Make a List
How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts
- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
What if writing a list could literally change your life?
From the ancient book of Numbers to the latest clickbait listicle, list-writing has been a routine feature of human experience. Shopping lists. To-do lists. Guest lists. Bucket lists. Lists are everywhere you look.
But what if our lists did more than just remind us to buy milk and take out the trash? What if the practice of list-making could help us discover who we truly are and even point us to our deepest joys, hopes, and desires?
In Make a List teacher, writer, and wordsmith Marilyn McEntyre shows readers how the simple act of writing a list can open doors to personal discovery and spiritual growth. Deepening her reflections with abundant writing prompts and real-life examples, McEntyre turns the humble list into a work of art—one that has the power to clear minds, open hearts, and change lives.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Living by Lists
- Part I: Why Make a List?: Lists serve a surprising variety of purposes. Here are a few reasons to make them.
- Part II: The Way of the List-ÂMaker: There arenât many ârulesâ in list-Âmaking, but there are reliable ways to make lists useful, beautiful, and fun. Here are a few to try out.
- Part III: Play Lists: Lists are a way of opening up âplay space.â This section is an invitation to playâto tinker with each otherâs lists, to use the ones provided here as templates for your own, to move lines around and change the mood and marvel at your own ingenuity. Consider, as you read these lists and the short reflections that follow each of them, where whimsy, need, poetic inclinations, and playful imagination might take you.
- Appendix: A Few Final Lists for Your General Enjoyment