Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear | 
#gratefulreads #nonfiction
There are so many great and amazing nonfiction books. I really can‘t pick just one. Nonfiction is one of my favorite genres. The tagged book is one I have on audio.
Unbroken
The Secret
A Walk in the Woods
Wild
Ex Libris (I‘ve declared this author my new best friend even though she doesn‘t know it yet - Anne Fadiman)
The Success Principles
A Slip of the Keyboard
My Good Life in France
Whiskey in a Teacup
pickGotta love a long lazy Sunday, finished the last twenty minutes of this audiobook from Cloudlibrary. Elizabeth Gilbert has a great reading voice, I own the actual book but I just couldn‘t get into it. The audiobook is more accessible but I‘m not sure 🤔 I believe her theories about creativity. Maybe I‘m not the audience this book was written for. I wish there was a choice between Pick and So-so. Her voice was soothing and helped me fall asleep.
#BFCr2 photo challenge!
I was enamored with this book when I read it a few years ago. I think fear keeps us from lots of things, creative or otherwise. Gilbert put out an interesting podcast to go along with the book, where she helped creatives who were stuck. Check it out!
pickStarting reading Big Magic, The Alchemist, and A Really Good Day. Which one should I finish first? 😃
so-soWas this profound? No. Was this smart? Yes. To me this read as ideas I was for the most part acquainted with arranged in a sensible, useful outline. A few points did particularly catch my interest, and a few I completely tuned out during. All in all I found it lackluster.
An inspirational focus on creativity. It motivated me to get to work but also gripped me to keep turning the page.
pick“If you trust in yourself...and believe in your dreams...and follow your star... you‘ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren‘t so lazy.” - Miss Tick
Finished this just in time today (and the audio). Happy Pride Day, Portland! I had fun cheering with family and friends today 👏🏳️🌈💕 Also, it was very l o n g, and my son asked why so many people were there “advertising.”
pickI‘ve listened to Elizabeth Gilbert‘s “Big Magic” once a year for 3 years. It‘s my reminder that creativity is a necessity, and I love her voice. So last night when I got to see Liz in person it made my heart so happy. She was, of course, amazing.
Not enjoying my Saturday morning read as much as I‘m enjoying my morning reading view #EarlGrey #catsofLitsy
pickLike most books, this book definitely should speak to you at the right moment. I am glad I listened to this book because I felt it was more effective that way. And it helped me get through my writer's block and write.
#hellothursday #iamdoneadulting
I‘m a bit late to the game today...a bit of food poisoning I think.
1. Ice cream for dinner/reading whenever/whatever I want.
2. Cleaning the bathroom 🚽
3. No bills to pay 💰
4. Making pizza at Little Cesar‘s
5. Realistically my parents never gave me any advice. I learned a lot through my own stupidity and reading books.
panReading this book was an exercise in perseverance. Unless you prescribe to Gilbert's notion of 'Big Magic'--the mystical kinetic energy that flows in and around you waiting for you to acquiesce--this book reads of nonsense.
I don't believe it's the author's intention to be self-aggrandizing but my goodness! Her creative 'plights' and name dropping become insufferable.
Gilbert is a relatable fiction writer. Not a life coach.
I enjoy knitting, but I didn‘t call myself a “Knitter” because I only made things I knit or purled. However, I asked this yarn what pattern it wanted to be, and clearly, so CLEARLY it told me this was the ONLY acceptable pattern. So I had to learn 3 new stitches, because rainbow yarn should get to choose the pattern, and it turns out, I needed to do something different and creative.
And now that I know 5 stitches, I‘m a Knitter.
#audioknitting
Struggling to get through this book. Then I read this. I needed to hear this today. Maybe you did too.
#grateful21 #petsoflitsy
🎈 horror books are awesome
🎈 pets being so much joy
🎈 I got in my walk today on a nice warm spring day
pickOverall, I enjoyed listening to this enough that I bought a physical copy to flip through from time to time for a little pick-me-up or to share with my students when they are feeling paralyzed by perfectionism and fear of failure. Gilbert embraces failure as part of a “Who cares? Just have fun” process - not a new idea by any means, but comforting nonetheless.
Big fan of Elizabeth Gilbert. She makes this interesting point about killing fear. This resonates with me; however, I'm conflicted. She wants the reader to invite fear in to co-exist with creativity. 🤨
pickThis is the concluding page of Big Magic- my latest read in my 2019 Creativity project. This sums up the book perfectly. I shall now go and follow my Trickster and kill my Martyr which should make them both happy!
Even though this book is FANTASTICALLY written, I am having so much trouble picking it up. It is not the genre I‘m used to reading and I can‘t help but daydream about what amazing stories I have to dive into throughout this bookcase......I‘m continuously buying books faster then I can read them! 🤩✨😬🤷🏼♀️ .....NEW TO LITSY- would love to join a swap or club or however this works! Let me know fellow book worms!! #LitsyWelcomeWagon
Started this audiobook today. Elizabeth Gilbert has such a soothing voice!
“Everyone imitates before they can innovate” 🤙
Wrote a blog post about my year of creativity so far. The tagged book was very helpful in getting me out of my comfort zone enough to dance in public with silk fans. Read about it: https://greenlightphilosophy.wordpress.com/2019/02/24/creative-update-january-fe...
My first week as a part time worker and I have these guys keeping me sane ☺️
My next “Creativity” read from my stack and part of my 2019 project to put Creativity and Grace to work every day. Also, I may need inspiration to build an Ark soon if the rain doesn‘t stop! Happy ⛈🦆Wednesday littens!
My next "running around town" listen and the 'magic' of warmer weather. ?
pickThis book removes all excuses you have to not be creative. Very good.
so-soI finished this audiobook while taking a walk break at work. Maybe self-help books are just not for me. I think this book would be great for people who are already a little creative in their lives. I wanted this book to help inspire a more creative side of myself, but it fell short of doing that. The conclusion was the beat part. See full review: https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/book-review-big-magic/ #litsywalkers @kaye
pickThe kind of book you reach for to remind you that there is still magic in you and the world.
I had a lot of feelings, so I wrote about it. Find it here: https://greenlightphilosophy.wordpress.com/2018/12/31/a-little-big-magic-to-get-... .. Please give it a read. This book was hugely important. ✨
#BookNDinner! Red Lobster edition 🦞 @MrBook had a hankering for seafood. So, here we are! I got New England clam chowder, house salad, teriyaki salmon, green beans, and asparagus. Paired with a cranberry iced tea. Yum! 😋 Happy reads & happy eats!
It feels lighter being in your element.✨
Even if you‘re not particularly an artistic or creative person, this book is pretty empowering and motivating! #100in19
Y‘all, I don‘t know why I waited so long! 🦄🔮
2019 will be my year of creativity. Check out the blog to see why I picked this book first! https://greenlightphilosophy.wordpress.com/2018/12/31/a-little-big-magic-to-get-...
I love reading with my Christmas tree in view.
#christmastree #reading #amreading #christmas #christmastime #littens #litten
All writers need to understand and embrace this when it comes to reviews of our books. Words to live by. Excerpt from Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/214387-the-insecure-writer-s-support-group-...
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A creative life is an amplified life. ✨
Excerpt from Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. The Insurance Writer‘s Support Group Book Club is reading this book for December/January. Join us on Goodreads!
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The Insecure Writer‘s Support Group Book Club is reading Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert.
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How would you define ‘creativity‘?
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Join: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/214387-the-insecure-writer-s-support-group-...
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Had a rough day yesterday, but I‘m tenacious! Currently reading “Big Magic,” which feels a bit like a pep talk from Elizabeth Gilbert. #persistence
pan#Gratitude30 Day 29: A book about #Creativity that I wish I loved more. Not only was the research aspect problematic, there were also a lot of personal claims that are packaged to be universal, without recognition that the view is coming from a position of unexamined privilege. Art isn‘t simply decorative or an ornament of the soul. For people coming from disadvantaged communities, art can be a subversive act, life-saving & a source of redemption.
I'm such a sucker for a "selfie". Love taking them. Love looking at them. This is my "recently-read" shelf ❤?☕? #shelfie #spiritual #selfhelp #nonfiction #personalgrowth
pickI'd recommend this for anyone feeling stuck in their creative endeavors. Gilbert has a lot of counter-intuitive advice that inspires by taking the freaking pressure off!
pickThis is hands-down my favorite writing craft book! (French)
Gilbert not only provides insight into being an author, but into being any creative, too.
She packs it with anecdotes, thoughts and mindsets to try out. It's not your usual writing craft book. It's more about creativity itself and how to embrace it with all your might!
P.S.: I lent it to my mom and it's genuinely helping her get a prototype ready for her business. Isn't that amazing?!
