Event Description
As we head into winter (and continue to endure a chilly economy) it seems appropriate to read Katherine May's Wintering. This has been on the to–read list of many of the H|W Mentors and is bound to offer helpful perspectives as we continue to navigate slow businesses, layoffs and job losses, illness, grief, and the changing of the seasons.
According to Bookshop:
Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding job.
Wintering explores how she not only endured this painful time, but embraced the singular opportunities it offered.A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas.
Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season.
Event Details
We will meet virtually via Human | Work Circle for 75 minutes to collectively review and reflect on the book. Human | Work Mentors will host a roundtable–style discussion open to all H|W members, whether you've read the book or not. Question prompts may be shared via the event posting the week prior to the event.
You do not need to read the entire book to join the book club!
Hosted virtually via Zoom (link to be provided prior to the event)
75–minute discussion
Free for all