Better Endings
A Guide to Creative Re-Visioning
1st Edition
Published on 6. May 2022
216 pages
978-1-956452-10-5 (ISBN)
Description
Better Endings: A Guidebook for Creative Re-Visioning is a fun, self-discovery approach to personal memoir and mindfulness journaling. Reclaim your creative license as the author, editor, and main heroic character of your own Life Story! Have you sometimes wished you could change the 'bitter' ending of a movie or a novel-or go back to tweak some significant event from your life-to imagine 'better,' more satisfying endings that reflect your values and help you actualize your fullest potential? The journaling and reflection seeds provided throughout this book let you play with 'better-endering' as you practice the empowering art of flexible, creative re-visioning.
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Content
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- PART ONE: The Art of Better Endings
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: From Bitter to Better Endings: At the Movies
- Chapter 2: Movie Sequels Not Yet Made
- Chapter 3: Literary Transformations
- Chapter 4: What Then? Narrative Postludes
- Chapter 5: Endings You Already Love
- Chapter 6: History? Schmistory!
- Chapter 7: Heeding Omens
- PART TWO: Better Endings for Your Life Story
- Interlude
- Chapter 8: Turning Points
- Chapter 9: Big Moves
- Chapter 10: Silver Linings
- Chapter 11: What If?
- Chapter 12: From Lesions to Lessons
- Chapter 13: Second Chances
- Chapter 14: Loss and Recovery
- Chapter 15: At a Crossroads: Alternative Futures
- Chapter 16: Your Better Endings Legacy
- Conclusion: Your Best Is Yet to Come
- About the Author
