My Inner Sky
On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between
(Sprache: Englisch)
From New York Times bestselling author Mari Andrew, a collection of essays and illustrations, divided into phases of the sky--twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn--that serves as a loyal companion for life's curveballs
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From New York Times bestselling author Mari Andrew, a collection of essays and illustrations, divided into phases of the sky--twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn--that serves as a loyal companion for life's curveballsA whole, beautiful life is only made possible by the wide spectrum of feelings that exist between joy and sorrow. In this insightful and warm book, writer and illustrator Mari Andrew explores all the emotions that make up a life, in the process offering insights about trauma and healing, the meaning of home and the challenges of loneliness, finding love in the most unexpected of places--from birds nesting on a sculpture to a ride on the subway--and a resounding case for why sometimes you have to put yourself in the path of magic.
My Inner Sky empowers us to transform everything that's happened to us into something meaningful, reassurance that even in our darkest times, there's light and beauty to be found.
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Magical Things I ve Seen in New YorkIt all started with a grumpy September afternoon. Two weeks after moving to New York, I was walking down Second Avenue in my least favorite kind of weather overcast but humid, the worst of both worlds. I was carrying a grocery bag that was going to fall apart at any minute and wearing the wrong shoes, and I was sweaty in the long sleeves I d ambitiously worn that day in hopes that early fall would deliver a nice chill. Silly me.
Mindlessly devouring Twitter for news as I waited to cross the street, I was startled by the sound of two pigeons arguing about something in the road. They were pecking, squawking, generally making a very unnecessary ruckus. When the traffic began moving, a young, hip guy on a bike braked with a screech and pulled over toward the sidewalk. Getting off his bike, he quickly looked both ways and walked right into the street to lightly stomp near the birds. Hey, guys, knock it off! he yelled, and the pigeons broke off their fight. It was so absurd it made me laugh, but he earnestly got back on his bike and kept going. Sort of a magical New York moment. I made note of it in my journal.
Since then, I ve kept a running list of Magical Things I ve Seen in New York. The criteria: they have to take me out of what I m doing and immerse me in the city s human landscape. The experience may only last a few seconds, but the effect lingers for hours. Instead of whisking myself away from the city, as I sometimes dream of doing when I m carrying a heavy grocery bag in grey humidity, these observations wedge me in deeper. After scrolling through a depressing comments section and concluding that humans are awful, joining people on the sidewalks of this city changes my stance to humans are complex and even humans are wonderful.
When I decided to move to New York, I could barely finish my sentence I m moving to Ne without someone piping up I like New
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York but I could never live there. Outrageous living expenses aside, I wonder why people feel that way, and so strongly. As a highly sensitive introvert who can barely listen to chewing noises, much less a cacophony of sirens and honking, I of all people should be going around announcing the same stance. Instead, I think sensitivity is a strange asset in a big city; you re more naturally attuned to secret moments and nuances that make it feel cozy and kind.
It s not easy to be attentive, just as it s not easy to be optimistic when the world is feeling overheated and overwhelming. While attentiveness might come a bit more easily for the super-sensitive, it still takes a lot of effort for anyone to stop and really look around. But to love New York, you have to train yourself to be attentive and to be on the lookout for the moments that make it feel homey; otherwise, you ll probably feel like you re being swallowed up most of the time. It takes energy to observe, not simply just to see.
Of course, it s way easier to be attentive when you re new to a city or when you re on vacation there. That s the allure of travel for me: it s amazing what I notice when I have an excuse to be wholly present. Everything is new and darling, even when it s inconvenient and confusing.
To become as present in your own city as you would be while traveling, you have to make the city feel new: take a different commute home, listen to different music, go into restaurants where you haven t looked at the menu beforehand and may not be sure what to order. You have to get a little disoriented, even annoyed. That s what it s like to be around humans, who are unpredictab
It s not easy to be attentive, just as it s not easy to be optimistic when the world is feeling overheated and overwhelming. While attentiveness might come a bit more easily for the super-sensitive, it still takes a lot of effort for anyone to stop and really look around. But to love New York, you have to train yourself to be attentive and to be on the lookout for the moments that make it feel homey; otherwise, you ll probably feel like you re being swallowed up most of the time. It takes energy to observe, not simply just to see.
Of course, it s way easier to be attentive when you re new to a city or when you re on vacation there. That s the allure of travel for me: it s amazing what I notice when I have an excuse to be wholly present. Everything is new and darling, even when it s inconvenient and confusing.
To become as present in your own city as you would be while traveling, you have to make the city feel new: take a different commute home, listen to different music, go into restaurants where you haven t looked at the menu beforehand and may not be sure what to order. You have to get a little disoriented, even annoyed. That s what it s like to be around humans, who are unpredictab
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- Autor: Mari Andrew
- 2021, 272 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 17 x 22,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: PENGUIN BOOKS
- ISBN-10: 0143135244
- ISBN-13: 9780143135241
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.02.2021
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Englisch
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Praise for My Inner SkyAndrew s new book is a calming tonic for uncertain times. It has essays and illustrations about overcoming life s obstacles and learning to embrace `day, night and all the times in between. Her writing shines in a way that makes the reader feel seen. Washington Post
There's something about Mari Andrew's words and illustrations that make you feel at home. My Inner Sky reminds readers of the shared grief, joy, and sorrow that we experience throughout life and how to cope with it.
Marie Claire
Looking for a grounding read? This collection of essays and illustrations can help you out with that. It s broken into four dreamy sections: twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn. Each one tackles emotions from trying to heal after trauma to finding love in surprising places. Plus, this book will look cute on your coffee table when you re finished with it.
Cosmopolitan
A bestselling author writes poignantly about finding beauty in darkness and hope in the face of despair. She s my favorite Instagram poet (yes, that s a thing), and it s hard to imagine finding a brighter source of light than her words and illustrations.
Adam Grant, award-winning psychologist, author, educator, and public speaker
To say this year has been challenging is an understatement and it's easy to despair at the scale of the loss we are collectively experiencing accross the globe. This book is a reminder that healing is humbling, that resilience is beautiful, that there is joy in choosing yourself and that life is made of little moments worth paying attention to and celebrating. Mari makes no grand pronouncements and doesn't offer any easy advice. Instead she shares with us one word and one illustration at a time why being alive is so damn worth it.
Aminatou Sow, author of Big Friendship
Mari Andrew s words and artwork in My Inner Sky are exactly what the world needs now: hopeful, uplifting, and
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healing. This book is for anyone who needs an infusion of light in their life.
Ally Love, founder and CEO of Love Squad, Peloton instructor, and host of Basics of Bossing Up
Mari Andrew is so relatably thrilled, frustrated, and fascinated by life so recognizably human that it's impossible not to root for her, and in doing so, root for all of us. My Inner Sky is the deep, peaceful exhale everyone needs right now and always.
Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink
Mari Andrew has a jeweler s eye. She teaches us to look at the world, and then to look again to make a scared ritual of the ordinary, to search for magic in the mundane, and to excavate beauty from pain. Her collection of essays, My Inner Sky, is an enchanting, big-hearted study of how to navigate the in-betweenness of grief, illness, love and, ultimately, of healing. Through Andrew s stories, we travel through her innermost thoughts, the turbulent passages of her past, and all around the world Spain, Greece, Australia, France, and the streets of New York City. At each turn, she uncovers hard-earned coins of wisdom in the most unlikely places. This book is a wonder, and a must-read for the heartsick, the suffering, the lonely, the seeking, which is to say: All of us.
Suleika Jaouad, author of Between Two Kingdoms
A timely and modern prompt to allow, even celebrate, the full spectrum of emotion and experience into our lives, the pain, the splendor, and the many, many nuances in between.
Zoë Foster Blake, author of Break-Up Boss
Her astonishment with human resilience jumps off every page. Her prose and her artwork both paint generous, vivid portraits of her emotional self. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert s Big Magic (2015).
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Ally Love, founder and CEO of Love Squad, Peloton instructor, and host of Basics of Bossing Up
Mari Andrew is so relatably thrilled, frustrated, and fascinated by life so recognizably human that it's impossible not to root for her, and in doing so, root for all of us. My Inner Sky is the deep, peaceful exhale everyone needs right now and always.
Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink
Mari Andrew has a jeweler s eye. She teaches us to look at the world, and then to look again to make a scared ritual of the ordinary, to search for magic in the mundane, and to excavate beauty from pain. Her collection of essays, My Inner Sky, is an enchanting, big-hearted study of how to navigate the in-betweenness of grief, illness, love and, ultimately, of healing. Through Andrew s stories, we travel through her innermost thoughts, the turbulent passages of her past, and all around the world Spain, Greece, Australia, France, and the streets of New York City. At each turn, she uncovers hard-earned coins of wisdom in the most unlikely places. This book is a wonder, and a must-read for the heartsick, the suffering, the lonely, the seeking, which is to say: All of us.
Suleika Jaouad, author of Between Two Kingdoms
A timely and modern prompt to allow, even celebrate, the full spectrum of emotion and experience into our lives, the pain, the splendor, and the many, many nuances in between.
Zoë Foster Blake, author of Break-Up Boss
Her astonishment with human resilience jumps off every page. Her prose and her artwork both paint generous, vivid portraits of her emotional self. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert s Big Magic (2015).
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