Womankind

Womankind

31 Reinvention

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Manifesto WOMANKIND • What is a ‘good life’? What makes a life worth living?

A QUEST FOR SILENCE

MAKING SPACE FOR SACRED TIME

Life stages

Personality over time

Becoming more you • Reinvention, paradoxically, means becoming more yourself.

LEAVING TO FIND YOURSELF • The door to reinvention can be prised open by the simple act of embarking upon something you’ve always wanted to do - one small step outside the comfort zone can lead to another, as these women will attest.

The art of unmarrying • The subterranean process of unmarrying is a mix of dreaming, planning and letting go.

Lilas Blano’s demoiselles • French artist Lilas Blano creates whimsical pictures of joyful moments, reminiscent of childhood days.

A tsunami of love • Unlike previous generations, having a baby is a choice not an expectation.

EDITH SITWELL • Edith Sitwell, at age 62, was considered one of the best poets writing in English.

NUDGED TO DESTINIES • One random day in February 2010, Patty Maher looked outside her kitchen window and decided to do things a little differently.

THE CIRCULAR REINVENTION • Academics and economists are proposing models that reinvent unsustainable production lines to mirror the more circular flows of nature.

THE LIGHT WITHIN • Artist Sandra Pelser reinvented herself in her career, turning a hobby into a full-time profession.

The enchanting world of Claire Guiral • French artist Claire Guiral creates beautiful paper sculptures from her home in Bordeaux, a confluence of art and living.

MEMORY RECREATED • Sometimes our best ideas come from childhood.

Re-membering ourselves • The year she turned 60, Gloria Anzaldúa published a theory of “re-membering”, a story of a self putting itself back together after having been shattered.

It’s never too late to reinvent • Claudia Jesi moved from architecture to carpentery, finally finding her feet in fashion.

Flying solo • Still in her twenties with four children under the age of 5, my mother planned an escape from her domestic servitude. She even packed a suitcase.

WOMANKIND illustration award

LOST CONNECTIONS • Many doctors know that connecting with patients is often much more powerful than prescribing a medication or making a diagnosis.

WOMANKIND’S reinvention challenge • Womankind readers were challenged to choose something they’ve always wanted to change, and do it for three days.

Disorderly days • Productivity tells us to live sequentially, but our days rarely unfold in perfect order.

“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”

MAP Museum of Art & Philosophy

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