In defense of dabbling the brilliance of being a total amateur
"From Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker's Manifesto and Radiant Rebellion, comes a joyful jaunt into doing the things you love even if you're not any good at them. Learn the Seven Attributes of Intentional Amateurism: curiosity, mindfulness, self-compassion, play, zone-stretching, connection,...
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Minneapolis, MN :
Broadleaf Books,
[2025]
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Table of Contents:
- A case for intentional amateurism
- The spirituality of intentional amateurism and the making of an amateur's menu
- Curiosity: Failure is fascinating
- Mindfulness: Be like water, my friend
- Self compassion: We're not Beethoven
- Play: Lessons from a toilet-roll mermaid
- Stretch zone: The only way to do it is to do it
- Connection: Getting your essential vitamin
- Wonder and awe: Trenches, hummingbirds, and fuzzy stars
- The path to transcendence
- Abridged list of amateur pursuits: Things I tried and didn't try (but still might)
- Acknowledgments
- Notes.
