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SUMMARY:West Branch Nonfiction Book Discussion: Enchantment:
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DESCRIPTION:This group reads a variety of contemporary non-fiction and mee
 ts once a month for lively discussion. May's selection: Enchantment: Awake
 ning Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May.\nhttps://aurora.libnet.inf
 o/event/10214029
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Contact discussion facilitator Cesar Orteg
 a at 630-264-3612 or email coreta@aurorapubliclibrary.org for a copy of th
 e book\, list of current chosen titles\, and/or for more information.<br /
 ><br /><a href="https://aurorapubliclibrary-org.zoom.us/j/88940265083">Joi
 n us virtually here.</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="Many%20of us feel trapped
  in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles\, the chatter of socia
 l media\, our families split along partisan lines. We feel fearful and tir
 ed\, on edge in our bodies\, not quite knowing what has us perpetually dep
 leted. For Katherine May\, this low hum of fatigue and anxiety made her wo
 nder what she was missing. Could there be a different way to relate to the
  world\, one that would allow her to feel more rested and at ease\, even a
 s seismic changes unfold on the planet? Might there be a way for all of us
  to move through life with curiosity and tenderness\, sensitized to the su
 btle magic all around?  In Enchantment\, May invites the reader to come wi
 th her on a journey to reawaken our innate sense of wonder and awe. With h
 umor\, candor\, and warmth\, she shares stories of her own struggles with 
 work\, family\, and the aftereffects of pandemic\, particularly feelings o
 f overwhelm as the world rushes to reopen. Craving a different way to live
 \, May begins to explore the restorative properties of the natural world\,
  moving through the elements of earth\, water\, fire\, and air and identif
 ying the quiet traces of magic that can be found only when we look for the
 m. Through deliberate attention and ritual\, she unearths the potency and 
 nourishment that come from quiet reconnection with our immediate environme
 nt. Blending lyricism and storytelling\, sensitivity and empathy\, Enchant
 ment invites each of us to open the door to human experience in all its se
 nsual complexity\, and to find the beauty waiting for us there."></a>Encha
 ntment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May:<br /><br />Af
 ter two years of Covid 19 restrictions\, May\, the author of the best sell
 ing Wintering (2020) seeks a return of enchantment and meaning. She finds 
 she's unable to concentrate. She feels adrift and disconnected from those 
 around her. Turning to the traditional&nbsp\; four elements: earth\, water
 \, fire\, and air\, May looks for ways to reconnect with the natural world
  and and find a sense of community in her daily life.</p>\nhttps://aurora.
 libnet.info/event/10214029
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