Womankind

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EDITOR’S LETTER

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

A LIFE IN BLOOM • French artist Claire Basler has reconnected with her childhood sense of wonder and has created a space for it to flourish.

Our ticking clock • When we know that we have limited time, why do we act as though time wasn’t scarce?

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE • Artist Georgia O’Keeffe found her bliss in New Mexico, a place that in the end made her.

Be the designer of your life

THE PATH OF BLISS

THE NEW PATH • Nita Sweeney had been overweight and chronically depressed for years. But one afternoon she grabbed her dog’s leash and headed outside, and she’s never looked back since.

THE SIMPLE PATH • Buying an old house and farm in Tarn, France, set Phillip and Kevin on a ten-year path to learn how to do everything themselves in order to transform it.

THE CREATIVE PATH • Leimomi Oakes always had one career path in mind, but her love of historical fashion sent her down a side path she was not expecting.

Your own true adventure • Adventure helps us imagine what life could be like if things were different.

KNOW THYSELF • Establishing a flourishing business alongside a flourishing family and community life is the ultimate balancing act.

Let the music never die in me • The call to music can arrive at any age, and once called, it can change a life forever.

Eyes open • Slovakian photographer Evelyn Bencicova’s series titled ‘Ripe’ celebrates the beauty of ageing.

My journey to bliss • Yoga flips my preoccupation with self into a focus on the world, from inward to outward attentiveness - to where, nearly always, the interesting things are.

Going out on a limb • Artist Monica Rohan’s paintings of women precariously balanced in trees hints at the ultimate balancing act of modern life.

The purpose of bliss • It’s about balancing a quest for pleasure with meaningful, purposeful work.

SWIM CLUB • It was the dead of winter when Kath Mclean and her two daughters decided to start Swim Club, which involved a commitment to swimming in the ocean every day for a year.

The call to adventure • At age 26, Catherine Edsell read the words that would change her life: Follow your bliss.

At home with bliss • Until 2020, I thought I was greedy for wanting more out of life. But then the pandemic hit.

The bee keepers • Beekeeping is in vogue in Los Angeles, with many young beekeepers learning the art to save bees and the planet.

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