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The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder

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San Diego Book Award Winner in the Inspirational and Self-Help Category

"I love this energizing, inspiring, feisty companion of a book! The Awe-Manac is brilliantly escorting me through my creative days (and nights)" SARK PlanetSARK.com

"In this beautiful and lovingly crafted book, Jill Badonsky, Queen of the Modern Muses, provides a cornucopia of creative inspiration and instigation. It's a perfect gift for all creative souls! "

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~ Michael J. Gelb. Author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci and many other books

Reader's Digest Review by Maureen MacKey

" I love THE AWE-MANAC...this book is timeless...there is so much going on that I am still hanging out with January 1, 2 and 3!!! You have taken 100 years worth of inspiration and compressed it into 365 days. What a bargain!!! " ~A reader named Linda.

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The Awe-manac is a playfully practical guide that’s a refreshing twist on the revered Old Farmer’s Almanac. There are two to five writing prompts for each day of the year. It provides daily forecasts, irreverent astrological advice, metaphorical planting instructions, and other directives to help readers make life more creative, amusing, gratifying, and extraordinary — every day of the year! With art on every page and words marinated in mirth and inspiration, you will be encouraged to think more brilliantly, laugh more often, make art or write creatively, and simply add a lot more “awe” into daily life.

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Or then there's THIS book

The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration for Artists, Poets, Lovers, and Other Mortals Wanting to Live a Dazzling Existence

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This entertaining, inspirational, and practical book is an indispensable handbook for the twenty-first-century seeker. Combining the whimsical and spiritual appeal of Sark with the concrete step-by-step approach of The Artist’s Way, The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard) presents a fresh approach toward accessing your creativity, and is designed specifically for our frazzled and time-sensitive era. Creativity coach Jill Badonsky takes the nine classical Greek Muses and updates them for our time. Along with a little help from their no-nonsense bodyguard, Arnold, they personify ten principles designed to overcome creative blocks and embrace the wonders of self-expression.

Meet Aha-phrodite, the inspired Muse of paying attention to possibility and new ideas. And Audacity, the uninhibited Muse of the courage to take risks. Lull gives you permission to let go of the process and take a break; Marge brings common sense and a call to action; while nurturing Muse Song sings your praises. Arnold acts as protection against such intruders as discouragement, creativity blocks, and mindless TV. With these and other encouraging, supportive, and practical Muses as your guides, you’ll discover how to view your talents and creative potential in a positive light, with passion and self assurance. Each Muse will take you on a journey and share with you:

Empowering exercises to awaken creativity
Brainstorming according to the energy of each Muse
Muse rituals to create a sense of creative liberation
Muse walks - each Muse attaches the creative process to walking
Empowering anchors - things you say to yourself to undue the damabe
Quotes from mortals who’ve been inspired by the Muses
Journaling with each creative principle

"A wonder-full, scrumptious and creatively fulfilling book!"
—SARK, artist/author of Succulent Wild Women and many other books

"Wonder-full. This sparkly, playful, enchanting guide is packed with tips on how to find and follow your creative passion. Today."
—Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, author of Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words

"This book is sheer delight! Jill Badonsky is a Modern Day Muse in her own right, playfully guiding us to our freest, most creative, selves."
—Gayle Brandeis, author of FRUITFLESH: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write

"According to the ancient Greeks, the Muses—goddesses of creativity—were conceived from the union of unlimited energy (Zeus) and infinite memory (Mnemosyne). In her original and unique style, Jill Badonsky directs her dazzling energy to help her readers remember their inborn creative gifts. Thus, in her new book, the Muses are reborn. "
—Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci and Discover Your Genius

"This is a delightful way to meet the muses. Joseph Campbell showed us the power of myth, now Jill Badonsky reveals its playful side. This book has a joyful spirit—and, it offers real help in claiming one's creative flow."
—Jonathan Young, Ph.D., Psychologist and founding creator of the Joseph Campbell Archives

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