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Eternity's Sunrise

A Way of Keeping a Diary
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Eternity's Sunrise follows Marion Milner's reflective practice of diary-keeping, capturing small, intimate moments she terms 'bead memories.' These beads, ranging from a carved duck to a sprig of asphodel, and scenes from her travels in Greece, Kashmir, and Israel, build a tapestry of vivid emotional experiences. Through this 'answering activity,' Milner reveals how turning inward to observe daily joys fosters a deeper engagement with life and a pursuit of living fully in the present moment.
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This book is ideal for readers keen on philosophy and psychology, especially those interested in self-reflection, happiness, and the mindful appreciation of everyday life. It appeals to literary enthusiasts, artists, historians, educators, and psychoanalytic or psychotherapeutic professionals exploring the nature of joy and consciousness.

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Following on from A Life of One’s Own and An Experiment in Leisure, Eternity’s Sunrise explores Marion Milner’s way of keeping a diary.

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Following on from A Life of One's Own and An Experiment in Leisure, Eternity's Sunrise explores Marion Milner's way of keeping a diary. Recording small private moments, she builds up a store of 'bead memories.' A carved duck, a sprig of asphodel, moments captured in her travels in Greece, Kashmir and Israel, circus clowns, a painting - each makes up a 'bead' that has a warmth or glow which comes in response to asking the simple question: What is the most important thing that happened yesterday?

From these beads -- sacred, horrific, profane, funny -- grows a sense of an 'answering activity', the result of turning one's attention inwards to experience real joy. What Marion Milner conveys so vividly and inspirationally is her lifelong intention to live as completely as possible in the moment.

With a new introduction by Hugh Haughton, Eternity's Sunrise will be essential reading for all those interested in reflecting on the nature of their own happiness -- whether readers from a literary, an artistic, a historical, an educational or a psychoanalytic/psychotherapeutic background.

Series: The Collected Works of Marion Milner

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415550727

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 March 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 12 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 242

About the Author

Marion Milner (1900-1998) was a distinguished British psychoanalyst, educationalist, autobiographer and artist.

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