09-23-21, 10:21 PM | |
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Just thought I'd check in after finally completing Mimi Kuo-Deemer's Xiu Yang: The Ancient Chinese Art of Self-Cultivation for a Healthier, Happier, More Balanced Life
Don't worry, the book isn't all that long or complex. Once I'd begun reading, I realized I wanted to really learn what this one had to say so I made the effort to take notes as I read and tried to be consistent about it so I'd have some coherent notes at the end. Took almost a year, and a certain amount of deliberate effort, but I'm really feeling good about having completed this project. For me, setting a timer for twenty minutes every time I sat down with it helped me focus. Sometimes I wrote for much longer than that, others I all but cheered as the timer went off. Keeping track of my progress on GoodReads seems to have been nicely motivating too. Tomorrow, I begin reviewing my notes to see how well I succeeded. For tonight, I'm just doing a little happy dance that the first step is done. Just thought I'd share in case anyone else might be interested. The book is actually pretty straightforward, thoughtfully written and well presented. She does have Qi Gong dvd sets and some workouts on Youtube, if you just want to skip straight to the body work.
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09-24-21, 07:28 AM | |
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I read Gratitude by Oliver Sacks; it's a short book of 4 essays that I read in about 20 minutes.
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09-24-21, 08:50 AM | |
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Donna, that's weird! It would be strange to go back and read Nancy Drew that way.
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09-24-21, 09:12 AM | |
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Hi Sherry and Beth -
I think this was the original that was updated. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/...an-update.html I don't get it personally - why not just have them set in the time when they were written? Donna |
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