WELCOME TO OUR SLOW SUMMER BOOK CLUB

The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention Book Club by Julia Cameron starts Jan 23

Welcome to Our Slow Summer Book Club

THE LISTENING PATH: THE CREATIVE ART OF ATTENTION by Julia Cameron. A six-week Artist’s Way Program facilitated by Mary Thoma

Hello and welcome to our slow summer book club. I am all about the summer vibes and taking things easy. You do not have to identify as an artist, creative, writer, etc. to benefit from this process. This book is about slowing down and listening to your life.

I am elated to gently walk through this book with all of you over six weeks. For those of you who haven’t joined but are thinking about it: it’s not too late! We begin reading on June 23. So you’ve still got time to get your book ordered or borrowed!

A NOTE ON BOOK CLUB CONVERSATION:

NO UNSOLICITED ADVICE. We will not have many set agreements in the book club, however I do ask that no one offer UNSOLICITED ADVICE. If someone says they want to try sketching - do not tell them that watercolor is better. If someone says they hate going on walks - don’t tell them to just keep at it. Allow each person the dignity of their own experience.

IF YOU DO WANT ADVICE - make sure to be direct and ask for it!

HOW TO JOIN US :

📖 Buy a copy of Julia Cameron’s new book The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention  or check with your local library

🌸 Become a paying subscriber of Heart’s Content- this is how you’ll get the Friday emails and Zoom links each week. Please remember - joining any or all of the Zoom meetings is OPTIONAL. Come to one or all - up to you!

THIS WEEK: GET YOUR BOOK! We begin reading on June 23

Read the Introduction and Chapter One before June 30 - our first gathering.
On Friday, June  28, we will check like we’re doing intros: in the chat or an email. This is also where you’ll get the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be different each week and you will receive it in the Friday emails.

We will do brief check-ins in the Friday comments section to report back on how our weekly tasks went. Then we meet live on Zoom on June 30 and we will use the Zoom chat to check in about Week One as well as raise hands to give 2-minute check-ins. If you don’t have an opportunity to share there are six full weeks so everyone can have a chance at some point to chime in.

📁 SIX ZOOMS: PUT THEM IN YOUR CALENDAR

Sunday, June 30  at 1 pm PST/ 2 pm MST/ 3 pm Central/ 4 pm EST
followed by 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, and 8/4 for  60 minutes.

Can’t make all the Zooms? No problem. Join us when you can or join our written check-ins on Fridays.

Take a moment to join our conversation and introduce yourself

Name
Pronouns
Location: Where you will be joining us from
Your reason for joining

That is all! I am so excited to be on this journey with you and see where it takes us. Many blessings :) Respond in the comments with any questions and introduce yourself.