Lean Forward Into Your Life: Begin Each Day as If It Were on Purpose

by Mary Anne Radmacher

Overview

An ode to living a purposeful, creative life that “touches your heart and your soul” (Deborah Stephens, coauthor of This Is Not the Life I Ordered). 

This is a commonplace book for leading an uncommon life. An uncommon life need not include fame and fortune. To live an uncommon life is to pay attention, take care of yourself, live large from the heart.

The chapters form a to-do list for living this way: live with intention • walk to the edge • listen hard • play with abandon • practice wellness • laugh • risk love • continue to learn • appreciate your friends • choose with no regret • fail with enthusiasm • stand by your family • celebrate the holidays that make sense • lead or follow a leader • do what you love • live as if this is all there is

“A book of healing and grace.” —Jane Kirkpatrick, author of A Clearing in the Wild

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609256555
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	05/24/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	226
File size:	737 KB

About the Author

Mary Anne Radmacher is a writer and an artist. She conducts workshops on living a full, creative, balanced life; teaches Internet writing seminars; and works with individual clients. She has been writing since she was a child, and she uses her writing to explore symbols and find meaning.

Among her special honors, she counts the respect of her peers and the friendship of children. She is the author of Lean Forward into Your Life and Live Boldly. She lives in the thriving university town of Gainesville, FL, in close proximity to amazing humans and fine dogs. Visit her online at www.maryanneradmacher.net.

Table of Contents

Foreword     ix
Lean Forward into Your Life     1
Begin Each Day as if It Were on Purpose     4
Uncovering Your Purposeful Beginnings     7
Live with Intention     15
Walk to the Edge     23
Listen Hard     30
Play with Abandon     40
Practice Wellness     50
Laugh     53
Risk Love     55
Fail with Enthusiasm     63
Continue to Learn     67
Appreciate Your Friends     72
Choose with No Regret     79
Stand By Your Family     83
Celebrate the Holidays that Make Sense     86
Lead or Follow a Leader     89
Do What You Love     99
Live as if This Is All There Is     104
Learn Forward into Your Life: Or, Reminders     113
Most of the Things Which Seem So Significant Aren't     116
Don't Take It Personally-It's Not Usually about You     124
Pay Attention     129
Know When to Leave     135
Curiosity Takes Courage     143
The Most Important Promises Are the Ones You Make to Yourself     146
Appreciation Lasts Longer Than Complaint     151
Being Nice Isn't Always Best     153
Surprise Is as Powerful as Consistency     156
Listen to Your Inclination     160
There's a Difference between Protecting Yourself and Defending Yourself     165
Your Eyes Must Not Determine What You See     178
Play More     183
Stand Tall     196
Imagine     199
Afterword: A Commonplace Book for an Uncommon Life     206
Gratitudes (Acknowledgments)     209