This post must seem like it belongs among the movies, music, and books I write about on Mondays. After all, it's by the same author, Sue Monk Kidd, who wrote the fictional fave The Secret Life of Bees and the life-changing Dance of the Dissident Daughter, a non-fiction book.
This book, however, is different-- not only because it is half-written by Kidd's daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor. What sets this books apart is that it is written as a series of journal entries over a somewhat considerable period of time, during which Ann is struggling to find herself after a bump-in-the-road in her post-grad plans, and Sue is dealing with the many changes surrounding menopause and empty-nest syndrome.
The women seek answers, in Greece and France, in new homes, new jobs, new relationships. But mostly, they seek themselves through their journaling. They even journal about their journaling while they're in France, looking at ancient and magnificent works of art!?! It completely inspired me, and I go back to this book whenever I'm feeling doubtful, insecure, or lazy about my own journaling.
So, if you're tired of the how-to's, or you just need some good inspiration (and a good read too!), check this book out at your local library, your local independent (OR corporate) bookstore, or online here.
Someday this will be us!!!!!
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