Occasionally, however, a moment comes that is sufficiently insistent on deep examination. In that moment we float the possibility for expression of a greater self. Imagine This shows readers how to be aware of these moments and how our inner creativity is always seeking an outlet. By combining captivating memoir with step-by-step advice, Clair helps us find and develop our own unique and personal creative outlets"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196).
Table of contents: title: 1. Waking Up : Cultivating the Practice of Sacred Journaling; title: 2. Hovering Between Endings and Beginnings : Cultivating the Practice of Affirming Life; title: 3. Tuning In to the Sacred Within : Cultivating the Practice of Meditation; title: 4. Finding What Is Seeking You : Cultivating Receptivity; title: 5. Making the Commitment : Cultivating a Clearer Mind; title: 6. Diving into Deep Knowledge and Practice : Cultivating an Appetite for Knowledge and Practice; title: 7. Landing in Celebration and Gratitude : Cultivating Gratitude and Forgiveness; title: 8. Sharing Is the Best Part : Cultivating a Consciousness of Giving; title: 9. Opening to Your Next Best-Yet-to-Be : Cultivating the Practice of Contemplation; title: Afterword.