"must read" - Adela Nieves, Traditional Health Practitioner, Taino (Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean)
Caring - Volunteering - Always too much work to do - Burnout
Does this sound familiar? Burnout is a vicious cycle.
Naomi Ortiz went through this cycle many times before she realized:
This Is Not Working.
Sustaining Spirit shows how she broke the cycle of burnout and brought balance into her life.
"Sustaining Spirit takes us on a poetic and layered journey"- Lisa Hoffman, International Human Rights Activist
Naomi provides us with a guide to self-care, sharing her journey and the strategies she's learned from interviewing over 30 social justice activists.
"beautifully crafted and exquisitely written" - Melanie Morrison, Allies for Change
Here's a taste of this remarkable book:
"We live in a world where there is a raging storm swirling around our bodies all of the time. Wind blowing so hard we can't catch our breath.
Do not get blown away in this raging storm.
We need you. You have so many gifts to give.
Y d nde est tu ombligo? Where are you rooted?
How does one grow roots in the midst of this storm, you ask?
Growing our roots is a leap of faith. We must trust ourselves that where our roots wander and how deep they grow is just right.
In knowing where our roots grow, in tending to how and where they spread, we make a commitment to ourselves that we can survive here.
Self-care is a practice of returning. Of remembering. Of noticing.
Be gentle. When living in a way where many truths exist at once, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the possibilities and the complexity. Accept all of who you are because this is the place where you begin, the essential truth of your nature.
You are precious, and it's up to you to carry this preciousness centered in your heart.
I carry mine tenderly, wrapped up in an old piece of cloth my grandmother embroidered with the sun and stars.
Sometimes, remembering I'm precious takes all the courage I have.
Sometimes, it'll take all the courage you have too."
"activists from every movement can gain strength from Sustaining Spirit" - Alice Wong, Founder, Disability Visibility Project(TM)
Wow. Powerful words. Uplifting. Providing a light during challenging times.
Sustaining Spirit includes wisdom from over 30 leaders representing different communities including:
adrienne maree brown (author of Emergent Strategy)
Erin Blanding (WE Movement)
Cristy Chung (Move to End Violence)
Debra Erenberg (Amnesty International)
Adam Maltby (social worker)
Adi Afek (reproductive justice activist)
Emma Fialka-Feldman (inclusion educator)
Hillary Jorgensen (Colorado Progressive Coalition)
Janice Felka, (author, What Matters: Reflections on Disability, Community and Love)
Jennifer Thomas (Institute for Educational Leadership)
Kellie Haigh (MSW, disability activist)
Kim Borowicz (Independent Living Research Utilization)
Lisa Hoffman (international human rights activist)
Melinda Haus (Justice Moves),
Micah Fialka-Feldman (Through the Same Door)
Rachel Scoggins (artist, educator)
Rahnee Patrick (ADAPT and Access Living, Chicago)
Rich Feldman (James and Grace Lee Boggs Center)
Sarah Triano (disability rights activist)
"A guide book for activists and leaders in social justice movements." - Erin Blanding, WE.org
Situated on the main street of the historic Delaware Riverfront town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, Farley’s Bookshop and its knowledgeable, experienced staff have endeavored to satisfy the literary tastes of the area inhabitants for over fifty years. Whether you are Bucks County born-and-bred or just stopping by to enjoy the crisp river air and delightful scenery, you will be pleasantly surprised to find the largest and most diverse collection of books-in-print in Bucks County. Farley’s may have competition, but it has few peers. We encourage you to browse our website, but please remember that getting acquainted with our online persona is no substitute for exploring the narrow passageways and teeming shelves of our storefront and discovering that perfect book nestled amongst so many others.
New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools.
In this book, you'll find biographies and artwork from such artists as:
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New Hope for American Art was authored, designed and published by James M. Alterman, an expert in the field of Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist painting. A longtime collector and owner of two fine art galleries, Alterman wanted to create a user-friendly book intended not only to educate collectors and enthusiasts about this art but to help train one's eye. The book offers valuable tips on how to avoid common mistakes often experienced by new collectors drawn from the author's personal experiences as a collector and fine art dealer.