Review of 'Ordinary Sparkling Moments' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Speaks of what motivated Christine Mason Miller, a creative entrepreneur, during various points in her life with emphasis on rebuilding herself after divorce.
Each page is a "plate" of mostly handwritten words over an artistic collage of colors, paint, cut-outs, photographs and many read like a diary/journal. Best comparison I can think of is a crafty photo book but heavier on words that those projects many of us have in our basements.
I had the sense that this book speaks more to women than men although I can not explain this feeling, only mention it.
Overall, there are a few verses/pages/plates on the topic of finding ones' self and many on justification of walking away from stressful responsibilities and benefits of looking after just oneself.
Her example could stir thoughts that may be helpful to each individual reader. In fairness, I should mention that many other books I have managed …
Speaks of what motivated Christine Mason Miller, a creative entrepreneur, during various points in her life with emphasis on rebuilding herself after divorce.
Each page is a "plate" of mostly handwritten words over an artistic collage of colors, paint, cut-outs, photographs and many read like a diary/journal. Best comparison I can think of is a crafty photo book but heavier on words that those projects many of us have in our basements.
I had the sense that this book speaks more to women than men although I can not explain this feeling, only mention it.
Overall, there are a few verses/pages/plates on the topic of finding ones' self and many on justification of walking away from stressful responsibilities and benefits of looking after just oneself.
Her example could stir thoughts that may be helpful to each individual reader. In fairness, I should mention that many other books I have managed to read seem to stress the importance of giving to others, to share, to engage our environment with all other life in mind, but this book is more about "me first" and I can accept that one is better positioned to bring happiness to the World if they can first learn how to be happy as an individual.