Everyday Sacred by Sue Bender
With simple shifts of perception, each of us can find the sacred in every day. Like the vibrant yet simple quilts that led her to live within the Amish community and to write about the experience in her bestselling book Plain and Simple, the empty begging bowl is the powerful, inspirational symbol in Sue Bender's Everyday Sacred. In the tradition of the begging bowl, she discovers a simple, profound wisdom we can all live by. Just as a Zen monk goes out each morning with an empty bowl in his hands and accepts whatever is placed in the bowl that day as his nourishment, so can we start each day afresh and find, at the end of the day that extraordinary things have come our way.Filled with the people, stories, and experiences that found their way into Bender's own bowl, Everyday Sacred teaches us that each step along life's journey is a miraculous opportunity to learn. Whatever we are doing-whether meditating, weeding a garden, serving coffee in a busy coffee bar, or listening to a friend can be done with our full attention and love. It is these small acts that make every day sacred.
Reading Everyday Sacred, I felt as if I had spent an evening in lively conversation with Sue, searching for meaning through a variety of experiences, with myriad friends, and finding it at every turn --Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt
It moved my whole being, seeped into my skin. Yes, I said, Yes. And the illustrations .They're wonderful. --Natalie Goldberg, author of Banana Rose
Sue Bender is an accomplished artist, author, and much sought-after lecturer worldwide.
Pure and Simple: A Woman's Trip to the Amish (HarperSanFrancisco) is written by Sue Bender. The book was a best-seller in the New York Times. Sue's passion with Amish quilts led her to live with the Amish in their seemingly ageless world, which she describes as a landscape of enormous inner peace. This honor, which is rarely given on outsiders, taught her about simplicity, devotion, and the joy that comes from loving oneself. Bender discusses the insights she gained while living among the Amish in Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home (HarperSanFrancisco: now in its sixth printing), a book that speaks to our need to make each day actually count.
She recounts her attempt to transfer the joyous knowledge and simplicity she found among the Amish back to her frantic, too-much-to-do days back at home. Bender discovers for herself, and in the process teaches us, that small miracles may be discovered everywhere'in our homes, in our everyday activities, and, most difficult to recognize, in ourselves.Profiles and interviews with Bender, as well as book excerpts, have appeared in numerous national publications, including Reader's Digest, The Washington Post, Ladies' Home Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Utne Reader, and The New York Times. Sue Bender was born in New York City and obtained her BA and MA from Harvard University's School of Education. She taught English at the Berlitz School in Switzerland and high school in New York.
She went on to get her master's degree in social work from the University of California, Berkeley. Bender was the founder and director of CHOICE: The Institute of the Middle Years during her active years as a family therapist. Sue Bender is a ceramic artist and a sought-after lecturer across the country, in addition to being an author and former therapist. She is the mother of two grown sons and resides in Berkeley, California, with her husband Richard.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780062512895 |
| ISBN 10 | 0062512897 |
| Title | Everyday Sacred |
| Author | Sue Bender |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 1995-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 166 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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