Brave on the Rocks: If You Don't Go, You Don't See - Softcover

Harrison, Sabrina Ward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375756639 ISBN 13: 9780375756634

Verlag: Villard Books, 2001

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The creative sequel to Spilling Open shares the author's thoughts on the concepts of love, faith, growing pains, being true, peer groups, and what it means to be a unique individual and describes her own process of rediscovering herself, dealing with growth and change, and revitalizing and renewing her life. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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Sabrina Ward Harrison lives in New York City, where she spends her time making art, exploring with her camera, writing, and designing signature skirts. She is the author of Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself.

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continuum of life and trying to discover my true self, Sabrina reminds me, through her brave, insightful, and heartfelt honesty, that we are all connected in this journey. We are connected through an intertwining sameness called the struggles and joys of finding and becoming our authentic selves. When I read her words, I felt acknowledged for my journey and for being a woman in these complex times... Thank you, Sabrina, for sharing your gift with us. May we all continue to share our journeys together so we know we are not alone."
--from the Foreword by Hilary Swank, actor

From the acclaimed twenty-five-year-old author/artist of the stunning visual memoir Spilling Open comes the all-new multimedia installment of her intimate journey Brave on the Rocks: If You Don't Go, You Don't See.

Picking up where Spilling Open left off, Sabrina Ward Harrison tells us about the surprising reaction to her first book. Via her readers' letters and e-mails

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I don't have to "Rush to keep moving" to avoid the loneliness. I went to check my email and the network wasn't connecting. (God works in funny ways). I shouldn't be in an Internet cafe trying to "connect". I should be in the streets of this magnificent city. I have met great women traveling alone for similar reasons--escape, strength, to find something lost.

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Sometimes I feel all of this rushing and swirling spinning in my body and nothing can seep in. It just swirls by my eyes--feel this--being this age feels insane at times. So much "becoming" and vast open changing. I want to stop all of this preparing for, stop and just feel this morning. I feel thick too and I don't like judging my body. I want to use it for exploring and dancing and living. I don't want to stare silently at its issues--but if I do, it's human. Cover--show--cover--show--cover. It is amazing--all that I do to myself to try to bring peace to the body I have.

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It is the night of the big art opening. (I am wearing my Italian long skirt to remind me of that strength.) I can get so nervous about the art scene around here--What is it?--The flashy clothes and coolness level? I want to connect to the women at these openings, not get myself all spun out with comparing myself and feeling so retarded and nervous.

But tonight I feel better. I felt all of us making our way in this big and tiny world.

The swirling of compliments felt good--but left me with thoughts of wanting to know more of what the other women I was meeting do. What their stories are.

I tried to just close my eyes and feel this experience. (Dad always reminds me to do this...) "lose your eyes and listen to the words."

Tonight was completely the epitome of what I feared and craved in the art world. I like the good real folks I met tonight. Sincere. Good women. Kind guys. Lots of talking and real connection. I am reminded of that line--if you don't go you won't see. I feel I faced my intimidation tonight of this scene. just showed up for it--AND MADE IT.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Villard Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0375756639
• ISBN 13: 9780375756634
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
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