Gift from the Sea: 50th-Anniversary Edition

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This book spoke to me, Celia, especially in the areas of simplifying one's life and understanding the phases of one's marriage. I am married for 18 years to Harold, the love of my life. Perhaps in that respect I am in the middle years of life. I hope to share this book with him. It might have been written to women. I think he will appreciate it just the same.Turtle Keychain | Unique Wooden Handmade Carved Natural Wood Pieces Made by Artisans and Imported from Mali, West Africa I've really got to stop reading a book just based on the title and cover. I love the sea and the beach. During the fall and winter I go sea glass hunting North of Boston. It's my second passion to books. My house is filled with all types of sea shells and different shades of sea glass. My husband tells me I should make jewelry when I give up my current job. On my third reading of Gift from the Sea, I continue to be amazed at how immediately relevant this 1950's classic feels. Anne Morrow Lindbergh takes us with her on her two week sabbatical to a Florida island, where she slowly unravels the tangled busyness of her life as wife, mother, and writer. She eloquently describes the constant tension between her roles in life, the demands and expectations of society, and her own yearning for solitude and creativity. What is in this book: "America" being used to specifically mean just the United States. Random quotes from other philosophers or famous people. The word "one" being over-used to a criminal amount. A sprinkling of religious/ Puritan beliefs to denote moral high ground. Generalization of the American women and their values and goals in life. Inappropriate comparison between various beach shells to different aspects of life.

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I've got to say this book is quite outdated. It's all about women and their place in society. I don't need someone to tell me that females need to seek solitude. I love solitude and wish I had more of it. When my husband says do I mind if he goes out with the folks from work after hours I'm like go! Have fun! Drawing inspiration from the the shells on the shore, Lindbergh’s musings on the shape of a woman’s life will bring new understanding to readers, male and family, at any stage of life. A mother of five and professional writer, she casts an unsentimental eye at the trappings of modern life that threaten to overwhelm us—the timesaving gadgets that complicate our lives, the overcommitments that take us from our families. Wear your shells with this great hemp project! If there is a day on your vacation that you have a rainy day expected in the middle, you can bring these simple materials with you!Galaxy Sea Sediment Jasper Stone Earrings, Statement Dangle Drop Boho Earrings, Natural Gemstone Earrings, Earrings Gift, Unique Earrings This book was written in 1955, and it is even more relevant today. The text is anchored with a series of metaphors based on the shells that Lindberg collected over a 2 week retreat to the beach, and somehow the shells make perfect sense. Anne Morrow Lindbergh writes of being a woman in America in the fifties. She compares different stages of marriage to different shells. The writing is beautiful, poignant, wise and the message clear. It is prose poetry. She speaks of the need for simplification in a world cluttered with obligations and gadgets. She speaks of what can be gained by allowing one to withdraw and find inner solace within one's self. How creativity replenishes the soul. She quotes among others John Donne, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Rainer Maria Rilke, W.B. Yeats and William Blake.