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A Field Guide To Now is a reference manual for creating an extraordinary life out of ordinary moments. This collection of illustrated essays and field notes explores the tenuous line between survival and thriving; between wanderlust and making a home; between being and becoming; and about how these things inevitably converge in the scarce, haphazard, simple moments of right now. It is both an invitation to create whatever opportunity your heart yearns for, and proof that it is possible. Reinvent the way you engage with the moment and explore the texture of your present tense.
Imagine if you could look for the present moment in a field guide, the way you might look up the name of a tree you see outside your window?
For as long as you can remember, the tree has just been a tree. But when you look it up, it becomes something more—a sassafras maybe, or a tulip maple—and suddenly you can feel the way your attention toward it shifts. You recognize the way its pollen gathers fine and yellow in the weft of your bedroom screen in May, or the way its shade freckles the dying grass at the end of summer. In the act of naming it, in discovering its traits and marks, the tree becomes something more to you.
What if you could do this for all the moments that fill your life? That is what this book is about. Begin. Take note. Be right here.
Introduction vi
At the Outset: Action x
In the Dark Approach 6
Waking Up: Attention 14
In Between: Becoming 20
Close Like This: Bravery 30
Departure and Arrival: Conception 40
Nothing Lasts: Depth 48
Fight or Flight: Dialogue 54
In the Thick of Things: Discovery 62
Growing Pains: Fervor 70
Moving to Be Still: Habit 80
The Moment at Hand: Hunger 86
Lines and Sparks: Hurdle 94
Give-and-Take: Intersection 104
Off Track: Journey 112
At Home in the Moment: Listing 120
For the Time Being: Measure 130
Certain Uncertainty: Opportunity 142
Evidence: Prayer 150
Encountering Possibility: Prototype 156
Deciding: Timing 166
Taking Flight: Tyro 172
Acknowledgments 180
About the Author 181
Overview
A Field Guide To Now is a reference manual for creating an extraordinary life out of ordinary moments. This collection of illustrated essays and field notes explores the tenuous line between survival and thriving; between wanderlust and making a home; between being and becoming; and about how these things inevitably converge in the scarce, haphazard, simple moments of right now. It is both an invitation to create whatever opportunity your heart yearns for, and proof that it is possible. Reinvent the way you ...