Instructions For Living a Life
Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
― Mary Oliver
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anna brones
writer + artist + activist
anna brones
My books:
Comestible
‘Hello, Bicycle’
‘Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break’
‘The Culinary Cyclist’
‘Best Served Wild’
‘Paris Coffee Revolution’
Categories
- 1000 Miles
- Bike Love
- Coffee
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- Events
- Fiber + Textiles
- Food + Recipes
- Friday Photo
- Love from Sweden
- Media + Culture + Music
- Outdoor + Environment
- Paris
- Photography
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- Women
- Women's Wisdom Project
"Everything suggest a beyond." - Isabella L. Bird, 22/100 #womenswisdomproject
Born in England in 1831, Isabella was outspoken from a young age and for health reasons, in 1854 a doctor suggested a sea voyage. This would lead to a life of travel around the world, her adventures taking her to the U.S. (where she spent time in Colorado, riding horseback across the Rockies), Australia, India, Kurdistan, Turkey, Morocco and many more. She wrote about her adventures in several books, and was a respected photographer and naturalist, exploring and documenting the world around her. In 1892, she became the first woman member of the Royal Geographical Society.
“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” - Emily Dickinson 21/100 #womenswisdomproject
I often get asked "don't you ever mess up when doing papercuts?" I sure do. One time I did a papercut 7 different times because I couldn't get it right. There's plenty of mistakes in this one, and I don't love the end result, but cutting Emily's quote reminded me of the joy that is to be found in the moment. That the act of creating is more important than what you end up with. That if we put more value on the process than the result, we might just feel more content. Living (and I would add making and being) is joy enough. #emilydickinson
Votes for women. Reads books by women. Sitting down with a copy of Paris in Stride feels like a virtual coffee break with my dear friend and very talented artist @thefrancofly. If you need a little wanderlust, or Paris tips, you want this book - support your local indie bookstore and order a copy immediately. @rizzolibooks .
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#paris #parisinstride #illustrated #watercolor #womenauthors #bookstagram #shelfie #booksandbeans #coffeeandbooks #readinglist #coffeebreak
In a workshop I taught recently we were talking about creativity and the importance of being present. Being present to listen, to hear, to smell, to observe, to feel. One of the students said “think of Mary Oliver. Can you imagine what she would have written if she had just been on her phone all of the time?” I’ve been thinking about that a lot since then, and reminding myself to focus on being more present, more in the moment. Inspiration can be found anywhere, but only if we consciously turn off and tune out the distractions.
Coffee outside.
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Great advice and a winning photo to go with it. Nice.
Ben Keene
March 22, 2012 at 06:32
Thanks Ben!
Anna
March 22, 2012 at 07:22
Love that alcohol is involved in this post. I’m not being sarcastic.
robincoyle
March 22, 2012 at 19:24
Not intentional, but I am glad that you appreciated. Although this was a very cool bar…
Anna
March 24, 2012 at 10:06