Glad to Be Human
Irene O'Garden
Celebrate Life Just Because
In a world so often filled with distressing news and bewildering violence, being “human” often gets a bad rap. Rejoice in everyday reasons to smile, think positively, and enjoy the gift of life.
Take a walk on the bright side. In Glad To Be Human: Adventures in Optimism, award-winning writer Irene O’Garden reminds us of the radiance of human existence. From kitchens to gardens to busy city streets, all around, in your everyday life, you can find plenty of reasons to feel gratitude and hope, peace and joy.
It’s the little things. In this collection of essays, O’Garden explores a wide range of practical reasons to celebrate life—just look closely around you. In one essay, she describes the simple pleasure that comes from clearing clutter off a desk—in another, the thrill of visiting the Statue of Liberty. The book’s grand finale is the Pushcart Prize-winning essay, “Glad To Be Human.”
One simple message. Through contemplation, meditation and with literary style, Glad To Be Human invites readers to view life through a positive lens. From small, daily activities to journeys overseas, O’Garden has a knack for finding beauty and meaning in all life’s adventures—even in our deepest pain and suffering—helping all of us feel glad to be human.
If you enjoy Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Anne Lamott, or books like Risking the Rapids, The Book of Joy, The Book of Delights, and The Gratitude Diaries, you’ll love O’Garden’s Glad to Be Human.
Foreword by Christine Carlson.
Duration - 7h 52m.
Author - Irene O'Garden.
Narrator - Callie Beaulieu.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Celebrate Life Just Because In a world so often filled with distressing news and bewildering violence, being “human” often gets a bad rap. Rejoice in everyday reasons to smile, think positively, and enjoy the gift of life. Take a walk on the bright side. In Glad To Be Human: Adventures in Optimism, award-winning writer Irene O’Garden reminds us of the radiance of human existence. From kitchens to gardens to busy city streets, all around, in your everyday life, you can find plenty of reasons to feel gratitude and hope, peace and joy. It’s the little things. In this collection of essays, O’Garden explores a wide range of practical reasons to celebrate life—just look closely around you. In one essay, she describes the simple pleasure that comes from clearing clutter off a desk—in another, the thrill of visiting the Statue of Liberty. The book’s grand finale is the Pushcart Prize-winning essay, “Glad To Be Human.” One simple message. Through contemplation, meditation and with literary style, Glad To Be Human invites readers to view life through a positive lens. From small, daily activities to journeys overseas, O’Garden has a knack for finding beauty and meaning in all life’s adventures—even in our deepest pain and suffering—helping all of us feel glad to be human. If you enjoy Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Anne Lamott, or books like Risking the Rapids, The Book of Joy, The Book of Delights, and The Gratitude Diaries, you’ll love O’Garden’s Glad to Be Human. Foreword by Christine Carlson. Duration - 7h 52m. Author - Irene O'Garden. Narrator - Callie Beaulieu. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:05:00
Curiosities: A Question of Gladness
Duration:00:02:32
Written in Stone
Duration:00:03:40
Cleared for Take-Off
Duration:00:02:09
Domesticities: Taking the Plunge
Duration:00:09:40
Charmed
Duration:00:09:32
The Nature of Niches
Duration:00:01:34
A Sign of Gratitude
Duration:00:01:51
Geographies: A Visit to Liberty
Duration:00:09:12
Idiosyncrasies: Bless This Mess
Duration:00:04:19
Having a Cigarette
Duration:00:02:03
Demiterre Diem
Duration:00:02:37
A Personal Holiday Tradition
Duration:00:03:05
Intimate Furniture
Duration:00:02:29
Tending Pleasures
Duration:00:01:59
Botanies: Root Truth
Duration:00:01:55
Ridiculously Tiny Trees
Duration:00:02:29
Quizzical Squash
Duration:00:02:36
Muguets and Tissues
Duration:00:01:26
Sprung
Duration:00:01:45
Startle Display
Duration:00:02:21
Coincidence of Rarities
Duration:00:01:50
Geographies: The Smudge Between the Stars
Duration:00:07:01
Creativities: A Pocket Sized Mystery
Duration:00:03:04
Questionable Qualifications
Duration:00:02:36
A Cherished Mistake
Duration:00:02:59
No Masterpiece
Duration:00:04:39
The Birthing Tent
Duration:00:10:12
Why Write
Duration:00:02:56
Geographies: Paris: A Literary Truffle
Duration:00:38:49
Technologies: Tapdance
Duration:00:03:11
Derailed and Rerailed
Duration:00:01:56
Angle Matters
Duration:00:01:54
Words on a Page
Duration:00:02:02
Phorgotten Phone
Duration:00:05:33
Fragilities: The Cookie Crumbles
Duration:00:14:55
Geographies: City of Strings
Duration:00:10:03
Walking South
Duration:00:10:44
Tell of Israel
Duration:00:16:21
Sympathies: Broken Just So
Duration:00:01:48
A Phrase to Melt Anxiety
Duration:00:05:06
Soulgrowing
Duration:00:02:38
Geographies: The Limitless Within
Duration:00:06:39
Glad to Be Human
Duration:00:12:38
Afterword
Duration:00:02:53
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:47