Literature Link for Mar.27,2022 — Misconceptions about keeping balance
• “May I Suggest” by Susan Werner. Here are the lyrics for the lovely poem Tim sang. “There is a world / That’s been addressed to you / Addressed to you, intended only for your eyes
A secret world / Like a treasure chest to you.” https://www.last.fm/music/Susan+Werner/_/May+I+Suggest/+lyrics
• Made to Change: How to Positively Disrupt Your Life. Rev. Linda spoke about when something disrupts our balanced life. “Author Rebecca Began — herself quite accomplished and high-performing — reminds us that the most successful people are not the ones who have everything figured out from day one. Instead, they are the ones who learn how to become emergent — they learn to be flexible, and create strategies for success in the midst of uncertainty. Made to Change is a book to be experienced, not just read.”- EV. “ Made to Change is a book that speaks to a sometimes uncomfortable truth that we become stronger and more adaptable by dealing with difficulty and uncertainty. Effusive reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/Made-Change-Positively-Disrupt-Your/dp/1641375590
• The Office of Historical Corrections: A NOVELLA AND STORIES
By Danielle Evans
A NOVELLA AND STORIES
By Danielle Evans
A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans among many others is the WINNER OF THE 2021 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE. “The title novella manages to combine George Orwell’s bureaucratic chill from 1984 with Toni Morrison’s elegant judgments from Beloved.” — The Washington Post. “Perceptively touch[es] on current controversies like cancel culture and the disputes over historical monuments. But these are, first and foremost, character-driven stories, and the arguments play out most forcefully in the minds of the young black women searching for some livable balance between guilt and forgiveness . . . Ms. Evans is also funny in a droll, puncturing way, as inclined to mine trauma for mordant humor as for sentimentality.” — The Wall Street Journal. Scroll down to see exceptional reviews. This site includes an audio sample. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303653/the-office-of-historical-corrections-by-danielle-evans/
A NOVELLA AND STORIES
By Danielle Evans
• “Why We Hide” by Hillary Jacobs Hendel [article, 2 min read]. Rev Linda quoted from this article. “The wise Seth Godin posted a blog today called “Hiding.” He included these words: “We hide by avoiding things that will change us…We hide by asking for reassurance. We hide by letting someone else speak up and lead… We live in fear of feelings.” https://www. hilaryjacobshendel.com/post/2016–1–10-why-we-hide
In Faith,
Dale Dunnigan